Exclusive Interview: Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways
For an industrializing country like India, which aims to build a five trillion-dollar economy and become a major exporter, the development of transport infrastructure is essential to enable growth. Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Deepak Shetty, JCB India
India is poised to become the second largest market for construction equipment, and it is important that we at JCB India remain competitively strong as regards the quality of our products and our customer service. Deepak Shetty, CEO & Managing Director
Sandeep Singh, Tata Hitachi
Tata Hitachi’s imperative is to take advantage of the outlays by the government towards infrastructure development to spur growth in the CE market by enhancing profitability of our customers. Sandeep Singh, Managing Director
Deepak Garg, Sany Heavy Industries
As one of the largest shows in Asia for Construction Equipment, Excon 2021 will be a turning point for not only the industry but also for Sany since we have been doing a lot of R&D during the last 2-3 years for making more high-tech equipment
Sorab Agarwal, ACE – Action Construction Equipment
We will be commissioning one of the largest Crawler and Truck crane manufacturing plant this year to expand our equipment range and increase capacities. Sorab Agarwal, Executive Director
Hafeez Khan, Manitou South Asia
There is demand for machines that have integrated new technologies and are giving additional value to customers through automation, sensor-based controls, telematics and mapping, and predictive maintenance. Hafeez Khan, Managing Director
Abhijeet Pai, Puzzolana
Our aim is to minimize operational costs in order to become cost-competitive and have a stronger presence in the marketplace. Abhijeet Pai, President. We have improved the performance of our plants, along with their ease of transportation and installation
Sanjeev Bajaj, Escorts Construction Equipment
Escorts is working on capacity building, cost reduction, sales and marketing to reach customers across regions, and upgrading its product portfolio. Sanjeev Bajaj, Chief Executive. With the major investments announced for infra development in the
Jaideep Shekhar, Terex Materials Processing India
At Excon, we will showcase our innovative products and launch nine new machines, which will demonstrate the versatility of our portfolio. Jaideep Shekhar, MD (Asia & EMEAR). Our Franna pick and carry cranes live up to their name with their strength
Anand Sundaresan, Ammann India
Ammann India will leverage the opportunity provided by Excon 2021 to exhibit the latest technologies in its Asphalt Plants, Concrete Plants, Sensor Pavers, Soil Compactors, Baby Rollers, and Tandem Rollers. We will also showcase digitalization in our products
V.G. Sakthikumar, Schwing Stetter India
In line with the recent report published by ICEMA on the growth prospects of Indian Construction & CE Industry to become one of the largest players globally, the industry is well poised to cater to global and domestic construction needs in terms of output
Manish Bhartia, CDE Asia
By facilitating a shift from a linear to a circular economy, we hope to combat the growing gap between demand and supply of river sand with superior and sustainable alternatives. Manish Bhartia, Promoter & Managing Director
Gurunath Kulkarni, Weichai India
With the construction, mining and commercial vehicle demand rising, India will witness a medium and long-term demand growth, and new registrations of machines are expected to have diesel and gas engines reaching 5 million over 2022-2026
E. Moses, Kobelco Construction Equipment India
Telematics in Kobelco machines is helping customers in efficient fleet management including fuel efficiency, higher productivity and reliability. E. Moses, Vice President – Division & National Head. Excon will be a great platform to show-case the products
Abhijit Som, DYNAPAC India
The masterplan for expressways is of great interest to us as we can offer a host of high-capacity road construction equipment for these projects. Abhijit Som, Managing Director. Dynapac has successfully transitioned to the stringent new emission norm
V. Senthil Kumar, Propel
In keeping with Excon’s theme ‘Building India for a New World’ we will be exhibiting the results of our focussed R&D on using IoT to optimise plant performance, increase up-time, and give customers the best RoI in the market
Ramesh Palagiri, Wirtgen India
The Budget has increased allocation for Infrastructure development, which should translate into more demand for construction equipment in FY 2023, however, the implementation risks continue, and this could dampen demand, as is currently the case
Swaminathan Dhandapani, Etrack Crushers / Keestrack
We believe that Innovations should lead to simplification of the machine in order to reduce cost of operation and maintenance. Swaminathan Dhandapani, Chief Executive Officer. We have introduced the largest combination of Jaw and cone Hybrid Track Machine
Prashant Suryawanshi, Manitowoc Cranes India
Budget 2022-23’s focus on infra development shows the huge scope for construction activities in India and emphasizes the government’s progressive approach. Prashant Suryawanshi, Managing Director. We will be launching our latest Tower Crane
Premraj Keshyep, KYB Conmat
We will be displaying our whole new range of Concrete Batching Plants and four new variants of Self-Loading Mixers at Excon. Premraj Keshyep, Founder & Managing Director. Exploring new sales avenues even when the market was volatile
Rajiv Chaturvedi, Hyundai
Hyundai is a leading player in offering advanced technologies, and its world-class products along with aftermarket support reflect its customer centric approach. Rajiv Chaturvedi, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, After Service & Parts
Dimitrov Krishnan, Volvo CE India
The CE industry of India is poised to grow three times its current size (to USD 25 billion) in a decade and become the second-largest construction industry in the world. Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director
Jalaj Gupta, Mahindra and Mahindra
The future of construction equipment is automation and artificial intelligence, using virtual and augmented reality embedded into machines to make them smarter and more efficient. Jalaj Gupta, Business Head - Commercial Vehicle
Mitul Patel, Apollo Inffratech Group
“Apollo Inffratech will continue to work as a technology driven company and introduce latest & advanced construction technologies in India through joint ventures with globally renowned companies and across various product categories”
Dr. Xiangyang Jiang, Putzmeister Concrete Machines
Our concrete solutions have not only helped shape concrete construction, but also set industry benchmarks in delivering improved performance, lower service and maintenance costs, unmatched fuel efficiency, intuitive operations, and maximum uptime
Dharmesh Surelia, Macons Solutions for Mega Project
Our 60M3 and 90M3 plants are providing reliable and efficient solutions for the PM’s most ambitious and prestigious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project. Dharmesh Surelia Chairman & MD. Macons 60M3 and 90M3 plants are providing consistent
Alok Jha, CASE Construction Equipment
There is renewed confidence in the industry due to the government’s ambitious plans to make India a global hub for manufacturing construction equipment; this presents a huge business opportunity for the CE Industry. Alok Jha
Vivek Hajela, Larsen & Toubro
The CE industry’s efforts to leverage digital technologies to provide higher value to customers will help in timely execution of projects in cost-effective modes. Vivek Hajela, Vice President & Head- CEB. We will showcase Komatsu, Scania, and L&T brands
Debasis Bhattacharya, AJAX
Ajax has emerged as a next-gen 360o concreting solutions provider covering the entire spectrum of production, transport, placement, and pavement of concrete with its engineering expertise and unmatched product support network. Debasis Bhattacharya
Gopi Krishna More, Torsa Machines Limited
Digitisation of data and its availability to the stakeholders, lighter and better equipment, lesser machine downtime, IoT & AI enabled equipment, are the latest buzzwords in the CE Industry, which is slated to grow significantly in the near
