The programme was inaugurated by Pratap Padode, Founder & President, FIRST CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL; Anshumali Srivastava, Chief General Manager, National Highway Authority of India; Ashok Chhajer, Sr. General Manager – OE Sales, Domestic Market, BKT Tires; Ramesh Palagiri, Managing Director & CEO, Wirtgen India, Equipment India Person of the Year 2015; and VG Sakthikumar, Managing Director, SCHWING Stetter India, Equipment India Person of the Year 2020.
Giving his inaugural handle, Pratap Padode stated, “Equipment India is over 15 years old and today we are celebrating the 10th Equipment India awards. Even though the industry has grown by three times from $ 2.3 billion in February 2008 when we released the first edition of Equipment India to $ 6.5 billion currently, some of the companies have grown by 10 times since then.”
Sorab Agarwal, Executive Director, Action Construction Equipment (ACE), was unanimously chosen by the Jury Panel for the Equipment India Person of the Year 2022 for his exceptional achievements over the years which have propelled each his organisation and the trade. The Jury conferred on the award, contemplating the firm’s progress beneath his in a position management in not solely cranes, but additionally in different tools classes, and likewise the total efficiency of the firm final yr. Agarwal obtained awards from previous winners – Ramesh Palagiri and VG Sakthikumar – the winners of the identical award in 2015 and 2020 respectively. Receiving the Equipment India Person of the Year award, Sorab Agarwal thanked the suppliers and sellers for the prestigious award.
Commenting on the occasion, Rajiv Poddar, Joint Managing Director, Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) said: “We have been constantly developing newer products to meet the requirement of varied machine/equipment operating parameters, in line with OEM upgrading and innovations. Our deep understanding of the Off-Highway tire market has led to our capabilities to manufacture over 3,200 SKUs. Every year, BKT brings from 80 to 90 new products or new tire sizes to global markets thanks to extensive R&D, product design, and product development activities. In addition, we produce in-house our tire moulds and carbon black pigments, which provide us with major autonomy and ensure enhanced quality control throughout the entire supply chain. Our teams are continuously working towards developing new solutions to meet the needs and requirements of professionals in the construction and mining industries, further augmenting our tires as per customers’ requirements.”
Other Winners
The tenth Equipment India Awards 2022 recognised and rewarded eleven winners in the “Bestseller” product classes. The winners have been Ammann India for Asphalt Finishers; JCB India for Backhoe Loaders; CASE Construction India for Compaction Equipment; BEML for Crawler Dozers; Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery for Mini Excavators and Crawler Excavators; Action Construction Equipment for Mobile Cranes; Doosan Bobcat India for Skid-Steer Loaders; LiuGong India for Wheeled Loaders; and Caterpillar India for Rigid Dump Trucks and Motor Graders.
The winners of the newly-constituted classes of Trainer of the Year and Dealer of the Year have been L&T Construction and Mining Machinery. Best Innovation awards got to Komatsu India for his or her product KOMTRAX, JCB India for LiveLink expertise, and Wirtgen India for Soil Stabilizer and Cold Recycler WR 240. JCB India bagged the CSR Company of the Year award, whereas Schwing Stetter India gained the Green Factory of the Year award for his or her newly-inaugurated state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the outskirts of Chennai.
The 10th Equipment India Awards was introduced by BKT Tires. Timken was the Platinum Sponsor, Gulf Oil was the Gold Sponsor, and Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery and Action Construction Equipment have been the Associate Sponsors. Off-Highway Research was the Knowledge Partner and NHBF the Association Partner.
The choice course of of the winners was extremely clear; an professional jury panel of the most outstanding trade gamers vetted the findings of Off-Highway Research India, after which signed off on the winners.
Jury Members of EI Awards 2022
