The boom pumps market is a small one in India, populated by no more than a handful of providers and buyers who are construction companies to reckon with. Demand has been fairly mild in recent months

India's reliance on labour has seen a gradual decrease over the past few years owing to a considerable shortage of skilled workers. Such a scenario calls for an urgent need for mechanised processes. However, despite modernisation, India has fared poorly in the verall use of machines. With the construction industry expected to grow at 9 per cent per annum through 2018, the demand for construction equipment is rising.

With a significant presence in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and the Vidharbha region, J Kumar Infraprojects is a name to reckon with in the fast growing construction firmament. The Mumbai-based civil engineering and infrastructure development company has, since its founding in 1980,

Lafarge introduced two innovative construction products, Artevia and Concrete Master, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador. With a commitment to building better cities, the company is focussed on helping people access better quality construction in India at an affordable cost through its innovative products and solutions.

With interests in construction, granite, coal and power sugars, Hyderabad-based Madhucon Projects Ltd is a name to reckon with in the field of civil engineering construction.

Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has added another feather in its cap with the construction of Pir Panjal Tunnel, slated to be amongst India's longest railway tunnel. The Pir Panjal Railway tunnel is part of the 202-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project undertaken by the Northern Railways.

Meet the expert provider of construction machinery and services. Whether it is stationary pumps, truck-mounted concrete pumps, batching plants or concrete mixtures, Sany India has it all. In the first half of 2012, the 10-year-old company announced the acquisition of global concrete machinery enterprise Putzmeister. During the same period, it also inaugurated its first state-of-the-art fully integrated crawler crane product line.

Initially incorporated as Maheshwari Brothers Ltd in 1995, this company has come a long way from executing civil engineering projects for roads and highways to diversifying into the rail, building and infrastructure segments. Renamed MBL Infrastructure Ltd on July 5, 2006, today, it is a listed company on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) with an annual turnover of Rs 1,251 crore.

Fastest Growing Construction Companies. From its humble beginnings in the 1980s to nine major projects in 2011-12, with a total contract value of Rs 1,620.72 crore, J Kumar Infraprojects is surging ahead in the construction sector.