S. A. F Refrigeration Engineering

About Us

Saf refrigeration engineering was founded by mr. If kapdi in 1974 as a small company which handled repairs and maintenance of refrigeration, air-conditioning and ventilation systems. Mr. If kapdi, who has over 30 years experience in the field of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems developed his expertise with hands-on work on board various ships and vessels being built by mazagon dock ltd, being repaired in mumbai port trust and other ship repair facilities in and around mumbai. his expertise and experience helped evolve the company from handling of minor repairs to major repairs and then to fabrication of hvac equipment and installation of the same. This included fabrication of ducting, fans, coils, condensers & other manufactured items required in the refrigeration & air-conditioning systems. The company also sourced quality bought out items required for the hvac systems, installed and commissioned the same. over a period of 30 years the company developed into an entity which was capable of assessing the requirement of a client, designing the requisite system, procurement of necessary equipment, fabrication of needed components, installing the system, testing and commissioning it. In short it transformed itself from a repairing company into a turn-key project handling establishment. This was the result of total commitment and dedication to quality which mr. I f kapdi provided to the company. mr. I f kapdi¿s obsession with quality made the saf refrigeration engineering a dependable and trusted contractor for major ship builders & owners like mazagon dock ltd, indian navy & indian coast guard. The reputation of the company ensured that its business grew exponentially. Obviously it needed qualified staff and workers to meet the increased work load. This need was fulfilled by the induction of mr. Mukhtar i kapdi, the founder¿s son as a director in 1984. Mr. Mukhtar i kapdi, who brought with him a new vision and a modern perspective, reorganized the company to meet the increased demand and the enhanced sophistication of the equipment. He had been assisting his father for several years while continuing his education and worked his way up through the ranks of the company. Mr. Mukhtar i kapdi is now the commercial director of the company. His responsibilities include overall control of the company, procurement and finance.

mr. Nizam i kapdi, the founder¿s younger son joined the company in 2002 as director (technical) after completion of his education. His area of responsibilities includes supervision and control of various work sites, liaison with clients & their managers, industrial relations & quality assurance/control. mr. Aman khan, has joined the company in 2006 as director operation. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of ship repair and shipbuilding and has worked for the indian navy, mazagon dock ltd, mumbai and arab shipbuilding & repair yard, bahrain. His area of responsibility is new projects and corporate marketing. the directors are supported by a well qualified team of managers, engineers and supervisors. The work force is well trained and dedicated. Besides the core team the company has a pool of qualified and experience technicians which can be mobilized at short notice.