Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Home About Us Management NIMBUS Business News & Events About Us History Vision & Mission Core Values Awards & CSR Activities Policies (Quality Policy) International Partners Management Chairman Managing Director Executive Director Head Corporate Finance Chief Operating Officer Chief Technical Officer Business Agribusiness, Solvent Extraction & Animal Nutrition Plastic Processing Investment Banking & Advisory Travel and Tourism LPG Bottling and Distribution Trading Tender Supplies News & Events Training Future Plans Contact Us Contact Information Branch Offices Future Plans Contact Us Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) About Us Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd is a holding company (NIMBUS) with the aim of providing management and consultant support in the areas of Human Resource, Agribusiness, Marketing, Administration, Legal, Finance, and other common functions to companies under its management. The company was registered in the name of Nimbus Marketing later it was renamed as Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd to fulfill its above mentioned objectives. History Nimbus Marketing was founded in the year 1998 as a partnership with an objective of import and export of various consumer products (foodstuffs). The original activities of the company consisted mostly of the import of consumer goods such as confectionary from India and distributed all over the country through retail and wholesale. During its initial phase the company was started with only three people. It gradually shifted its business to agribusiness sector. It started to import soyacake and maize from India and distributed all over Nepal. Nimbus International Company P. Ltd was established in 2000. It mainly deals with trading of animal health and nutrition. It imports vitamins, vaccines and veterinary medicines from multinational companies like ELANCO USA, Adisseo FRANCE, Alltech USA, Merial FRANCE and used its rural distribution network to market these products all over the country. It also started a feed supplement manufacturing unit, focusing on exports to India, graduated to marketing feed supplements in the local markets by creating an effective rural distribution network. All these activities and experience led to the path of setting up, Probiotech Industries Pvt. Ltd in 2004, the first pellet feed mill in Nepal. It is the first feed industry to receive ISO 9001: 2008 certification. Shakti is the largest selling animal feed brand in Nepal with 25% of the market share. It is the first brand to be certified Nepal Standard (NS-11) and NS Quality Award. Within a short span of its establishment; the company has diversified its business into different sectors. It established National Polyplast Pvt. Ltd which manufactures poly woven fabrics. It also ventured in LPG business acquiring Sambriddhi Gas Udhyog and Nepal Gas. Beside production and distribution it is also involved in service sectors. It has its own company Green Invest Limited for investment banking and advisory. It has started Nine Nepal, the first organized car rental and leasing services in Nepal and travel agency named Avalon Travel & Tour to provide a complete travel services. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Today, combined, we are approx. NRs 6.00 Billion business with more than 500 employees, a sales team of 60 with 14 depots, 110 dealers, and 500 sub-dealers across the country. We reach out to 8000+ farmers in 65 districts of Nepal. Our employee base comprises of experts from the related industries, including veterinarians, JTAs, Engineers, MBA graduates, Chartered Accountants, Agricultural and Financial consultants. We work or have worked with companies like Suguna, Godrej, Shanthi Fortune, Ranbaxy (VENTEX-Pfizer) in India, some of the large ones in our sector, which has sharpened our business acumen, insight, appetite and also skills. Vision & Mission NIMBUS aims to be an exemplary model for agro processing, rural network and distribution channel and a platform for financial services in years to come. Core Values We are guided by the certain core values to which we are always committed. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these values. Fair business practices Quality products Technical Value Addition Build long term business ties Increase in stakeholder value Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Awards & CSR Activities Over the years, Nimbus has been able to provide a leadership in the agri business sector of Nepal. We have always believed in providing the best quality products to our valued customers at reasonable prices. We always believed in innovation of products and technology so that we can create benefits to our customers and farmers. For its efforts, NIMBUS has been recognized with the ‘NS Quality Award’ for its quality production. Similarly, we have received many appreciation certificates from different organizations too. The NIMBUs understands that the various awards and recognitions that we received are because of our top priority for quality. We have never compromised in the quality of products with