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JCB India rolls out its 500,000th construction equipment

India, a premier exhibition showcasing innovations and advancements in the construction and infrastructure sectors, announces a date change for its upcoming event due to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

CASE India inaugurates new dealership in Jaipur

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH, has broadened its presence in Rajasthan by appointing a new dealer partner, RDR Techsol in Jaipur.

JCB India rolls out its 500,000th construction equipment

JCB has been in India since 1979 and its products are used in infrastructure development across the country.

Dr E Sreedharan, India’s ‘Metro Man’ & India’s Top Metro Rail CEOs converge in Mumbai for CW Metro Rail Conference

More than 25 speakers – from over 10 metro rail corporations, technology experts, & transportation experts - will engage in crucial conversations regarding the sustainability, growth, and financial resilience of the Indian metro rail sector.

CASE India extends its presence in Rajasthan

The company inaugurates new dealership in Jaipur

Wipro Unveils Innovations at EXCON India 2023

Wipro showcases diverse engineering solutions at EXCON,

Tata Motors launches ‘Truck Utsav’

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced the launch of ‘Truck Utsav’ – a unique customer engagement initiative.

Tata Motors launches ‘Truck Utsav’

It is a customer engagement programme

Perkins 4000 Series fuels India's power growth

A record number of engines were sold in India in FY2022-23.

Tata Motors inaugurates registered vehicle scrapping facility in Bhubaneswar

Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, continues its commitment to sustainable mobility with the launch of its second Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Bringing sustainability to the fore

JCB has continued to make concerted efforts to conserve and optimise the use of energy.

Innovation to achieve excellence

Our success mantra has been the tenacity and hard work of our team, coupled with our focus on satisfying customers’ real needs, along with our ability to offer the right product, at the right price, with the right service support, says SORAB AGARWAL.

Bringing the CE industry together

As one of the largest trade shows for the construction machinery sector, bauma CONEXPO INDIA enjoys support from important policy influencers in the Central and State governments.

Sooner there will be a trend of electrification in construction equipment

Shyam Gyanani, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Trident International, speaks on the company’s offerings for the mining segment, and the USPs of these products

All eyes on bauma CONEXPO!

The ‘Future of Nation Building’ is the main theme at this edition as all industry stakeholders converge to make India’s dream of infra-led development a reality.

UK PM Johnson inaugurates JCB's Vadodara facility

The company has six factories in India at locations including Jaipur and Pune

JCB India launches its access range of machines

India’s leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction Equipment, JCB India Ltd launched its access range of equipment. This new range consists of four electric scissor models S1930E, S2632E, S3246E and S4046E and come with working heights of 7.71m, 9.92m, 11.7m and 13.9m.

JCB India launches its access range of machines

This new range consists of four Electric Scissor models S1930E, S2632E, S3246E and S4046E and come with working heights of 7.71m, 9.92m, 11.7m and 13.9m.

Amit Banerjee takes charge as CMD of BEML

Banerjee is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi. He joined as Asst Engineer and has a vast experience of over 37 years in R&D and manufacturing functions.

JCB launches new range of CEV stage IV compliant wheeled CE

JCB India launched its all-new range of CEV Stage IV compliant wheeled construction equipment vehicles. The launch of these machines makes JCB India the first company in the industry to have brought in the CEV Stage IV emission standards across its range of wheeled machines.

JCB launches new range of CEV stage IV compliant wheeled CE

The range includes the 3DX Plus and the 4DX backhoe loaders, the VM117 soil compactor, the 530-70 and the 530-110 telehandlers with engines complying with the new emission norms. For bulk handling, three new wheeled loaders, the 433-4, the 437-4 and the 455-4 were also launched with new engines.

JCB announces Covid relief package for employees

The company also aims to vaccinate all its employees over the next few weeks.

We have pioneered integration of digital tech in our machines

As the Indian market matures, global best practices are making their way into the Indian material handling industry. There is an increased focus on safety and productivity on work sites which presents us with the opportunity of introducing products with the latest and state-of-the-art technology in India.

NEI, Amsted Seals enter JV to manufacture railway bearing seals

National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI), part of $2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group, and Amsted Seals announced a joint venture to manufacture railway bearing seals in India.

JCB stops operations at all Indian plants for 10 days

JCB India announced a 10-day temporary suspension across all its manufacturing facilities in the country, citing the rising number of Covid cases.

