The Amalgamations Group is a Chennai-based industrial conglomerate founded in 1938 by the visionary industrialist S. Anantharamakrishnan. The Group took over the 100-year-old Simpsons & Co. in 1941 and steadily built one of South India’s most enduring business ecosystems, spanning engineering, tractors, plantations, and trading.
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Addison & Co. Ltd. joined the Amalgamations Group in 1943 — bringing with it over 70 years of heritage as one of Chennai’s most established trading houses. Under the Group’s stewardship, Addison made a pivotal transformation: from a trading company dealing in watches, bicycles, and automobiles, to India’s largest manufacturer of High Speed Steel (HSS) metal cutting tools.
That shift reflects everything the Amalgamations Group stands for: the ambition to build, the capability to manufacture, and the discipline to do it at the highest standards of quality.
Today, Addison sits within the Group’s Engineering & Auto Components vertical — alongside companies such as Simpson & Co., Bimetal Bearings, IP Rings, and Shardlow India. Together, these companies form the backbone of India’s automotive component supply chain.
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Every company in the Amalgamations Group is held to rigorous global standards - products that earn lasting customer trust.
From Addison's HSS tool R&D; to TAFE's smart tractor platforms, the Group invests in staying ahead of the technology curve.
Fifteen decades of growth built on ethical dealing, respect for people, and commitment to the communities the Group calls home.
Addison shares its roots with companies that define Indian industry across sectors.
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India’s first and largest, award-winning exporter of cutting tools since 1963
India’s first and largest, award-winning exporter of cutting tools since 1963
