7th India Construction Festival takes off with focus on tech

22 Oct 2021 CW Team

The most-awaited 7th India Construction Festival, organised by infrastructure think-tank, FIRST Construction Council & ASAPP Info Global Group, has commenced in Mumbai.

During the course of the day, ICF will be hosting three high-octane events -- India Roads Conference, Equipment India Awards, and 19th Construction World Awards.

With a focus on Technology for speed | Technology for Quality, the India Roads Conference aims at providing a platform to industry players, policymakers, investors, consultants and technology providers to share their experience and exchange ideas and highlight the emerging trends and new opportunities in road development.

Equipment India brings forth the 9th edition of its Annual Awards, the only recognition of the best performers in CE industry in the country. Indian construction and mining equipment market is at the cusp of tracking a steep growth trajectory over the next 5-10 years. In this emergence, renowned equipment manufacturers are making significant investments to bring forth their latest technologies and product portfolios to support the country’s rapid economic developments.

The 19th Construction World Global Awards 2021 is an annual event for the who’s who of the construction industry. The event is a consummation of a meticulous process that ranks India’s fastest-growing construction companies, construction equipment manufacturing companies and construction material manufacturing companies through a range of parameters.

Infrastructure Urban

02 Jun 2026

VECV Sales Rise 7.8 Per Cent In May 2026

VE Commercial Vehicles recorded sales of 7,978 units in May 2026, compared to 7,401 units in May 2025, registering growth of 7.8 per cent. This included 7,789 units from the Eicher brand and 189 units from the Volvo brand.Eicher branded trucks and buses reported sales of 7,789 units during the month, up 7.3 per cent from 7,258 units a year earlier. In the domestic commercial vehicle market, Eicher sales rose 9.1 per cent to 7,375 units from 6,758 units in May 2025.Exports declined 17.2 per cent to 414 units from 500 units in the corresponding month last year. Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses recor..

Table Space Strengthens DESYN Leadership Team

Table Space has announced strategic leadership appointments within DESYN, its integrated Design and Build business, as it looks to strengthen operations across key enterprise and GCC markets in India. DESYN was launched as a strategic extension of Table Space’s workspace solutions portfolio to meet rising demand for agile, high-quality and rapidly deployable enterprise workspaces.Shruti Ookabhoy has joined DESYN as Executive Director and will lead the Design vertical, focusing on design capability, operational excellence and team development across markets. She brings over 22 years of experi..

Concord Associate Bags Rs 2.79 Bn Kavach Order

Concord Control Systems said its associate company, Progota India, has received a Rs 2.79 bn domestic order from Indian Railways for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of on-board Kavach 4.0 loco equipment.The order is scheduled for execution within 12 months and strengthens Concord’s role in India’s railway safety and signalling ecosystem. Kavach is India’s indigenous automatic train protection system, designed to improve operational safety by helping prevent signal passing at danger and reducing collision risks.Gaurav Lath, Joint Managing Director, Concord Control Syst..