L&T bags multiple contracts

The construction arm of L&T has secured orders from prestigious clients for its various businesses.

Mini Machines, Maximum Demand

The demand for compact equipment from urban projects is expected to continue.

NEI, Amsted Seals enter JV to manufacture railway bearing seals

National Engineering Industries (NEI), part of $2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group and Amsted Seals announced a joint venture (JV) to manufacture railway bearing seals in India. Amsted Seals is a global leader in sealing solutions and cutting-edge metal fabrication.

Mahindra offers India’s first one-stop solution for vehicle scrapping

The agreement with MMRPL will enable customers get a hassle free and transparent deal under one roof. Any customer intending to purchase a new Mahindra Vehicle by scrapping/exchanging the old vehicle which is more than 15 years can do so at any Mahindra dealership.

Innovation has been cornerstone of JCB’s operations

In our exclusive, Deepak Shetty, Deputy CEO & Managing Director, JCB India Limited, tells us how the construction equipment industry in general and JCB in particular have been emerging through the year of the pandemic.

Impressively Wide, Incredibly Accurate

The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is one of the most prestigious expressway projects in India in current time. The highway will start near Gurugram at Sohna and will end at JNPT, near Mumbai. With a total length of 1,353 km, the expressway is divided into 49 packages (31 packages in Delhi-Vadodara section, 13 packages in Vadodara-Mumbai section and five packages in Mumbai-JNPT section).

JCB India gets new Managing Director

JCB has announced the appointment of Subir Chowdhury as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at JCB India.

Infrastructure push drives CE demand

With the government is pushing for more infrastructure development in the country, construction equipment market will see demand growth in future.

Srei Equipment, United Bank to jointly offer loans

Srei Equipment Finance (Srei Equipment), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance (Srei), partnered United Bank of India to jointly offer loans to MSME sector and retail customers under a co-lending arrangement.

JCB India appoints new MD & CEO

JCB has announced the appointment of Subir Chowdhury as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at JCB India.

Our objective is to focus on precision manufacturing

Started operations a year back, RS India plans to partner with various manufacturers and Indian companies to offer solutions in precision manufacturing.

iQuippo organises Paison Ki Nilami

Commenting on this occasion, Anant Raj Kanoria, CEO, iQuippo, said, ?We have noticed that in the market customers always want to negotiate pricing and interest rates and we through our platform want to digitise and make this process transparent

Hyundai Construction Equipment strengthens dealer network in India

Hyundai Construction Equipment India, a top player in the Indian construction equipment sector, has further strengthened its sales and service network by appointing new dealers in the states of Manipur, Karnataka and Rajasthan.

JCB to set up sixth factory in India

JCB will invest Rs 6.50 billion in a new plant in India as the company prepares to celebrate 40 years of manufacturing in the country.

ELGi unveils air-compressor for granite, marble mining operations

ELGi Equipments unveiled a brand new trolley-mounted compressor model - PG75E-12.5 at the 10th edition of India Stone Mart 2019, in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

We plan to increase the number of training centres

JCB has 15 operator training centres across India and trained about 25,000 people so far. Jasmeet Singh, Head - Corporate Communications and External Relations, JCB India, elaborates more on the importance of operator training and the company's initiatives.

RS India opens new plant

India's mechanical engineering industry strives to apply cutting-edge technology to produce high-quality products of international standards, and further participate in the global value chain.

JCB organises ?Made in Rajasthan? event

JCB India, the leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in the country, organised a ?Made in Rajasthan? event at its state-of-the-art Jaipur facility. The event showcased JCB?s commitment to world-class manufacturing in the state.

Lubricants act as blood in an equipment

Lubricants act as a blood in case of any equipment. Any deterioration happens will eventually knock down the performance of the machine and hence hamper the productivity.

SCCL to expand Telangana power plant

Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) awarded a Rs 5,817-crore contract to BHEL for the expansion of its 1,200-MW coal-fired thermal power plant at Jaipur in Mancherial district of Telangana, proposing an additional unit of 800 MW. The Board of Directors of SCCL met recently, approved the expansion plan.

