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1986

Formation of the Company.

1988

Developed thermoplastic lined tanks and chemical storage tanks & vessels.

1990

Indigenously designed and developed FRP nutsche disc filters.

1992

Achieved major breakthrough by delivering FRP Pipes & Fittings with Air pollution control systems in a steel plant (Tube products of India (TPI) and Essar Group).

1992

Brought India's first extrusion welding machine for thermoplastic welding from Munich (Germany) and introduced it for manufacturing tanks in Rajkot.

1992

Setup new manufacturing facility for tank manufacturing at Kothariya, Rajkot.

1996

Indigeneously developed Thermoplastic Lined Tube Settler for chemical and steel industries and supplied to many market leaders.

1997

Designed and developed a whole range of new consumer products like FRP Roof Sheets, Domes, Play Equipment, Doors, Bath Tubs & Water Park Slides.

1998

Brought India's one of the first Helical Filament Winding Machine to manufacture FRP Pipes, Large diameter tanks & vessels up to 4 mtr. diameter and 12 mtr. length. It was considered to be the largest capacity in India during that time.

1999

Developed Epoxy Conical Lighting Poles with Helical winding system which was a substitute for GI poles and the wooden poles. GRE Poles that could withstand 180 kmph and 250 kmph windspeed were designed and developed.

2001

Established Quality Management System and received ISO 9001:2008 Certification.

2001

Indigenously developed helical winding pipes that could be used in high pressure applications and received BIS monogram/certification for manufacturing and supply of Potable Water pipes. EPP became first indigenous company to get certification for using BIS mark for FRP Pipes in India.

2001

Developed 500 low cost pre-fabricated FRP Shelters (homes) for immediate relief in villages such as Bhavpar that were devastated in the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat. EPP supplied more pre-fabricated shelters in a record breaking time of two months.

2006

Setup new manufacturing facility (Unit-1-Approx. 60,000 sq. feet) at Metoda - GIDC (Current Headquarters) for GRP Pipes and Tanks.

2006

Brought four axis CNC filament winding machine and setup at newly established plant in Metoda.

2007

Setup new manufacturing facility (Unit-2-Approx. 32,000 sq. feet) at metoda to manufacture chemical process equipment and Air Pollution Control System.

2007

Started cooling tower division at Unit-2 for manufacturing small scale FRP cooling towers.

2007

Joined hands with TIFAC-Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (Department of Science and Technology, India) to develop API 15 LR (American Petroleum Institute) Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) Pipes & fittings.

2008

Introduced a new plant at Metoda (Unit-3-Approx. 25,000 sq. feet) with Pultrusion Technology - 2 Lines for manufacturing of FRP Pultruded profiles which can substitute metallic sections and wooden sections in multiple applications.

2009

Received BIS Certification - IS 14402 for supply of GRP Pipes & fittings other than potable water supply applications.

2009

Setup new manufacturing facility at Metoda (Unit-4-Approx. 30,000 sq. feet) for manufacturing FRP products from Hot Compression Moulding, Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) and Vacuum Infusion Technology.

2010

Brought sheet moulding compound manufacturing line from Schmidt & Heinzman - Germany with a capacity to produce more than 7200 MT. of SMC Compound annually.

2010

Developed and commercialised SMC (Sheet Moulding compound) products like Electrical enclosures such as meter boxes, junction boxes, distribution boxes, fuse boxes, etc. for power supply, transmission and distribution companies.

2010

Mr. Jayraj Shah (Managing Director-EPP) on behalf of EPP Composites Pvt. Ltd. won a national television business reality show award and was recongnized by CNBC Aawaaz (Chota Business, Bade Sapne Season-2; powered by CRISIL) as a national winner for the show among 4000 entrepreneurs.

2011

Received API 15LR certification for allowing the use of the API monogram on high pressure GRE/GRP Pipes and Fittings. Become the first Indian Company to get API 15LR license and adopt Spec Q1 in the system.

2012

Introduced and adopted the SAP (ECC Version) as the ERP system in the company.

2012

Introduced Continuous Filament Winding Technology and setup new manufacturing facility (Unit-5-Approx. 43,000 sq. feet) with the installation of the first CFW Line for producing GRP Pipes.

2014

Developed various engineered products like large diameter GRP pipes and fittings, Products for telecom industry (Camouflaged solutions), Pre-fabricated panels for site offices, shelters for defense sector, products for Railway sector, etc.

2016

Introduced a completely innovative range of Pultruded products such as Cable trays, ladders, transformer fencing, gratings, cooling tower sections from the existing Pultrusion Technology.

2017

Brought 2nd Line of Continuous filament winding machine (VEM) to produce GRP Pipes & tank shells up to 3500 mm. diameter (Largest in India-2.5-3 km of Pipes per day) and installed in Unit-5.

2018

Conceptualised the premium Single/Double Walled FRP Underground Storage Tanks for storage of petroleum products - Received PESO approval to manufacture Single/Double Laminated FRP Tanks for petroleum storage for retail outlets for companies like RIL BP Mobility Solutions, etc.

2018

Setup augmented new manufacturing facility (Unit-6-Approx. 50,000 sq. feet) for 22 new pultrusion lines at Kuvadva, Rajkot dedicated for Pultruded products.

