Germain bullish on prospects in India
Egis Group, a French international group in the construction engineering and mobility services sectors, is planning for further expansion in India and announced an International Design Center at Gurgaon to cater to global design work, following on its 25-year history of projects in the country.
“I am impressed by India growth story specially in infra space. Today, we can proudly say that since the time we entered the India market, almost 25 years ago, up to this day, we have diversified our order books from roads & highways to include other sectors such as railways, aviation, urban, buildings, railway, water and ports,” Laurent Germain, CEO, Egis Group headquartered in Guyancourt, France.
“India is a strategic geography for us and we will continue with our journey, scaling new heights. Major push has been given to health infrastructure, water supply, rail, road, airways, waterways & urban infrastructures etc. All this bears testimony to the fact that how important it is for us to work in the country,” said Germain whose visit to India reinforces the Indian market’s strategic importance to the global group.
Egis said the Gurgaon center would cater to the Group’s international businesses. Egis designers at the center will get the opportunity to work for global projects, to get the best of training and skill development on the best-in-class projects located outside of India as well.
Apart from Egis’s Poland based design center, the Gurgaon centre would be the company’s first ever design center in Asia and 2nd in the world. This corroborates the company’s trust in India’s capabilities and technological prowess. “We have projects from Poland, Romania and Dhaka,” said the group.
Germain said, “I am very bullish about India. I am extremely positive about this new initiative where we aim to make India the nucleus of global designs for business of the Group. India has always been a very important market for us and this is evident from the number of key projects we have completed in the country.”
Egis recognises India as a land of opportunities and understand that rapid development of infrastructure will be key to India’s growth story, Sandeep Gulati, MD, Egis India, added on 25 Feb 2021.
“With a very capable work force and Egis’ world class technological capabilities, we are keen to contribute to India’s development. We are continuously engaging with Government and clients to explore ways to collaborate. We are one of the few companies in India with such a diversified portfolio and as such we are uniquely positioned having executed 8 metros, 3 airports, 3 smart cities, multiple Expressways and Highways, many projects in Water, ports and Urban etc,” he elaborated on Egis participation in Indian growth story
“We also see opportunities in relatively newer sectors such as Healthcare, Industrial and Energy etc. Government’s continued strong thrust on Infrastructure augurs well for our country as a whole and to our business in particular and we are happy to contribute to nation building. In addition, opening a Global Design Centre in India is a testimony of our capabilities of world class delivery. All in all, extremely bullish about India and very happy to see strong support from the group to our business.”
The Group has a strong presence in India for over two decades and has been actively associated with high profile projects such as; 8 Mass Rapid Transit System (Metro) and Semi-High Speed Regional Rail Transit System around Delhi, Sustainable Development of 3 Smart Cities (Chandigarh, Bhubaneshwar and Ajmer), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation of Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Housing for All PMAY projects in Madhya Pradesh; Specialize High Rise Structure like Statue of Unity in Gujarat and Chatrapati Shivaji Memorial Statue in Mumbai, National Waterway and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust; Many Expressways, Mumbai Coastal Roads, National Highways, State Highways, Rural roads partnering with 29 Indian States in various geographical areas; 3 Airports (Lucknow, Trichy and Pune), Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) of around 250 dams, one of the largest of its kind in India and many more prestigious projects.
A major international group in the construction engineering and mobility services sectors, Egis creates and operates intelligent infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and addressing the major challenges of our time by helping to achieve more balanced, sustainable and resilient territorial development.
A 75%-owned subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts, with the remaining 25% held by partner executives and employees, Egis places its multiple fields of expertise at the disposal of the community and makes cutting-edge innovation accessible to all projects throughout their lifecycle: consulting, engineering, operation.
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