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Machine Tools
Manufacturers Association was founded in the year 1983 by Shri
Ramnikbhai Sejpal, one of the leading businessman of Rajkot with
rather a strange objective of getting Ball Bearing quote from \SKF
Bearing company to ensure adequate supply of bearings at
reasonable prices to its members and to protect them from
spurious supplies.
During its
formatives years, association had rather a limited membership
with only 25/30 manufacturers joining the organization.
With the
passage of time, the Association undertook other common
activities such as taxation problems, Power problems etc. and
slowly started its membership drive.
But come
1991-92 which proved a turning point in the history of the
Association with a new dynamic team assuming charge of its
activities. With the arrival of this new team on the horizon,
membership grew vertically and now it has reached a respectable
figure of 150+ which ix a very remarkable achievement.
Not only
it expanded its membership but it also acquired its own office
premises in the heart of business district of Rajkot on main
Dhebar Road without any external financial assistance or
donations shearly on its own strength through internal accruals
arising out of skillful handling of bearing trading.
In year
1996 the Association undertook a major project to publish a
Directory of its members to give its members wide publicity for
their products both in the Domestic and international markets.
Rajkot machine tools industry though participates in major
national and international trade fairs and exhibitions
regularly, still lacks the type of exposure it really needs for
its products.
With this
background in view, the Association is compiling this
publication to highlight the products of its members and
distribute it to leading Machine tool dealers, distributors,
user industries as well as to Exporters and Chambers of
Commerce, Cosulates etc.
There are also
plan to publish and a Bulletin regularly giving information on
technical and commercial aspects of the trade, in local
vernacular language for convenience of its members.
The Association
has adopted a board based policy so far its membership programme
is concerned by inviting members from other towns in
surashtra like Jamnagar/ Jam Khambhaliya / Surendranagar /
Bhavnagar etc.
To conduct its
affairs effectively, the association has adopted Committee
approach and has formed various Committees like : Bearing
Committee - Membership Committee - Transport Committee - Library
Committee - Bulletin Committee - Taxation Committee.
In the years to
come, the Association is planning to play a major role in the
development of Regional Machine Tools industry and turning
itself into one of the Prominent organization on National level. |