MAN Trucks opens new dealership in Jaipur

MAN Trucks India inaugurated its 65th dealership at Jaipur. This new set up by Morani Trucks is the fifth location added to MAN?s network this year. The opening of this dealership is in line with MAN?s plan to increase the number of dealerships across India in order to boost sales opportunities and provide the best in class support and service to all customers.

Safexpress to set up six logistics parks

The leading supply chain and logistics services provider Safexpress has lined up a plan to set up six logistics parks across the country at an investment of Rs 300-crore.

TAFE launches hiring App

The Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) has announced the launch of ?JFarm Services App?, a mobile app-based aggregator platform which facilitates hiring of tractors and modern farm machinery for farmers in Rajasthan, at the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM), Kota.

Close to 30,000 JCB machines are connected to JCB LiveLink

We have set up a global manufacturing hub in India. JCB machines are not just designed for India?s emerging markets, but are exported to over 65 countries. What also sets us apart is our world class product support network with 63 dealers and 650 outlets.

May visits JCB India plant

During the first leg of her tour of India, The UK?s Prime Minister Theresa May met 10 of the ground-breaking women engineers at JCB who are driving the change of equal opportunity employment in heavy engineering, which is traditionally a male dominated industry.

May visits JCB India plant

During the first leg of her tour of India, The UK?s Prime Minister Theresa May met 10 of the ground-breaking women engineers at JCB who are driving the change of equal opportunity employment in heavy engineering, which is traditionally a male dominated industry.

Amazon adds six warehouses

Amazon said it has the largest amount of warehousing space among companies in the segment in India

Playing a pivotal role

Rohit Saboo is the President & CEO of National Engineering Industries Limited (NEIL), the second-largest bearing manufacturer in India. NEIL has a global presence in more than 21 countries across five continents.

Sany India announces five new dealers

Sany India announced the appointment of five new authorised dealers in Ahmedabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu and Kashmir. With these, Sany now has 28 dealers which cater to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Snowman constructs new facility

Snowman Logistics Ltd has completed the construction of its new facility at Jaipur in line with its expansion plans, and is now ready for operations. The capacity of this facility is 4,200 pallets, taking the total capacity of the company to 98,500 pallets.

Ashok Leyland launches Captain 40iT Trucks

Ashok Leylandhosted the national launch of the first Captain 40iT truck, from its popular Captain series of trucks in Jaipur.

Tunnel Boring Machines

Bored tunnels using Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) are the future for India?s urban and other infrastructure development initiatives. The Robbins Company designed and manufactured the world?s

Empowering Customers with Organised Approach

Two decades ago, India opened its doors for multinational automobile companies allowing them to penetrate the market, modernise the Indian transportation picture and make it beneficial for the end-users.

Spartan?s Customer Meet

Spartan Engineering Industries organised a customer meet in Mumbai under its Sparsh initiative, to bring its new range of machines in front of the customers. Spartan, a leading construction equipment manufacturer in India

Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Industrial Lubrication

Held in six cities across states, ExxonMobil shares a perspective, knowhow on the world?s changing energy dynamics along with significance of advanced lubrication solutions.

BharatBenz MoU with banks

DICV signed two MoUs with Canara Bank and State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur to provide commercial vehicle financing packages to BharatBenz customers across the country.

Bosch lifts lockout at Jaipur plant

Effective April 15, 2015, Bosch has informed the Government of Rajasthan that it would lift the lockout at its Jaipur plant.

JCB?s Jaipur plant inaugurated

JCB has recently opened two new manufacturing facilities in Jaipur. These new facilities are positioned to enable JCB to keep pace with future economic growth and to further strengthen its position as a market leader in the construction equipment industry.

Ensure that stalled projects are cleared without further delay

Make in India campaign will push for necessary policy reforms which will make it easier for prospective investors (domestic and international) to explore India as a business destination, particularly for infrastructure building equipment, says Amit Gossain, EVP - Sales, Marketing and Business Development, JCB India.

JCB inaugurates new plant in Jaipur

JCB has recently opened two new manufacturing facilities in Jaipur. These new facilities are positioned to enable JCB to keep pace with future economic growth and to further strengthen its position as a market leader in the construction equipment industry.

JCB expects recovery in CE market next year

According to JCB, the Indian construction equipment (CE) market can move towards the recovery path early next fiscal after months of slump. The company said it was embarking on another phase of growth plans in India keeping in mind the long-term potential of the market.

