Columbia Pakona Setting New Benchmark
Columbia Pakona Engineering Pvt. Ltd. is the Indian joint venture of Columbia Machine Inc USA. We promoted Columbia Model SPM 20, SPM26, 1600, SHP 5000C PRO Automatic Concrete Block Machines which are used for producing high strength concrete pavers, hollow / solid blocks, flyash bricks, kerbstones and retaining wall block, in Excon 2013. The company also displayed various value-added products like split face blocks, colour blended pavers, textured pavers, and tumbled pavers that can be produced out of Columbia Machines. Mr.Soji T.P., Senior Manager – Marketing – Concrete Products Machinery, noted, "A healthy chunk of our machines are doing the marketing of our company in the country. Good products made out of our machines and quality standards of our machines set new quality benchmarks for the industry. People looking at quality products send us enquiries and we convert them to orders."
On being asked about how Columbia is contending with the slowdown, he informed, "The slowdown has affected everyone including us, but our machines are versatile. Our machines cater to both infrastructure sector and the building materials sector. We have supplied close to 200 plants in India, and are getting repeat orders from our customers when they plan to expand their business. Contractors all over India who are in the development of highways are purchasing our equipment for producing retaining wall blocks for the construction of retaining wall for flyovers. Construction of ports, container terminal and pavement development in cities have boosted the sale of our machine to manufactures who are into the business of high strength paver manufacturing. Ban on clay bricks, development of town ships and green buildings led to the consumption of eco-friendly products like hollow /solid blocks and flyash bricks, resulted in increase in the sale of Columbia machines. Government's efforts in developing new power plants has resulted in generation of huge quantity of flyash in India. Manufacturers around power plants are purchasing our equipment for manufacturing good quality flyash bricks. In addition to this, we are conducting seminars in various cities to create awareness on quality concrete products and the advantages of our machines in comparison with our competitors.
On being asked about how Columbia is contending with the slowdown, he informed, "The slowdown has affected everyone including us, but our machines are versatile. Our machines cater to both infrastructure sector and the building materials sector. We have supplied close to 200 plants in India, and are getting repeat orders from our customers when they plan to expand their business. Contractors all over India who are in the development of highways are purchasing our equipment for producing retaining wall blocks for the construction of retaining wall for flyovers. Construction of ports, container terminal and pavement development in cities have boosted the sale of our machine to manufactures who are into the business of high strength paver manufacturing. Ban on clay bricks, development of town ships and green buildings led to the consumption of eco-friendly products like hollow /solid blocks and flyash bricks, resulted in increase in the sale of Columbia machines. Government's efforts in developing new power plants has resulted in generation of huge quantity of flyash in India. Manufacturers around power plants are purchasing our equipment for manufacturing good quality flyash bricks. In addition to this, we are conducting seminars in various cities to create awareness on quality concrete products and the advantages of our machines in comparison with our competitors.
