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The market for sensor pavers is expected to grow at 7-8 per cent CAGR over five years.

No Bumps in the Road

India has been investing significantly in infrastructure development, including the construction of roads, highways, and expressways. This investment has driven the demand for road construction equipment.

Infra development is a primary growth driver of Indian economy

In this exclusive interaction, Bhupinder Singh, CEO, Messe Muenchen India, elaborates on the company’s partnership with the Gujarat Contractors Association (GCA) and K and D Communication to launch the inaugural edition of Gujarat CONEX 2023, which will be held from 21-23 September 2023 at the Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Volvo and Eicher products acknowledged at the 14th Apollo CE Awards

VE Commercial Vehicles - A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Joint Venture have won six prestigious awards for their modern range of vehicles in India, all of which are backed by smart industry-leading solutions at the recently concluded Apollo CV awards 2023.

Volvo and Eicher products acknowledged at the 14th Apollo CE Awards

Volvo 9600 Seater and Sleeper Coach wins Coach of the Year (Premium Category)

Apollo Tyres launches two tyre brands for electric vehicles in India

Apollo Tyres a multinational tyre manufacturing firm based in India has launched two tyre brands for electric passenger cars and two-wheelers because it is optimistic about potential in both the domestic and international markets.

Paving the way

The Indian market has a presence of technologically-advanced pavers with the presence of many national and international manufacturers.

An evening to cherish

The 9th Equipment India Awards 2021 recognised the top performers of Indian construction equipment industry. In a colourful ceremony held at Four Seasons in Mumbai, the winners received the awards for their achievements in the respective segments.

Sajjan Jindal is CW Man of the Year - Private Sector

Jindal was awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.

GR Infra, Tata Projects, Afcons India's fastest growing large construction companies

The companies were awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.

BRO Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry is CW Man of the Year - Public Sector

Lt Gen Chaudhry was awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.

Welspun, PSP, Ahluwalia bag honours as fastest construction companies in under ?2k cr

The companies were awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.

APCO, DRAIPL, HG Infra bag honours as fastest growing construction companies

The companies were awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.

Arvind K. Garg is EI Person of the Year 2021

Garg was awarded at the 9th Equipment India Awards.

ACE wins big at EI Awards 2021

ACE bagged two awards – Innovation of the Year and Bestseller Mobile Cranes.

Propel bags ‘Emerging CE Company of the Year 2021’

Propel was awarded at the 9th Equipment India Awards.

Schwing Stetter wins ‘Trainer of the Year 2021’ at EI Awards

Schwing Stetter was awarded at the 9th Equipment India Awards.

Bonfiglioli wins ‘2nd Rank – Innovation of the Year’ at EI Awards

Bonfiglioli India was awarded for its innovative drive designed in India for girder transporter used in high-speed rail project.

APL Apollo receives design patents for six innovative products

Structural steel tube manufacturer APL Apollo Tubes has recently received six registrations for its innovative products by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks.

APL Apollo receives design patents for six innovative products

The overall portfolio for APL Apollo Tubes has grown to 16 with the registrations

CNH Industrial (India) continues proactive measures to combat Covid-19 related matters

A task force has been set up to help employees and their families

APL Apollo unveils low diameter high thickness steel tubes

Apollo Mechanical tubes are used in cultivator, rotavator, harvester, tower crane mast section, mobile gantry cranespreader beam, monorail crane, hydraulic cylinder, axle, trailer hitch, trailer frame, heavy duty chain conveyor, and various such mechanical applications.

The multitasking concrete machine

Mobility and multitasking advantage are driving the demand of self-loading concrete mixers in rural construction projects

EQUIPMENT INDIA Awards 2020

At the 8th Annual Equipment India Awards 2020, hosted virtually, the top performers of Indian construction equipment industry were felicitated for their achievements in the challenging times.

ICF 2020: A Virtual Construction Extravaganza

Just when the 2020 financial year was coming to a close, it was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the industry was already battling issues such as a liquidity crunch, rising bad loans, slowdown in capex, project delays and insolvencies, among others, the last quarter witnessed growth in the negative territory for most businesses. However, despite obstacles and uncertainties being at their peak, a few entities managed to persevere and prevail, posting growth and exhibiting excellence.

