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Communication Feature
Scaling Heights
The Hilti conglomerate continues its success stride with
a growing global presence, continuous innovation and its people-friendly
approach.
Founded in Liechtenstein during 1941 as a small family firm,
the Hilti Group today has evolved as a leading company involved
in developing, manufacturing and marketing top-quality products
for professional customers in the construction industry and
building maintenance. Their product range covers drilling
and demolition, direct fastening, diamond and anchoring systems,
firestop and foam systems, installation, positioning and screw
fastening systems as well as cutting and sanding systems.
The success of Hilti Group is attributed to innovation, top
quality, direct customer relations and effective marketing.
Hilti is the only company in our industry with a global direct
sales force. The HDA undercut anchor known for its reliability,
performance and ease of use as well as the TE 76-ATC combihammer
that incorporates active torque control and thus do away with
one of the major sources of hazard and discomfort in drilling,
are some of the examples of innovation by Hilti.
Hilti has its headquarters in Schaan in the Principality of
Liechtenstein but it also operates in over 120 countries around
the world with production plants, research and development
centres in Europe, America and Asia and more than 20,000 employees.
Integrity, courage, teamwork and commitment are the components
of the corporate culture advocated by Hilti. It generates
annual sales of more than CHF 4.1 billion.
Hilti India is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Hilti Corporation.
The company focuses on professionalism, contentment, continuous
development as success factors to achieve sustainable and
profitable growth. It also believes that the customer satisfaction
is achieved as a result of a highly motivated workforce. Thus
as a company that stresses on professional as well as personal
improvement of employees, Hilti India is ranked the 10th best
company to work for in India.
(Communication by the management of the company)
Wonder Machine
Wirtgen’s W 100, the new inclusion in its broad portfolio
of cold milling machines is an ideal representative of the
product series concept in the small milling machine range.
Wirtgen, a part of the Wirtgen Group, is a renowned brand
in the construction equipment industry. Machinery and processes
for construction of new roads and repair of the existing roads
is the specialty of Wirtgen. It is a market leader in the
cold milling machines sector. Cold milling machine W 100 is
the latest offering of Wirtgen which is geared for applications
on medium-sized and large surfaces.
W 100, one of Wirtgen’s ingenious small milling machines,
has a standard working width of 1 m and a milling depth of
30 cm. A powerful 6-cylinder Deutz turbo diesel engine with
an output of 155 kW, which conform to the exhaust emission
standards set by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA,
Tier III) and the EU (Stage III) is also one of the components
of this milling machine. It is supplied as a 4-wheeled model
and comprises permanent all-wheel drive for optimum, uniform
traction. The machine has an operating weight of 14,250 daN
(kg). Clear structure, high manoeuvrability, low transport
height of 2.65 m and rear support wheel that can be fully
swivelled are some of the other endearing characteristics
of the W 100. Based on the concept of small milling machines,
W 100 employs concepts like doubling the filling capacities
of its tanks to 900 litre for the water tank and 450 litre
for the diesel tank thus cutting down on the time required
for diesel refuelling and water refilling and water refilling
Its comprehensive performance capacity makes W 100 great addition
to Wirtgen’s broad product portfolio comprising 15 cold
milling machine models. It is possible to enhance and augment
the performance and durability of W 100 with the use of Wirtgen’s
toolholder system - HT11, flexible cutter system - FCS Light
and levelling system for cold milling machines - Level Pro.
(Communication by the management of the company)
On a Growth Path
Everest is a firm that has grown from being a roofing products
company to become an organisation which offers diversified
range of solutions for all building construction needs. With
over 20 offices, five manufacturing facilities, a workforce
exceeding 2,000 and over 4,500 retail points for their Trump
card distribution, Everest has a Pan-India presence. Manish
Garg, President - Steel Building Solutions, Everest Industries
Ltd shares more details.
Tell us something more on your company’s explosive
growth?
Everest has been in business for over 75 years. We have been
always perceived as a leader but our vision is to be the deepest
penetrated housing and building company in India. We have
plans to double our turnover this year and touch Rs 1,000
crore next year.
What is the future of steel buildings in India?
Very bright!! Today many manufacturers feel that steel buildings
can be used only for factories and warehouses but the increasing
innovation in technology and organised sector players venturing
into this field have cause the market to open up.
Which are the interesting steel building projects that are
currently on?
We are doing a G+3 storeys school project at Pune and a building
with whopping 1,200 mt of steel at Mcnally Bharat Engineering
at WB.
What are the challenges faced by you owing to rising cost
of steel?
Many players have slowed down their plans for expansion because
of the rising cost of steel. However, these things are common
in a growing economy and would not affect much in the long
term.
Where do you see your company in the next five years?
With more manufacturing facilities across the country, we
want to be largest in the business with undoubtedly the most
versatile product offerings. We believe that the steel building
solutions business would contribute to about 25 per cent of
our turnover and double it by next year. Everest promises
to supply all types of PEBs in 90 days for which we invested
heavily in machines and extra buffer capacity at the Roorkee
plant with two automatic beam lines and most sophisticated
machinery. We can make over 300 mt of buildings every single
day.
(Communication by the management of the company)
In Full Form
Goyal’s Timber Technicks’ new Fuvi Form Work
System woos leaders of construction industry with its distinctive
features and advantages.
