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LiuGong Showcases 210 Machines at Global Dealer Conference

LiuGong highlights electric equipment, smart technology and global expansion in China.

Volvo CE Partners with Laothani Tractor to Expand in Laos

Volvo CE strengthens equipment sales and service support for Laos' infrastructure sector.

Carraro India Q2 income rises 19 per cent to Rs 7.06 billion

H1 income grows 16% to Rs 12.64 billion, driven by domestic demand

Zoomlion Unveils 1,600 HP Hybrid Tractor for Large Farms

The 9DX hybrid tractor delivers 7,200 Nm torque and advanced precision farming capabilities.

“Going underground is no longer the expensive option.”

Kanwar Abhay Singh, Director, Friends Equipment Heavy Machinery

India’s Fastest Growing Construction Companies in 2026 Awarded!

Vneet Jaain & Manish Mohnot are Construction World Persons of the Year 2026

The Titans of Equipment

Celebrating the leaders shaping India’s construction equipment industry and driving its next chapter of growth.

India’s construction equipment industry is entering a new machine age—smarter, cleaner, more connected and increasingly engineered around productivity. As technology, electrification and localisation accelerate, the machines building India are being fundamentally reimagined.

From Backup to Building Resilience

As buildings become smarter, more connected and energy-intensive, gensets are evolving from emergency backup systems into critical components of overall power resilience. Developers and consultants are now integrating them with UPS, renewables, energy storage and intelligent load management to ensure reliable, efficient and future-ready power.

Building Roads for a Changing Climate

Building Roads for a India’s road infrastructure is facing a new test as extreme weather, resource constraints and sustainability demands reshape conventional design and construction practices.Climate

The Confidence Roadmap

India’s roads and highways sector has mastered scale. The next challenge is creating an ecosystem where contracts are fair, risks are shared, projects are better prepared, technology is predictive and capital can invest with confidence.

Rethinking Tyre Performance for Mining & Road CE

Finlay Launches Elektro Hybrid Crushing Range in India

The new hybrid crushers aim to reduce fuel use, emissions and operating costs.

Finlay Launches Elektro Hybrid Crushing Equipment in India

The new hybrid crushers aim to reduce fuel consumption and operating costs.

Volvo CE, Civic Merchandising Host Fleet Efficiency Event

The event focused on improving equipment productivity, profitability and sustainability.

Atlas Copco Showcases Energy-Efficient Solutions at REI 2026

The company highlights compressed air and gas technologies for clean energy applications.

Leadership, Innovation and Excellence Take Centre Stage at Equipment India Awards 2026

Prakash Pai of Puzzolana receives Lifetime Achievement Award; Kennady V Kaippally and V Senthil Kumar honoured as Equipment India Persons of the Year.

MISSION 2030

Can India build the world’s next construction equipment powerhouse?

Global Industrial Opportunity Behind India’s CE Boom

India’s construction equipment market is becoming a launchpad for a larger industrial opportunity. RAJESH NATH examines how localisation, technology, global partnerships and exports can help turn domestic scale into lasting international competitiveness.

Machinery Behind Faster Infra

India’s infrastructure ambitions are placing greater demands on project execution, making productivity, uptime and efficiency critical. SIDDHARTH CHATURVEDI explores how advanced equipment, digitalisation, predictive maintenance and lifecycle support can help deliver projects faster and more efficiently.

Building a Transparent Secondary Market

India’s construction equipment ambitions will depend not just on manufacturing more machines, but on keeping them productive through multiple ownership cycles. SAMEER MALHOTRA examines why a transparent secondary market is critical to financing, asset liquidity and export competitiveness.

From Domestic Scale to Global Relevance

India’s construction equipment industry has the scale to look beyond domestic demand, but competing globally will require stronger engineering, suppliers, technology and skills. VG SAKTHIKUMAR outlines the capabilities needed to make export readiness a core part of India’s CE journey.