2018

Brought 3rd Line of Continuous filament winding machine to produce GRP Pipes and tank shells upto 2000 mm. Diameter. This enchanced EPP's GRP plant with highest capacity and capabilities to produce GRP Pipes and fittings in India.

2018

Setup new manufacturing facility (Unit-7-Approx. 1,15,000 sq. feet) of Helical Filament Winding at Satda, Rajkot with 4 CNC-Filament Winding Machines to produce GRP/GRE process piping and Header Pipes. This facility also has moulded gratings plant with 12 moulds to produce FRP walkways. This facility also has a dedicated plant for Header pipes and fittings in process industries and cooling towers. This facility also introduced the indigeneously made winding system for GRP/GRE Fittings which is unique to EPP and that makes India's strongest GRP/GRE Fittings with high glass fiber content.

2018

EPP Composites FZE-Dubai-A subsidiary Co. of EPP Composites Pvt. Ltd. for MENA Region was established to extend sales of product solutions in the territory.

2019

Setup new enhanced and augmented manufacturing facility (Unit-6-Approx. 1,25,000 sq. feet) for 30 pultrusion lines (17 Machines) at Jiyana, Rajkot. A modern, efficient, state-of-the-art facility with high level of automation with advanced machineries developed as one of the largest complex for Pultrusion in India with the largest range of products such as Cable trays, Fencing, Gratings, Cooling tower sections, Ladders, Staircase, Handrail systems, etc. to cater to multiple market sectors.

2019

Launched Composites Excellence Centre (CEC) for Research & Development, Product and Process Optimization and Excellence, People Excellence (Skill Development and Enhancement, Training Centre). Certified internal trainers with a trainers training programme. Internal Auditors and Lead auditors were trained and certified for internal auditing system. A fully integreted composites curriculum was included in this programme for training the new staff and also existing employees. A detailed examination method was implemented to filter the employees to be fit for their jobs. The CEC collaborated with about 10 (ten) universities and accrediated colleges for ongoing research and development of new products and enhancing existing designs of the products.

2020

Developed and Commercialised FRP Double wall Petroleum storage tank Plant dedicated with indigeneously developed Hoop-Chop winding technology.

2020

Became the first Indian Composites Co. to successfully design, develop and adopt SAP (S4-HANA Version) as the ERP system in the company. Migrated from SAP (ECC Version to S4-HANA Version). Implemented a completely customized ERP System that could perform high performance analytics and be a common platform for data collection, analysis and representation. Integrated all the departments/functions on a common platform where the flow of information/data is efficient and utilised for optimizing processes and record keeping.

2020

Setup new manufacturing facility for Hot Compression Moulding, FRP Poles and Moulding Division (Inclusive of Chemical Equipment and General Moulding); (Unit-4-Approx. 2,40,000 sq. feet) at Satda, Rajkot. The Hot Compression Moulding was equipped with 27 Hydraulic presses to manufacture SMC Electrical Enclosures, Manhole covers, V-Cross Arm, Dryer Trays, End caps and other customised SMC/DMC/Prepregs parts. The Poles Facility was installed with a dual mandrel CNC Filament winding machine to produce FRP Poles upto 14 m in a single piece construction that could withstand hurricane wind speeds. The Moulding Division encapsulated the general moulding division and also chemical equipment manufacturing by manual wet lay up process & Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding (VARTM) Process to produce various engineered customised products and chemical equipment with high precision and quality that has a massive market in the Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) systems in coal fired thermal power plants.

2021

Setup new manufacturing facility for Continuous Filament Winding and indegineously developed Hoop-Chop Winding Technology for manufacturing of Tanks (Undeground Storage Tanks &Chemical Equipment); (Unit-5-Approx. 3,90,000 sq. feet) at Satda, Rajkot. The Continuous Filament Winding Plant consisted of 3 lines of CFW Machines which is largest GRP Piping complex in India with a capacity to produce pipes at close to 3 km/day upto 3500 mm. in diameter and varied lengths. Latest machineries, centrally controlled and monitored processes, high speed and efficient lines make the CFW plant highly automated and upgraded. Hoop-Chop Winding Technology was indigeneously developed to produce the PESO Approved Dual Laminate Petroleum Storage Tanks and also the shells for Chemical Equipments columns and tanks. 2 lines were installed to maximise throughput to meet the growing demands in the market. Thermoplastic Extrusion Welding Technology was adopted to produce chemical equipment with thermoplastic liner. Chemical Equipment facility was developed to manufacture thermoplastic, thermoset tanks, pressure and process vessels, air pollution control systems, fittings, etc.

2021

Awarded as one of the Top 10 Global Composites Manufacturing Shops by the Composites World (CW), USA. Rated as one of the best in class global facility/company for Composites manufacturing with proven experience and record.

2021

Voted and Awarded as one of the Most Innovative manufacturing companies of Gujarat (India), by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Coffee Table Book 2021-Pride of Gujarat.

2022

Initialized the process to get UL certification for Petroleum storage tank (UL testing under progress and likely to complete in July-2023).

2023

Indigenously developed machines for the manufacturing of FRP Rebars. A revolutionary product that is 4 times lighter in weight than steel rebars and can potentially replace them in some applications.

2023

Awarded as one of the Top 10 Global Composites Manufacturing Shops by the Composites World (CW), USA. Rated as one of the best in class global facility/company for Composites manufacturing with proven experience and record.

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