EQUIPMENT INDIA Awards 2020 to be held online

In the prevailing pandemic conditions, The 8th Annual EQUIPMENT INDIA Awards will be held virtually on October 15, 2020

Ammann India becomes 100% subsidiary of Ammann Group Switzerland

Ammann Group Switzerland has announced that effective June 19, 2020, Ammann India has become a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of the Group.

Apollo Tyres commissions new facility in AP

Apollo Tyres commissioned its seventh manufacturing unit globally, and the fifth one in India, with the first tyre rolling out from the Andhra Pradesh greenfield facility.

Apollo Tyres commissions greenfield facility in AP

Apollo Tyres commissioned its seventh manufacturing unit globally, and the fifth one in India

We are moving towards highest uptime and the lowest cost of ownership concept

Gurgaon-based Apollo Tyres came into inception in 1972, and has since, been among the trusted names in the business of manufacture and sales of tyres.

On revival Path

In spite of the current slowdown, tyre market for off-highway applications is going to revive in the coming years due to an anticipated pick up in infrastructure developments in future.

17th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Global Awards 2019

With 50 winners from India and across the globe, and over 300 attendees, industry stalwarts came together to celebrate victory.

EQUIPMENT INDIA AWARDS 2019

The 7th Annual Equipment India Awards 2019 recognised and rewarded the top performers of Indian construction equipment industry.

Best debutant award

Ankit Goel, Chief-R&D, Escorts Construction Equipment (centre) receiving the award from Steve Jones, Senior Director, Industry Insights Research, Dodge Data & Analytics (right), in the presence of Pratap Padode, Founder and President, FIRST Construction Council (left).

bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018

The construction equipment expo - held in December 2018 in Delhi - scaled new heights even while participants expressed their apprehensions on the market scenario in 2019 owing to the upcoming elections.

RIDING ON INFRA PUSH

Growth in the construction and material handling equipment market has pushed the prospects of small and medium range OTR tyres.

6th Annual Equipment India Awards 2018

The sixth Annual EQUIPMENT INDIA Awards 2018 recognised and rewarded the top performers of Indian construction equipment industry.

PROVIDING Quality and Timeliness

Rana Builders sets itself apart from competitors by meeting tight deadlines and delivering quality mix in the process.

Indian market is a priority for Ammann Group

Started operations in India in April 2013 joining hands with Apollo Group, Ammann Group has come a long way in a short span.

Success in India

Carmix is an all-Italian company and has always been oriented towards export. Real genuine portable plants for producing concrete, the small mobile concrete batching plants are sold in more than 160 countries around the world and are used on five continents

Apollo LogiSolutions appoints new CEO

Apollo LogiSolutions (ALS) announced the appointment of Samarnath Jha as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director on the Board. Jha, with about two decades of rich experience in the logistics industry, will spearhead the company?s operations in India and international markets.

Budget 2018-19: Infrastructure, Rural Development key

Infrastructure development has been one of the top priorities of the Union Budget 2018-19 presented by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely in Parliament on February 1. Major investments and allocations are in roads, railways and rural development including agriculture and rural economy. Urban infrastructure development has also received a boost with the allocation for Smart Cities mission.

EQUIPMENT INDIA Awards & CEO Forum 2018

After the bitterly cold days and nights of the famed Delhi winter, spring is said to augur good tidings. Or so it is believed. Maybe, it was in continuation of this tradition that the city successfully held yet another edition of the Equipment India Awards.

Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) hosts 5th EQUIPMENT INDIA Annual Awards

The Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) hosted the 5th EQUIPMENT INDIA Annual Awards at Hotel LALIT in New Delhi on Friday 16th February, 2018.

Apollo LogiSolutions wins innovation award

Apollo LogiSolutions (ALS), one of the leading integrated logistics solutions providers, won the ?Best Supply Chain Operational Innovation of the Year?. The industry recognition took place as a part of the 11th Express, Logistics & Supply Chain Conclave, which is Asia?s largest end-to-end supply chain management platform.

Apollo machines win challenges in Bhutan

Construction Development Corporation Ltd (CDCL) has built its business around professionalism ? specifically, providing high quality in a timely fashion. Helping the Bhutan business deliver on its promises are Apollo WM 6 HES mechanical paver finishers. The machines are responsible for CDCL?s construction of roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects.

ICEMA Wins,Ban Dropped

Recently, the Supreme Court heard an application by the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers' Association (ICEMA) and the Tractor Manufacturers' Association (TMA) as they sought a clarification on the ban on the registration of BS-III vehicles after March 31, 2017.