Improving Equipment Reliability

From excavators, wheel loaders and haul trucks to crushers, conveyors, bulk material handling systems and hydraulic equipment, lubrication plays a critical role in keeping equipment operating safely and efficiently, writes GREG SAVERNIK.

Technology Shift Reshaping the Aggregates Industry

India’s infrastructure push is changing what customers expect from construction and aggregates equipment. HARPREET SINGH examines how automation, connectivity, lifecycle services and electrification are driving the next phase of productivity

Engineering India’s Next Growth Leap

As India’s infrastructure ambitions accelerate, the construction equipment industry must move beyond mechanisation to embrace digitalisation, electrification and ecosystem development. MANISH KULKARNI outlines how technology, productivity, skilled talent and accessible financing can help position India as a globally competitive construction equipment hub by 2030.

Redefining Productivity on the Jobsite

Construction equipment productivity is no longer defined by power and capacity alone. ROHIT PUNJABI explores how digitalisation, intelligent automation and electrification are reshaping equipment performance and the way infrastructure will be built.

The New Productivity Equation

India’s construction equipment industry has built scale; the next challenge is to build intelligence into that scale. SP RAJAN explores how digitalisation, data, AI, localisation and skills could reshape equipment productivity by 2030.

From Momentum to Muscle

India’s construction equipment industry is turning strong domestic demand into deeper manufacturing and export capabilities. AKSHAY AGARWAL examines the trends shaping this transition and India’s prospects in the global equipment market.

India’s Next Advantage: Trust

India has built the scale to become a major construction equipment manufacturing base. ATASI DAS argues that quality, localisation, exports, technology, skills and sustainability will determine whether that ambition translates into global trust.

From Localisation to Global Competitiveness

India’s construction equipment industry has the scale, talent and market opportunity to emerge as a global manufacturing force. The next leap, however, will depend on how effectively the industry strengthens localisation, manufacturing excellence, technology, supply chains and skills. SANJEEV BAJAJ outlines why these capabilities will be critical to making India a trusted global source of construction equipment by 2030

Connecting Machines to Productivity

Construction equipment is becoming part of a wider digital construction ecosystem. RATAN LAL KASHYAP explores how connected equipment, BIM, IoT, AI and ERP integration can turn machine data into better productivity and project decisions

From Machines to Intelligence: Building India's 2030 Equipment Powerhouse

By: Gurman Reen, Sales Director, Customer Solutions Division, Caterpillar India

From Manufacturing Scale to Global Innovation

India’s construction equipment ecosystem is entering a new phase, where manufacturing scale must be matched by deeper capabilities in technology, sustainability and product development. RATNESH SINHA explores how integrated manufacturing, R&D, sustainable practices and global market access can help India emerge as a globally relevant hub for construction equipment innovation and engineering.

Building Equipment that Travels

India’s construction equipment industry is moving from localisation towards globally competitive manufacturing. DHEERAJ PANDA looks at how engineering, exports, digitalisation, sustainability and skills can help India evolve from a major market into a global equipment base.

Building India’s Global Manufacturing Edge

As India’s construction equipment industry looks to strengthen its global footprint, manufacturing excellence, deeper localisation and technology adoption will be critical to sustaining competitiveness. HITESH AGARWAL outlines how automation, digitalisation, quality and supplier development can help transform India into a trusted global manufacturing hub

From ‘Make in India’ to ‘Make for the World’

India’s ambition to become a global construction equipment manufacturing hub will depend on more than production scale. NEERAJ KULKARNI examines how manufacturing excellence, advanced technologies, quality and deeper localisation can help Indian industry compete in global markets.

Women in leadership create ripples of empowerment far beyond the workplace

Meena Chaturvedi, Vice Chairman, Gainwell

We develop tyres around what customers actually need: Rubberking

Devin Gawarvala, Entrepreneur and Founder, Rubber King Tyres

Protecting the World's Largest Fleet

What every hydraulic system is quietly up against

How Collaborative Intelligence Is Shaping the Future

Intelligent machines are meant to assess risk, interpret operating conditions, prioritise actions, and balance safety, productivity, and efficiency, write KAMAL DEEP SETHI.

