The History

For the large, global player that it is today, Punj Lloyd had a modest start. Atul Punj, Chairman - Punj Lloyd was the third generation in the Punj family business. He started the pipeline division of Punj Sons Private Limited in 1982 which was later incorporated as Punj Lloyd Engineering Private Limited in 1988. The company was rechristened Punj Lloyd Private Limited in the following year and subsequently became Public Limited in 1992.

From what started with pipelines, grew to constructing tanks & terminals, refineries, power plants and civil infrastructure.

Punj Lloyd was also quick to spot opportunities in overseas markets and secured its first overseas contract – Balongan Jakarta Product Pipeline, in Indonesia in 1992. At the time of the Indonesian crisis, Punj Lloyd stood steadfast when other international companies retracted. Punj Lloyd soon widened its international operations to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, among others. This formed the basis for the establishment of the Group’s regional offices in the Caspian, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South East Asia and South Asia.

Punj Lloyd became listed in 2006 and in the same year, Punj Lloyd made another significant move. It acquired Sembawang Engineers & Constructors in Singapore, one of the largest engineering and construction groups in Southeast Asia and Simon Carves, the leaders in polymers and petrochemicals. The energy-packed 2006 also saw the Group enter into strategic joint venture agreements Dayim in Saudi Arabia for oil & gas and infrastructure and KAEFER of Germany for insulation.

Growing from strength to strength, the group embarked on a branding initiative in 2006 to focus on creating a powerful EPC brand that unites global operations and diverse service offerings. The new logo is based on the idea of synergy - different entities working together to create a whole that is larger than the sum of its parts.

The Group acquired a significant stake in UK’s Technodyne International in 2008, making it a complete end-to-end service provider from design to construction in cryogenic LNG tanks. It has also made inroads into the happening Defence industry with a tie up with Singapore Technologies Kinetics to manufacture defence equipment for the Indian Army.

From its evolution from a pipeline company to a renowned EPC player to today an over US $ 2.4 billion diversified player, also in Defence, Aviation, Upstream and Marine, Punj Lloyd’s history is dotted with interesting and heartening anecdotes of its rich experiences gained in different geographies, of people who stood tall to bring it so far, of complexities of its various diverse projects and the challenges of time.