Nicco Parks and Resorts Limited (NPRL), the company behind Eastern India’s first theme amusement park was incorporated on March 17th 1989 as a joint sector company with Nicco Corporation (a well-diversified business conglomerate of Rs. 5000 million) and the Government of West Bengal represented by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) and West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limited (WBTDC). Securities of the company are listed with the stock exchanges and the company has been paying dividend in each consecutive years since 1994 when it floated public issues and got listed in Mumbai & Kolkata stock exchanges.
NPRL was incorporated with the prime objective of providing educative entertainment and wholesome recreation for the entire family while simultaneously promoting tourism. NPRL presents a complete leisure package in an eco-friendly atmosphere with thrilling rides, eateries, exclusive landscaping and indoor sports. This amusement park offers all kinds of entertainment under one roof and handles its offerings with professional élan.
The 40 acre park in Kolkata, set up with technical advice from Blackpool Leisure and Amusement Consultancy Ltd., UK, was inaugurated on 13th October 1991. It is the first amusement park, set up in India, which achieved the rare distinction of obtaining ISO 9001 quality management certification from a well-known European certifying authority. Nicco Parks is a professionally managed amusement park and has also received international certifications for ISO-14001 for environment management, a first in India, OSHAS-18000 for safety management, a first in Asia and SA-8000 social accountability certificate, a first in the world.
At present, the park has a large number of rides and major attractions along with an international standard indoor sports complex with bowling, pool and air hockey and an up – market restaurant cum bar. The multi – cuisine food court in the park houses the leading restaurants of Kolkata.
Crossing international frontiers, NPRL today is proactively involved in providing technical consultancy, manufacturing and supplying of rides for large amusement parks, both in India and abroad. NPRL has so far set up 7 amusement parks and water parks within India and in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and supplied its rides and attractions to other international locations like the UK, Europe, Dubai, Japan and has gained immense popularity.
The Company is recognised as a pioneer in offering family entertainment. It extends overall technical consultancy for setting up amusement parks and supplies ride components under technical collaboration from Blackpool Leisure & Amusement consultancy limited, UK. Apart from supplying rides components to UK, Germany and Japan, there are various new projects presently under implementation in Bangladesh & UK.
