The story of tea can never be complete without a mention of TI, the worlds leading manufacturers of machinery that converts the leaves from tea gardens to that clean, black and dried tea that stimulates your palate. TI Group can pride itself on its solid and stable roots with a colorful history rich in tradition, stretching way back to 1949. The humble origins of the TI Group can be found in the small engineering workshop set up in Assam, the prime tea growing area in the eastern-most 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. TI'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.