The bureaucrat turned
businessman V.S.K.
Duraiswamy Nadar founded a
Paint Industry in
collaboration with United
Paints, U.K., in the
late1950’s just after his
retirement from Government
Services. V.S.K.D. Nadar
also promoted trading houses
to deal in timber, paint and
industrial products.
His
brainchild – The Associated
Agents & Merchants –
commenced its operation in
Chennai in the year 1958 for
trading in Non-ferrous
Metals and Wire Ropes. From
1972 onwards it switched
over from this trade and
became the Authorized
Dealers of M/s. Carborundum
Universal Limited (CUMI) -
the pioneering and leading
manufacturers of Bonded
Abrasives and Coated
Abrasives in India.
Over the
past 37 years, The
Associated Agents &
Merchants, have been
supplying CUMI’s Bonded &
Coated Abrasives besides
Metal Working Fluids to
thousands of its customers.
History of
AAM
Period
History
13.12.1958
:
Registered with Registrar of Firms
Dec. 1959
:
Moved to the premises at
Armenian Street
1958-1972
:
Dealings in
Non-ferrous Metals
and Wire Ropes
1972-2009
:
Authorized Dealers of Carborundum
Universal Limited
for their Bonded/
Coated Abrasives and
Metalworking Fluids
V.S.K.D. Nadar
An outstanding Govt.
Official while in
service,
Industrialist,
Educationalist &
Religious and Social
Reformer. We salute
this truly
inspirational man
who was a beacon of
light in the lives
of many.
"Lives of great men
all remind us
We can make our
lives sublime
And departing,
leave behind us
Foot prints on the
sands of time."
