About Woodcon Consultants
Who we are
We at Woodcon Consultants, since 1993, offer technical consultancy to small, medium and big furniture or woodworking projects . We can offer technical advice to any beginner in furniture making as well as we can suggest solutions for established wood working factories for their major production problems.
Shantikumar Mansabdar (Well known as Shanti Mansabdar), the Chief Expert at the helm of Woodcon Consultants, is active in this field since 1976.
Woodcon Consultants – in action since 1976
Year 1976 - 1981: Factory owner - Marathwada Scientific Industries
As a young Chartered Engineer, he ably shouldered the responsibility of Production in Charge of his own woodworking factory which was making wooden scientific instruments and wooden Montessori equipment.
Year 1982- 1992: GM - Production
To gain further exposure he opted to work in full-fledged woodworking factories. Since then he has undertaken and successfully executed the responsibility as GM – Production in a number of export oriented units, to manufacture several wooden products , to name a few- whole range of wooden Office furniture, Modular Furniture in rosewood,, clock and photo frames, Wooden TV cabinets , Wooden Electric Guitars, Wooden Tiles and boards etc. He led the factories in effective leadership to enhance the quality and to multiply the production.
All these concerns were using total imported heavy machinery and sophisticated technology for manufacturing of export-oriented products. While working with them he has gained a thorough First-hand knowledge of the modern manufacturing techniques and equipment. He has on his credit, five wood based factories across India that were profitably turned around by him during this period.
Year 1993 - Till date : Woodcon Consultants
In 1993 he sensed the need of the industry and started his Firm Woodcon Consultants to impart technical advice to woodworking Companies. He noticed that there was a dearth of woodworking experts in this field. So he stepped in to fill the vacuum. Very soon he bagged a good number of prominent projects to set up under his banner.
Year 1999- Till date : Editor - Modern Woodwork magazine
Year 2000 -2005: Training to Handicraft Artisans
Year 2006 – Till date: Project Consultant - Gulf Countries
Year 2010 – Till date: Launch of The Wood Portal
Since 1993 – attending Exhibitions worldwide:
Solutions suitable to small, Medium as well as large scale:
Under his able leadership, Woodcon Consultants is a Firm which can advise you for any woodworking project – small, medium or big -from Concept stage to Commissioning stage.