L&T delivers 3000th indigenous compactor

02 Dec 2022 CW Team

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery reached a milestone in the supply of indigenous equipment with the successful delivery of 3000th L&T compactor. At an event held at L&T Construction Equipment’s Doddaballabpur Plant on November 28, the symbolic key of L&T 2490 pneumatic tyred roller was handed over to the customer, Neelesh Kumar Singh, Managing Partner, Anmol Associates by Arvind K Garg, Senior Vice-President and Head, L&T Construction & Mining Machinery.

Anmol Associates is a Lucknow-based firm specialising in road construction. The firm has a large fleet of equipment which includes 14 L&T Compactors. Singh has executed prestigious projects for NHAI, UP-PWD, UP-Irrigation and MoRTH. One of his prized projects has been the beautification of Prayagraj city during the Kumbh Mela.

The roll out of this 3000th machine reinforces LTCEL’s leadership in manufacturing indigenously-designed equipment and paves the way for fulfilment of Atmanirbhar Bharat mission launched by the Government of India. L&T has been successful in exporting these compactors to SAARC and African countries as well. L&T compactors, launched in 2017, have fast penetrated the Indian market and are a preferred choice of customers given their excellent quality and reliability.

Among those who participated in the event included H Shridhar Hande, Chief Executive, LTCEL; K Keshava, GM-Machinery, LTCEL; Shailesh Kodkani, GM-Hydraulics, LTCEL and Jaikumar Kamath, Head-Road Machinery Business. Vijayendra Bhat of Anugraha Construction Equipment (Karnataka Dealer) also attended the event.

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