Milestones

Birth cenetary celebration of Aspee Founder Member Late Shri Lallubhai. M. Patel - 23rd March 2006. ( 23-03-1906 - 12-03-1996 )

Participated in International exhibition in Agriculture - Agritechnica-2005 held at Hanover in Germany. Mr.Jatin Patel and Mr.Rajeev Patel represented ASPEE Group

Aspee-V-2007 an all plastic economical knapsack and AMK/800--Motorised Knapsack sprayers were launched in the market.

Aspee started giving Three awards as "Farmer Of The Year" awards with one award reserved for Women Farmer.

ASPEE - American Springs and Pressing Works Pvt. Ltd. celebrated Golden Jubilee and Aspee Agro Equipment Pvt. Ltd. Bilimora celebrated Silver Jubilee

Kolkata branch office spruce up from 23, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, to 1, Sarojini Naidu Sarani, Calcutta, which is spacious, better locale, attractive complex and has a beautiful showroom.

The recent addition of a Depot is a boon to the Eastern Region. They can draw their urgent requirements from here, getting quicker supplies.

A request for a sprayer for spraying in Vineyards, came from the Grape Growers of Maharashtra, to save on labour and economise on waste of costly pesticide.

ASPEE experimented, conducted trials on a massive scale and procured success in this project with the help of Nasik grape growers, who gave their valuable suggestions. Being in tune with the locale and crop, their feedback coupled with the technical expertise and innovation mind of Shri. Sharad Patel gave the farmers of Maharashtra a satisfying result - the Air Assisted Tractamount Sprayer. It is now the delight of not only the Grape Growers but also of the Mango Growers, Orchardists, Vegetable Planters and Rubber Growers.

The political turmoil in the Northern region was rampant. The Northern ASPEE 'Fan' faced hardships to obtain ASPEE products. ASPEE went on a massive search to find a strategic location for a new depot. The perfect choice - Azadpur Mandi, Asia's biggest fruit market. A new modernized office was opened at Sasco Bhawan in Azadpur Mandi, within proximity of the Northern farmer and especially beneficial to the Jammu & Kashmir farmer who often visit this market area. The office and godown has proved a boon as it facilitates proximity, availability and after sales services all at one time.

The farmer of Himachal Pradesh was weighed down beneath the weight of the Power Sprayers, that took his breath away on the hilly terrain. He longed for a light weight power sprayer, for spraying on Apple Orchards in the rough slopes of Himachal Pradesh. ASPEE understood his predicament, rose to the occasion and took it up as an challenge. The ASPEE Twin Piston Power Sprayer, popularly known as ASPEE Sidflow Power Sprayer is now a hot favourite as it is light weight & compact, making mobility easier in hilly terrain. The farmer of Himachal Pradesh has now become an ASPEE friend forever.

In a bid to further production, ASPEE set up a new unit in the heart of picturesque Tansa, where agriculture rubs shoulders with Horticulture. Sister concern Navyug Krishi Sadhan Pvt. Ltd. was added to the ASPEE family. The unit was aimed to bring economy to the farmer. Special attention was given to cut down costs, especially in the ever popular and always in demand, ASPEE Bolo and CDA, so that the farmer would benefit. It focused on cutting cost, prompt supplies and to reach products to every remote corner of the country.

The need to manufacture spare parts at economic prices was imperative. This lead to the inception of ASPEE Plant Protection Appliances Pvt. Ltd. at Bilimora, with the main objective of manufacturing spare parts for equipment manufactured by American Spring and ASPEE Agro. This would ensure availability of spares, quicker supplies and efficient after sales service. ASPEE Plant Protection Appliances Pvt. Ltd. proved to a boon and soon the sale of spares increased tremendously.

"ASPEE" & the "Farmer" have always been an inextricable part of each other. ASPEE owed much to the farming community who helped catapult it to its present position. Hence, ASPEE felt it a boundant duty to repay this debt to the farmers, to give back something in return for what ASPEE earned through them. This saw the birth of "ASPEE Agril. Research & Development Foundation". It aimed a conducting scientific research for the extension of knowledge in the field of Plant Protection. To encourage excellence in Plant Protection prizes & awards were given to Agriculture Graduates and Progressive Farmers. With a sponsorship of Rupees One Crore contributed by ASPEE, its employees, their distributors and associates, the foundation was set up with the basic intent of encouraging many of the budding Agriculturists of the country to better the standard of Agriculture. In the quest of Mr. L.M. Patel's vision of motivating youth to go back to farming, he instituted scholarships for studies leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. From the inspection of the Foundation, Junior Fellowships have been awarded for studies leading to M.Sc. and Senior Fellowships for studies leading to Ph.D. have been awarded with Gold Medals to boost sprits of youth. Crop competitions were sponsored for various crops on an All-India basis. Rice, Jowar, Ground-nut and Onion growing competitions were held to encourage farmers to use improved methods of agriculture and produce higher yields and better quality crops. The winners were awarded and were given publicity by publishing their efforts in the form of interesting literature. All this for one basic intent - to promote a Greener, Self-sufficient India.
Some of the Research projects undertaken were,

• Tur Improvement Swarming Catepillars and False Smut on Rice
• Influence on the Spraying System of efficiency of Insecticides against Bollworm of Cotton
• Testing of Air Carrier Spraying System against Hoppers infesting Mangoes in Konkan region
• Crop loss estimation due to spidermite on cotton
• Effect of Organic Manure and Green Manure on the performance of Rabi-hot weather Groundnut
• Biological control of Rhizocionia rot in cotton by Fluorescent Pseudo Moneds

An total aesthetically pleasing new modern look was given to the factory, with provision of ultra modern machinery and well planned office with newly renovated premises. It was inaugurated by an ASPEE fan, the then Defence Minister, Mr. S. K. Patil.

Keeping with time, ASPEE moves fast and effectively into the Power Operated arena to introduce the first Power Duster & Sprayer and Conventional Sprayers operated by air-cooled engines. Indeed a welcome break.

Expansion - A sign of growth.

The space limitation at Santacruz necessitated the shifting to a spacious place. The existing factory now stands in Adarsh Housing Society at Malad.

ASPEE locally manufactured the Orient Hand Rotary Duster, which was soon awarded with a sizeable order placed by the Department of Agriculture, Bombay. Against heavy odds, the order was completed by Shri. L.M. Patel and his technical partner, Shri. D.C. Mistry within 3 days. Working practically round the clock. This boosted their morale in leading a milestone for further progress.