Machine control systems are the future in India

MOBA is a German company that provides automation solutions for moving machines. Speaking to EQUIPMENT INDIA, Samip Desai, National Manager, Moba Mobile Automation (I), explains the company's activities and solutions for the Indian market.

Equipment India awards & ceo forum 2017

It was 6.15 p.m. with 15 minutes more to go for the mega event of the infrastructure equipment industry. Meanwhile, the Viceroy Hall at the heritage Claridges Hotel located in New Delhi's famed Lutyen's Zone was already filled to capacity.

Landmark year

The 4th Annual Equipment India Awards and CEO Forum held on April 21, 2017 was accepted by the industry wholeheartedly with a full house presence. It was a great occasion for us to see participation from the entire cross-section of the infrastructure equipment industry, project contractors, consultants, and government agencies such as Indian Railways, NHAI and IRF.

ON THE MOVE

Off-the-road (OTR) tyres are largely used in vehicles, equipment and machinery employed in agriculture, mining, construction and industrial sectors. Consequently, any changes or fluctuations in the said sectors directly influences the growth of OTR tyre market.

Equipment India Awards 2017 and CEO Forum

The evening of April 21, 2017, was a proud occasion for Equipment India as the industry stakeholders gathered in large numbers at New Delhi's heritage Claridges Hotel, to celebrate the 4th Annual Equipment India Awards and be part of the high-level discussion at the CEO Forum.

The Road Ahead

In spite of the government's policy shift towards building four- and six-lane National Highways as concrete roads, plans to construct more rural roads and coastal roads will drive the demand for asphalt plants in the future. EQUIPMENT INDIA explores the road ahead for asphalt plants.

Paving a Growth Path

While the paver market is gearing up for phenomenal growth, sensor pavers are expected to have a smooth ride due to the demand for quality roads in the future.

Demonetisation worries after-market business

Demonetisation has severely impacted India?s after-market business in spare parts, components, consumables and replacement components like wear parts, tyres etc, because so far this market has been predominantly cash transaction-driven.

Apollo Tyres? greenfield plant

Apollo Tyres is setting up Europe?s largest greenfield plant in Hungary with an investment of Euro 475 million to produce nearly 62 lakh tyres for passenger cars and heavy commercial vehicles per annum. The facility at Gyongyoshalasz will start production early next year and it will produce tyres to cater to the entire European market.

Revs up to Start

BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA, the international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction machinery is being held for the fourth time from December 12 to 15, 2016 at the HUDA grounds in Gurgaon near Delhi.

Ammann Apollo to Exhibit Key Products and Services

Ammann Apollo will present a deep and wide range of products, including light compaction equipment, heavy rollers, pavers, and asphalt plants. After-sales support efforts that will be exhibited include retrofits, service and parts through the network serving India.

Carmix achieves new milestone in India

Carmix reached its first important milestone in India with the sale of its 100th small mobile concrete batching plant. Manuela Galante, Marketing Director, Carmix, commented on the occasion, ?These are definitely extraordinary results made possible thanks to good quality, major versatility, and avant-garde tools that render Carmix?s self-loading cement-mixer trucks essential to facing up to even the toughest of construction jobs and extreme work scenarios.

Apollo Tyres greenfield plant in Hungary

Apollo Tyres is setting up Europe?s largest greenfield plant in Hungary with an investment of Euro 475 million to produce nearly 62 lakh tyres for passenger cars and heavy commercial vehicles per annum. The facility at Gyongyoshalasz will start production early next year and it will produce tyres to cater to the entire European market.

Apollo Carmix sells 100th small mobile concrete batching plant in India

Carmix reached its first important milestone in India with the sale of its 100th small mobile concrete batching plant. Manuela Galante, Marketing Director, Carmix, commented on the occasion, ?These are definitely extraordinary results made possible thanks to good quality, major versatility, and avant-garde tools that render Carmix?s self-loading cement-mixer trucks essential to facing up to even the toughest of construction jobs and extreme work scenarios.

Paving on a High

Asphalt paver was developed by Barbar Green Co that originally manufactured material handling systems. In 1929, the Chicago Testing Laboratory approached them to use their material loaders to construct asphalt roads.

Bauma Conexpo India 2016 getting good response

Positive signs are reflected in the big companies signing up for the next Bauma Conexpo India.

