Mudra Printers supplies printed flexible laminates in form of rolls and pouches for the packaging of seeds, spices, oils, pesticides etc. catering to the food, agro, pharma, cement, and automobile industry.

G Padmasree, owner, Mudra Flexible Printers, said, “In comparison with the earlier exhibitions, PackPlus South was a good show. We received positive response from the visitors.”

The printing facility of Mudra Printers comprises of a six-colour roto-gravure printing machine with 1,100 mm web width, a lamination machine, and a cutting machine. Pouching and pre-press operations including gravure cylinder making are outsourced.

Highlighting a brief history of the company, Padmasree said, “I, along with a friend started Mudra Printers as a small unit In 2005, which printed BOPP films for woven sacks. Within a period of two years, we transformed the small unit into full-fledged roto-converting plant which could do lamination jobs of various structures.”

“In 2008, all the assets of the company were lost in an unfortunate fire accident and we returned to square one. It was only due to a helping hand from Andhra Bank, ALEAP (Association for Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh) and the support of my family members that the company is back in action and climbing success ladder gradually ever since ,” she added.

Padmasree, who has completed her post-graduation in entrepreneurship management from Indian School of Business, is regarded as the only women entrepreneur in roto-gravure industry in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Bank has accredited her as a rolemodel for would be women entrepreneurs.

Mudra Printers caters to the customers from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa. The company has expanded its customer base to international market, which includes Africa, Sri lanka, and Nepal.

Featuring the future prospects of the company, Padmasree, said, “We are halfway through our targets and are planning to procure a pouch-making machine as well as add more work force.”