| 1946 |
Incorporate of Vakil & Sons Pvt. Ltd., a private limited company |
| 1949 |
Mehta Family of South Africa took controlling interest in Company |
| 1957 |
Received the first of several National Awards for excellence in printing from then Vice President of India,
Dr. S. Radhakrishan |
| 1962 |
Set up an additional printing facility at Prabhadevi, Central Mumbai – the present location.Installed modern
offset presses at this location |
| 1963 |
Entry into the field of greeting card publishing. Considered as pioneers of greeting cards in India |
| 1965 |
Installed a modern processing department, one of the first of its kind in India.The Company purchased 40%
stake in Vakils, Feffer & Simons Pvt. Ltd., a joint Indo-American venture, engaged in the business of book
publishing |
| 1967 |
Pioneered the introduction of humorous card in India called “ Frolic Card” with help of designer Mickey Patel |
| 1970 |
Major expansion of offset printing facility |
| 1980 |
Installed a sophisticated phototypesetter LINOTRON 202, one of the first of its kind in India |
| 1981 |
Order from UNICEF for two Christmas Cards. This is the first time that UNICEF placed an order from a
developing country |
| 1982 |
Received an award for book designing from Leipzig International Book Design Company |
| 1985 |
Received an award for the being outstanding employer of physically handicapped people |
| 1986 |
Printed a “History of the Congress” in three volumes. A prestigious publication for the Government of India,
which was released by then Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi |
| 1994 |
Appointed Indian affiliates of Bowne & Co. Inc, the world’s largest financial printers |
| 1998 |
Foray into International Premedia pre-press services |
| 2001 |
Co-founded Softype, Inc., a company in Palo Alto, USA, thus gaining a foothold in the US markets |
| 2005 |
Incorporation of Vakils Premedia. Shifting our registered office from South Mumbai to Central Mumbai – our
present location |
| 2006 |
Phasing out of certain production facilities to enable the organization to avail modern technology and
processes |
| 2008 |
Installation of a state of art five color offset press from Japan |