regards to machinery, raw material, personnel and our final product. Though we as the NIMBUS have never worked with the hope to receive any award as such, nevertheless these awards are very important for the organization to keep focusing on quality production. It plays a vital role for the business sector in all aspects. This is an indicator of our performance and growth. Awards & Achievements ISO 9001: 2008 Certification Nepal Standard (NS – 11) NS Quality Award CSR Activities National level awards for veterinarians. Institutional level awards for veterinary students of IAAS and HICAST. National level awards for poultry entrepreneur Social Affiliations Traffic Islands and Bus Shed Management FNCCI Excellence Awards BOSS Corporate Quiz Ncell Beach Cricket Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Quality Policy We all are committed to meet the challenge of today’s market by consistently producing Quality products at affordable price. At NIMBUS, quality has always been a first priority. Quality of the products can be upgraded only by knowing it, so we have many firsts in the industry on storage facilities and lab equipments for the purpose. We have a full-fledged Wet Chemistry Laboratory, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Lab and Near Infra Red (NIR) Lab which ensures thorough quality test of our products before they are launched in the market. At National Polyplast (Plastic Processing), we have Wrap Reel Machine, Electronic Weighing Balance, Electronic Tensile Tester Machine for Tape, Tensile Tester Machine for Fabric and Micro Gauge Meter to measure thickness of tape. These tests enable the stricter control on raw material selection and quality control of finished goods. Beside strongly focused on technology for achieving high quality product, we believe that commercial aspect is as important as technology. So we have focused on techno-commercial approach to get the desirable outcome. International Partners We have been associated with international companies like Altech USA, ELANCO (Animal health division of Eli Lilly), Merial FRANCE, Ernst & Young (E&Y) INDIA, Sixth rent a car (GERMANY), some of the large ones in our sector, which has sharpened our business expertise, appetite and skills. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Management Chairman Jagdish Prasad Agrawal is the chairman of Nimbus. He had spent most of his life working for other companies. His stint with Nepal Brewery exposed him to the world of business and provided him the technical skills. With this skill he together with his son had started ball pen manufacturing company as their first venture. Though they failed to make a mark in their first venture they kept exploring for new areas. They moved into the livestock business which was not planned but was an accident. With his strong determination and dedication the company has achieved a huge success in agro and livestock business in Nepal. Till date he has been actively involved in different associations. He was a President of Nepal Beverage Association, Management Association of Nepal (MAN), Vice President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries, General Secretary of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FNCCI), Nepal-US Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Exec. Member of MAN, FNCCI, Member of National Tripartite Committee on Labor Matters, National Minimum Wage Committee, Prime Minister’s Central Committee on Administrative Reforms and Tax advisory committee attached to Finance Ministry of Nepal. He has attended many National and International seminars on Labor and Economic issues and presented papers on these matters on behalf of FNCCI, CNI and other institutions. His dedication and way of working has set an example to the whole Nimbus family. Managing Director Anand Bagaria is a well known figure among the business communities and entrepreneurs in Nepal. He is the Managing Director of Nimbus, which ranks among the leading and innovative business houses in Nepal. After completing his engineering he was into the import and distribution of FMCG products and set up a manufacturing unit of writing instruments. This could not make a mark but he did not stop and kept exploring for new areas. He recognized the opportunity in poultry sector even though he knew nothing about poultry and the technical aspects of the industry but he came into this sector with hard work and strong determination. Under his leadership Nimbus has transformed to a cumulative of Rs. 6 billion company. Today Nimbus is the largest animal nutrition and pellet feed manufacturer in the country. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Executive Director Umang Bagaria was born in Kathmandu, Nepal on the 19th of July. Having studied the first few years at Modern Indian School, he went to Bishop Cotton Boys School, Bangalore and then graduated from Symbioses College, Pune. He then embarked to Sydney to complete his MBA with a major in Finance. He worked at Westpac Banking Corporation as treasury and derivatives executive and then had a stint with Commonwealth bank of Australia in the middle office for trading of derivatives. He returned home after his stint in Sydney and worked as the Executive director at NIMBUS currently handling the plastics and trading division. Head Corporate Finance Mansi Tayal Bagaria was born on 20th August 1981. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession and has completed her education in Delhi, India. She started her career with Perot Systems India (now Dell Systems) in 2003 as a MIS Analyst and moved on to Credit Rating Industry in 2004. She has worked with CRISIL (a subsidiary of Standard and Poor’s) and FITCH ratings as a Senior Manager for 6 years. In the Credit Rating she has handled a vast portfolio covering large to midsized companies in the fertilizer, IT, education, paint, textile, Plastics, Chemicals sector as well as rated conglomerates like Godrej & Boyce, Aditya Birla Nuvo etc. She shifted to Nepal in 2010 and thereafter joined NIMBUS where she currently heads the finance operations. Chief Operating Officer Soban L. Shrestha has been associated with NIMBUS as Chief Operating Officer since 2 years. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maharashtra and EMBA from Pokhara University. Previously he has worked with Vibor Properties as a Chief Functional Officer, CG Foods, Fudco Nepal as a General Manager, Coca Cola SABCO as a Chief Technical Manager and many other reputed organizations. He holds an experience of over 19 years. Chief Technical Officer Dr. Dinesh Gautam is a Chief Sales and Technical Officer at NIMBUS and has been associated since 10 years. He holds Bachelor in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry from Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur Campus and currently he is doing an EMBA from Kathmandu University. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Business Nimbus is an umbrella company which has following investments across diverse business areas: Agribusiness, Solvent Extraction & Animal Nutrition – Probiotech Industries Pvt. Ltd Probiotech Industries is the first feed industry to receive ISO 9001: 2008 and NS certification. It has the latest pelleting plant with autobatching facility producing 300 MT of feed every day. “Shakti” is the largest selling animal feed brand in Nepal with 25% of the market share of feed in Nepal. Probiotech deals with approximately 20 products in animal feed, another 20 in feed supplements and around 20 more in fine chemicals, vaccines and medicines. It’s the largest importer of fine chemicals for animal nutrition in Nepal. It has the largest and most advanced grain storage facility, SILO, of 25,000 MT at any point of time. In an aim of business integration and expansion, Probiotech has installed a state of art soybean extraction plant in the manufacturing premises. The soybean by-product is used in feed mill for feed production as well as sold in the market under the brand name SOYMAX. It is a trusted brand in its segment and widely accepted by the industry leaders. The feed production facility is well equipped with a fully functioning laboratory where extensive research and development activities are carried out. A full-fledged Wet Chemistry Laboratory, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPCL) Lab and Near Infra Red (NIR) Lab ensures thorough quality test of our products before they are launched in the market. This further eliminates the lengthy wet chemistry process which takes days to compete. Multiple parameters can be checked in just 5 minutes. These tests enable the stricter control on raw material selection and quality control of finished goods. Poly Woven Fabric Production – National Polyplast Pvt. Ltd With a view to manufacture Polypropylene, HDPI, HDPEHM, plastic film, tube, liner, bags, sacks etc National Polyplast Industries Pvt. Ltd (NPP) was established in the year 2000 under a partnership starting with a single tape line and looms resulting in a production capacity of 2400 MT annually. Thereafter it was expanded to 4800 MT annually in the year 2004 and the third expansion was achieved in the year 2006 to produce 6000 MT per annum. NPP has one of the largest production capacities in Nepal with an annual turnover of 1 billion. Its products are mainly exported in India and Nepal. It produces high quality poly woven fabrics which are supplied to industries like animal feed, fertilizers, cement, grain packaging etc. It is also in process of setting of a bag printing and conversion lines to cater to the end consumer directly. