Bentley Acceleration Initiatives has announced the acquisition of Chennai-based Nadhi Information Technologies, a specialist in project controls, analytics and decision support for construction supply chains. Nadhi serves some of India’s leading construction sector players, including contractors Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Kalpataru Power Transmission, real-estate developers Mahindra Lifespaces and RMZ, and owner-operators Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Welspun Enterprises. Founded in 2008, Nadhi was incubated in the IIT Madras Research Park with advisors from the IIT Madras Building Technology and Construction Management faculty and the Lean Construction Institute.Bentley Acceleration Initiatives is the internal incubator for strategic investments of Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company. Its objective is to bring together ecosystem partners in digital co-ventures. Nadhi brings to Bentley a critical mass of field-experienced professionals in construction automation, attuned to their region’s specific challenges and project dynamics. The acquisition strengthens Bentley’s focus on Asia, which is experiencing huge demand for new construction of infrastructure, and has a keen appetite for digital workflows to help address this need. According to Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research, while China and the US will remain the two highest-value construction markets globally, India and Indonesia will rise to the third and fourth highest-value markets by 2029.“We are pleased to welcome Nadhi’s construction automation experts as Bentley colleagues,” says Dr Ashit Gandhi, Senior Director, Accelerated Business Development, Bentley Systems. “Together, we see a significant new opportunity to help construction projects throughout Asia, especially for road and rail linear infrastructure, in ‘going digital’. Combining Nadhi’s proven project controls and analytics capabilities with Bentley’s SYNCHRO 4D construction modelling and field-based construction delivery will enable more integrated and efficient digital workflows, tailored specifically to Asian needs.”“The whole team at Nadhi is excited to be joining Bentley Systems at this pivotal moment for India’s construction community,” says Kalyan Vaidyanathan, CEO, Nadhi Information Technologies. “We look forward to deepening our capabilities in core areas of project controls and expanding our reach both in and beyond India for new opportunities. We believe, as part of Bentley, we will be even more strongly positioned to help our users to stay in control of their projects and to generate insights through analytics to avoid delays and improve confidence through visibility.”