Interview

Rodic Consultants Shaping the Trajectory of Urban Development

Rodic Consultants has been appointed as project management consultant (PMC) to design, develop, manage, and implement smart city projects in Patna under the Smart City Mission (SCM). Raj Kumar, CMD, Rodic Consultants

Vermeer HDD Machines Giving Precision to Underground Installations

Aditya Gund, Segment Manager - Utility and Pipeline, Vermeer India, is confident that the use of Trenchless technology will become more widespread in India due to the increase in infrastructure development projects, which being highly

AJAX Engineering An Atmanirbhar Bharat Company

With our indigenously manufactured products and engineering expertise, we are playing an important role in building a modern India and are also catering to global markets. Our investments in expanding our manufacturing capacity

Liugong India Expanding & Upgrading Product Range for Greater Applications

Liugong India has launched advanced CEV Stage IV Wheeled Equipment, New Wheel Loader, Soil Compactor, Motor Grader and Tandem Roller, making the company more competitive in the Indian market.

Sanghvi Movers Limited Fast Forward to Future Growth

Sanghvi Movers Limited (SML), the largest crane rental company in India and ranked 5th largest in the world, is on the verge of becoming debt-free. Rishi Sanghvi, MD, Sanghvi Movers, shares plans to

JCB India - Deepak Shetty, CEO & Managing Director

Sustainable growth has always been one of the cornerstones of our operations, so we welcome the introduction of CEV Stage IV Emission Standards for Wheeled Construction Equipment Vehicles

Schwing Stetter India - V.G. Sakthikumar, Managing Director

We are launching our SLM of BS IV Engine with increased output, which will lead to higher productivity with benefit of fuel consumption. This will help rental companies to earn more and contractors to complete

Our newly introduced AX 124 Backhoe Loader is powered by a highly efficient BS IV engine and will give 10-15% higher productivity. Our all-new AX 124 BS IV Backhoe Loader offers up to ₹10 lakh savings

Wirtgen India - Ramesh Palagiri, MD & CEO

Justification of the price hike for BS IV compliant machines in a price sensitive Indian market will be a challenge, but while the new emission norms will add to the cost, it will make the equipment

Fayat Road Equipment Division, Dynapac India - Abhijit Som, Managing Director

We will support customers who would like to upgrade their BSII/BSIII machines to our new CEV Stage IV machines. Every technological change brings some challenges, but we see this as an opportunity to

Tata Hitachi - Rahul Shorey, National Head – Construction

Our newly launched fuel efficient SHINRAI PRIME CEV IV compliant backhoe loader and the TL340 PRIME CEV IV wheel loader will give customers the benefits of long-term costs of equipment operations

Liugong India - A. Krishnakumar, President

The BS IV compliant equipment is the latest standard internationally and in fact very soon we will also go to the next level of BS V; this is necessary for our environment as lower pollution levels will help

AJAX Engineering - Ajay Aneja, Chief Marketing Officer

AJAX all-new CEV Stage-IV compliant ARGO series with CRDi Engine, Turbo Charger, and patented Load Cell Weighing System, are more fuel efficient and offer higher productivity

Escorts Construction Equipment - Abhijit R. Shinde, Head - Sales & Marketing

Escorts has adopted the much superior 4-valve technology engines that deliver a much higher torque and give better fuel efficiency. We were amongst the first to start selling BS IV compliant machines

Transition to the new emission norms will be a big challenge both for the manufacturers due to increased technological costs and for users due to high maintenance and running costs; but it is the need

Consumers are our topmost priority and we will support them in getting adapted to the new technology/compliance. BS IV engine will give better performance and mileage, and reduce PM emissions

Mahindra Construction Equipment - Jalaj Gupta, Business Head – Commercial Vehicles

Mahindra already has a huge experience with respect to CRDI Engines, which are being used by many in-house and other OEM products. Our BS IV engines are being used in over 2 lakh vehicles across the

Manitou Group: Committed to Optimizing Performance, Reliability & Convenience of its Machines

By constantly bringing new innovative products and aftermarket services, the Manitou Group is bringing additional value, which far exceeds the expectations of its stakeholders

JCB India: Deepak Shetty, CEO and Managing Director

Today, there is significant focus on digital technology across our operations and we feel that the Indian Construction Equipment sector will have a more digital influx over the coming years

Tata Hitachi: Sandeep Singh, Managing Director

We are continually investing in technologies and R&D for improving equipment performance and are deploying automation for increased efficiencies at our factory. We are also enhancing our product range

Larsen & Toubro: Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice-President and Head Construction & Mining Machinery Business

Increasing adoption of Digital Technologies, Alternate Fuels, Cost Effectiveness, Custom Built Solutions, and Versatility of Machines, are some of the key areas that the industry is working on

We are looking at newer ways of manufacturing our products by using new-age technologies, processes, and materials, and bringing more cost and performance value to our customers

Gayatri Projects: Sandeep Reddy, Managing Director

We have always looked at adopting technology ahead of the competition, but the main challenges are with respect to finding the right fit with the sites. Most technologies need champions

Terex Materials Processing India: Jaideep Shekhar, Managing Director (Asia & EMEAR)

We are excited to begin development of state-of-the-art large capacity machines, which will further increase our capability to cater to the ever-growing demand for aggregates

Ashoka Buildcon: Sanjay Londhe, Director & CEO - Projects

Our company has always been equipped with the latest construction methods and advanced technologies – one of the reasons why we are able to complete projects ahead of schedule and without any compromise

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology India: Manojit Haldar, Managing Director

While many companies have been forced to make difficult decisions about costs and spending, but at a deeper level, many are also opting to innovate and digitise at a faster pace

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corp.: Kumar Keshav, Managing Director

The impact of the pandemic had directly or indirectly impacted the timeline of the Kanpur and Agra Metro projects, despite which, the management undertook all the possible jobs online, which resulted

Escorts Construction Equipment: Ajay Mandahr, CEO

Keeping in mind project site complexities, stricter emission norms, higher production output, need for precision and safety, companies will have to keep abreast of the evolving technology trends in

CDE Asia: Manish Bhartia, Promoter & Managing Director

It has been a year of many new developments for us - we have set up offices in Jakarta, Indonesia and Bengaluru, and warehouses in Gurugram and Bengaluru, to improve our market penetration and customer

Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd. (DICDL): Dilip Brahmbhatt, General Manager

Rapid adoption of technology in the industry has led to safer and more efficient job sites, reduced costs, faster job completion, and increased profits. The industry is counting on technology