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) NPP directly involves 450 staff running the unit 24 hours a day. It was recently awarded by the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce as the highest exporter in its category in Birgunj. This is an ISO certified plastic processing plant. Investment Banking & Advisory – Green Invest Ltd With an objective to provide Nepal with all Global Technologies, Funding, and know how, Green Invest Ltd (GIL) was established. GIL is a brain child of very eminent business houses of Nepal. GIL offers Investment Banking services through which it provides corporations, entrepreneurs and investors, the highest quality independent financial advice and transaction execution. The professionals at GIL along with the technical partner Ernst & Young (E&Y) (India) offer a full range of services and transaction expertise, including private placements of equity, capital raising services in public markets, mergers and acquisition and restructuring advisory services. Other services include advisory risk management, product consulting financial closures, global research and retail investment. For more detail please visit http://www.greeninvest.com.np Travel and Tourism – Nine Nepal Pvt. Ltd & Avalon Travels and Tours Pvt. Ltd To provide a complete travel service in Nepal with expertise in travel, tour and hospitality Avalon Travels and Tours Pvt. Ltd was established in 2009. Impelled with challenge, Avalon Travels and Tours strive to provide new products and services to tourism sector in Nepal. Avalon has tied up with various local and international agencies to promote inbound and outbound tours. Avalon has organized a few MICE activities for large organizations (50-150) and is now in the process of developing adventure activities that has never been done in Nepal. In the process of expanding its business 9 Nepal Pvt. Ltd was started on May 8 2009 by nine entrepreneurs and professionals. The company is the first organized car rental and leasing services provider in Nepal. It provides a well maintained fleet of 50 vehicles, and provides personalized services, whereby placing an utmost importance to customer care ranging from individuals to organizations. In October 2010, 9 Nepal took the franchisee of SIXT, the largest and most preferred car rental company in Europe and is known for its premium service. All cars provided are 2009 or later models. The quality of service provided is also the main attraction. The cars are equipped with air Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) bags and seat belts and comprehensive third party insurance. It is a 24/7 service with replacement guarantee in case of car breakage. Its clients include INGO/NGO sector, corporate sector, hotels and travel agencies. For more detail please visit http://www.sixt.com.np/ LPG Bottling and Distribution – Nepal Gas Pvt. Ltd & Sambriddhi Gas Udhyog Pvt. Ltd Apart from service and production it is also involved in refilling and sale of Liquid Petroleum Gas. It acquired Sambriddhi Gas Udhyog in 2009 and Nepal Gas in 2011. Together we are the market leader in terms of filling capacity, storage facility and the largest bottler of LPG in the country with a total circulation of 450,000 cylinders and distributor network spread across the nation. It makes direct sale to around 65 institutional customers, which include all star hotels, major food chains, US embassy, British and UN offices etc. Trading – Nimbus International Co. Pvt. Ltd To carry out the business of import and distribution of animal feed supplements, feed grains, veterinary treatment products and other agri inputs it has a trading company, Nimbus International Company (P) Ltd. In addition to agri inputs trading it is also involved in selling of bitumen, PVC coated fabrics, tarpaulin. Tender Business Besides, our expertise includes tender bidding and we have participated in Government tender calls. We bid tender not less than NRs 15 million and our scope of tender includes agri-products such as fertilizer, pesticide, farm-machinery, electronics, equipments related to telecom. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) News & Events To strengthen the poultry industry Nimbus has been contributing in every possible way. It has been regularly conducting training to its poultry and livestock farmers and dealers across the country. Some National and international organizations have been collaborating with NIMBUS to provide trainings to poultry farmers. Nimbus has associated with Practical Action, an NGO in a project funded by IFC (International Finance Corporation, part of World Bank), to provide training on poultry management. Future Plans In the immediate future, NIMBUS eyes plans production of Alkyd Resins at Hetauda with annual production capacity of 3500 MT. The Alkyd Resin that we will produce are Long Oil Alkyd Resin, Medium Oil Alkyd Resin and Short Oil Alkyd Resin. It is planning to sale and support of heavy commercial vehicles and structured techno-commercial agri input retailing. NIMBUS is also working on an ambitious project to bring farm produce to the dining table, by means of integrating with the farmers, input providers and retailing. This project will entail livestock and agri processing, storage, logistics and retailing in a participative manner with the farmers on one end and retailers on the other. It is also working towards becoming 10-billion companies by 2015. Nimbus Holdings Pvt. Ltd (NIMBUS) Contact Us Corporate Office KATHMANDU P.O. Box: 5751, KUK Building Sinamangal, Kathmandu – 9 Tel: 977 1 4467791 Fax: 977 1 4467795 E-mail: sinamangal@nimbusnepal.com www.nimbusnepal.com Branch Offices BIRGUNJ Tel: 977 51 522336 Fax: 977 51 520963 BUTWAL Tel: 977 71 698005 HETAUDA Tel: 977 57 524854 POKHARA Tel: 977 61 695767 NARAYANGARH Tel: 977 56 571692 Fax: 977 56 570771 ABUKHAIRENI Tel: 977 65 450364 ITAHARI Tel: 977 25 620622