Underground Excavation is Here to Stay

Sub-terrain excavation and drilling to provide sustained connect for utilities, in urban spaces, is the essence of the challenge. It is adequately met by using micro-tunnelling and trenchless technologies.

A dynamic leader

Parth Patel is a Director at Apollo Techno Equipments Ltd, Gujarat. Previously, he has worked as a Quality Engineer at Automotive Industries, USA. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore, India. He has completed MS in Industrial Engineering from prestigious University at USA.

RAP Essential in Asphalt Plants

Asphalt mix production has had a long and rapid journey of redefinitions over the past decade, to allow the incorporation of RAP recycling. This procedure is now gaining acceptance in Indian markets.

Xpressbees plans to build capacity in North-east

Ecommerce logistics company Xpressbees plans to use the Rs 85 crore it has raised from existing investors to build capacity in the northeast where it wants to encourage buyers from smaller towns to visit the service centres it is setting up to collect the goods they have ordered.

3rd Annual Equipment India Awards & CEO FORUM

The evening of March 16, 2016 was a matter of pride for EQUIPMENT INDIA as a large number of stakeholders from the construction equipment (CE) community gathered at the Commission Hall of FICCI Delhi to celebrate, in letter and spirit, the 3rd Annual Equipment India Awards.

Schwing Stetter wins award

Schwing Stetter India won the ?Commercial Vehicle Truck Builder application of the year? award 2016 at the Apollo CV award function held at Mumbai. These awards, instituted by the Apollo Tyre group, honours the champions and stalwarts of the commercial vehicles industry - people and organisations who have established new benchmarks for not just product performance and service, but also created value for the industry as a whole.

Exceeding Expectations

According to a report released by ICEMA, the current market size of the construction equipment including backhoe loader, concrete mixers excavator is around $2.8 billion. Further, the Indian construction equipment industry

Concrete Paving to Flourish

Renewed thrust on building new concrete roads by Indian government spells a boom for concrete paving equipment industry in India. Most of the highway network in USA was built with concrete roads and some

Francesco Gori joins Apollo Tyres

Apollo Tyres Apollo Tyres announced the appointment of Francesco Gori as Advisor for Strategy. Part of Apollo Tyres' Management Board, Gori will support the company in its goal of international growth and identification and development of new markets.

CE Industry Buoyant at EXCON 2015

CII and ICEMA jointly showcased the CE industry at EXCON 2015, the 8th International Construction Equipment and Construction Technology Trade Fair, from 25-29 November 2015, at the BIEC grounds in Bengaluru

We dont generally procure used equipment

We call for quotes from different companies and based on technical evaluation by our mechanical section, we do recommend for which type of equipment we should go for. This is based on 3-4 major factors: after sales service, performance parameters available in the market and pricing.

Good aftermarket culture is the most important credential

We get details and guidance about equipment application from our Director and we explore the options. Equipment category and application wise we have certain brand preferences, but we compare and evaluate with other alternatives also.

Sour CE Issue

Essentially, CE selection and procurement is a complex metrics-based decision making activity that requires active involvement of the concerned stakeholders of an organisation.

Improving Energy Efficiency

Mobil SHC 634 helps Apollo Tyres increase gearbox efficiency by 2.6 per cent; annually save Rs 245,440 ($4,160) only from energy savings. Apollo Tyres has been in the business of manufacture and sale of tyres

Our plant can provide better energy saving

Two global players, Ammann from Switzerland which is into asphalt mixing plants for the last 150 years, and Apollo being in India for the past four decades, which is into asphalt mixing plants and other allied road equipment business, joined hands where Ammann has 70 per cent stake and Apollo the remaining 30 per cent stake in the JV

Efficiency Matters

Globally, the past decade saw amazing developments in the hot- mix production technology. In India too, with the entry of global players, OEMs have geared up to offer advanced plants that can produce a variety of mixes - be it low energy / low-temperature asphalt mixes, warm / cold mixes, high percentage RAP mix, high recycling technology

Gaining Momentum

A renewed thrust on coal mining, coupled with plans to implement more projects in various infrastructure segments at a faster pace has rekindled the growth prospects of tyre industry in India. Major tyre manufacturers are busy introducing innovative products and scaling up volume to meet the expected demand in the future.

Schwing Stetter bags award

Schwing Stetter has bagged the Best Commercial Vehicle Truck Application Builder of the year award at the Apollo Commercial Vehicle Awards 2014.

The Customer is King!

