The Tanna brothers had their plans in place as early as when they were 12 and 13 year- old. Too soon, you think? Not when one has been learning the rules of the game on the ground since then. Pssst…The brothers swear by Goa as a getaway!
Dheer believes that one can tap many more opportunities that are “out there”. As of now, it is the lure of the packaging industry which entices him.
Falit does not take a ‘no’ for an answer. Except, may be, after his twelfth grade when he was steered into the print industry by his father (Falit wanted to be a pilot). Today Falit’s mantra is: ‘It isn’t what it costs, it’s what brings you back’.
The premier family of the print industry, the Paruchuris, require little introduction. Harsha is the ‘print whiz’ while Hemanth has soiled his hands to learn-it-all. What works in Pragati’s favour is that they keep the competitors (and us) guessing of the next big print idea, always…
Articulate and competitive, Irfan loves his work (so do his clients). He swears by his Macs. He is the doyen of pre-press processes. Studio 6 won PrintWeek India Creative Repro Company of the Year 2014. He is just 27.
The next gen of the packaging and label specialist learned the tricks of the trade while soiling his hands. Print enhancement, he thinks, is what takes the pie, today.
More than a decade in the industry, Todi aims to make Canpac a 360 degree committed company. A step toward this is their latest expansion plan in Bavla with a Rs 21-crore investment in a 40,000 sq/ft space and machinery.
Priyata joined Sai Packaging in 2003. The woman in print says, “Printing is an intensive process with erratic work hours. But I see more women coming into the business now.” She works two to three times a week and spends the rest of the time with family.
Once forced into the business, Ganguly now tries to better print quality at N K Gossain with his emphasis on creating innovation each day. With his investment bankers’ hat on, he has already chalked an expansion plan, from a to-be-won Rs 25-crore!
“The possibilities that a good printing press and a good printing brain can conjure are much greater than simply meeting the expectations of a customer.” Now we know why they say, “Vikas is not just him. He is also the sum total of all their print jobs.”
Cosmo Films is one of the global leaders and manufacturers of bi-axially oriented polypropylene films (BOPP), with current annual sales revenue of $300 million.
A Chartered Accountant at 24, screens his skills to produce good quality print. Gautam lives by the mantra, ‘There is no end to learning’.
Himanshu is the third generation of the 70-year old group. His group rolls out 2.5 crore books a year. He heads 27 branches and 325 people. He wishes to own a Bugatti Veyron.
They are a trio; Himanshu, Rahul and Karan. Himanshu is the go-to-man for the tech troubles and tech jugaads on the shopfloor. Of what we know, he can successfully dismantle a machine and assemble it, too! PS: Himanshu loves to gloat about the room full of spares at their unit. It’s one of his favourite rooms.
Himanshu takes pride in digital printing. He says digital technology has brought print to the common man. His proud possessions include a 27-inch iMac. After his graduation in 2004, Himanshu stepped up to fill his father, M N Pandey’s shoes.
Mahesh likes collecting Swiss Watches next time you ask this, the list would have doubled.
Manu could not complete his post-graduate thesis. But he has achieved milestones with the complete set-up and implementation of an MIS and colour management system.
He is an avid reader, an electronic engineer, who has been an associate editor with a firm. He now spearheads the second expansion phase at MOS, aspiring to be a Rs 300 crore firm in the next five years.
Manjushree is a regular at packaging awards. But for Kedia, grabbing an opportunity is the greatest achievement. At one such instance, he built-up a business line of Rs 10-crores p.a. in a different business vertical within eight months.
Rishabh started getting hands-on while he pursued his education. The team, he believes, is the core competency of an organisation and ‘once the right people are in the right positions, a lot is possible.’
The company has diversified its sheetfed operations to service newspaper houses like the Indian Express and the The Times of India Group, plus in to textbook production. Saeesh mans the operations across shopfloor.
They are PrintWeek India Green Printing Company of the Year 2014. They have kicked-off a book revolution in education. They are an end-to-end solution for book printing.
He decided to join the business during his second year in graduation. Staying current, he masterminded two e-commerce stores in two years. He isn’t done yet. He will invest Rs 25 crore in these! Only if he wins that amount...
Repro has three locations – at Vashi, Surat and Chennai - which continue to operate at optimum capacity plus abide by green standards in its operations. A report by Tanvi Parekh
Aditya would have liked to click his way to success but fate had other plans. He came on to execute quality, innovation, and ink on paper. When he is not creating print masterpieces, he explores islands and loves scuba diving.