JCB opens new facilities in Jaipur

It took an investment of Rs 500 crore, an area of 115 acre of land situated 35 km from Jaipur city for JCB to come up with its single largest manufacturing footprint in India.

Fuel efficiency comes predominantly from our concrete equipment

With major projects coming up in India, we will showcase suitable products which can effectively help the customers to meet the challenges in executing the projects, says Anand Sundaresan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India.

On Growth Path

The Indian auto components industry is one of the fastest growing industries. Coupled with growing demand and technological advancements, the auto components industry in India has emerged as a key market in Asia as well as the world.

Powered for the long haul

Commercial vehicle OEMs - domestic and global - have pumped in investments, augmented capacities, launched global platform strategies, enhanced touch points, and stressed on soft solutions to suit the demands of emerging markets.

Farm Implements on Fast Growth Track

INDIA ranks second in farm output worldwide. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry, logging and fishing accounted for 17 per cent of the GDP in 2012. Rising costs and scarcity of manpower

Putzmeister has set up a concrete project division to support specialised pumping.

Putzmeister Z fold boom pumps are popular in metro projects in places like Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Its flexibility of boom-turning gets concrete to the farthest point in complicated structures. Putzmeister boom pumps are being used in practically all major constructions sites whether for road project, mass housing project, hydropower, nuclear power, LNG tanks or thermal power plants, says Parminder Gabri, Sales Director, Putzmeister Concrete Machines. Excerpts o

Innovations and Insights

This year?s CONEXPO-CON/AGG offered a global showcase of the latest product innovations and construction technologies, materials and allied industries, with nearly 1,000 new products and services on display. The Equipment India team, on the grounds of the mega event, met the head honchos of the the construction equipment industry Caterpillar Inc, JCB Group, Terex Corporation, Volvo to get a pulse of what?s trending and the future of the construction industry. Presented here is a pulse of the exp

Customer support is our first priority

NBC manufactures the maximum number of bearings at one place; around a 1,000 different types of bearings, which is the most in the industry, says Ashish Govil, Head - Industrial OEM Sales, National Engineering Industries.

NEI to set up new plant

National Engineering Industries (NEI) is setting up a manufacturing facility at Vadodara, Gujarat for bearings. The new plant will have equivalent capacity of its mother plant in Jaipur. NEI has three manufacturing units currently at Newai near Jaipur, Manesar and the mother plant at Jaipur.

Tractor market to grow by 12 per cent

Mahindra & Mahindra expects the tractor segment in the country to grow by around 12 per cent this fiscal. The company aims to grow more than the industry in 2013-14. According to Sanjeev Goyle, Chief of Marketing, M&M FES, timely monsoon this year has helped in creating a positive atmosphere in the tractor market helping the industry grow.

JCB expects to post Rs 59 bn revenue in current year

Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of JCB India expects the construction equipment maker to post a gross revenue of about Rs 5,900 crore in 2013-14, the same as last year. Sondhi does not expect growth in revenue this year because of poor economic conditions. Speaking to reporters, he informed that the unfavourable domestic conditions caused the cons

Caterpillar and TIPL expand rajasthan footprint

Caterpillar and its Indian dealer network is aggressively expanding its footprint in Rajasthan in a bid to further bolster its sales and service network through TIPL, Caterpillar's authorised dealer.

JCB to the fore

Spread over 115 acres, JCB plans an investment of Rs 500 crore in the next five years. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, laid the foundation stone for JCB India's fourth manufacturing plant at Jaipur, Rajasthan

Caterpillar, TIPL to strengthen presence in Rajasthan

Tractors India Private (TIPL) plans to open a substantial number of retail outlets and after sales service centres at various locations in Rajasthan, including Jaipur and Udaipur to widen its reach and services to customers through the availability of high quality parts and technical support. TIPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tractors India (TIL) and is responsible for the entire Caterpillar business of c

Caterpillar and its dealer TIPL expand Rajasthan footprint

With the economy showing signs of improvement and demand for equipment in the infrastructure sector, Caterpillar and its Indian dealer network is aggressively expanding its footprint in Rajasthan in a bid to further bolster its sales and service network through TIPL,

Jaipur to have two high-level bridges to cut congestion

To reduce congestion and provide better connectivity, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has expedited the process to start the construction work of two high-level bridges in the city. These high-level bridges will be constructed between Gopalpura to Mansarovar and Swej Farm to Sodala. A senior official said that the demarcation work near Swej Farm has been started by the authority at zone level, while, a consultant has been appointed to prepare the design for Gopalpura.

