Building Strong Foundation

The increasing number of construction projects is driving a surge in demand for piling, drilling, and deep foundation equipment.

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.

Kanpur Metro deploys ABB India’s electrification solutions

The Kanpur Metro has deployed ABB India’s Electrification solutions for safe, reliable and quality power distribution.

Building a strong foundation

As India’s infrastructure modernisation drive gathers steam, there is a concomitant rise in demand for foundation equipment across the spectrum.

Afcons, SAM JV wins Rs 2,907 cr deal for Kanpur-Agra metro projects

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has issued two major civil contracts worth Rs 2,907.46 crore to the joint venture (JV) of Afcons Infrastructure and SAM India Builtwell for constructing underground tunnels and stations for Kanpur and Agra Metro Rail projects.

Towering Ahead!

The rapid expansion of the real-estate sector and the emergence of high-end infrastructure projects are driving the demand for tower cranes.

On the Move!

The market for mobile cranes is on the move driven by low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial building construction activity in urban areas.

Demand for pick n carry cranes has strong correlation with industrial growth

The India mobile crane market is anticipated to register annual growth rate of over 5 per cent during the forecast period 2020-2025. Unfortunately, Due to unexpected Covid-19 pandemic, we can expect some challenges in terms of upcoming projects in India.

Towering over

Tower cranes are expected to a see a surge in demand with the spurt in infrastructure development projects.

Digging deeper

The government’s various initiatives on revival of the infrastructure sector and favourable policies have driven the growth of Indian hydraulic excavator market.

The long-term growth for construction equipment is intact

India's infrastructure sector is poised to grow significantly with the increasing demand for development of key infrastructure projects.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Tunnels seem to be coming up in metropolitan and remote areas alike, so TBMs and other equipment should be in demand. How is the industry gearing up?

Tower Cranes in Tough Times

: The slowdown in real estate market has impacted the growth prospects of tower cranes this year. However, going ahead, demands from industrial infrastructure segment can drive the growth. Karan Chechi writes on the trend.

Can Mobile Cranes Lift the Mood?

Mobile cranes in India have transformed into safer and productive with changing design and new features to meet the upcoming demands from the user market. In the current scenario, can these developments in mobile cranes lift the market sentiments?

New Opportunities

Upcoming infrastructure projects in metro rail, bridges, railway and irrigation are going to drive the demand for foundation equipment in the coming years, writes Karan Chechi.

The long-term growth for construction equipment is intact

India's infrastructure sector is poised to grow significantly with the increasing demand for development of key infrastructure projects.

Indian CE Market Overview

In spite of the short-term ups and downs in the market volumes, the construction equipment (CE) industry is expected to touch close to the volume of 140,000 units by 2024-25.

Increased footfall of customers boosts the confidence of the OEMs

A JV between Tata Motors (40 per cent) and Hitachi Construction Machinery Company (60 per cent), Tata Hitachi provides world-class construction equipment to address India's infrastructure and mining needs.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Use of tunnel boring machines is on the rise with many metro rail projects are now put these machines on job while already in use at water and gas pipeline projects.

Cautiously Optimistic

The government's various initiatives on revival of infrastructure sector and favourable policies have driven the growth of Indian construction equipment market in the past 2-3 years.

REJIG for the big

Need for better infrastructure is always the top priority of any country. India is no different as the quest for superior infrastructure continues with many large-scale projects coming up.

The Eleventh Hour Is Here!

By 2025, the construction market in India is expected to emerge as the third-largest globally.

Tata Projects JV wins Pune Metro tunnelling projects

The joint venture (JV) of Tata Projects with Turkish company Gulermak, Gulermak-Tata Projects has bagged the tunnelling projects for the underground section of the Pune Metro Rail project.

Escorts-Tadano JV to manufacture RT cranes in India

Escorts Ltd, India?s leading engineering conglomerate, and Tadano Group, Japan?s biggest and world?s leading mobile crane manufacturer, announced their joint venture (JV) to manufacture rough terrain (RT) cranes and truck-mounted cranes.

Dilip Buildcon bags metro rail project in MP

Dilip Buildcon has bagged a metro rail project worth Rs 247.06 crore in Madhya Pradesh. The company won the contract as the L-1 bidder for Bhopal Metro rail project, Phase -I, by the Urban Administration and Development Department Madhya Pradesh, Metro Rail Co Ltd, Bhopal, according to Dilip Buildcon

Equipment insurance sector will continue to grow

Considering the current scenario of infrastructure developments, there isa substantial growth potential in equipment insurance.

CONCRETE BATCHING PLANTS

Concrete is a major constituent of infrastructure projects: mainly in real estate, roads and highways, railways, sea ports, airports, power plants, irrigation and urban modernisation sectors.

Reliance Infra bags Mumbai Metro contract

Reliance Infrastructure EPC has secured a contract worth Rs 1,584 crore from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the construction of Mumbai Metro Line-4.