Alok is a man divided by three; print, sports and Gandhian philosophy. The third generation at Prabhat Printing Works, in his next 14 years in the industry (he wishes to retire at 50), Munot would like to travel across 100 cultures, live another 100 years.
Animesh is a super strategist. A man of science. A software prodigy. An uber geek. And to top it all, he is suave.
One of the few entrepreneurs on our list. He has the skills and the heart. And thus enjoys a seat on both sides of the industry. Moreover, he labels most of your happy hour drinks. So be nice to him!
The Keralite is low-spirited with the ban of happy hours in the state. But Anoop gets a high on perfecting the pre-press process. He says, “The best way to a perfect print - a perfectly produced plate.”
Marketing is Dwipal’s forte. He believes individual growth is not sustainable. Photo Orange, his latest venture brings together photo and print specialists. His efforts are complemented by Grishma, his sister at the helm of Shree Printwell Offset.
Amar is an exemplar of the old adage, actions speak louder than words; Webtech’s size and stature are nonpareil and Chhajed is a man of few words. The only thing he invests his time in (after sleep) is in expanding capacities and increasing reach.
Not all packaging converters are created equal. The Kejriwals are the bigger fish in the pool who conceptualise unconventional designs and produce award-winning packages. They consistently excel because they relentlessly experiment.
Chirag was pipped to takeover the family business from the beginning. After graduation, he started his print journey with his father. Had he not been a printer, we would have been humming songs which he had penned.
Dhruv has now been associated with the industry for over a decade. And his formula has been: Attempt the impossible in order to improve! Liberty clinched the PrintWeek India Wide-Format Printer of the Year 2014 Award.
His first love: Cars. An avid traveller. A no-nonsense perfectionist. And BMPA’s youngest president. He wishes to print a book titled : “The birth of a legend: 911 for Ferdinand Alexander Porsche.”
The youngest CEO on various panels. Gamyanth speaks of print as zealously as he does about football. He entered the print industry to escape the mundanity. At 22, he aspires to be listed in the Forbes Under 30 listing. Well, you do have another eight years to give it an old fashioned try!
A marathoner and avid cyclist; sleeps at 9.30pm so that he can run and cycle at 5am in the morning. Alok Munot had this to say about him, “You don’t need Google if you have Hyuma Mahadevia. You can ask him anything!”
Two years ago when Kashyap joined the family business, he got down to the brass tacks. He realigned the horizontals and verticals of the organisation.
Kayyum believes in keeping up with time. His inclination towards digital technology, his habit of brainstorming with peers and his belief that the 60-year old Constitution needs to be amended.
An advocate of digital printing, Milap and Pratik Shah have exploited the web-to-print module to their and the customer’s benefit.
KGN Xerox is as old as Akhter. Founded by his father in 1985, KGN today is synonymous to enterprising and expansion with six outlets in Hyderabad, an exclusive tie-up with FedEx, an online portal and most technology firsts in the city.
He has just reached the 40 milestone. He, who pioneered the POD model, has conceptualised Sansrack. A venture servicing the publishers to revive the back titles. He believes, ‘Let any book not die’.
Naveen has geared up to take his father, Kudip Goel’s rags to riches story to greater heights with plans to provide label and packaging products to retail clients and FMCG brands. Right now he is upbeat about their most recent investment: Heidelberg XL 75
The former investment banker entered the print industry by accident, while trying to get a self-authored book published. Nilesh set out to change the outlook of print. The “differentiator” aspect lies in playing in the sweet spot of commercial quality at the local printer’s price if not less.
A decade ago, when he saw the Multivista unit for the first time, Karthik was strong-willed to join the business. At Rochester Institute of Technology, he attained his formal education. The Argentine supporter, would like to have a face-to-face with Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi
The third generation of the organisation has succeeded to bring home various accolades and trophies. An essential for him is the experience that his uncle and mentor, Pramod Jain, brings to the table.
Sanandan holds a BTech degree from the London School of Communications. What ticks for him is the sound of a press. The four time winner of PrintWeek India Post-Press Company of the Year Award is proud to be a worthy third generation printer.
18-months in the business, Shail is using his print media degree from Rochester Institute as a peg to make the most of the technology and peers. For him, greed is good.
Sandeep is one of the young guns in the label industry. He was a part of his father’s unit, until he set up Total Print in Navi Mumbai. He also is a key mover of the LMAI Young Manager Forum.
