The story of tea can never be complete without a mention of T & I, the world’s leading manufacturers of machinery that converts the leaves from tea gardens to that clean, black and dried tea that stimulates your palate. T & I Group can pride itself on its solid and stable roots with a colourful history rich in tradition, stretching way back to 1949. The humble origins of the T & I Group can be found in the small engineering workshop set up in Assam, the prime tea growing area in the easternmost arm of India. What began as a family enterprise in a single location has, over the years, become a group of Companies with business spread throughout the country and overseas with its corporate Head Quarters in Kolkata. T & I’s continuous search for innovation has resulted in its becoming a uniquely integrated tea machinery manufacturer covering all aspects of processing from plucking to packing.