The takeaway was simple. Every Equipment India (EI) Award winner had one person to thank above all: the customer. Dedicating the Equipment India Person of the Year award to over 1,500 employees, over 8,000 customers,

Tech-Xage 2014

Living up to its commitment of innovation Ammann Apollo organised an in house exhibition - Tech-Xage 2014 at its facility in Ditasan near Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Apollo Tyres Launches Largest Loader Tyre

Apollo Tyres launched AWL 822, the largest loader tyre produced in India recently at the 12th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) 2014 in Kolkata. The company also introduced ALT 188 TX tyre with the industry?s first traction tread design at the exhibition.

Off-Highway Tyres

Apollo Tyres manufactures tyres for passenger cars, light and heavy trucks, buses, off-highway vehicles and bicycles. Off-highway tyres include agricultural application tyres, dual purpose (agri and haulage) tyres, and heavy haulage tyres.

It's time for the show!

The 3rd edition of bC India, which mirrors the pulse of the CE industry, is expected to attract over 30,000 visitors to witness the exciting range of construction and mining equipment and machinery.

Catalysing Growth

Winds of change are here to stay! Investment in the construction development sector has a multiplier effect on the economy by way of infrastructure creation; substantial employment generation over the entire spectrum,

The sales master

Devesh Dabas, Group Manager-Off-Highway Tyres, Apollo Tyres, comes with over 13 years of experience in construction industry. A mechanical engineer from Delhi University and MBA in sales and marketing from

Anand Sundaresan, Elected as the President of EFSI

Employers Federation of Southern India (EFSI), a representative body for the Employers in the country has elected Anand Sundaresan, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India ? as President of the EFSI today during its 94th AGM

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.

Advantage Radials

Radial-ply tyres offer a distinct advantage over bias-ply tyres. They may cost more, but they offer better productivity, higher cost savings, and comfort, writes Bhushan Mhapralkar. Earthmoving and construction equipment operate in a different environment from that of an automobile.

AMW 2518 TP wins award

AMW Motors won the Editor?s Choice Award for Iconic CV product for its 2518 TP tipper at the Apollo CV awards function held in Mumbai. Anirudh Bhuwalka, MD and CEO, A Ramasubramanian, President and RN Rao, Director - Marketing, AMW Motors, received the award which recognises the unique position that AMW has in the medium and heavy segment of India?s construction, mining and infrastructure sectors.

We are positive about the near future

There will always be competition regarding rates and credit. Then again, how effectively you will be clear and open to the customer in understanding his needs and matching it with your schemes are key components,

Schwing Stetter bags award

Schwing Stetter has bagged the Best Commercial Vehicle Truck Application Builder of the year award at the Apollo Commercial Vehicle Awards 2014. The award recognised Schwing Stetter for its excellence in truck application building, in India and globally.

DICV wins award

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has been awarded the 'CV Maker of the Year' award by Apollo-CV awards. It also won for its BharatBenz trucks 3128 and 1217 the 'HCV Cargo Carrier (above 25 tonne GVW) and 'CV Innovation of the Year' awards, respectively.

Gujarat Apollo buying stake in Credo Mineral

Gujarat Apollo Industries is picking up a 26 per cent stake in Credo Mineral Industries (CMIL) for Rs 13 crore ($2.1 million), as per recent reports. The Ahmedabad-based CMIL is a part of Credo Group which focuses primarily on the mining and minerals sector of India.

1st Annual Equipment India Awards 2013

Poised to become the third largest market for construction equipment, India is now a major hub for manufacturers globally. The Indian industry, to its credit, has also remained ahead of the demand curve and has brought in the latest technologies and a variety of equipment to fit all sorts of applications. A report on the first-ever Equipment India Awards held in New Delhi on 14 November 2013...

We enjoy a monopoly in some segments because of the matchless attributes we offer.

Moba has rich expertise in mobile automation backed up by robust electronics, sensors with high quality, and strong technical application knowledge which has enabled Moba to build solutions which are effective, reliable and easy to operate. Such systems demand the withstanding the highest degree of vibration, exposure to dust, water and heat

Providing tailor-made solutions

Apollo Tyres believes in providing tailor-made solutions rather than creating general application products. OTR tyres have huge potential but the current economic conditions indicate a moderate growth this year.

Tyre manufacturers look at global market

Tyre manufacturers in India are looking at foreign markets to step up investments and expand operations in international bases.

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