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APTICO, incorporated in 1976 is a premier Technical Consultancy Organization (TCO) promoted jointly by all-India Financial Institutions (IDBI, IFCI, ICICI), State Industry Development Corporations (APIDC,APSFC, APSSIDC) and Commercial Banks (Andhra Bank, Indian Bank, State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank).

We, at APITCO offer a wide range of consulting services, especially to SMEs in project identification, project counseling, pre-feasibility reports, detailed project feasibility studies, market assessment, expansion, diversification and turnaround strategies, energy audits, waste minimisation, environment impact assessment, skill development etc.

Our services to institutions engaged in industrial and entrepreneurship development relate to undertaking area development studies, preparation of perspective plans, carrying out evaluation studies, industry specific studies, project appraisals, project management, asset valuation HRD interventions, capacity building, livelihood support strategies and micro enterprise development.

SMEs, private corporate, industry promotion agencies, commercial banks, financial institutions, internationational funding institutions, Government Departments and NGOs comprise our core clientele.

APITCO's services are backed by a large team of in-house professionals, academically accomplished and experienced in the disciplines of Engineering, Economics, Marketing and Market Research, Financial Management, Energy and Environment Management, Human Resource Development, and Entrepreneurship. Development. Besides, empanelled experts also extend professional support on retainership basis.

Overseas Operations

APITCO’s operations are not confined to Andhra Pradesh. We are the first TCO to have a consultancy joint venture in UAE. Besides, we are active through our network partnerships in Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore.

Functions & Services

Core Consulting Capabilities

Micro Enterprise Development
  • Identification of potential entrepreneurs among different target groups as Rural Poor, Women, Minorities, SCs, STs, etc.
  • Identification of area specific viable manufacturing and servicing activities.
  • Extending candidate specific hand-holding support right from project identification, securing financial assistance, accessing market through guidance and monitoring during project implementation and commercial operation.
  • Capacity building of other support providers.

APITCO is a trend settter in micro enterprise development so far helped establish more than 10,000 micro enterprises as part of many a livelihood promotion projects in Andhra Pradesh. More than 85% of these enterprises are operating successfully.

Training Programmes

  • Developing Entrepreneurship Training modules for different target group participants.
  • Organising Skill Development Programmes for candidates selected under different government schemes of assistance such as SGSY, SJSRY and STST programmes.
  • Conducting Management Appreciation Programmes for SSIs.
  • Upgrading skills of middle and senior level executives through management development programmes.
  • Conceiving client specific in-house training modules for SMEs.
APITCO has a strong base of Accredited Trainer Motivators who regularly conduct training to diverse target groups on wide ranging subjects with the help of state of the art training modules

Research Studies

  • Programme Evaluation
  • Action Research
  • Industry Specific Research
  • Area Planning
  • Resource Potential Assessment
  • Industry Location Assessment
  • Product Research
  • Consumer Research
We have professionals who possess high analytical abilities and have undertaken several research studies, based on both quantitative and qualitative research.

Technology Transfers

  • Sourcing Commercially Viable Technologies
  • Technology Status Evaluation
  • Technology Demonstration
  • Facilitating Technology Transfers between Indian SMEs and their overseas counterparts
  • Propagation of Innovative Rural Technologies

We have facilitated technology transfers in products relating to plastics, edible oil refining castor seed processing, bulk drugs, chemicals, leather goods, hosiery, silk reeling, software, wooden furniture, pearl culture, bio-fertilisers. Also enabled joint venture collaborations between Indian SMEs and those in Malaysia and Taiwan

Development of Industry Clusters

  • Carrying out Cluster Diagnostic Studies
  • Preparing Cluster Development Plans
  • Implementing Cluster Modernisation and Development Programmes
  • Perspective Planning for Developing New Industrial Clusters
APITCO is actively engaged in the development of fruit processing, foundry, readymade garments, handloom cotton durries and mango jelly clusters in Andhra Pradesh.

Project Planning

You can rely on our vast and proven expertise in :
  • Identification of Viable Projects
  • Preparation of Project Profiles
  • Pre-feasibility Studies
  • Undertaking detailed Techno-Economic Feasibilities studies
  • Appraising Industrial Project Proposals for Banks, Financial Institutions, Public Issues
  • Conceiving Turnaround Management Strategies of Sick Industrial Units
  • Suggesting Project Expansion, Modernisation and Diversification strategies
  • Valuation of Assets
  • Stock Auditing
  • Detailed Engineering
  • Project Monitoring
  • Bid Preparation and Evaluation
  • Vendor Selection

Event Management

  • Conducting National and International Seminars
  • Organising Exhibitions and Expositions
  • Planning and conducting Strategy Workshops
  • Carrying out Theme Specific Awareness Campaigns

Event management has come to be a speciality at APITCO. Successfully organised several events as International Seminar on Opportunities and Challenges in Dairy Industry, International Seminar on Sponge Iron, Strategy Seminar on Developing Food Processing Industries in Andhra Pradesh, National Seminar on Co-generation in Sugar Industry to mention a few.

Waste Management

  • Solid Municipal Waste Management
  • Bio-mass Availability Assessment Studies
  • Bio-fertiliser Projects
  • Escort Services for Bio-mass based Power Plants
APITCO has in-house capabilities for executing the projects on turnkey basis.

Waste Minimisation

  • Waste Minimisation Studies and Demonstration Projects
  • Dissemination of Information through Seminars/Workshops
  • Turnkey Execution of Waste Minimisation Projects
  • Capacity Building for Industrial Sector
  • Establishing Waste Minimisation Circles
We have successfully implemented waste minimisation projects in bulk drugs, pesticides, textile yarn dyeing, and fruit processing, edible oil and foundry sectors.

Environment Management

  • Environmental Impact Assessment Studies
  • Environment Audits
  • Appraisal and Evaluation Reports of Pollution Control Projects
  • Environmental Studies for carrying capacity based Development Planning
  • Rural Environment Systems - Sustainable Development Strategies
  • Turnkey Execution of Effluent Treatment Plants
  • Municipal / Domestic Sewage Treatment Plants
  • Risk Analysis & Disaster Management Planning
We have executed a turnkey project for effluent treatment of electroplating waste, besides preparing a number of environment impact assessment studies.

Energy Management

  • Diagnostic & Detailed Energy Audits
  • Co-generation Feasibility Studies
  • In-plant Training for Plant Managers and Technical personnel
  • Awareness Programmes, Seminars & Workshops
  • Execution of Turnkey projects
  • Feasibility of Renewable Energy Systems in Industrial/Commercial Sector

We have conducted over 100 energy audits and conservation studies in textiles, paper, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, steel, rubber leather, metallurgical, engineering and food processing industries enabling 15-30% savings in annual energy bills.

 
 
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