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Noble Carr Richardson came to Mumbai in 1852, with fiery ambition. In 1858 his ambition found expression in the form of a small foundry. The foundry was set up in the compound of his bungalow in Byculla, then a fashionable locality of Mumbai.
Through the years, the foundry flourished, and in 1870, Richardson & Company came into existence, it was a partnership venture - with the two sons Noble and William Richardson joining hands with their father.
In 1880 Richardson & Company absorbed the business interest of Nicol & Company of Parel Road, Mumbai. With the merger, John Cruddas, the Manager of Nicol & Company became a partner and thus began a new thriving partnership - Richardson & Cruddas - later to become the largest structural and mechanical engineering company in Western India.
Richardson & Cruddas as a partnership venture, continue to prosper both in Western and Southern India. However, with India's Independence the British partners sold the company to Haridas Mundhra who became it's sole proprietor. In 1949 the firm was turned into a Private Limited Company with 100% Indian Capital. In 1972 the business of the old Company Richardson & Cruddas Ltd. was acquired by the Government under an Act of the Parliament and a new company called Richardson & Cruddas (1972) Ltd., was formed on 15th March, 1973 as a wholly owned, "Government of India Undertaking" . The company has become subsidiary of M/s Bharat Yantra Nigam Litd., (BYNL) Allahabad from 01.04.1987 a company set up by Govt. of India. Later in 200. BYNL was wound up by DHI Ministry and since then the company is operating independently.
At present Richardson & Cruddas has four large workshops with approximately 135 employees at Byculla-Mumbai, Mulund-Mumbai, Ambattur-Chennai and M. I. D. C. Industrial Estate, Nagpur. All the four units has necessary infrastructure pertaining to the products of their unit. R&C has built a name in the fabrication industry, projects services, environment engineering/testing field catering to various sectors.
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