Tekla India Expands its Portfolio in the Domestic Market

Finland based Tekla Corporation, specialists in 3D model-based software products leveraged by construction, engineering and architectural communities to design and analyze building models, has announced plans to expand operations in the Indian market.

India is the fastest growing market for Tekla. Revenues from India operations even exceed developed markets such as the US. Tekla's customer base is increasing rapidly in the country and to address the various local customer needs, Tekla has opened a development unit primarily to cater to local project needs. The centre will also be an R&D and innovation hub for Tekla globally. The company is also in discussions with public sector officials to enter the rapidly growing industrial construction segment.

Tekla also plans to start educational training hubs across several cities targeting to produce over 500 engineers trained on the BIM technology by 2012. The company is also in talks with major engineering colleges including IITs to introduce and train students on Tekla technologies. Tekla currently has five training centers (Tekla Centre of Excellence) in the country.