Sunrise Glass is the glass container manufacturing arm of Astron Group that was founded by Lt. Hasmukhbhai Thakkar in 1984. The company is currently having leaderships of Sh. Upesh Thakkar as the Chairman, Sh. Gaurav Thakkar being the Executive Director and Sh.Hargun Bhambhani, the Managing Director.
Glass as Sustainable packaging
Increasing acceptance of sustainable options in packaging and growing concerns for future generation has accelerated glass container manufacturing industry growth globally. The Indian glass manufacturing sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6 – 7 percent, where enterprises with a better technological ability and flexibility in system to customize products matching with consumer expectations will play a crucial role.
Matching the quantities of production precisely to consumer requirements which fluctuates with the market is one of the major challenges of glass manufacturing industry in India. Sunrise Glass is a renowned name in the Indian market not only in terms of its decade-old presence of Quality Product Supplier but also its sustainable approach and community serving attitude.
Gaurav Thakkar, Executive Director of Sunrise says, “Post Corona Pandemic even general masses have also started thinking towards environment balance & this creates shift from plastics to glass as sustainable option of packaging. Even UN has also decided to dedicate year 2022 as International year for glass, to create global awareness for back to glass for future.
Sunrise among all Indian glass container manufacturers is a natural choice as we are recycling maximum percent of glass & with inclusion of smart technology in cullet sorting we intend to go up to 70- 80 percent recycling rate in near future. This will not only reduce our carbon foot print but will also meet our customer expectation”.
Key Differentiators
Sunrise is focused on identifying the key pain-points of the consumers and deliver exact solutions through its flexibility in production and its best-in-class technological setup.
Mr. Hargun Bhambhani, MD adds, “At Sunrise we have two glass melting furnace of total 400 MTD with 9 production line. New expansion of 240 MT will be commissioned by August 2021 with another 4 lines. The judicious use of technology & manpower is balanced to give best quality to customers at optimum price”. Sunrise has a third-party certification of ISO 9001:2015/ ISO 14000:2015 and ISO 22000:2018. It is acknowledged by SMETA 4 Pillar Version 6.02 standard Compliances.
The close proximity (i.e. within 7 Kms) to Hazira port is biggest logistical cost advantage for Sunrise Glass has over its competition helping it to be major exporter of glass container.
Wide Range of Offerings
Sunrise Glass has a whole range of product in Food & Liquor Bottles in flint color. The Company believes on being proactive in building quality in to the product rather than a reactive approach. Sunrise has the ability to produce bottles & Jars in B&B/P&B varying from 90ml to 1000ml. It has a machine flexibility of SG/DG/TG that makes it a turnkey solution provider to customers. The experienced & dedicated team at Sunrise Glasses always works on building quality standard through regular training & adopting risk-based approach for each process.
Upesh Thakkar, Chairman
Striving for the Best
Being a part of Astron Group, Sunrise Glass has always thrived for delivering the best to its customers. Sunrise glass group has over 600 employees & it provides the perfect exposure for an aspirant with its wide market acknowledgement. It has a wide range and expertise in glass and ceramic manufacturing.
Gaurav Thakkar, Executive Director
Sunrise is planning further diversification in household segment/ cosmetic with premium liquor & food segment by dedicating one existing furnace to cater the need of domestic as well as export customer expectations.
Sunrise is focused on identifying the key pain-points of the consumers and deliver exact solutions through its flexibility in production and its best-in-class technological setup
Smart and Sustainable
Sunrise uses maximum recycling, which makes the company a natural choice for clients. It recycles maximum percent of glass with inclusion of smart technology cullet sorting. It intends to increase the recycling rate to 90 percent which will reduce carbon footprint, subsequently meeting consumer expectations. Its fully-automated state-of-the-art manufacturing units follow lean manufacturing processes, meeting the varying client requirements. The flexible capacity and advanced technology set-up provides an edge through the smart manufacturing channel of the Sunrise Brand. Seven levels QA system with real-time monitoring is designed along with strong will of top management to provide all resources to exceed customer expectations.
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