Quoting from his favourite movie, The Butterfly Effect, ‘It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world’. This (plus the ISO / Fogra certifications), says a lot about Tholasi’s passion for high quality print and why he always wanted to join the business.
Tanvi Parekh attends a two-day publishing conference, which featured panel discussions, 'how-to' workshops and knowledge sharing sessions conducted by known names of the industry in India and from overseas, all celebrating the book.
Indian print firms have been long showcasing their prowess on the international platform; be it at Drupa or at the most recent, Fespa Digital. In this 'delayed gratifying' post, we feature four print firms who etched their prints at the Fespa Digital Awards 2014 in Munich, Germany. The winners were announced during a gala dinner on 22 May.
The Project Cinema City publication has won the Printed Book of the Year at the first edition of Publishing Next Industry Awards (September 2014). Interestingly, Lustra Print, the Delhi-based quality printer has been shortlisted in the Book Printer of the Year (Specialty) category for the same publication at the PrintWeek India Awards 2014 (Mumbai). The winner will be announced on 6 October at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
When speaking of brands, one cannot skip the mention of the long standing partnership between adidas and FIFA, which is now announced to be extended till the year 2030.
It’s not an old-fashioned battle for dominance. “Whoever brings the product and services that suits its print customers, is the best,” say the Sathayes in a conversation with Noel D’cunha and Tanvi Parekh
The global realignment has brought home MNC brands and the changing face of pre-media in the country has lured these brands to stay, says Tanvi Parekh
The Awards Night on 7 October is here. The plan is to kickstart with a fun play which is about an exuberantly silly marriage proposal in which Offset Patel thinks Digital Bhai could be the ideal husband for his beloved (but totally spoilt) daughter, Jhamkhoodi. What happens? Be present on 7 October (Wednesday) at the Grand Hyatt Santacruz to find out if printer marriages are also made in heaven.
What does a brand valued at USD 9.4 billion do? It turns around and in 12 months, raises it valuation by 33% to USD 12.577. HDFC has once again emerged on the top of annual BrandZ top 50 most valuable Indian brands ranking announced by WPP and Millward Brown.
Messe Frankfurt’s five months into the organisation of Media Expo and Raj Manek, executive director, has to his credit two successful editions; Mumbai and Kolkatta. But it’s the Delhi edition (25-27 July) that Manek says will set a standard. In a conversation with PrintWeek India at the sidelines of the Mumbai show.
The Japanese coined a word in the very beginning of modern Japan, the Meiji era (1868-1912) – tsundoku. Tsundoku describes the act of buying new books and letting them pile up, unread.
In addition to the multi-locational multi-crore book production plant, Goel is responsible to trigger a road trip of the young turks; Hyuma Mahadevia, Akshay Poddar, Vividh Makhija, Alok Munot, and Amit Sharma back in 2011. Are we sensing a reunion?
In December, Colours of Asia, a design project spearheaded by the Design Alliance Asia, won the Design for Asia - Culture Award. The award is organised annually by the Hong Kong Design Centre and aims to inspire and reflect the design needs of Asia and commend remarkable people and projects that have had a significant impact in Asia.
PrintPack kick-starts on 11 February. Other than the hardware and software; here are five things to keep at the back of your mind while shopping at the five day show.
The retail boom is paving way for automation in the largely old-world Indian corrugation industry. The growth of 12-15% per annum in the next five years is an expert estimation. Are we ready to handle this? Tanvi Parekh takes a closer look at what is transpiring on the ground
One, a business strategist, a planner and implementer of ideas. The other, a financial pundit. Together, the Dhote brothers have built a hive where churning prints is as easy as turning a key
One, a business strategist, a planner and implementer of ideas. The other, a financial pundit. Together, the Dhote brothers have built a hive where churning prints is as easy as turning a key
With publishers having requirements from print to digital or web, Indian firms are eyeing advanced capabilities in composition, service production, digital conversion and e-Books. Tanvi Parekh reports
The father-son duo of Bakul and Meet Pandya of National Process Labels are the brains behind two web-to-print portals. In 1968, they were a traditional label printer, now they have more than 15,000 label options on their portal. This translates into five new customers daily. The store underscores the creative side of the print industry. The Noel D'cunha Sunday Column is a case study about this Ahmedabad-based firm and it's great label sale
The CAPEXIL Export Awards for 2012-13 were announced on 28 January at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Kalraj Mishra awarded 250 companies in all with three broad categories - Highest Export Award (three winners), Top Export Awards (16 winners), Special Export Awards (63 winners), and Certificate of Merit (136). For the print industry, companies across the paper, ink, and books segments were recognised.
