In a short span of three years, Praduman Patel has managed to become the 3rd largest PU foam manufacturer in the Indian market. Prime Comfort started in 2010 with an annual production of 1,750 tons. Today the family company produces around 8,000 tons of slabstock foam per year from one plant and employs almost 250 people. Mr. Patel was able to achieve this tremendous growth thanks to his excellent knowledge of the market and his technical know-how in the production of flexible slabstock foam.

The company founder has more than 35 years of experience in the PU Foam and Bedding industry in India. For many years he was part of the management of the market leader for flexible PU foam, and it is there that he first invested in Hennecke in the year 2005. When the PUR specialist introduced the current MULTIFLEX series into the Indian market in 2006, Mr. Patel was impressed by Hennecke's slabstock technology and was immediately convinced of its benefits. By using high-pressure technology, the liquid laydown method and the flat top equipment, he had a highly efficient raw material yield in the continuous production of slabstock foams and got the best foam qualities with an excellent price-performance ratio.

When Mr. Patel came to found his own company, Hennecke was his first choice as machine supplier. Within six months the factory was built on a total area of 30,000m2. His two sons Rohan (29) and Krish (27), who are now in responsible management positions, provide valuable support to their father. His sons are also convinced of the advantages of the advanced Hennecke technology and that's what has made Prime Comfort Products India's fastest growing PU Foam Company. The MULTIFLEX production lines are equipped with high-quality, standardised plant components. For Prime Comfort, this means a high degree of plant capacity, as well as reduced maintenance and spare part costs. Its modular design has reduced assembly and start-up times – and therefore also investment costs – and, in addition, it gives the Patel family the possibility to adapt the system to current market requirements long after commissioning, by means of additional modules, special accessories and equipment, thus ensuring the competitive capability of the company in the long run.

After running his first MULTIFLEX for three years and seeing the advantages of consistent quality, raw material savings and ease of operation he invested in his second Hennecke MULTIFLEX machine in a 50:50 Joint Venture with Fortune Foam in Hyderabad (South of India) which started production in August 2015. Mr. Patel expects a similar growth to that of the Greater Noida plant and has already contracted his third MULTIFLEX for his Gujarat Project (West of India) to start production in the middle of 2016. One day, Mr. Patel's sons will take over the company and, with the tried and tested Hennecke technology, they will continue to expand on its success proving that high-quality machines from Hennecke that were bought by the father will also be good for the sons of the next generation.