Sunil Sapru - Region Director - Sales & Marketing, Ammann India
"As things stand today, the growth prospects for the road construction segment are good for at least the next 10 years. I would agree with the various estimates that the Construction Equipment industry will grow at a CAGR of 5-6% for the next 5 years."
With the setting up of manufacturing facility at Ditasan in April this year, our production capacity has gone up by 70-80%.
Year 2018 has been good for Ammann India. Having anticipated the demand trends, we had set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Ditasan, in April 2018. Our production capacity has now gone up by 70-80%, and we will be making products as per European standards. Adding new products is an ongoing process at Ammann. We have launched ValueTec asphalt batch plant in line with Ammann design for the mid and high segments; EcoTec batch plants for the low-end; and Ammann tracked pavers and tandem compactors. With our policy of staying close to the customers, expansion of our sales & service teams is also an ongoing process. For spare parts, we have pan India stock-points, which we will strengthen further with the addition of regional warehouses, shortly.
Our products possibly have the lowest downtime, thanks to our quality and swift after-sales response time, resulting in high productivity.
The strength of Ammann lies in its comprehensive range of products that suit all segments from high, mid to low, and our parts are priced very competitively. All of this translates into the lowest product life-cycle cost of ownership for our customers. We also, probably, have the lowest lead time for deliveries. And over a long period of time, we have established that our customers can trust our commitment on deliveries.
We believe that competitive pricing and reliable product performance are the keys to retain customers and expand brand reach through the voice of satisfied customers. We sell and service our products through our own offices and are present in all the states and markets of India.
Weakening of the Indian rupee will, of course, have an impact on a few products of ours, where the import content is sizeable, but it will not impact Ammann’s business as it is a common factor for all the MNCs operating in India.
NBM&CW December 2018
