The biggest opportunities for material handling equipment, with a special focus on the ports sector.

The new world-class machine, the JCB116 soil compactor, comes with a state-of-the-art JCB Diesel Max engine, providing fuel savings of upto 5-10 per cent. It is equipped with proven German Vibration Technology and is designed to give more compaction per litre. It guarantees desired compaction density in a minimum number of passes.

India saw sales of more than 500 compactors in March 2017, the highest ever in a month, according to industry sources. Further, the last fiscal turned out to be one of the finest in a long time for compactor and paver sales, all because road development topped the 20 km per day mark.

Outstanding performers from India's infrastructure equipment sector were honoured at the grand evening. The who's who of India's infrastructure equipment sector had started arriving nearly an hour before the awards ceremony was to get underway.

JCB India recently showcased its range of Made-in-India road construction solutions at its Pune facility. It established its transformation into a full range infrastructure equipment partner, especially in road construction, through its premier line range of larger excavators, wheeled loaders and compactors.

JCB India showcased its range of class leading, made-in-india road construction solutions at an event held at its state-of-the-art factory in Pune, which CW was a part of.

Construction equipment recorded a 28 per cent increase in sales in 2016 while the earthmoving segment witnessed faster-paced growth as a result of expansion in certain infrastructure segments.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has presented a well-balanced and constructive combined Budget, focusing on the most critical aspects of the economy, such as infrastructure, agriculture and rural India.

The importance of the infrastructure sector in the overall progress of the economy is critical. The government has given considerable impetus to this sector including in the last two budgets, where significant allocation to this sector was committed. Owing to this focus, the earthmoving and construction equipment industry witnessed a noteworthy revival last year.