Fiji Sun

Pride in Local Quality Products

- LAISEANA NASIGA SUVA Feedback: laiseana.nasiga@fijisun.com.fj

Manubhai Industries Pte Ltd prides itself being a Fijian made company that ensures its products are consistent­ly quality tested and improved for the best possible quality.

As one of the leading manufactur­ers of polyuretha­ne foam, polyethyle­ne ropes and plastic ware, Manubhai Industries Pte Ltd has been firm believer to supporting local. Group marketing manager Atish Singh said being one of the only companies in this niche, they ensure the best quality products for its customers.

“Our manufactur­ing processes are based on ISO9001 Standards and all our products undergo a vigorous quality assurance process which allows us to provide the best products for our customers,” he said.

“We are constantly reviewing our operations and optimizing our internal processes to ensure we minimize the impact on business and are able to continuall­y provide the best quality products to our customers at competitiv­e pricing.” Manubhai Industries Pte Ltd was first establishe­d in 1979 with the vision to be the regional leader in foam & plastics Industry with distinct global presence and a passion for excellence.

Mr Singh said since 1979, the company have built an extensive list of suppliers from across the Australasi­a region.

He said Manubhai Industries Pte Ltd’s supply chain process have also built to ensure minimum disruption­s to its production process. “Our main market is Fiji; however, we also export to other Pacific Island countries which include but are not limited to Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia etc,” he said.

“As a Fiji owned business, we believe it is our responsibi­lity to lead with purpose, over the years we have continued to review and diversify our product listing to transition into more sustainabl­e, biodegrada­ble, and environmen­tally friendly products and business processes.”

Mr Singh added that Manubhai Industries Pte also has an extensive presence regionally with teams deployed in various island countries who are constantly reviewing the needs of its customers.

“We continue to deploy innovative manufactur­ing processes and invest in infrastruc­ture which enables us to minimise production downtime to ensure the market needs are met.”

Environmen­t protection

Manubhai Industries Pte is currently in the process of introducin­g a range of biodegrada­ble packing and distributi­on product range.

Mr Singh said there was also

plans to increase the company’s manufactur­ing capacity in the near future to further strengthen and capture market share for Fijian Made products.

“We are a company which is aware of its impact on the environmen­t, part of our continuous review of our operations also includes our review of our carbon footprint, impact on the environmen­t and we are actively involved in strategies

which mitigate such issue, some of our protocols around this include; adoption of a more green manufactur­ing process to reduce carbon footprint, product diversific­ation to include recycled material in our manufactur­ing process, partnering with reputable waste management companies to responsibl­y dispose of waste etc.”

 ?? ?? All products are manufactur­ed to internatio­nal standards.
All products are manufactur­ed to internatio­nal standards.

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