Godrej & Boyce: MEP Projects business is making a mark across different segments & geographies

The MEP Projects business of Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej group, has made a remarkable presence in this field of MEP Contracting since the past decade. Their projects team has evolved to develop abilities to handle intricate demands and stringent timelines of projects. Their presence today can be felt across segments like commercial office spaces, airports, metro rails, data centres, healthcare, hospitality etc. They have an enviable reputation of delivering projects on time and their presence across Tier I & Tier II cities with 23 branches makes it possible to deliver projects anywhere across India. Excerpts from their management:

Pravin Rawool – AVP & Business Head, MEP & Internal Services, Godrej Electricals & Electronics, Godrej & Boyce says, “We have diversified our project portfolio across various segments over the past few years. Our OTET (On time Every Time) approach has been instrumental in customers feeling confident of meeting project timelines. We are well placed to leverage our experience on infrastructure & data centre projects, particularly as India continues to invest heavily in these sectors. We recognize that there are challenges ahead of us with clients and developers tightening up on their budgets, which has made us focus more on increasing efficiencies. Repeat orders from several clients demonstrates that customer centric approach helps understand their vital needs and expectations and project’s deliverables, in our constant endeavour of customer delight by co-creation of value by leveraging technology which is the key to sustainable and profitable business. We will continue to provide improved services in the years to come and position Godrej as the most preferred MEP contractor in this highly demanding industry.”

In the current pandemic ridden situation they have ensured that work continues unabated with the rules of distancing in place also ensuring that the skilled and unskilled workers receive the necessary support. Rohit Kumar – Project/Execution Head MEP Business, Godrej Electricals & Electronics, Godrej & Boyce says,” In the post pandemic environment, project businesses are being not only competitive but also complex in nature owing to the various challenges and distancing norms at sites. Our processes are focused on constant monitoring, rigorous review which result in on time project delivery. Learning & development of our people is our core focus. Skilled and unskilled workers are an important resource in such times and retaining the same at projects becomes critical. Godrej not only supported them in pandemic times by providing shelter and supplies but also arranged logistics for them to go back to their natives, visit their families and return to their project sites. Such activities have time and again increased our goodwill and their loyalty towards us.”

So it’s no wonder that the journey for their MEP Projects business has been very illustrious. Dipen Shah – Head (Business Development), MEP Business, Godrej Electricals & Electronics, Godrej & Boyce says “We at Godrej, find ourselves in a unique position to provide our gamut of services to our customers under one roof. We have been operating for more than 3 decades catering only to captive projects wherein we have delivered over 4000 Tons of HVAC requirements. During the last two decades of operation as an MEP contractor, we have won a lot of accolades from our customers. Our customized value added solution and innovative offerings with unmatched engineering and project management capabilities have made us one of the reputed contractors in the industry today. We have been recognised as MEP contractor of the year for two consecutive years previously by a reputed publication house. 2019-21 has been a milestone period with our foray across data centres, airports, metro rails &large scale warehousing & e-commerce projects. It is our constant endeavor to provide innovative and world class services to our customers across India.”

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