A 124-year-old conglomerate with presence across India and the world, the INR 778 billion (77,881 crore) Murugappa Group has diverse businesses in agriculture, engineering, financial services and more. The Group has 9 listed companies: Carborundum Universal Limited, CG Power & Industrial Solutions Limited, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Limited, Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Limited, Coromandel International Limited, EID Parry (India) Limited, Shanthi Gears Limited, Tube Investments of India Limited and Wendt India Limited. Other major companies include Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited and Parry Agro Industries Limited.
Brands such as Ajax, Hercules, BSA, Montra, Montra Electric, Mach City, Chola, Chola MS, CG Power, Shanthi Gears, CUMI, Gromor, Paramfos, Parry’s are part of the Group’s illustrious stable. Abrasives, technical ceramics, electro minerals, electric vehicles, auto components, fans, transformers, signalling equipment for railways, bicycles, fertilisers, sugar, tea and several other products make up the Group’s business interests.
Guided by the five lights — integrity, passion, quality, respect and responsibility — and a culture of professionalism, the Group has a workforce of over 83,500 employees.
Values & Beliefs
This was the basic principle laid out by our founder – A. M. Murugappa Chettiar, over a century ago and the tradition has endured. Today, this belief continues to guide our decisions and define our work ethics.
Our Principle
The Spirit of the Murugappa Group is inspired by a set of enduring values and beliefs called the ‘Five Lights’, a guide to everyday excellence. It clearly defines a way of life, and is demonstrated by these strong values we live by: Integrity, Passion, Quality, Respect and Responsibility.
Estates in The Best Tea-Growing Regions In India
In a country that is the second largest tea-growing region in the world, Parry Agro has estates across the best tea regions in India. In South India, our estates are spread across Sheikalmudi, Murugalli, Paralai and Iyerpadi, in the Anamallai Hills; Attikunna and Carolyn, in the Nilgiris–Wayanad region; and in Assam, at Deckiajuli, along the banks of the river Brahmaputra. These estates produce some of the finest Indian teas.
Spread over 3,210 hectares, the tea estates and factories at Parry Agro produce around 14 million kilograms annually. Over the last five decades, the brand’s reputation and respectability, as one of the premier tea growers has been well established across the globe
Rajajuli tea factory is a 1 million kilograms CTC tea manufacturing unit situated in Rajagarh, district Udalguri, BTAD – Assam. The factory is situated in the midst of 5000 hectares of young mature tea plantations. These tea bushes are of the best quality clone varieties and are plucked with utmost care to deliver the right fine leaf.
We only have fresh tea
Pioneers In Organic Tea Cultivation
Our Iyerpadi Organic teas are considered best-sellers in the international market.
We are one of the pioneers in organic tea cultivation, and are known for our sustainable cultivation techniques. With clearly segregated buffer zones and zero-tolerance for anything in organic, we use bionutrients and repellents, and practice natural pest-control methods.
Paralai Estate and Iyerpadi Factory have been certified organic by IMO, NOP (Organic Standards of USA) and NPOP (Organic Standards of India)
Quality Certifications
The reputation and respect we enjoy stem from the fact that we, at Parry Agro, are committed to quality. Strict adherence to quality protocol is the cornerstone of our business. Our focus on quality is evident from a portfolio of prestigious national and international certifications that we have earned over the years.
The certifications that our estates and factories have received from Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade and ISO 14001 showcase our continued commitment to quality and sustainability as well as our good people practices.
The Iyerpadi factory is ISO 14001, ISO 22000 and is FA (Fairtrade) Certified. In addition, six of Parry Agro’s tea factories, viz. Mayura, Paralai, Attikunna, Carolyn, Deckiajuli and Sirajuli are ISO 9001:2008 certified, reflecting Parry Agro’s tradition of a forward-looking approach. Mayura one of the first CTC tea factories in India thus certified,is also one of the first to have micro-processor based control and monitoring systems.
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IMO Control
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India Organic
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USDA Organic
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Fair Trade
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Rain Forest
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Halal
Products
Being a responsible organization, we make regular checks to ensure that our products are safe and in compliance with all MRL levels, as prescribed and updated by the prevalent FSSAI and International standards. Our estates adhere to PPC norms prescribed by the Tea Board of India and FSSAI.
We also ensure that our packing and other material that come in contact with the product comply with the prescribed food grade standards. We follow the best hygiene practices in the industry to avoid any kind of contamination and have strong systems and the best machinery to prevent any metal and foreign body contamination of our products. Indeed, all products that pass our factory are released only after being subject to robust quality control systems , which guarantee that our customers enjoy products that are safe in all aspects.
Audits
While regular audits of the systems are carried out by our management teams and cross functional teams from within the organisation, we also subject ourselves to third-partyaudits by reputed organisations.
