Caparo plc is a British company involved mainly in the steel industry, primarily in the design, manufacturing and marketing of steel and niche engineering products.
Caparo was founded by Lord Swraj Paul, in 1968.
The group was put into administration, according to a report published on 19 October 2015. The Group had over 20 companies including:
Caparo Vehicle Technologies Ltd
Caparo Tube Components Ltd
Caparo Tube Components 2 Ltd
Caparo Vehicle Products Ltd
Caparo Vehicle Products India Pvt Ltd
Caparo Engineered Products Ltd
Caparo Accles and Pollock Ltd
Caparo Forging Ltd
Caparo Bridge Aluminium Ltd
CMT Engineering Ltd
Caparo Dynamics Ltd
Caparo Clamps Ltd
Clydesdale Jones Ltd
CMT Tube Fittings Ltd
Caparo Modular Systems Ld
Caparo Insulation Ltd
Caparo Merchent Bar Ltd
Caparo Tube Tradegar Ltd
Caparo Drawn Tubes Ltd
Caparo Testing Technologies Ltd
Hub La Bas Lts
Caparo Steel Products Ltd
Caparo Wire Ltd
Caparo Precision Strip Ltd
JB&S Lees Ltd
Caparo Precision Strip Inc
Firth Cleveland Steel Strip Ltd
Firth Cleveland Steels Inc
Bull Moose Tube Company
Grand River Fabricating Inc
Caparo Middle East LLC
Caparo Fasteners India Ltd
Caparo Aluminium India Ltd
Caparo Tubes Ltd
Caparo India Ltd
Caparo Finicial Services Ltd
Caparo Maruti Ltd
Caparo MI Steel Processors Pvt Ltd
Caparo Engineering Pvt Ltd
Caparo Forgery & Engineering Pvt Ltd
Caparo Power Ltd
Caparo Power Bawal Ltd
Caparo Engineering & Constriction Pvt Ltd
The group was headed by Angad Paul, the son of Lord Paul, from 1996, until his death on 8 November 2015.
According to a text published 1995, the Caparo group specialized in take-overs. At the time of publishing, the company had fixed assets and investments (having been quoted), of £26 million.
A court case involving Caparo, dated to 1990, has become the standard in cases where it is necessary to establish negligence.
