Gujarat
insecticides lIMItEd
ankleshwar
Gujarat
Insecticides Ltd (GIL) was established as a joint sector company in 1980,
with an aim to manufacture sophisticated and modern technical grade pesticides.
The promoters of the Company were M/s Gujarat Agro Industries
Corporation Ltd, Ahmedabad, a Government of Gujarat Enterprise and M/s Gharda
Chemicals Ltd, Mumbai, a company engaged in Research & Development and also
in manufacturing of pesticides, intermediates.
In August 1996, M/s Gharda Chemicals Ltd purchased the entire holdings
of M/s Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd.
Since then Gujarat Insecticides Ltd became the subsidiary of M/s Gharda
Chemicals Ltd, Mumbai.
GIL has set up new records by manufacturing
technical pesticides in the Country with indigenously developed technical
know-how. Formerly, such pesticides were
either imported or produced in foreign multi-national sectors.
In July 2008 the Company has obtained the IMS (Integrated Management Systems)
Certification, which covers
ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Audit System).
GIL also actively participates in
educational, social and rural development projects. Ankleshwar Taluka Educational Development
programmes, Mobile Library Projects, Mobile Laboratory Projects, Mobile Medical
Van for rural areas, tree plantations in GIDC area as well as adjoining
villages, adopting villages for their betterment and participating in State
Government’s Gokul Gram Yojna etc are covered under this projects for
which the Company was awarded the
Social Responsibility award in 1998 by
ICMA, Mumbai.
List
of Directors:
|
(a) |
Dr.
K H Gharda M. S. Chem. Engg. (USA), Ph.D. in Chem. Engg. & Chemistry |
Managing
Director |
|
(b) |
Mr D
T Desai F.C.A. |
Director |
|
(c) |
Mr
Hoshang C Patel MS
(Chem. Engg.) |
Director |
|
(d) |
Mr D
H Mirani Chemical
Engineers |
Director |
Other
Executives:
|
(a) |
Mr
R P Desai
|
General Manager – Project & Technical
|
|
(b) |
Dr
P H Nagar
|
General Manager– QA & R&D
|
|
(c) |
Mr
R N Chhawsaria
|
General Manager – Production
|
|
(d) |
Mr
J R Panchal
|
Deputy General Manager – Finance
|
Manufacturing
Facilities:
GIL
has impressive manufacturing facilities and it employs around 440 people. The
Company is manufacturing Technical Grade pesticides like Quinalphos,
Carbendazim, Cypermethrin Fenvalerate, Triazophos and their formulations and an
Intermediate Meta Phenoxy Benzaldehyde.
The company’s R&D programme is helping to
upgrade several of its manufacturing processes using modern techniques and
analytical equipment.
.