Mammoet buys five new Grove GMK4090 cranes

July 2018

The Dutch heavy-duty logistics company Mammoet has purchased five new Grove GMK4090 all-terrain cranes from the Manitowoc factory in Wilhelmshaven, G...

Tags: Dutch heavy-duty logistics, Mammoet, Manitowoc, Wouter van Noort, VOC, Cranes, Wouter van Noort

We prefer to collaborate with large construction houses and deploy their workforce and machinery, says Ashok Mohanani, Chairman, Ekta World

June 2018

This contemporary-thinking, Mumbai-based company aims to offer innovative and world-class realty solutions to its customers....

Tags: Realty solutions, Ashok Mohanani, Ekta World, CREDAI-MCHI, MMR, Mivan technology, Aluminium shuttering, CP fittings, Solar panels, LED lighting, low-VOC paints, Construction equipment, Kumkang system, Formwork, PE

At a Glimpse

April 2018

Nuvoco Vistas Corp (formerly Lafarge India) and The School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University (JU), have collaborated to introduce a three...

Tags: Nuvoco Vistas Corp, Lafarge India, Jadavpur University, DISEM, MWC, IEE Expo 2018, Anant Kumar Hegde, International Elevator & Escalator Expo 2018, Make in Odisha

Awards Bagged

April 2018

Tata BlueScope Steel's Building Products division, LYSAGHT, has received the 10th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2018 for Safety, Health and Environment, for...

Tags: Tata BlueScope Steel Building Products, LYSAGHT, 10th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2018, Tata Steel Processing, Distribution project, OPCC, SLCM, Maneesh Agrawal, Nuvoco Vistas Corp, Praveen Somani

Budget Reactions | Building Materials and Technology

February 2018

“The increase in the outlay on rural infrastructure is one positive feature. However, there were more expectations in terms of encouragement or need ...

Tags: Housing for All, Budget, Nuvoco Vistas Corp, Ujjwal Batria, MSP, MSME credit, GDP, Cement, Concrete, Infrastructure, Roads, Airports, Railways, Ports, Inland waterways

ALBA Asia starts coal terminal at VOC port

January 2018

ALBA Asia Pvt Ltd has opened a new coal terminal at VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district. The 10-million-tonne (m...

Tags: Coal, Ports, VOC Port, Tuticorin

With India among the world's top five countries in green construction, here are recent trends in green building materials in the country

September 2017

With 4,205 registered green projects and a 4.63-billion-sq-ft green building footprint, India is among the world's top five countries in green constr...

Tags: Green building, Green construction, Vikram Khanna, Asahi India Glass, Ecosense energy, Rajiv Balaggan, NSG Pilkington, Srinivas S, IGBC Accredited Professional, Confederation of Indian Industry, Lighting, HVAC expenses, Havells, Anil Bhasin, SSM Nagar Housing Complex

VOC Port plans capacity expansion

August 2017

S Anantha Chandra Bose, Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, in a statement said that the port had initiated studies for the development of inner...

Tags: VOC Port, Port expansion, Capacity expansion