50,000th JCB Engine

JCB India has rolled out its 50,000th JCB engine at its Ballabgarh facility in India. In 2011, JCB launched its first domestically built world-class, fuel-efficient, state-of-the-art, BSIII, 16- valve diesel engine which is high in fuel efficiency.

JCB India's Rs 500 cr equipment plant to come up in Jaipur

JCB India has launched its fourth construction equipment manufacturing plant in Jaipur on May 10. The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot laid the foundation stone for the plant. With an investment of Rs.500 crore, JCB India will set up the facility on a 115-acre site.

Infra equipment major JCB to set up plant for Rs 5 bn

Over the next five years, UK-based construction equipment maker JC Bamford Excavators (JCB) said it would invest Rs 500 crore in the country to set up its fourth manufacturing facility. The firm would spend Rs 500 crore on a greenfield plant near Jaipur and this is part of its strategy to ramp up its operations in India

Volvo dealership in Rajasthan

Volvo CE has announced the launch of its new dealership in Rajasthan. The dealership will offer the entire range of Volvo CE - excavators, wheel loaders, motor graders and road machinery.

Expressway between Agra-Lucknow to cut 2 hours time

A six-lane expressway between Lucknow and Agra planned by the Uttar Pradesh government will cut the present five-hour travel time to three hours. The State has estimated the planned 270-km road project at Rs 9,155 crore, excluding land cost.

Earthmovers on buoyant swell

Earthmoving equipment currently constitutes nearly 73 per cent of total construction equipment sales, and happily, this structure of sales is expected to continue. The cumulative sales of backhoe loaders, crawler excavators and wheeled loaders have been growing at a CAGR of over 20 per cent for the last ten years.

We keep our customers at the heart of all our initiatives and endeavour.

JCB has recently announced its plan to set up its fourth world class manufacturing facility on a 70- acre site in Jaipur. The approximate investment of Rs 500 crore has been planned to set up this facility in phases. Our idea is to keep pace with future economic growth and strengthen our position as market leader in the construction equipment industry both in India as well as APAC & MEA, says Vipin Sondhi, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, JCB India. Excerpts from the interview.

GKD founds subsidiary in India

GKD ? Gebr. Kufferath AG (GKD), leading international manufacturer of complex solutions based on special technical weaves, expanded its global presence by opening a subsidiary in India in 2012.With the inauguration of its own production site in Jaipur, GKD is consolidating its global company alignment as a solution partner and systems supplier.

JCBs Jaipur plant to be operational by next year

The new plant announced by the construction equipment manufacturer JCB India is expected to start production by the end of 2013.JCB, India?s largest manufacturer of construction equipment, has decided to set up the plant, its fourth, at a 70-acre site within the Mahindra World City (MWC) in Jaipur

JCB India facility in MWC Jaipur

Mahindra World City (MWC), Jaipur has signed an agreement with JCB India to set up a manufacturing plant in 70 acre within the MWC, Jaipur. The signing of the agreement on the occasion of JCB?s 67th anniversary marks the beginning of a new expansion phase for JCB India. The total investment for this new manufacturing facility, which will be JCB?s fourth factory in India, will be to the tune of Rs 500 crore.

Bosch to invest Rs 2,200 cr

Bosch, a leading auto component company, is planning to invest Rs 2,200 crore in the next fiscal in capacity expa?nsion, diversification and tech?no?logy development.

Universal Construction expands business

The Pune based Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment has expanded its construction equipment retail business in Gujarat with the launch of Universal Exclusive Stores. Universal has recently opened the fourth store in the country, in Surat. This store is followed by Coimbatore, Nagpur and Patna

Universal launches exclusive stores

Universal Construction Machinery and Equip-ment has begun its construction equipment (CE) retail business with the launch of Universal Exclusive Stores in Patna.

SGE Group is the exclusive distributors for Everdigm hydraulic crawler drills & attachments

We have tied up with Everdigm Corp, a Korean multinational, which has established a leading presence in manufacturing of construction and mining equipment and rescue ladder Industries, says Sourabh Tyagi, Managing Director, SGE Group of Companies.