The patriarch brand; Emmar; was founded by Mr. M.R. Narayanan and Mrs. Nirmala Narayanan. Established in 1974 and registered under the Registrar of Companies Act in 1976; Emmar was established to provide integrated engineering solutions for major production industries of Railways, Steel, Power, Energy, Automotive and others. Founded during the industrial growth era of the 70s and, India, not yet a liberalised economy; Emmar grew slowly but steadily. Mr. M.R. Narayanan who came from a conservative Indian family, had humble roots. He had to quit his education to take care of his siblings and family requirements at an early age. He worked as a small town milk vendor. In the early 1950s, Mr. Narayanan came to Bangalore to work at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited [HAL] as a scraper on the shop floor for supply of ammunition. The shop had been established during the Second World War. Mr. Narayanan continued to grow in the HAL departments and finally joined a private machine tools manufacturing and distribution company. Mr. Narayanan had a keen intent in engineering and construction of high tech machineries requisite for the growth of Infrastructures and an Impact on the global growth of industrialisation. 

In 1974, he quit an began his own business house; EMMAR MACHINE TOOLS which had roots in Bangalore & Coimbatore, India. Emmar was one of the first companies to provide turnkey integrated solutions, and in 1976; Emmar collaborated with global leaders; Group Danobat [Spain] & Zayer S.A. [Spain]. Group Danobat, a vertical of the conglomerate; Mondragon Corporation [Spain] and Zayer; a Family Owned high technology machine manufacturer; in collaboration with Emmar; became the first Spanish Technologies to reach India in the 70s. Emmar pioneered in introducing Spanish Tech & CNC Machinery In India. 

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With over 400 turnkey integrated solutions. Emmar;s core market space was to deliver Capital Assets. Capital Assets are high value assets developed to cater large scale production to satisfy the demands of public infrastructure assets. These are highly crucial asset developments that cater both a Country's growth requirement while also playing a major role in maintaining production upkeep vs deficits that can affect the EXIM market standings as well. Emmar played a crucial role in Nation Building in the Industrial Market spectrum and has contributed immensely in technology, solutions and management in Railways, Power, Steel, General Heavy Engineering, Defence, Aerospace and Research & Development. 

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The family generated its wealth from the business revenues and has ever since invested the same in developing a larger spectrum to cater large scale developments and management.