A quarry that grew
into a group.
Twenty-five years of turning natural resources into lasting value — and reinvesting it in the people and places around us.
Collaboration. Integrity. Stewardship. The principles that have guided Good Shepherd since 1998.
A quarry that became a group of companies.
Good Shepherd began with a single quarry and a simple belief — that natural resources should be developed responsibly and reinvested in people. Twenty-five years on, that belief has grown into six companies spanning minerals, mining, natural stone, granite, real estate and education.
We remain a family-spirited enterprise: long-term in outlook, careful with the land, and committed to the communities that work alongside us.
A group built to outlast the cycle.
Three advantages compound across our six companies — and they are the reason partners and families stay with us for decades.
Vertically integrated
We own the chain from reserve to finished slab to built space — so quality, cost and timelines stay firmly in our hands.
Generational outlook
We measure decisions in decades, not quarters — extracting responsibly and building things designed to endure.
Rooted in community
Profit is reinvested where we operate — in schools, livelihoods and infrastructure that lift the whole region.
Our mission
To responsibly transform natural resources into products and places that endure — creating dependable livelihoods, world-class materials and opportunities for education, while protecting the land we work for the generations who follow.
Our vision
To be South India's most trusted diversified resources group — recognised as much for the integrity of our conduct and the strength of our communities as for the quality of our stone, minerals and built spaces.
Four values, carried into every site.
We never set out to build a conglomerate. We set out to do one thing well, look after the people who did it with us, and reinvest what we earned. Twenty-five years on, that is still the whole strategy.
Geo Kachanathu Founder, Chairman & Managing DirectorTwenty-five years, milestone by milestone.
1998
FoundedKachanathu Mines begins quarrying operations in Kerala.
2004
AggregatesCalvary Rocks established to supply construction aggregates.
2009
Granite & exportsEbenezer Granites opens; first international shipments depart.
2014
Real estateCalvary Heights Properties launches its first residential project.
2018
EducationGood Shepherd Schools opens its doors to its first students.
2024
IntegrationMinerals & Metals division formalised; reach grows to 14 countries.
The people steering the group.
A board that pairs decades of resource experience with a long-term, community-first outlook.