As IIP’ golden jubilee celebrations continue, hosting the World Packaging Congress in Mumbai was an ambitious job. It must be said that the job was well done, when 1200 packaging minds gathered at Powai’s Hotel Renaissance on 9-10 October. A special report from the action-packed two days by Ramu Ramanathan, Priya Raju and Tanvi Parekh
The International Technology Conference, organised by Mumbai Mudrak Sangh on 10 December, in concurrence with the four-day Pamex, was in all sense a platform for the manufacturers to bring to the fore the need for the printers to adopt technology to their benefit.
The facts state: A solid resilience of print which has boosted booksellers. So, the American Booksellers Association counted 1,712 member stores in 2,227 locations in 2015, up from 1,410 in 1,660 locations five years ago.
Spotting, following and capturing the pugmarks (sometimes elephant foot prints even), and the critically endangered species of birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, butterflies and fishes, is a regular escapade for the Glo father-son duo. Interestingly (though not unpredictable) enough these took form of ‘ink-on-paper’. Tanvi Parekh follows the duo of father and son - and their expedition from clicks to prints, Digital
A yellow door, painted compound walls, large sitting areas, and shelves with about 500 titles of children's books, cookbooks, and books on Goa. This is the one-week-old The Dogears Bookshop in Margão., Business
The Screen Print India (SPI) show, scheduled for 6-8 May at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, has on its agenda everything - trade exhibition, technical seminars, and awards - to keep the attendees engaged and informed., Associations
The august gathering at Garware Club House, Mumbai, were part of a historic evening event as Arun Mehta of Vakils & Sons gave a masterclass on print in Mumbai as part of his acceptance speech after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from veteran journalist Kumar Ketkar., Associations
Mudranparva by Deepak Ghare was launched at the MMS Printers Day celebration by the hands of Kamal Chopra, vice president AIFMP, and Ramu Ramanathan of PrintWeek India. The book that celebrates all things print took more than two decades to compile.
The Dhirubhai Mistry Institute (DMI) for print education, research and training completed 10 years of imparting education and inspiring the screen printing community., Business
After Mona Doctor, Ramesh Kejriwal of Parksons Packaging, took the opportunity to congratulate Arun Mehta and share snippets of their journey of print in India. Excerpts from his speech:, Associations
Products from India are scoring. In the second part, Tanvi Parekh previews ten of the exhibitors.
Products from India are scoring. In the first part, Tanvi Parekh previews six of the exhibitors.
A superstar in book printing, Repro found Monarch to be an apt choice when it came to swapping its home grown stand-alone modules and selecting a total ERP system.
Tanvi Parekh looks at how India’s airlines spend money on in-house magazines; and how this small elite has created a successful business model for a raft of titles
The jury at the Awards gave its verdict on 26 August at The Leela, Mumbai. They said: Print is sleeker, prettier and more powerful, and that they want more of it.
The Association of Indian Magazine (AIM) has elected Mitrajit Bhattacharya, president and publisher of the Chitralekha Group, as the president for 2014-15. Bhattacharya, who was the vice president of the association, takes over from Tarun Rai, CEO at Worldwide Media (WWM). In conversation with Tanvi Parekh, a day after AIM hosted a successful Indian Magazine Congress (IMC) in New Delhi.
The season of print awards has culminated. The print industry has had many awards, beginning with - the National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP), SGIA Awards, Labelexpo Awards, the HP Awards, the Technotrans Green Printer award and the PrintWeek India Awards.
The season of print awards has culminated. The print industry has had many awards, beginning with - the National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP), SGIA Awards, Labelexpo Awards, the HP Awards, the Technotrans Green Printer award and the PrintWeek India Awards.
PrintWeek India speaks to Sangam Khanna, director of Insight Communication, an exhibitor at Pamex 2013.
PrintWeek India speaks to Aditya Surana of Indo Polygraph Machinery, an exhibitor at Pamex 2013.
Tanvi Parekh looks at the OOH branding at Mumbai’s international airport which has sculptures, paintings and antiques. The Terminal 2 (T2) and Mumbai’s Metro line have big advertisers and mall-type swankiness, courtesy Times OOH