Louis Berger awarded Mumbai Metro Line 4 contract

Louis Berger, as part of a DB-led consortium, was recently awarded a project management and construction management services contract, including design review, for Mumbai Metro Line 4 by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

Infrastructure Revival to Push CE Growth

The infrastructure sector is today undoubtedly one of the strong pillars of the Indian economy and the current Union Government is strongly focused in its approach towards development of infrastructure.

HCC-AL FARA?A JV bags Pune metro contract

Hindustan Construction Company?s (HCC) joint venture (JV) with AL FARA?A has been awarded the Rs 484 crore contract by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation, for Pune Metro Rail Project. The contract is for construction of eight elevated metro rail stations on line II (E-W Corridor) of Pune Metro Rail project.

Light at the end of the tunnel?

The Bullet Train dream is beginning to take shape. Japan is funding the project with a soft loan over 50 years with a 15-year moratorium. But even before we get onto a Bullet Train, the metro rail projects have kicked up a storm.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Project

Construction equipment forms the backbone of any Metro project. All Metro projects are equipment-intensive in comparison to residential projects which are more labour-intensive.

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

Underground Challengers

Every underground excavation poses a unique set of challenges. Technically superior and sometimes application-specific, underground excavation equipment challenge the challenges.

Positive on Indian Market

Since 2007, Herrenknecht has been represented in India with its wholly owned subsidiary Herrenknecht India in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. There are about 90 employees to support projects and customers quickly and competently.

Schwing Stetter?s Concrete Equipment at Metro Rail Projects

After the success of the Delhi Metro, 26 cities in the country are at various stages of planning and implementing metro rail. Indian cities are among the world?s fastest developing cities in terms of every aspect

Green clearance for Mumbai coastal road project

The Centre has given environmental clearance to the 35-km coastal road project that connects North and South Mumbai. The Minister for Environment and Forests, Prakash Javadekar, granted clearance to the Rs 8,500-crore project.

IL&FS Engg wins Bangalore Metro contract

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd has bagged a Rs 326.99-crore rail contract from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.

We are the market leader in southern parts of India

Detroit Mining and Construction Equipment is a dealer for SDLG range of wheel loaders and motor graders for all the four states in South India. We have our corporate office in Hyderabad, with branches at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Nellore.

Ahmedabad Metro awards first work order

The First work order Ahmedabad Metro rail project has been awarded. Rs 278 crore work order awarded involves Vastral-Apparel park stretch of Metro rail project construction of which is likely to start by March 2015.

Versatility to Steer Growth

As the affordability of the skid steers becomes more attractive with respect to the loader backhoes, its popularity will increase among the hiring segment that will up the demand curve. The current demand for skid steer is not quite promising.

Changing Dynamics

The industrial cranes market in India is valued in the range of Rs 1,800-2,000 crore per annum. Approximately 30 per cent of the demand comes from government sector and PSUs while the remaining 70 per cent from private sector.

Steering the Growth

Skid steer, the little cute machine, is steadily carving a niche amidst the Goliaths of construction equipment space. Such a versatile piece of machine when clubbed with a variety of attachments, still has not got its due yet.

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.

Up & Moving

Piling Deep for Solid Growth

In a highly competitive market space hitherto rigged with challenge, the piling industry has responded positively by developing and launching advanced rigs. The piling technology with latest monitoring features could help increase productivity and reduce overall cost of a project.

Demolishing without Disturbing

It is never easy to introduce modernity in places rich in history. In a city like Chennai, which has a history of 350 years and great architectural heritage, it is so full of ?old world' charm, the problem gets further compounded. So, when the Metro Rail Project

World Leader in Concrete Technology

Putzmeister`s machines are involved in the construction of metro rail projects, expansion and modernisation of international airports at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru; as well as building of diverse power plants, hydraulic projects, liquefied natural gas tanks, refineries, ports, roads.

Bangalore's Bannerghatta road to be widened soon

The iconic stone structure at the main entrance of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) will soon make way for a road widening project on Bannerghatta Road. The widening of the Bannerghatta-NICE Road stretch has been approved by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) recently.

Volvo supports safe demolition in India

Advanced Construction Technologies (ACT), dealers for Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), is improving safety and transforming the demolition industry in India with the support of Volvo CE machines.

BAUER BC Trench Cutter Technology

BAUER hydraulic trench cutter system, the most advanced excavation system, has opened new horizons for the use of the diaphragm wall technique in terms of quality, safety and speed. The constant or even exponential increase of population density in urban agglomeration areas is a global trend.

Putzmeister Boom Pumps at Bangalore Metro Rail Project

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is a joint venture between Government of India and Government of Karnataka with the responsibility of impleme?ntation of Bangalore Metro Rail Project.

The Demolition Man

Mohan Ramanathan, Managing Director, Advanced Construction Technologies (ACT), is improving safety and transforming the demolition industry in India, with the support of Volvo Construction Equipment machines.