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Berger is one of the oldest names in paint
industry tracing back to 1760.
Lewis Berger, a German national, founded dye & pigment making
business in England.
Lewis Berger & Sons Limited grew rapidly with a strong reputation
for innovation and entrepreneurship culminating in perfecting the
process of making Prussian Blue, a deep blue dye, a color widely
used for many European armies' uniform.
Production of dyes & pigments evolved into production of paints &
coatings, which till today, remains the core business of Berger.
Berger grew rapidly by establishing branches the world over and
through merging with other leading paint & coating companies.
Berger has been involved in paint business since 1950 in
Bangladesh when paints were first imported from Berger UK and then
from Berger Pakistan.
In 1970, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited (BPBL) erstwhile Jenson
& Nicholson had set up its paint factory in Chittagong at an
estimated investment of TK.4 million. The shareholders were Jenson
& Nicholson (J& N), Duncan Macneil & Co Ltd and Dada Group.
Duncan Macneil subsequently sold their shares to majority
shareholder J& N group. The Dada group's share ultimately vested
with the Government of Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh after the
independence.
The name of the company was changed from J& N (Bangladesh) Limited
to Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited on 1st January 1980. In August
2000, J& N investment (Asia) Ltd purchased Government
shareholding. Now, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited is 100% owned
by J& N Investment (Asia) Limited, UK.
With the passage of time Berger has unfolded its kaleidoscopic
wings into all kinds of paint solution be it Architectural paints
or Industrial coatings, Marine paints or Powder coatings. Berger
has it all!
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