The company operates as a dealership for Tata Motors' commercial vehicles, ranging from the 0.75-ton Tata Ace to Tata Novus, with showrooms in Chennai and Tiruchirapalli, covering 11 districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Furthermore, Sicagen provides services encompassing governance, travel, cargo, water treatment, and process improvement solutions. They are also involved in the construction of passenger and cargo vessels, boats, tugs, and barges.
Established on June 11, 2004, as a public limited company, Sicagen India Ltd underwent a scheme of arrangement where the trading, services, and coffee plantation undertakings of Sical Logistics Ltd, along with associated assets and liabilities, were de-merged and transferred to the company effective October 1, 2006. Additionally, South India House Estates & Properties Ltd became its wholly owned subsidiary as part of the arrangement.
In subsequent years, Sicagen India Ltd expanded its business through various ventures, including distribution arrangements with IMI Norgren Herion (P) Ltd, acquisition of Speciality Chemicals, drums manufacturing business, and partnerships with Tulsyan NEC Ltd, Dalmia Cements Bharat Ltd, Madras Cements Ltd, among others. They also increased their shareholding in SDB Cisco India Ltd, acquiring subsidiaries such as SDB Cisco (India) Ltd and Modern Protection & Investigations Ltd.
Furthermore, they established new distributorships for Zenith Pipes and Zuari Cements and set up a Woodward Authorized service facility in New Delhi. In August 2010, the company divested its investment in the subsidiary, SDB Cisco (India) Ltd. Currently, Sicagen India Ltd is poised to acquire Singapore-based Wilson Cables Pvt Ltd, marking its entry into the Singaporean market.