The company was established in 1965 as a joint venture between Cutler-Hammer, USA, and Indian partners. Since 1977, it is a wholly-owned Indian company with global business connections. The Company’s first plant is located at Faridabad, near Delhi, on a 15-acre plot with a covered area of over 2,50,000 square feet, employing over 700 personnel with fully modern manufacturing facilities. In continuation of its policy of continued investments in electrical products, BCH has set up another state-of-the-art manufacturing plant spread over 12 acres in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand in 2010.