Indian Army’s Lt Gen Harpal Singh and Awanish Awasthi, Advisor, Chief Minister UP, Bag Top Honours at 20th Construction World Global Awards

• Awanish Awasthi, Advisor to Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh, and SV Desai, Director & Sr VP (Civil Infrastructure), L&T, obtained ‘Construction World Person of the Year 2022’ awards for his or her contribution in Public and Private sectors, respectively

• Over 50 awards given to Fastest Growing Construction Companies together with L&T, PNC, APCO, HG Infra, DRAIPL, KNR, J Kumar, PSP, Welspun, together with Top Challengers, International Contractors, Most Admired Brands, Project of the Year, Women in Construction of the Year, Product of the Year, and extra

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An night extravaganza, Construction World Global Awards, in its 20^th Edition, concluded in nice success in Mumbai lately at ITC Grand Central, Parel. A house-full viewers, greater than 50 awards introduced, a high-power VIP networking session amongst trade stalwarts from the development, constructing supplies and gear sector – and the awards as soon as once more held excessive its reputation of being the Oscars of the development trade.

 

Lt Gen Harpal Singh, Engineer-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces, was honoured with and is the primary recipient of the “Construction World Engineer of the Year” award at the 20^th Construction World Global Awards (CWGA) 2022 operate held lately at ITC Grand Central in Mumbai. In addition, the CWGA 2022 – hosted by Construction World and FIRST Construction Council to recognise India’s high corporations and leaders within the building sector – introduced awards to over 50 corporations akin to L&T, PNC, APCO, HG Infra, DRAIPL, KNR, J Kumar, PSP, Welspun, and extra.

 

Along with the Engineer of the Year, new entrants to the classes of winners included Most Admired Brands, Engineer of the Year, Construction Project of the Year, International Project of the yr; Innovation in Retailing; Innovation in Construction Technique; Emerging Construction Equipment of the yr; Product of the yr; Project Manager of the yr; Woman in Construction of the yr; and CSR Company of the Year.

 

Another spotlight of the colourful night was the revealing of the Construction World twenty sixth Anniversary Edition. Building on the theme of ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance), this version accommodates views and motion plans of varied trade leaders to implement ESG going ahead.

 

Receiving the award, Lt Gen Harpal Singh, Engineer-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces, emphasised on the necessity to incorporate new applied sciences and sustainability into engineering and building. Lt Gen Singh, an alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers on December 24, 1982. He added, “The present-day developments require revisiting the basics of civil engineering and amalgamating them with the latest trends. We also need to analyse whether our infrastructure design and construction technology caters to a low carbon footprint. The government, in the last few years, has given the top most priority to sustainable infrastructure and has made a noteworthy transition towards it.”

 

While Awanish Awasthi, Advisor to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, bagged the CW Person of the Year 2022 (Public Sector), S V Desai, Director & Sr VP (Civil Infrastructure), L&T, obtained CW Person of the Year 2022 (Private Sector) award.

 

In his acceptance speech, Awanish Awasthi highlighted the alternatives that Uttar Pradesh presents to the event of the nation. “We, in Uttar Pradesh, have seen a dream and a vision of potential far beyond today. The Chief Minister has emphasised on being the best in law and order and create a conducive environment for the growth of infrastructure. Uttar Pradesh stands second in the ranking for business environment. That’s why, we have seen investments pouring in. The state is aiming to grow to a Rs 1 trillion economy. And infrastructure plays a key role, be it metros, high-speed metros, roads, highways, expressways, irrigation, sports infrastructure and more.”

 

Setting the tone

 

In his welcome be aware, Tanveer Padode, Business Head-Digital, ASAPP Info Global Group, highlighted that, “In 2003, we began the awards process when the turnover of the industry was barely Rs 16,000 crore,” as he shared his perspective on the award features and corporations highlighted because of this.

 

Elaborating on the present trade state of affairs was Pratap Padode, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council. He urged, “The infrastructure construction industry with a Rs 3 trillion market cap deserves to be protected and not thrown into insolvency. QCBS system instead of L1, Land Lease Model instead of Land Acquisition and an Investment Allowance on purchase of construction equipment and technology would help grow this industry to help India claim its spot as the third fastest growing construction market in the world.” 