G oyal’s Timber Technicks Ltd is a Hyderabad-based
company dealing with timber and manufacturing of doors and
window frames. Started in 1986 as a small-scale unit with
a small investment of Rs 5 lakh, this company has traversed
a long way to reach where it is today. Timber Technicks also
has a history of innovation; it was one of the first companies
to introduce novel products like technical wood and Greenflo
flooring. And has now introduced a new formwork system - Fuvi
Form Work System. It is one of the lightest formwork systems
available in the world and weighs around 10 kgs per sq m.
A modular system made from HDPE, its various panels can be
used for applications such as foundation, columns, beams,
slabs, walls etc. The system gives over 100 rotations and
is very cost-effective. It costs around Rs 3,500 per sq m
for any destination in India. The many and diverse panel sizes
ranging from 2000x500 mm (largest) to 100x200 mm (smallest)
offers great flexibility. Moreover filler panels in thickness
of 5 mm, 10 mm, 20 mm are also available to cater to any odd
sizes. The advantages of this product are that it is eco-friendly,
100 per cent recyclable, does not require any release agent
like oil, any nailing, cutting or sawing, can be easily assembled,
saves time and labour costs. Moreover, once the panels are
rendered unusable, the scrap is bought back at the market
rates of plastic. Fuvi Form Work System is also compatible
with any other formwork and support system. The product has
been very well received in the Indian market and companies
like DLF Laing O Rourke Ltd, L&T Ltd, Maytas Infra Ltd,
IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltd, Anant Raj Cons & Development
Pvt Ltd and many more are already using the product.
(Communication by the management of the company)
Elevating Standards
Schindler’s policy of ‘continuous innovation’
that makes it a global leader in mobility solutions and services
is reflected in its two new product lines launched recently
with an aim to strengthen its position in India.
Founded in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1874 by the entrepreneur
Robert Schindler, the Schindler Group has expanded from a
local manufacturer of machines in Switzerland into a global
leader in mobility solutions and services. On its way to reach
where it is today, the company has also shaped the industry,
defined best practice as a mobility provider and as an employer,
and prospered in a highly competitive global environment.
The Schindler group has witnessed accelerated growth in the
past two and half decades as is evidenced by its market capitalisation
which has increased ten-fold to around CHF 10 billion during
this period and has ensured Schindler’s expansion into
a global leader.
Schindler has been present in India for 50 years, first through
a distribution agreement (since 1958) with ECE and later a
technical collaboration with Bharat Bijlee (in 1985). In 1998,
the company established a 100 per cent owned subsidiary to
further expand operations in India. Now Schindler has plans
to expand operations in India where elevator market is estimated
to be expanding by 15-20 per cent year-on-year, driven by
strong growth in real estate construction. The Schindler Group
recently launched two new product lines i.e. the best-selling
3000 series of elevators - the Schindler 3300 IN and the Schindler
5300 IN - for mid-rise residential and commercial buildings.
These mobility solutions are renowned for their intelligent
innovations, superior quality, tasteful design and impressive
spaciousness and silence.
Schindler’s 3000 series elevators are more spacious,
silent, safe and stylish than anything that has gone before.
Schindler’s miniaturisation technology means that cars
in standard elevator shafts can carry up to five extra passengers,
reducing the number of elevators needed, and saving energy.
The knock-on effect is that the amount of rentable space in
a building can be maximised. Another distinguishing feature
of Schindler’s new 3000 series elevator is the on-board
automatic evacuation system, which comes as a standard. This
feature ensures that in the event of a power failure, passengers
are safely transported to the nearest floor and open the elevator
doors.
Both the Schindler 3300 IN and the Schindler 5300 IN have
been designed to provide more space for the lift cabin.
“With these product lines, Schindler has taken all the
advantages of top-range elevators for high-rise buildings,
and made them available in the residential and commercial
segments,” commented Dr Christoph Lindenmeyer, responsible
for Schindler’s operations in India, Russia, the Middle
East and Africa (EMIA). “Previously, the economics of
low-rise elevators didn’t allow this level of quality
and comfort. But by developing a global product, Schindler
has realised sufficient economies of scale to make it possible,”
adds Dr Lindenmeyer. Truly the ingenious design, flexibility
of installation, competitive prices and Schindler’s
professional after-sales services make the Schindler 3300
IN and the Schindler 5300 IN highly attractive solutions for
real estate developers, architects and engineers. Apart form
the recently introduced elevator series, Schindler has executed
several other landmark projects in India which include elevators
for the Naveen Vidhan Bhawan, the Grand Hyatt hotel and the
45-storey Shreepathi Towers in Mumbai, the Hyatt Regency hotel
in Delhi, as well as escalators for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
and at the Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai airports. Schindler is
currently equipping the Imperial Towers at Tardeo, Mumbai,
India’s tallest building, with elevators that travel
at speeds of 6 m per second or 1,200 feet per minute.
Thus Schindler strengthens its position in India with leadership
through service andcontinuous product innovations. One brilliant
example of unique innovation by Schindler has been its Miconic-10
destination control system to manage traffic in a building.
As the company that pioneered the first destination control
system, Schindler has always been at the cutting edge of traffic
management and access-control technology. Some other recent
innovations include: the first patent for elevators without
a machine room; traffic management systems that plan passengers’
journeys and make provision for the disabled; personalised
access control systems, and the Schindler 7000 global high-rise
elevator program. Thus ‘Innovation’ is a key pillar
of Schindler’s strategy which helps it to maintain its
leading position. Further the company’s success is assured
through its strategic orientation defined in their terms as
‘Leadership through service’, a customer commitment
to provide high-quality, safe mobility solutions at all times
for the 900 million people who use Schindler products every
day.
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