Despite difficulties like stalled projects, liquidity issues and debt payment defaults leading to a challenging scenario for India Inc, a few companies have managed to excel and post growth on significant parameters. In our yearly endeavour, CW identifies the Top Challengers of FY2019. Our feature stories showcase how the Indian pre-engineered building market is expanding both vertically and horizontally; as well as how suppliers are innovating to cater to customers’ demand for bigger, safer and more versatile cranes. What's more, with the potholes manace year-after-year, CW emphasises on recycling plastic wastes by mixing them with bitumen to help build stronger, better quality roads at a cheaper cost. This, along with exclusive interactions with the CMD of RKEC Projects on the company's strengths and plans, and the GM of Exim Bank on the opportunities for Indian companies to do business abroad. 

What's more, this edition, CW launches its brand new section – Design Build – a section which can help property owners, developers, specialist contractors (including MEP, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing,etc), architects, consultants, interior designers to keep updated with the happenings and expert opinions. In this edition, we explore Data Centres as India’s most attractive emerging asset class and what it would take a developer to get into the business and the prospects therein. Read on for growth in the for the tiles, ceramics and sanitaryware industry; and how mediation in the real estate sector can be the first step of resolution between parties. The edition also features ReNew Power’s corporate office in Gurugram that has been conferred the LEED Gold Certification by USGBC.

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