India is not an emerging market for Trimble – it’s an existing one

01 Jun 2025 CW Team

Trimble is transforming the way people move, build and live. With core technologies in positioning, modelling and data analytics, it connects the digital and physical worlds to drive productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. Trimble sees India as a developed, opportunity-rich market with deep roots and stronger ambitions. The company is sharpening its localisation, integration and go-to-market strategies accordingly. At bauma Munich, PRATAP PADODE, Editor-in-Chief, CW, caught up with Rob Painter, President & CEO, and Scott Crozier, Senior Vice President, Trimble Inc, to discuss the company’s evolving strategy in India, its role in infrastructure digitisation, and how it is responding to rising demand for smart, connected solutions.

Rob, how would you define Trimble’s current positioning in India?

Rob Painter: What I'd want you to hear is India is not new to Trimble. India, for us, is not an emerging opportunity. It's an existing opportunity. We see it as a developed market that has a lot of great opportunity ahead of it. And my proof point for that is we've been in India for 40 years...

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