Established in 17th December, 1923, the company then known as Hadfiled's (India) Limited; was a small paint company based in Kolkata having its only manufacturing facility at Howrah, West Bengal to produce ready mixed stiff paints, varnishes and distempers. Post independence, towards the end of 1947, British Paints (Holdings) Limited, U.K acquired Hadfield's (India) Limited and thus British Paints (India) Limited was incorporated. From a production capacity of 150 tonnes and sales turnover of around Rs. 25 lakhs in 1947, the company has come a long way to become at one point of time; a part of the worldwide BERGER group in 1983 and thereby acquiring its present name Berger Paints India Limited to having subsequently gone through further ups & downs as well as ownership changes to gain its present status wherein the majority stake is with Delhi based Dhingra brothers and business revenue close to Rs.2000 crs.

Today Berger Paints India Limited, having solely used and developed the name and trademark BERGER and all its variants in India, is a household name in paint. With Head Office in Kolkata the company manufactures and markets a range of decorative & industrial paint products under various product brands and has it operations spread throughout the length & breath of the country; with seven manufacturing facilities in India and more than 82 depots, several regional & area offices, besides four facilities overseas. It has a workforce of over 2300 employees and a countrywide distribution network of 12000 plus dealers.

Berger Paints has clearly demonstrated its commitment to Indian consumers for over 85 years, by offering its varied range of high performing quality products backed by highest level of customer service. Company's high ethical standards in business dealings and its on-going efforts in community welfare make Berger Paints India Limited a responsible corporate citizen. While the company's decorative and Industrial paints continue to gain an increasing market share, Berger as an organization has managed to achieve sustainable competitive advantage through innovations in all spear of business, desire to excel and by creating a winning culture & abiding faith in its values & philosophy among all its stakeholders.

With Berger Paints you can now see your imagination of colour unfurl in front of your eyes and watch your home come alive telling a thousand tales.