Blow Group of Companies

Blow Group of Companies is a Ghanaian conglomerate founded in 1993 and headquartered in Tema, Ghana. According to its official website, the group has pursued a path of growth despite national and international competition, with the motto "Growth with a social conscience." Its stated long-term goal is to build a global, multi-product, multi-brand company. The group provides full service to virtually every industry in which customized flexible packaging is used, including food, pharmaceutical, chemical, textile, airline, railroad, utilities and construction companies, as well as agricultural, retail, asbestos abatement and medical waste industries. The group's corporate history traces its origins to 1994, when Jagdish Lakhiani, described as a successful import merchant in Accra, decided to diversify his trading business by venturing into plastics manufacturing. This led to the purchase of a struggling plastic gallons manufacturing company in the North Industrial Area of Accra, and the establishment of Blow Plast Industries Limited, the group's plastics manufacturing company. Demand for consumer plastics in Ghana was rising rapidly, and Blow Plast took a central role in producing plastic carrier bags, sachet water packaging and other household plastics. The company later diversified into industrial sacs, establishing an industrial enclave in Tema and transitioning into a full-fledged manufacturing business. Five manufacturing plants were established in the Tema Industrial Enclave, including a PET manufacturing plant supplying PET preforms to Ghana's beverage bottling industry. Under the leadership of directors Dhiraj and Manoj Lakhiani, Blow Group introduced its food and beverages company, Blow Chem Industries Limited, in October 2011. Its biggest consumer brand is Bel Aqua Mineral Water, alongside Bel Beverages. Bel Aqua was established on October 1, 2011, initially to absorb excess supply of PET preforms from Blow Plast's PET plant, but the brand exceeded expectations and became a market leader within five years. Seven years after the launch of Blow Chem and Bel Aqua, the company entered carbonated soft drinks under the umbrella brand Bel Beverages, leveraging the quality reputation of Bel Aqua. Within three years, Bel Beverages became a household name in Ghanaian beverage manufacturing with 18 brands in its range, including Bel Cola, Appela, Tamarinda, Breeze, Squeeze Range, Pukka, Big Boss, Bel Malt, Bel Aqua Active and Bel Fruit Cocktail. Bel Beverages operates an optimum daily capacity of 130,000 packs. The group's businesses listed on its website include Blow Plast Recycling, Blowplast Industries, BelPak, Bel Beverages and Bel Aqua. It also operates the Bel Aqua Foundation, which has undertaken multiple corporate social responsibility initiatives by contributing to and supporting NGOs. The group's office is located at Plot No. IND/A68/3&12, Kpone Police Barrier, Aflao Road-Kpone, Tema. Blow Group remains a private, family-influenced conglomerate with a multi-industry footprint centered on packaging and beverages in Ghana.

