A reputed name in the field of packaging, Safepack belongs to over 100 year old, fast growing, 27 million US$ Speciality Packaging group.
Safepack has consistently introduced innovative packaging solutions to satisfy even the most demanding and quality conscious customers.
Safepack serves a broad spectrum of Industries mainly Metals, Automotive, Engineering, Electricals, Electronics, Defense, Pharma, Food, Textiles etc.
History
We are based in Pune, India about 120miles south-west of the Indian Commercial capital, Mumbai. The Trading arm of the group is oldest. Starting with commodities trading initially it is engaged for last 50 years in trading paper and packaging material. The group has four ISO Certified manufacturing units and a R&D Centers.
Industrial Paper Company (IPCO), was the first mfg. facility set up by the group in 1965. For almost two decades, the company consistently manufactured Bituminized Paper, a special packaging paper for major Engineering companies like Telco, Bajaj, Greaves, ABB, Larsen & Toubro etc.
Keeping pace with the developments in the Packaging field, IPCO proactively upgraded its facilities for the newer products like Flexible Packaging products in 1982. IPCO manufactures Laminates of Paper/Film/Foil and have facilities of Rotogravure printing upto 8 colours. IPCO’s customer list includes multinationals like Hindustan Lever (Unilever), Britannia (Danone), Hoechst etc.
With the induction of the younger members in the Group having Packaging as well as Management educational background & with the experience of the group in packaging of Engineering goods, the Group steered its interest in unique and new products….
Taking advantage of this strong technical base, Safepack Industries Ltd. was born….
Safepack Industries Ltd. was incorporated in the year 1991 & it’s Operations office & Plant are located in Pune, India.
The company is closely held by the members of the Tapadia family & their associates, which include Board members like, Mr. Mohan H Bhandari (Managing Director of Bilcare Ltd., which is in the field of Pharma Packaging and Research) and Mr. Rajesh O Malpani (Chief Partner of Malpani Group, leading manufacturers of Agro-based Consumer Products).
The company is equipped with complete in-house R&D & has a sound production base with ISO Certifications for manufacturing of wide range of Protective Packaging material. The company has been supplying Speciality VCI Products to major European Auto & Engineering companies since 1994.
In 1998, the Company commissioned a State of the Art Wide width Conversion line for the purpose of processing seamless Wide Width wrappers upto 3000 mm. The coating line is supplemented with 3 colours printing in width of 3000 mm and can laminate Polyester/OPP on the top of Paper, with or without reinforcements. Such a versatile facility is probably un-paralleled globally.
This year in 2006, the company has expanded by buying 4 Extrusion coating & laminating lines from Europe & has one of the most comprehensive extrusion capabilities of such a kind in this part of the world. Various Packaging applications for Food / Pharma / Health & Hygiene / Cosmetic / Building / Industrial & many more could be catered from this wide capacities. For a glimpse on some of the applications : Click here
The company boasts it’s strengths in understanding the unique packaging requirements of each customer & has knowledge of various allied packaging line especially for the global demands of quality in Export Packaging.
Our Group Packaging Companies
Industrial Paper Company
This associate of ours is into the business of manufacturing of Flexible Packaging products & have facilities of rotogravure printing upto 8 colours. (More info is mentioned in the Background above..)
Bilcare Ltd.
This associate of ours is into the business of Pharma Packaging & research & has four modern plants with one in USA & another in Singapore (beside the one in India). The PVC/PVDC division has already a 65% market share in India & is strong poised to take on the world market with a vision to be a Medical Packaging leader by 2010.
