Rogers Group

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Rogers & Co. Ltd
Type	Limited liability company
Founded	1899
Founder	Walter Rogers
Headquarters	Rogers House 5, President John Kennedy Street, PO Box 60, Port Louis, Mauritius
Industry	Tourism and logistics
Employees	About 3000
Divisions	Aviation, Hotels, Leisure, Logistics, Shipping, Financial
Website	www.rogers.mu

The Rogers Group is a Mauritius-based conglomerate. The Group has a portfolio with interests in sectors such as aviation and tourism, logistics, financial services, distribution and industrials. The Group employs almost 3,000 people.

Rogers & Co is one of the oldest companies in Mauritius, dating back to 1876. Its activities then involved commerce and shipping.

Rogers & Co itself was founded in 1899 by Walter Rogers. However, it all started in 1876, when Mr. Rogers bought shares in a trading company and entered into partnership with Fulgence Laroque.

Rogers Group is currently the no.1 conglomerate in Mauritius in terms of annual turnover of more than Rs.8 billion or US$300 millions.