Blow Group of Companies was founded in 1993, according to its official website. The group describes itself as having pursued an unstinted path of growth despite national and international competition, with the motto "Growth with a social conscience." Its long-term goal is to build a global, multi-product, multi-brand company. The corporate history page traces the group's operational origins to 1994, when Jagdish Lakhiani, a successful import merchant in Accra, decided to diversify his trading business by venturing into plastics manufacturing. This led to the purchase of a dying plastic gallons manufacturing company at the North Industrial Area in Accra, Ghana. This is how Blow Plast Industries Limited, Blow Group's plastics manufacturing company, was established. Demand for consumer plastics in Ghana had increased astronomically, propelled by the modern Ghanaian's need for a convenient lifestyle. Plastic carrier bags, sachet water production and other household plastics products were fast becoming necessities, and Blow Plast took a center-stage role in producing them. The company grew rapidly. Shortly after, Blow Group diversified again into the production of industrial sacs, which led to the establishment of the company's industrial enclave in Tema and precipitated its transition into a full-fledged manufacturing business. Five manufacturing plants were established in the Tema Industrial Enclave, including Blow Plast's PET manufacturing plant, which provided PET preforms for bottling companies in Ghana's beverage manufacturing industry. Under the visionary leadership of the directors Dhiraj and Manoj Lakhiani, Blow Group of Companies introduced its food and beverages company, Blow Chem Industries Limited, in October 2011. Under this company falls BGC's biggest consumer brand, Bel Aqua Mineral Water, and Bel Beverages. Bel Aqua was established on October 1, 2011, to mop up the excess supply of preforms from Blow Plast's PET manufacturing plant. However, the success of the brand exceeded expectations and grew to become a market leader in five years. The "Our Story" page provides further detail. In 2010, Blow Plast launched its PET preforms manufacturing business. Shortly after, one of the big four beverage manufacturers at the time contracted Blow Plast to supply all its PET preform requirements. This contract was projected to transform Blow Plast's business fortunes, requiring an immediate ejection of capital to double production capacity to meet the customer's monthly demands. After gathering capacity in preparation for the first order, Blow Plast received news from the client about a change in management, who was not willing to do business with the company. Faced with protracted litigation or making lemonade, the group chose the latter, leading to the Bel Aqua Lemonade story and the launch of Bel Aqua Mineral Water. Seven years after the successful launch of Blow Chem and Bel Aqua, its pioneering brand, the company found an opportunity to venture into the production of carbonated soft drinks under the umbrella brand Bel Beverages. With the equity Bel Aqua had earned in the market, customers associated Bel Beverages with the high quality standards of Bel Aqua. In three years, Bel Beverages became a household name in beverage manufacturing in Ghana, boasting 18 brands in its range, including Bel Cola, Appela, Tamarinda, Breeze, Squeeze Range, Pukka, Big Boss, Bel Malt, Bel Aqua Active and Bel Fruit Cocktail. Bel Beverages operates an optimum daily capacity of 130,000 packs. With this brand, Blow Chem hopes to achieve its vision of providing the best refreshment for all of life's moments. The group's website lists its businesses as Blow Plast Recycling, Blowplast Industries, BelPak, Bel Beverages and Bel Aqua. It also operates the Bel Aqua Foundation, which has embarked on multiple CSR initiatives by contributing to and supporting countless NGOs in their effort to change lives. The group's office is located at Plot No. IND/A68/3&12, Kpone Police Barrier, Aflao Road-Kpone, Tema.

• 2011

  Blow Chem Industries Limited introduced in October; Bel Aqua established on October 1.

• 2010

  Blow Plast launches its PET preforms manufacturing business.

• 1994

  Jagdish Lakhiani diversifies into plastics manufacturing; Blow Plast Industries Limited established after purchase of a plastic gallons company in Accra.

• 1993

  Blow Group of Companies founded.

• Blow Group diversifies into industrial sacs and establishes its industrial enclave in Tema with five manufacturing plants.

• Bel Aqua becomes a market leader within five years of launch.

• Seven years after Blow Chem and Bel Aqua launch, Bel Beverages umbrella brand enters carbonated soft drinks.

• Bel Beverages becomes a household name in Ghana with 18 brands and daily capacity of 130,000 packs.

A Ghanaian multi-industry conglomerate with a focus on flexible packaging and beverages, positioning itself as a market leader in its industry and pursuing a global, multi-product, multi-brand vision.

• Bel Aqua Mineral Water

  Flagship mineral water brand established October 1, 2011.

• Bel Beverages

  Umbrella brand for carbonated soft drinks with 18 brands including Bel Cola, Appela, Tamarinda, Breeze, Squeeze Range, Pukka, Big Boss, Bel Malt, Bel Aqua Active and Bel Fruit Cocktail.

• Blow Plast Industries

  Plastics manufacturing company producing carrier bags, sachet water packaging, industrial sacs and PET preforms.

• BelPak

  Flexible packaging business of Blow Group.

• Blow Plast Recycling

  Plastics recycling business of Blow Group.

1. 1Home - Blow Chem Ghanablowgroup.com
2. 2Corporate History - Blow Chem Ghanablowgroup.com
3. 3Our Story - Blow Chem Ghanablowgroup.com
4. 4Blow Group of Companies - Wikidatawikidata.org