Radialisation is becoming increasingly important: Amit Tolani, CEAT

Amit Tolani, CEO, CEAT Specialty

Going forward, we want to make it fully indigenous

- Munindra Kumar, Head – Sales & Marketing (SLCM Division) and Product Support, Venus Techno Equipment

If you don’t measure, there is no sustainability report

- Gopi Krishna More, Managing Director, TORSA Machines

It’s the fastest-growing segment among all excavators

- Siddharth Chaturvedi, GM – Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery

We are addressing the trends that will shape the future of construction

- VG Sakthikumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India

Productivity and sustainability must move forward together

- Deepak Garg, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, SANY India

The idea was to have an Italian design, but Indian prices

- Jainil Surelia, Director, Macons Equipments

There will not be one solution; there will be multiple solutions

- Deepak Shetty, Managing Director and CEO, JCB India

We are continuously improving our localisation

- Seong Woo Shim, Managing Director, HD Construction Equipment India

This is our decade. This is our moment

- Sunil Chaturvedi, Chairman, Gainwell

The equipment has to be self-sufficient in most ways

- Sanjeev Bajaj, Chief Officer, Construction Equipment Business Division, Escorts Kubota Limited

We are investing in India to build solutions for the world

Amar S, Global Product Leader – Compressors & Vacuum, ELGi Equipments

We want to offer solutions beyond the product itself

Gurman Reen, Director Sales India - Construction Industries, Caterpillar

We intend to go with the strategy of service as a product

Dheeraj Panda, Managing Director, Ammann India

The technology gap between Western and Indian equipment has narrowed

- Manish Mathur, CEO – Cranes, ACE

“If you don’t measure, there is no sustainability report.”

An Exclusive Interview with Gopi Krishna More, Managing Director, TORSA Machines

“It’s the fastest-growing segment among all excavators”

An Exclusive Interview with Siddharth Chaturvedi, GM – Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery

Equipcare Showcases Workshop on Wheels at Bauma CONEXPO

Mobile maintenance solution aims to cut equipment downtime at remote worksites.

“Productivity and sustainability must move forward together.”

An Exclusive Interview with Deepak Garg, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, SANY India

Engineering the Hybrid Future

Hybrid technology drives Infra Engineers India Pvt. Ltd's (IEPL) next phase of growth.

Powering the Hybrid Transformation

EPL scales EV hybrid excavators with new orders and Southeast Asia expansion.

bauma ConExpo Exclusive: Electric Equipment Demand Is Growing: SDLG India

Soumyaranjan Dash, Head – Dealer Development and Brand Marketing, SDLG India

SDLG India Plans Rs 1,500 Crore Investment, Gujarat Expansion

New Gujarat plant to produce up to 3,000 units annually as localisation expands

SANY India Showcases 31 Machines, Launches 13 New Products

Electric equipment leads SANY’s multi-segment showcase at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026

Liebherr Showcases Equipment at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026

Portfolio targets construction, quarrying, recycling and infrastructure applications

SCHWING Stetter India to Showcase 26 Products at bauma CONEXPO

Company to display construction equipment innovations under ‘Engineering Future’ theme

Zoomlion expands localisation strategy across Europe

Company strengthens manufacturing, service and technology capabilities

We intend to strengthen our footprint through greater localisation

Ramesh Palagiri, MD & CEO, Wirtgen India

$1.2 Billion Bet!

Can a $1.2-billion government incentive scheme catalyse $1.8 billion in fresh investment, reduce import dependence and build India into a global manufacturing hub for construction equipment?

We will unveil five new products

VG Sakthikuma, Chairman & Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India

Under Pressure

Higher loads, longer operating hours and tougher applications are putting new demands on off-road tyres.