 

The occasion was graced by the Guest of Honour, Dr Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation, who has additionally been the winner of the Construction World Person of the Year for 2020. “I am amazed at the platform that Construction World provides and despite having been in the industry for over 30 years, I am discovering several companies here, which have done remarkable work. The use of technology has not just helped in cutting down the time and overheads, it has also enhanced the work quality. We have used technology extensively in our construction projects and am happy that it is now the norm of this industry,” he said.

 

Commenting on the occasion, Rajiv Poddar, Joint Managing Director, Balkrishna Industries (BKT), said: “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. 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.”

 

Adding to the jubilee within the room was additionally the celebration of the ‘20^th year’ of the CW Global Awards: a singular milestone celebrating the contribution of the trade. Part of the 8^th India Construction Festival and organised by the FIRST Construction Council, the CW Global Awards honoured corporations from the universe of building, contracting, engineering and constructing supplies, for his or her excellent work.

The Process

 

The jury members included: Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, Director, CRISIL Infra Advisory; SP Rajan, Head-Plant & Machinery Road Runways & Elevated Corridors, L&T Construction; PV Mohan, CEO, Kirby India; Anil Nikam, Regional Director – West, Assystem STUP; Vijay Agarwal, Executive Director, Equirius Capital; Deepak Garg, Director and CEO, Sany Heavy Industry India; Suneet Maheshwari, Managing Partner and Founder, Udvik Infrastructure Advisors; and Ramesh Palagiri, Managing Director, WIRTGEN India.

 

For the brand new classes launched, entries have been welcomed by means of a nomination course of, which was then put to the eminent jury for detailed evaluation, based mostly on which, the ultimate winners have been arrived at.

 

The 20^th Construction World Global Awards was Powered by BKT Tires; Platinum Partner: APCO Infratech; Gold Partners: Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon, and Larsen & Toubro; Silver Partners: J Kumar Infraprojects and Action Construction Equipment; Associate Partners: PNC Infratech, Komatsu India, TEREX, TATA HITACHI, AJAX Engineering, Wirtgen Group, Shyam Steel Group, KNR Constructions, livSYT, Infra.Market, Welspun Enterprises, Liugong, PSP Projects, and CASE Construction.

 

20^th Construction World Global Awards 2022

WINNERS

 

TOP CHALLENGERS 2022

 

• Patel Engineering

• J Kumar Infraprojects

• Capacit’e Infraprojects

• BigBloc Construction

• Orientbell Tiles

• ITD Cementation

• Man Infraconstructions

• Kolte-Patil Developers

• PSP Projects

• Greenpanel Industries

• Rushil Decor

• Marathon Group

• Jindal Stainless

• Brigade Group

• Mahindra Lifespaces

• Godrej Properties

• HCC

 

MOST ADMIRED BRANDS 2022

 

• AJAX Engineering

• Caterpillar

• Putzmeister

• JCB

• ACC

• UltraTech Cement

• Larsen & Toubro

• Tata Projects

• Asian Paints

• Tata Steel

• Fastest Growing Construction Company: PNC Infratech

• Second Fastest Growing Construction Company: APCO Infratech

• Third Fastest Growing Construction Company: GR Infraprojects

 

Fastest Growing Construction Companies – Medium Category

 

• Fastest Growing Construction Company: HG Infra & Engineering

• Second Fastest Growing Construction Company Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon

• (Tie) Third Fastest Growing Construction Company: J Kumar Infraprojects

• (Tie) Third Fastest Growing Construction Company: KNR Constructions

 

Fastest Growing Construction Companies – Small Category

 

 

AWARDS BY NOMINATION

 

• Construction Project of the Year: Nagpur-Mumbai entry managed tremendous communication expressway

• Innovation in Construction Technique: Mumbai Trans Harbour Link

• Business Manager of the Year – Projects: Chandran Iyyanar, Vice President & Head – Heavy Structures (Nuclear, Defence & Marine Structures), L&T

• Woman in Construction of the yr: Koneru Bhavani, Vice President & Head – Metros Business Unit, L&T

• CSR Company of the Year: JCB India

• Emerging Construction Equipment of the Year: JCB 540-70 TELESCOPIC

• Innovation in Retailing: Infra.Market
• ​International Project of the yr: RA 256 in Kuwait by Afcons Infrastructure
• ​Product of the yr: Wirtgen WR 240 Soil Stabilizer and Recycler by Wirtgen India