Kross Limited was incorporated as ‘Kross Manufacturers (India) Private Limited’, as a private limited company under  the  Companies  Act,  1956,  pursuant  to  a  certificate  of  incorporation  dated  May  9,  1991,  issued  by  the Registrar  of  Companies,  Bihar  at  Patna.  Thereafter,  the  Registered  Office  of  the  company  was  changed  from 214, Ashiana Centre Adityapur, Jamshedpur to M-4, Phase VI, Gamharia, Adityapur Industrial Area, Jamshedpur. Subsequently, the name of the Company was changed from ‘Kross Manufacturers (India) Private Limited’ to ‘Kross Private Limited’ pursuant to a fresh certificate of incorporation issued by the Registrar of Companies Jharkhand at Ranchi dated September 26, 2016. Further, the name of the company was changed upon conversion from a private limited company ‘Kross Private Limited’, to a public limited company ‘Kross Limited’ pursuant to a special resolution passed by its shareholders on January 13, 2017 and a fresh certificate of incorporation issued by the Registrar of Companies Jharkhand at Ranchi dated January 17, 2017.

Kross is a diversified player focused on manufacturing and supply of trailer axle and suspension assembly and a wide range of forged and precision machined high performance safety critical parts for medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV) and farm equipment segments. The company is widely recognized as one of the prominent manufacturers of trailer axles and suspension assembly in India. In 2019, it commenced manufacture and sale of trailer axle and suspension assemblies and has witnessed robust growth between Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2024. It has become one of the fastest growing players in the organised trailer axle manufacturing industry competing with major trailer axle manufacturers. With over three decades of experience, the company relies on its product development capabilities to design and deliver proprietary products such as trailer axle and suspension assembly. It is one of the few players domestically, with the competency to manufacture trailer axles and suspension assembly in-house.

With a diversified portfolio of high performance and safety critical components for the M&HCV and farm equipment segments, the company is a specialist in manufacturing of safety critical components for M&HCV segment which include axle shafts, companion flanges, anti-roll bars and stabilizer bar assembly, suspension linkages, differential spiders, bevel gears, planet carriers, inter-axle kits, rear end spindles, pole wheels and wide variety of tractor components for the hydraulic lift arrangement, power take-off (PTO) shafts and front axle spindles. The company supplies its products to a diversified client base which includes large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) manufacturing M&HCV and tractors, tier one suppliers to the OEMs in the M&HCV segment domestic dealers and fabricators for its trailer axle and suspension business.

Business area of the company

The company is a diversified player focused on manufacturing and supply of trailer axle and suspension assembly and a wide  range  of forged  and  precision  machined  high  performance  safety  critical  parts  for  M&HCV and  farm  equipment  segments.  

Products of the company 

M&HCV components and assemblies

• Trailer axles and suspensions
• Axle shafts
• Coupling flanges
• Differential spiders
• Bevel gear assemblies
• Bell crank assemblies
• Trunion pins
• Gear joint assemblies
• Clutch release forks
• Steering joints
• Universal cross
• Input and output shafts
• Reaction plate and carrier annulus
• Planet carrier assembly
• Rear end spindles
• ABS Pole wheels
• Interaxle rings
• Anti-roll bar and stabilizer bar assembly

Tractor components and assemblies

• Spindle front axles
• Control spring assembly
• Arm rams and hydraulic lift arms
• PTO shafts
• Hydraulic lift shafts

Awards, accreditations and recognitions

• 2013: Best supplier award for ‘Consistent Delivery Performance’ through pull system -Kanban at the Global Supplier Meetby TAFE.
• 2014: Best supplier award for ‘Overall Performance’ by TAFE. 
• 2015: Best supplier of the year award for outstanding efforts in delivery, quality and cost by York, a Tata Enterprise.
• 2021: Durafit Range best vendor award for demand fulfilment east (2020-21) by Tata Genuine Parts at the Vendor Impact Progamme 2021.
• 2023: Silver award in Best Performance in Business Alignment by Ashok Leyland.

History and milestones

• 1991: Obtained the certificate of incorporation.
• 1997: Supplied their first product, joint cross to Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Limited (Telco Limited). 
• 2001: Diversified into tractor components and started working with TAFE. 
• 2006: Started working with Ashok Leyland by developing output flanges. 
• 2008: Installed upsetter forging equipment (4” and 5”) and started development of manufacturing of axle shafts for Tata Motors. 
• 2008: Installed press forging equipment by installing 2500 and 2000 tonnes mechanical press. 
• 2014: Commenced business with International Tractors Limited for rockshafts. 
• 2016: Developed spider bevel gears for TAFE.
• 2018: Commenced manufacturing anti-roll bar and stabilizer bar for OEM’s by commissioning a new facility, Unit IV. 
• 2019: Developed the trailer axle along with mechanical suspensions for the trailer industry. 
• 2022: Established foundry Unit V, a high pressure mould line along with its machine shop.