Larsen & Toubro

Manufacturing

Founded in 1938 in Mumbai by Danish engineers Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is India's premier engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and technology conglomerate.

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Quick Facts

Founded: 1938
Founders: Henning Holck-Larsen & Søren Kristian Toubro
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Public Ticker: NSE: LT

About Larsen & Toubro

Larsen & Toubro was founded in 1938 in Mumbai by two Danish engineers, Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro, who sought refuge in India during WWII. The company evolved into India's largest multinational engineering and construction firm.

Headquartered in Mumbai, L&T generates over $27 billion in annual revenue. Operating across Heavy Civil Infrastructure, Defense Equipment, Power & Hydrocarbon EPC, Heavy Engineering, Green Hydrogen, and IT/Tech Services (LTIMindtree, L&T Technology Services), L&T has constructed landmark bridges, metros, nuclear reactors, and industrial complexes globally.

What Larsen & Toubro Does

Heavy Civil Infrastructure

Megaprojects including high-speed rail lines, metro transit networks, long-span bridges, tunnels, and airports.

Hydrocarbon & Power EPC

Turnkey EPC solutions for onshore/offshore oil & gas processing, refineries, power plants, and green hydrogen.

Defense & Heavy Engineering

Submarine hulls, artillery systems (K9 Vajra-T), naval warships, nuclear reactors, and aerospace structures.

L&T Technology Services & LTIMindtree

Publicly listed IT services, digital transformation, and engineering R&D subsidiaries.

Career Areas

Types of professional roles found inside Larsen & Toubro.

Civil & Structural Engineering
Mechanical & Heavy Equipment Design
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering
Construction Project Management
EHS & Site Safety Management
Tendering, Estimation & Bidding
Finance & Project Accounting
Human Resources & Industrial Relations

Larsen & Toubro's History

1938
Founded in Mumbai
Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Toubro open engineering partnership in Mumbai.
1946
L&T Incorporated
Incorporated as a public limited company, expanding into manufacturing equipment.
1999
Nuclear & Defense Milestones
Pioneers critical indigenous manufacturing for India's nuclear power and defense programs.
2019
Mindtree Acquisition
Acquires Mindtree, later merging it with L&T Infotech to form IT giant LTIMindtree.
2023
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project
Constructs major elevated alignment packages for India's first high-speed rail corridor.