KND Engineering Technologies Ltd.

The Company was incorporated on 7th June 1982 as a Private Limited
 Company under the name K N Dadina Private Limited. The Company became
 Public Limited Company in terms of a special resolution passed on 9th
 October 1991 and consequent upon with the conversion, its name was
 changed to KND Engineering & Technologies Ltd. with effect from 15th
 October 1991.  On 21st August 1992 the Company changed its name to
 KND Engineering Technologies Ltd.
 
 MAIN OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY
 
 The main objects of the Company as set out in its Memorandum of
 Association are:
 
 (1) To carry on the business of and act as consultants for in and out
 of India special foundation work including piling, foundation
 treatment, soil stabilisation,tunnelling. construction of diaphragm
 walls, jetties, docks, harbours, airfields, bridges, industrial
 complexes and other special jobs including special civil construction
 and/or other civil engineering on-shore and off-shore works.
 
 (2) To carry on the business of and to supply bricks, sand, cement,
 steel, timber, hardware, oils, spares for construction machinery to
 or for performance and execution of any contract for any and all
 Civil, Pvt.W.D., Military, Army, Navy, and Air Departments, of
 Central and/or
 Provincial Governments and to and for any Railway, Municipalities,
 Corporations, Oil Companies, Local Authorities, Port Trusts, Posts &
 Telegraphs Departments,Electric, Gas, Telephone and Water Works and
 Undertakings, whether owned by any Government or by Corporations,
 Companies or Private Firms and individuals.
 
 Pursuant to the special resolution passed under Section 149(2A), at
 the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 8th September, 1995, the
 Board has decided to commence the business mentioned in the Other
 Objects of the Memorandum of Association and the required documents
 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies, West Bengal at
 Calcutta. With a view to broad base the Objects Clause, the Company
 has passed a special resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting
 held on 8th September, 1995 for alteration of its Objects Clause and
 the same has been confirmed by the Company Law Board, Eastern Region
 Bench, Calcutta vide
 their order dated 8th April 1996.
 
 PRESENT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY
 
 BUSINESS
 
 Till 1980, KND concentrated solely on activities related to
 geo-technical investigations.  Over the years, it has diversified
 into fields like piling and foundation engineering.  This is a
 precision field involving an elaborate study and analysis of factors
 like soil and water composition and seismology.
 
 KND has been associated with several major Indian construction
 companies for their foundation and piling contracts.  These
 assignments have covered infrastructure sectors like bridges, roads,
 railways, power transmission and plant erections.
 
 Major projects successfully implemented by KND over the years are :-
 
 *  TISCO, Durgapur, Rourkela steel plants modernization
 * Tower foundation for 440 KVA Transmission Towers at
 Borivili-Goregaon for SAE Ltd.
 * Foundations for Malavika Steel Plant
 * Foundation for co-generation plant of ONGC at Hazira
 * Specialized tunneling work for Calcutta Metro
 * Geo-technical studies for HBJ Pipeline
 
 The present business of KND Engineering Technologies Ltd. can be
 classified as follows:-
 
 Consultancy Services for :-
 
 * Land and offshore geo-technical investigations, engineering and
 ground water surveys
 * Data collection analysis
 * Analyzing and designing structures, machines, foundations for
 nuclear, thermal, fertilizer, chemical, cement, coal plants and
 port/harbor projects.
 * Analyzing and designing RCC and pre-stressed concrete bridges
 * Analyzing and designing steel structures
 *  Restoration designs for distressed structures
 
 Contracting Services for :-
 
 * Pile foundations for multi-storeyed buildings, steel plants,
 bridges & all types of heavy structures.
 * Grouting and anchoring for soil stabilization and dams
 * Specialized constructions like basements, jetties, walls, roads,
 bridges, drilling and metro boxes.
 
 To make the optimum utilisation of the expertise and resources
 available, the Company has decided to diversify into Real Estate
 Development.  The Company plans to construct commercial and
 residential complexes using state of art technology for construction
 and modern car parks facilities.
 
 KND is in the process of obtaining a ISO 9001 Certification. This
 should help the Company position itself in order to undertake bigger
 projects in India and abroad, thereby carving a niche segment for
 itself.
 
 Few of the major assignments in hand are:-
 
 *  Nippon Denro Steel Plant, Mumbai,
 *  TISCO Jamshedpur
 *  Power Grid Corporation
 *  Gujarat Alkalies
 *  Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.
 *  India Foils Ltd.f*  OCL Ltd.
 *  J.J. Spectrum Ltd.
 
 -Mr. Pessi N Dadina has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing
 Director of the Company at the aforesaid meeting of the BOD with
 effect from November 20, 2003.
 
 2004
 - Members approve delisting of shares from Ahmedabad and Madras Stock
 Exchanges.