DJS Printers expands operations, eyes 70-cr business by 2015
Gurgaon-based DJS Printers, sister concern company of Delhi-based Sangat Printers, has expanded its facility and pre- and post-press equipment to meet its increasing demand of production.
30 Nov 2012 | 9630 Views | By Rahul Kumar
The company recently bought 25,000 sqft of area proximate to its existing facility to expand its packaging printing operations. Navdeep Singh, one of the directors of DJS Printers, said, “We have a ready building with an area of 65,000 sqft in Manesar and hopefully next year we will move there to combine the operations under one roof. We have invested around 25-crore in the last two years, and plan to invest more than 15-cr by next year. We are not new to the packaging industry, however, the scale of operations have been on a smaller footprint. Gradually, we have expanded our operations and therefore, we thought to add on another facility and separate the sub-segments”.
The family-owned business started by Sarbjit Singh and gradually joined by his son Navdeep Singh and nephew Mandeep Singh was initially started in 1987 as a commercial printer with a letter press. Today, the packaging printing company also manufactures paper cups and buckets, along with its fully automatic corrugation line.
The printing facility of the company includes a five-colour KBA UV Press , automated die-cutting machines from Yoco and Viking, manual die-cutting and foil stamping machines, six-colour rotogravure printing press for paper packaging along with a complete paper bag making setup. DJS recently added a Bobst Vision Fold folder gluer, a Heiber and Schroder liner carton and a carton erecting machine and a Kodak 800 Trendsetter CTP system. In addition, the unit also houses Paktek’s flute laminators that can handle various flute types, and was commissioned for fulfilling the company’s expansion plans focusing on the corrugation industry. Around 60% of the boards utilised for converting jobs is sourced from ITC.
A prominent part of the investment has been to create a team of professionals and quality inspectors in the units. The ISO and FSC certified packaging printing company hired more than 25 new mid and high-level employees in last 12 months to give the robust system a definite shape.
“Food packaging companies are quality conscious nowadays and whenever you approach them they always ask for a audit. Print buyers are ready to understand and pay the premium for your efforts, then why not invest in fulfilling the quality criteria set by them?,” he questioned.
The next phase of expansion plans would include a new facility at Manesar where they will go for a six colour UV Press and a complete glass and bucket making unit with around twenty machines, out of which ten are already installed at this unit.
According to Singh, the company has been growing in tandem with the packaging industry growth, registering a CAGR of 25%. “We plan to focus on the export market for packaged food and beverages. The main target market for us would be Europe, Africa and Middle East countries. Last year, we did a business of 22-cr and are expecting to do a business of 30-cr this year; roughly 30% CAGR. This is 5% more than our current growth of 25%. Our 2014-15 target is to touch a turnover of 70-cr,” he concluded.
DJS' plant at Gurgaon.