General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited

General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (GEMCO), an enterprise of Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation under Ministry of Industries (GOB), was established in 1978 for production of different capacities Distribution and Power Transformer along with other Electrical Equipments to cater the full demand of the country. M/s. Promash Export of the then USSR was engaged for Construction, Supervision and Technical Know-how of the Project. The enterprise is situated at Patenga Industrial Area, port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Background: Electricity is an index of civilized nation and a necessity on the day to day life of the people. National development of a country is judged by the quantum and amount of electricity it produces and consumes. The Government has taken effective plans to spread electrical network to all corners of the country with a view to developing infrastructure as well as building up and improving the rural economy. In order to achieve the above objectives the scheme of establishment of a heavy electrical complex in the name of General Electric Manufacturing Plant at North Patenga, Chittagong was formally and finally approved by the Government of Bangladesh in 1972. As an enterprise of Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation, it was emerged as a public limited company in 1979 and renamed General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited popularly known as GEMCO. It is today the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise of its kind in Bangladesh. GEMCO is now manufacturing and supplying a major portion of Electrical Distribution equipments required by the power sector of the country. In present open and free market scenario its products have been established as highly reliable and competitive with international manufacturers. GEMCO has already stamped its mark significantly through its products and services by maintaining highest degree of quality and technical standard. A vast reservoir of manufacturing skills and management - the GEMCO family comprises a formidable team of engineers, managers and trained technicians. Together they are able to offer high quality products and services with professional excellence.