The 9th edition of Green Building Congress 2011 organised by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has been concluded successfully.
With FDI now permitted for multi-brand retailing in India, global retail giants are now zeroing in on India. We will see the arrival of multi-brand luxury chains in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai,
India being a booming industry for several sectors is all set to welcome foreign industries vying for eco-friendly solutions in the construction industry. Growing participation of New Zealand companies specialising in niche construction products displays their sole interest
Foundation engineering has been practiced as an art, without help of science, since time immemorial up to 1920 when it had achieved a considerable amount of refinement. This is the time when study of soil mechanics was started and it was in 1919 when Karl Terzaghi, popularly known as ‘father of soil mechanics’, made successful attempt to explain the phenomenon of settlement on a type of foundation and predicting the behaviour of completed structures.
Around fifteen months before bC India 2013 opens its doors, the applications phase has started for companies and other participants wishing to exhibit at the second edition of bC India, a BAUMA CONEXPO SHOW, which takes place from 5 to 8 February 2013 at the MMRDA grounds in the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
EPC major KEC International has secured three new orders from Saudi Arabia and India for supply and construction of transmission lines on turnkey basis. In India, the company has secured two new orders for 400 kV double circuit overhead transmission lines; of this one order is from PGCIL
The turnkey pre-engineered metal building major Interarch eyeing a growth of 10-15 per cent in demand and is all set to strengthen its base in 8 regions across India, mostly concentrated in Western, Northern and Southern part.
SCHWING Stetter India, one of the pioneers of concrete construction equipment in India, announced the launch of their new product - NIMO. NIMO enters the Indian market as an enterprising mini concrete mixer.
Civil contracting firm Unity Infraprojects has bagged diverse orders worth Rs.306 crore. The first order entails construction of 133 Bungalows, High Rise Apartments (C7 to C10) in Water Lily, Banquet Hall and Balance works for Belvedere Club in Shantigram Township, near Jaspur Village, Ahmedabad by Adani Township and Real Estate Company. The project value is Rs.183.88 crore.
BTicino, an Italian major in the field of low-voltage electrical equipment for living, working and production spaces, that integrate solutions for energy distribution, communication and for the control of lighting, sound distribution, climate and safety, launches D45 Door Entry System.
