SANCO TRANS – A humble beginning
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The year was 1956, Transport Industry was making rapid strides. At that time a young visionary from Nellikuppam, Shri K. SANTHANAM, was working towards creating a support system for the transport sector. His tireless efforts resulted in the emergence of SANCO GROUP of companies.Today : EXPERIENCE AT WORK FOR YOU Thanks to the vision and guiding spirit of our founder, today SANCO GROUP is a major force to reckon within the industry. It offers gamut of services under one roof.All operations carry the unique SANCO stamp of excellence and expertise tagged with flawless service, that SANCO alone can offer. SRI.K. SANTHANAM was the founder of the SANCO GROUP OF CONCERNS. He started his life as an agriculturist having hailed from a family of distinguished agriculturists and industrialist. Initially he promoted a firm to cater to the needs of agriculturists in the form of service centre for various Farm equipments, and thereafter entered into the transport field in his own capacity. SANCO TRANS was incorporated in 1979 as a Private Limited Company and by this time the company has already established its niche in the market for the high quality of services in the Transport and Clearing & Forwarding sector. Mr. V. UPENDRAN (Chairman & Managing Director) a Science Graduate possessed with an exemplary character and personal integrity took over as the head of the company. SANCO TRANS was converted into a Public Limited Co. in 1986, thus becoming SANCO TRANS Ltd (STL). The Promoters hold 70.83 % of the total paid up capital of 18 Million Rupees and have four representatives in the Board: |
OHSAS 18001 : 2007Certified Company |
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Mrs. Devaki Santhanam | Mr. V. Upendran | Mr. S. Sathyanarayanan | Mr. U. Udayabhaskar Reddy |
Mr. V. UPENDRAN took the position of MANAGING DIRECTOR since 1981 and the company maintains steady progress under his stewardship
Positions held by Mr. V.Upendran, Managing Director |
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Name of the Association | Period | Position | |
1. | National Association of Container Freight Stations (NACFS) | 2012 | President |
2. | Andhra Chamber of Commerce (ACC) | 2009-2010 | President |
3. | Chennai Custom House Agents Association (CCHA) | 1997-1999 | President |
1999-2001 | President | ||
2005-.2007 | President | ||
4. | Federation of Freight forwarders Associations in India (FFFAI) | 1997-2001 | Vice President |
Positions held by Mr. S.Sathyanarayanan, Deputy Managing Director |
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1 | Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce (IACC) | 2012 | Executive Committee Member |
2 | Chennai Custom House Agents Association (CCHA) | 2010 | Executive Committee Member |
3 | The Chennai and Ennore Port Steamer Agents Association (CHENSAA) | 2012 | Member |
Positions held by Mr. U.Udayabhaskar Reddy, Wholetime Director |
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1. | The Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) | 2012 | S.R.C-Secretary |
2. | Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) | 2012-2013 | Logistics Committee Member |
3. | Chennai Custom House Agents Association (CCHA) | 2011-2013 | Executive Committee Member |
4. | Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) | 2015-2016 | Secretary - Southern Regional Chapter |