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The origin Development and growth of this Banglore-based sticker manufacturer show how a progressive management behaves in a changing environment to take advantage of existing situations to become a class in itself. |
IN SERVICE OF SOCIETY: Mr. Ramesh interacting with the then Karnatka Governor, Mrs. Ramadevi on Banglore City traffic problem in 2001, when he was the Vice-Chairman of traffic enginiers & trainers an, NGO.
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K. V. Ramesh, Managing Director of
Bangalore-based Punarvasu Graphics
(PG) has interesting experience about
bringing up a successful company in
the screen-printing arena. His tryst with
entrepreneurship is worth knowing what sheer
determination and hard work could lead one
who has ventured out to execute a dream of
having something of his own. He, as if without
much thought, started off with a small PCB
making outfit back in 1982, on a small scale, at
his house.
Though his father, Mr. K H. V. Dasappa, wasa film exhibitor with a theatre at Bangalore, he
was never interested to follow the footsteps of
business. Therefore, after his studies in
electronics engineering and after a short stint
as production manager with some companies,
he thought of starting his own business and
PCB making was off to a start.
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His training at the local Small Industries Service Institute (SISI) in the filed of designing of PCB has given him the added knowledge and the necessary conviction that there is very good future out there. However, there were problems plenty. Even though his project forthe manufacture of PCB was approved by the bank, he was stuck due to the collateral security as he was not able to convince others. They thought he was young for an entrepreneur and without much confidence. |
Over 20 years of experience in stickers
ISO9001-2000cirtified company
Best Supplier Award from Enercon systems in 2002
Omini Award from SGIA
A' class quality Supplier status given by many Customers |
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The manufacture of PCB was approved by the
bank, he was stuck due to the collateral
security as he was not able to convince others.
They thought he was young for an
entrepreneur and without much confidence.
As a result, he went to work as production
manager and gradually saved money and
started his own screen printing unit as it was
the best to start off as the investment required
was low. During his training at PCB, he had
enough exposure to screen printing as it was
also a part of it.
Punarvasu Graphics (PG), a proprietary
concern as it is today, could be said to be
started off from here in 1985 in a small way with
a big ambition to serve electronic, electrical,
machinery manufacturers in the area of
improving aesthetic part of the equipment i.e.
self-adhesive stickers.
As Mr Ramesh was from elctronics field,
he started off serving electronics customers
like L & T Printers. The company used panels
in their products manufactured in Mysore.
Soon we incorporated making
polycarbonate labels and as it was ‘import
substitute’ item at that time as most of such
items were imported, we got instant
acceptability.
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PG has served many of the leading
companies like BPL, IFB Bosch, Titan,TVS
Electronics, English Electric, etc, and was the
main supplier to Bush India.
The company has concentrated more on
Quality, widened the range of stickers and
labels for various industries. For example, it has
also served Agarbatti companies, some of
which has a requirement of over 1 crore stickers
per month.The company has the facility to print
from small sizes of 1 cm x 1 cm to big sizes like
6ft x 4ft etc.
In the year 1993, the company found itself
in many hardships. In retrospect, it was a
turning point. During the period the company
faced a lot of crisis, like theft of raw material,
leakage of secrets
regarding
manufacturing
processes, trained
staff leaving the
company and
becoming a competitor
which even threatened
its very survival.
It is at this point of
time that Mr. Ramesh
decided to change his
way of management
and trained himself in
management by
reading books and
attending seminars. It
helped him and the
company lot.
It made him think
big and he decided to
take the company on
the road to progress
and growth. He also
decided to go for ISO
certification and
started working for the
same.
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Technical strength
. Have 40 Skill and semi Skilled man power
. Around 21 machines including thermal bar code printer computerised sticker cutting machines ,UV Lacquer machines. Infrared drying machine, microprocessor based exposing machines. Etc.
. AC rooms for doom label and printing |
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They got ISO
9001:2000 certification
in 2001, and it was first
of its kind, a
certification in India
for a company like PG.
To improve on the
Quality and growth of
the company, it made
lot of changes like
dust-free environment,
automation increase
and strict QC, special
tooling, 5S and improved process flow at
production, defining job responsibility of each person.
What is more important is that Mr.
Ramesh has taken special care to take care of
his employees in all possible ways. PG
provides subsidised lunch. Every employee
is trained in professional, and personality
development skills. It has a library which
contains books, magazines and audio tapes
which are useful to the employees and their
families. As a mark towards environment
friendly, PG has implemented rainwater
harvesting.
The company boasts of 6,000 sq. ft. area
production, 40 people working. The company’s
main Customers are industrial Customers who
are south based.
After consolidation his position with its
loyal Customers, Mr. Ramesh is seriously
working to spread PG’s wings all over India.
Mr. Ramesh is also Vice-Chairman of the
Bangalore-based service oriented Non
Government Organization (NGO) Traffic
Engineers and Safety Trainers,(TEST) which
creates awareness among road users and works
with various government organizations to
improve road safety.
There is another human side to the
managing director. Mr Ramesh is also busy
conducting / organising classes for stress
management, time management, human
behavioral skills at MNC companies. He
considers it as a small service to the society
from his side. “Some sort of giving back to the
society whatever one can as a tribute.”
Mr. Ramesh quotes his success as, “All my
success is due to my dedication to work,
determination on goal, discipline in everything,
devotion to learn, hard work and continuous
support/inspiration from my wife and blessings
of elders.”
For further details visit
www.punarvasugraphics.com
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