Engineering Safety into Every Lift

Human error, overloading, poor visibility and unsafe equipment operation continue to be among the leading causes of lifting incidents, write MANISH MATHUR.

Technology: The New Risk Shield

As infrastructure projects grow larger, more complex and capital-intensive, technology is emerging as a critical tool to identify risks early, improve project visibility and protect returns across the asset lifecycle

Risk is the Roadblock

India’s highways are attracting banks, institutional investors and InvIT capital, but financing the next phase of growth will depend on better risk allocation, asset recycling and more robust traffic assessment.

Wheeled CE Faces a Soft May as Broader Auto Retail Stays Resilient

FADA’s May 2026 retail data points to a sharp correction in wheeled construction equipment, even as tractors, commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles registered healthy growth.

Building Roads for a Changing Climate

India’s road infrastructure is facing a new test as extreme weather, resource constraints and sustainability demands reshape conventional design and construction practices.

The Confidence Roadmap

CE Industry: The Productivity Race

India’s construction equipment industry is entering a new phase where productivity, technology and lifecycle efficiency are becoming critical to staying competitive

Engineered for the Toughest Terrain

As infrastructure, mining and construction activity accelerates, Rubber King Tyres is strengthening its focus on application-engineered tyre solutions that enhance durability, uptime and equipment productivity

Uptime is driving the next generation of OTR tyres

Shyam Gyanani, Founder and MD, Trident International

Our priorities will focus on strengthening local manufacturing

Seshan Iyer, President Bearings & Industrial Solutions, Schaeffler India

Localisation is an important strategic direction for us

Merwyn Rebeiro, General Manager – Sales, Palfinger

Market growth will be driven by productivity

Rohit Punjabi, Vice President, LiuGong India

Powering the Hybrid Transformation

IEPL delivers intelligent, sustainable, and high-performance equipment solutions that redefine industry standards.

Our focus will be on strengthening our presence in India

Joydeep Baksi, Associate Vice President, HD Construction Equipment India

Our priorities are to strengthen our CE portfolio

Sanjeev Bajaj, CO - Construction Equipment Business Division, Escorts Kubota

Connected machines will shape the future

Kalpesh Soni, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Conmat Heavy Industries

Connected machines will shape the future

Kalpesh Soni, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Conmat Heavy Industries

Equipment is getting bigger; tyres must keep pace.

Farid Ahmed, Head - Product Management (OHT), BKT

We are investing in expanding our drilling tools manufacturing capacity.

Rajendra Singh Rathore, GM –India, Bauer Equipment India

India is moving beyond a growth market

Bhupinder Singh, President – IMEA, Messe München and CEO, Messe Muenchen India

Mahindra Unveils BLAZO i-TRK With 10% Better Mileage

New heavy truck offers 48-hour uptime guarantee and iMAXX 2.0 telematics

BEML Wins GeM Award for Highest MSE Order Value

The recognition highlights BEML's procurement support for micro and small enterprises

BKT to Showcase Advanced Off-Highway Tyres at Bauma ConExpo

BKT will display tyre solutions for construction, mining and industrial applications

Faresin Appoints Haulotte as Australia Telehandler Distributor

Haulotte will distribute Faresin telehandlers across Australiaâ€™s rental sector

Escorts Kubota Q1 Profit Rises 26% to Rs 387 Crore

Company reports strong growth in tractor and construction equipment volumes

CASE India Appoints Sachin Tare as Manufacturing Director

Tare will lead manufacturing operations at CASE Indiaâ€™s Pithampur plant

Ingersoll Rand India Names Sunil Khanduja as Chairman

Sunil Khanduja to lead companyâ€™s growth and innovation strategy in India

We see an immediate surge in demand for 100% electric equipment

Manish Kulkarni, Managing Director, Manitou South Asia, discusses the companyâ€™s product strategy and its alignment with Indiaâ€™s decarbonisation goals.