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- Skipper Limited Skipper Limited manufactures transmission and distribution (T&D) structures, telecommunication towers, railway electrification structures, monopoles, high masts, poles, hot rolled sections, tower accessories, and fasteners; it also produces polymer pipes and fittings under the Skipper brand including UPVC, CPVC, SWR, rigid, casing, column, and ribbed strainer pipes for plumbing, sewage, agriculture, and borewell applications; additionally, the company undertakes engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects for power T&D lines, horizontal directional drilling (HDD), coatings, and infrastructure works. Headquartered in Kolkata, India, and founded in 1981, Skipper Limited operates integrated manufacturing facilities across India with the largest T&D tower capacity in the country and among the top 10 globally, exporting to over 40 countries in South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Australia while serving domestic customers pan-India. The company maintains a comprehensive value chain from angle rolling and galvanizing to proto assembly, load testing, and EPC execution, supported by an in-house R&D center recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. In recent developments, Skipper Limited achieves record Q2 FY26 revenue of ₹12,618 million with 14% year-over-year growth and an all-time high order book of ₹88,204 million as of September 2025, including two 765 kV PGCIL transmission line projects in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh; it secures ₹32,205 million in year-to-date orders, up 33% year-over-year, with a ₹300,000 million bidding pipeline; the company commissions a new 75,000 MTPA facility, advances another 75,000 MTPA expansion toward 600,000 MTPA by FY28, inaugurates a second test bed facility, signs an MoU with IIT Kharagpur for R&D on galvanizing and predictive modeling, implements SAP S/4HANA RISE for operational efficiency, and introduces ESG initiatives like waste heat recovery systems.