Timeline
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Prior to 1932
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At the ago of 16, Mr. Manubhai
V. Shah (our
grandfather) came to
Bombay from his small village in Kadi (near Kapadwanj in Gujarat),
looking for a job.
- Mr.
Chamanlal Mehta was his Mama Ji, who looked after him and guided
him towards his journey.
- He
did numerous jobs and acquired experience in Bombay for over 11
years.
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1932 to 1942
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Despite having basic education, in the year 1932, our grandfather
founded M. Shah & Co., in the British Raj in Bombay.
- In the next 2-3
years, he invited his brothers, Vinodkaka and Natukaka to join his
company.
- With their utmost dedication, the
company acquired the sole distributorship for Becton-Dickison
(BD-USA), which was the start of a new era for them.
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1942 to 1952
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The National Surgical Company was a production facility that was
established at Worli, Bombay for operation theatre equipment and
sterilizers.
- It become a leading company in the
hospital supply field and retained that status for a long period.
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1952 to 1962
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The business was extended by placing offices in New Delhi, Madras
and Calcutta.
- Merely at the
ago of 50, the founder of the company, our grandfather passed away
on 2 April 1956.
- The second
generation of the family began joining the company from 1959 and
took various responsibilities according to their expertise.
- For
manufacturing manometers and hypodermic needles, a new and widely
spread facility was established in Baroda, for B-D products in
collaboration with U.S. Becton-Dickison.
- The was a major step for our
company with an overseas joint venture and this facility named
Shah Medical & Surgical Co. Ltd. (SAMCO) remained a flagship
company for a long time.
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1962 to 1972
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In the year 1970, another unit was established in Baroda, named
Medicare Equipment Company which was involved in production of
operation theatre equipment & sterilizers.
- With an aim to produce
medical plastic disposables, we became a diversified company for
the first time in history and
for the same, a facility named, Surgiplast Pvt. Ltd., was set-up
in Ahmedabad in the early 70s.
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1972 to 1982
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In this decade, we added many new products to our collection.
- Medicare began
the production of autocycles & autodoor in Baroda to be
incorporated with conventional autoclaves.
- For the very
first time in India, Mediquip Remote control operation table was
manufactured in Medicare and received an eminent award of Imports
Substitute Product from the Ministry of Health, Govt. Of India.
- Our company also started
manufacturing innovative Skull Clamp for the first time in India
and was introduced in the year of 1982 to help Neurosurgical
operations in the country.
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1982 to 1992
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Our company became a leader in developing intraocular lenses for
cataract surgeries in India.
- We
took the distributorship of world class ophthalmic collection of
products from Allergan, Meditech & Storz for Indian
ophthalmologists.
- Samir
Surgitech Pvt. Ltd. was founded
in Baroda in this
decade and undertook the
complete marketing of
these items all over the
country.
- A facility
for Phaco Surgery for cataract and refractive surgery on eyes was
created
in Baroda and soon after,
this centre turned into service industry of the parent company.
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1992 to 2002
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In this decade, a regional centre of our company was developed in
the city of Pune.
- In Pune,
Visioncare Consumables was established as exclusively a marketing
company for Ophthalmic consumables.
- Angiplast Pvt. Ltd. was formed in
Ahmedabad and our production activities tripled both in Baroda as
well as in Ahmedabad during this consequential decade. Both of the
factories are ISO and CE certified currently.
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2002 to 2012
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- In this decade, our company made
tremendous professional strides but
had to experience some emotional difficulties.
- On
8th
September 2007, we lost our youngest Kaka, Piyushkaka. His
contribution while being in U.S. for 14 years and while in India
for 16 years can never be overlooked.
- Because
of a cardiac ailment, the
eldest son of Natukaka took heavenly abode on 2 August 2009. He
was the first to represent the company as team of the
second generation.
- In
the early 2009, our company launched an energy saving device
namely, M. Shah Nano Cycle which ultimately acquired recognition
from the State of Maharashtra as power saving console for high
pressure vessels.
- Sadly,
on 17 August, 2011 we lost Bipinkaka in Ahmedabad after a sudden
short illness. He worked from Ahmedabad for 40 years and aided all
companies to grow in terms of manufacturing, marketing as well as
finance.
- Our
company introduced the Mediquamata Remote Control Operation Tabled
in September 2011, which was developed in Pune. It is an
ultramodern product which complies with the international quality
standards. The product is
priced much reasonably, considering the urban as well as rural
markets of India.
- On
21 January 2012, we all gathered to celebrate the present while
embracing our marvelous heritage with a nostalgic past.
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