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02 Sep 2024 CW Team

Turner Project Management India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Turner International, which provides world-class programme management, project management and construction management consultancy services. Based out of the Middle East with Turner for 10 years, Jairam Panch, Managing Director, has overall industry experience of over 25 years handling various leadership roles at both the project and corporate levels. He has been instrumental in establishing the brand in India since 2007 by identifying and securing large-scale contracts with both private and public-sector clients, notably the iconic Statue of Unity project in Gujarat and Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2 expansion in Bengaluru. Turner India is currently managing projects valued at over $ 2 billion in construction volume. He speaks to CW about technologies for rapid execution of projects, models that have worked for the sector, sustainability, skill shortage, the company’s expansion plans, and more. Excerpts:

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