About R.T. Briscoe

R.T. Briscoe (Nigeria) PLC (“Briscoe”) was incorporated in Nigeria on 9th March, 1957, as a private Limited Liability Company and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S (“EAC”) of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1961.

The Company became a public Company in 1973 and the shares were listed for quotation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1974.

Briscoe has since 1957 under the trade name “Briscoe Motors”, been a dealer of Toyota vehicles in Nigeria. In 2005, Briscoe expanded its product portfolio and was appointed a dealer of the Ford Motor Company for the marketing, sales and service of the Ford range of vehicles. The Ford dealership is conducted under the trade name Briscoe-Ford.

A subsidiary, ATLAS COPCO, markets and service material handling equipment, industrial compressors, mining and drilling equipment as well as generating sets.

Briscoe, in partnership with ARM- its parent Company, set up a property management company, Briscoe Properties Limited to services a residential estate (currently under construction) and other available properties. The non-motor activities however account for less than 10% of Briscoe's activities.