Nav Prabhat Printech to get its second RMGT

Noida-based Nav Prabhat Printech has invested in its second RMGT 9 series four-colour sheetfed offset printing press. The machine is slated to be installed at the company shopfloor January 2025. Provin Technos, the Indian representative of RMGT, sold the machine.

Mahesh Tyagi, founder, Nav Prabhat Printech, said, “We were looking for a brand new four-colour press to meet our increasing production demand and quick turnaround time. Our search ended with the RMGT.”

He added, “A good name in the market, less consumption of electricity, compact size of the printing press, and fast and heavy production were the reasons to zero down on the RMGT.”

Tyagi, who came from a farming family, started his printing business in 1974. “After doing the post-graduate degree, I decided to go for entrepreneurship. Initially, I started with a partnership business, which ended with a loss of Rs 35,000 at the time and I went back home. My father allowed me a second and last chance with the help of Rs 25,000. I took the opportunity and never looked back,” Tyagi said. 

Starting from Shahdara, the company shifted from the Patparganj Industrial Area (where Tyagi learnt the business) to the Loni Industrial Area to Noida (where he is now settled). It is a more than four-decade-long journey with a lot of bitter and sweet experiences.

Nav Prabhat produces around 45000 books in a 24-hour operation. 

Hemraj Tyagi, the second generation of the family-owned business, said, “We are running on almost 100% of our production capacity. We have a complete facility under one roof. Around 90% of our books are paperbacks.” 

Initially, the company manufactured books for higher education too but nowadays, it manufactures books only up to class 12. 

“We have manufactured books up to 1,500 pages. We have printed two famous Hindi literature magazines – Hans and Katadesh — for a long time. We have worked for Rajendra Yadav, a renowned name in Hindi literature.”

Mahesh Tyagi said, “We planned for the second RMGT because we were impressed with the production quality and quantity of the RMGT. This will replace our existing pre-owned machines.”

He added, “We will stick to book printing for the moment. We tried our hands in packaging printing sometime back but couldn’t get into it. We found that packaging is a different ballgame. Books in India have a bright future with its own challenges and we are ready to meet those.”