The incisive vision of Kapil Sachdev has ensured both companies become Most Valuable Brands of Automation Industry in India
A visit to the Ghaziabad based Head Office of Toshi Automation Solutions (TAS) feels almost like what Alice must have felt on her trip to Wonderland. All those automated doors, automated sanitizer and soap dispensers, automated flushers and urinals in the rest rooms, automated roof, pergola and awnings, and scores of other automated products installed for demo make you feel as if you are in some magic world. It is no wonder that Toshi Automation Solutions is considered to be the best automation company in India.
Kapil Sachdev, an automation industry veteran and the founder of Toshi Automation Solutions (www.toshiautomation.com), leads the firm as its CEO. His wife and business partner, Reema Sachdev planned for and designed TAS head office in a manner that showcases its products in the best possible light and wow their prospective customers.
It was more than three decades ago, when a young undergraduate from Ghaziabad, barely in his late teens, used to travel to his mentors office in West Delhi just to learn the basics of automation. After spending hours in the workshop, he was sent into the field to various client sites in NCR. Quite a few times every week he ended up travelling more than 200 km in a day, going from one site to the other on his scooter, and then back to office before finally going back home. Kapil never complained and made sure that he was never late for an appointment.
“After spending over a year at my mentor’s tutelage, I asked for his blessings to set up my own automation business. I promised him that my venture will never compete with his and we don’t even today. That was the guru dakshina to my mentor for the knowledge that helped me start out on my own,” shares Kapil on how he came about setting up his own business.
Being really close to his mother, Kapil chose her name, Toshi, to be the brand name for his venture. With his hard work, the brand saw a meteoric rise within the first couple of years and Kapil’s elder brother also joined the business to help with its expansion. With his family by the side, Kapil decided to reach out to globally known brands in the automation business and bring their technology and proven automation products to India.
Over the next decade, Kapil built multiple partnerships with major global automation companies including Dynaco (Belgium), RIB (Italy), PAW (Turkey), Dortex (Taiwan), etc. Kapil has also trained with specialists from Belgium,Italy, Spain and Turkey to have hands-on experience on every product that TAS deals with. His vision and hard work have enabled TAS to emerge as the No.1 Automation Brand in India and win the trust and confidence of its hundreds of customers.