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Exact raw materials and mechanisms are still not available

The Procurement trend is still price-based. The contractors do not have the proper expertise for proper validation of tower cranes with respect to the quality

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Emerging Trends

Introduction of GST, more focus on palletisation, and expected opening up of retail segment are expected to boost the demand for forklifts.

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Mechanised Cleaning

Infrastructure service vehicles, especially vehicles meant for cleaning and maintenance, have yet to get their due share and recognition.

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We offer end-to-end service for batching plants

We help the customers in deciding their fleet and understanding their projects, suggest them what type of plant we can offer. Once the machine is supplied, we help the customer in getting better life of the components, provide training and help them in upgrading or shifting the machine,

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Batching solutions

The recent Budget has brought back smiles to many stakeholders of various verticals; however, the key seems to be implementation on the ground level. On a positive note, VG Sakthikumar, Wholetime Director - Operations, Schwing Stetter India, says, ?Definitely there is a positive movement.

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We are developing new products to tap the emerging opportunities

WE do not see growth returning anywhere before December 2014. A good growth, we feel, will emerge by mid-2015,? says Satnam Singh, Proprietor, Strongarms Hydraulics India. Excerpts from the interview...

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Machine Control Technologies

There is a tremendous potential for machine control technology particularly in India as we are a developing nation with huge mass of natural resources and nearly 70 per cent of infrastructure is yet to be built and developed.

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The Indian lubricants industry is expected to grow at 11.5 per cent

Synthetic lubricants in all applications are becoming more popular and widely used worldwide. While it is estimated that the current consumption of synthetic lubricants is about six per cent of the global lubricants consumption,

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We plan to grow with the industry

Solid tyres would present a good opportunity to grow. It was this thinking that got me into the manufacture of solid tyres, says Ramanik Patel, Proprietor, Affix Cold Tread Company, in an interview with Bhushan Mhapralkar. Excerpts of the interview.

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At Terex, we are very bullish about India growth story

Vijay Sharma, Executive Director, Terex Equipment India: The huge quantum of the infrastructure to be developed over a period of time, tells no other story. Even for the metros to sustain for another 25 years, we need better infrastructure, better connectivity.