- CEO
- Nitin Tiwari
- Full Time Employees
- 1,073
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Apparel/Footwear
- Address
- Mumbai India
- IPO Date
- Oct 6, 2026
- Business
- Acme Universal Safezone 9 Limited is an India-based personal protective equipment manufacturer specializing in industrial, occupational, and safety footwear. The company designs, manufactures, and supplies a comprehensive portfolio of protective footwear under the proprietary ACME brand across multiple product lines, including steel-toe and composite-toe safety shoes; low-cut and high-ankle work boots; electrical hazard and anti-static protective footwear; chemical-, acid-, and alkali-resistant boots; heat- and flame-retardant safety shoes; puncture-resistant footwear with steel and composite midsoles; SRC-certified slip-resistant footwear; executive and uniform safety shoes; double-density polyurethane injected shoes; Nitrile rubber sole boots; ethylene-vinyl acetate rubber composite footwear; and heavy-duty polyvinyl chloride safety gumboots. Its products are engineered to protect against impact, mechanical compression, sole penetration, high temperatures, electrical shock, and caustic substances across a diverse spectrum of end markets, including oil and gas, mining, construction, automotive, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metallurgy, power generation, engineering, and logistics. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, utilizing computer-aided design systems and automated direct-injection moulding machinery, and distributes its products nationwide through institutional contracts, an extensive dealer network covering over 40 commercial locations, and digital commerce channels. Founded in 1994 as the partnership firm M/s Acme Fabrik Plast Co., the company was converted into a private limited entity in 2016, reorganized as a public limited company in 2025, and maintains its registered office in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, with a corporate office in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In October 2026, the company completed its initial public offering on the BSE SME platform under the ticker ACMEUNIV, raising approximately INR 35.93 crore in fresh equity capital to fund manufacturing capacity expansion, operational automation, enterprise resource planning integrations, and ongoing working capital requirements.