Rapid urbanization, growing population and increasing government spending in infrastructure projects are the major drivers boosting the demand for construction equipment in the country. Moreover, with the rapid increase in infrastructure investment and industrial production, the earthmoving equipment segment contributes critical revenues in the Indian construction equipment market.
Normet helps the customers build the safest places underground by transforming digitalized and sustainable underground mining and tunnelling. Normet has been strongly present in the Indian tunnelling and mining market since 2008. The company maintains its leadership position by providing high-quality equipment complying with stringent European safety norms, supported by a team of over 500 specialist technical team to maintain the large population of Normet machines.
"Normet believes in total engagement with customers from supply of equipment, servicing equipment to optimise utilisation and increasing longevity of contractors' investment and extend geotechnical support through its construction chemical supplies to solve most complicated challenges faced in mining & tunnelling. Normet is the only organisation with unique offerings of equipment's with geo technical support, helping solve trickiest of the challenges faced in underground construction of tunnels & mines thru its composite high-quality offerings," stated ED Santamaria, President and CEO, Normet Group Oy.
Challenges and Solutions of the Construction Industry
Safety culture is yet to be adopted broadly in Indian tunnelling & mining sectors, which is at the beginning stage of implementation in comparison with the rest of the world. “Therefore, safety is at the core of each piece of equipment designed by Normet. The firm operates globally and wishes to bring the most acceptable safety practices for all the mining and tunnelling customers. Secondly, sustainability is a vital part of the license to operate for all underground construction companies. Normet's SmartDrive product is a key enabler reducing CO2 emission of operations.
Combining with innovations of scanning thickness of sprayed concrete, NormetSmartscan reduces waste in concrete spraying, helping the customers gain a significant reduction in CO2 emission.
Afterward, to ease the burden of the higher cost of imports, Normet is progressing with the Make in India program. Normet has already started manufacturing equipment in its Jaipur facility to cater to Indian and global customers. Lastly, Normet optimizes the life-cycle cost by supporting the customers with highquality rebuild components, or remanufactured machines. Remanufactured machines bring the benefits of new devices on productivity and sustainability with reduced acquisition costs," says Subhasis Mohanty, VP-India Sales Area & MD Normet India Pvt Ltd.
“Normet is optimising the life-cycle cost by supporting our customers with high quality rebuild components, rebuild or remanufactured machines. Remanufactured machines bring the benefits of new machines on productivity and sustainability with reduced acquisition cost. Our Remanufacturing facility houses Training Centre for Engineers, technicians and Equipment operators to develop skills essential to maintain our equipment. This is a big step forward in Skill Development Programme in which already over 500 techies have been trained and are repeatedly getting trained for special skills," adds Ed Santamaria.
Subhasis Mohanty, Managing Director & VP - India Sales area
Furthermore, Normet offerings are a combination of equipment, life cycle support, and construction chemicals, making them unique, with total underground tunnelling solutions for completing the construction safe, economical & sustainable. Normet has successfully partnered with construction companies in India at many of such challenging projects, which are today landmark examples of innovation & technology. Due to its strong portfolio, Normet can understand each stakeholder's needs across the value chain and provide solutions accordingly, which has values in the line of principle buying factors of each end-user.
Normet believes in total engagement with customers from supply of equipment, servicing equipment to optimise
Future Projections
Normet is a fast-growing and innovative technology company. Accordingly, Normet plans to set up another manufacturing unit in India, which will be the second major manufacturing base for global supplies. In combination with the facility, the company plans to set up a new service center, providing remanufacturing capability not only for Indian customers but also to our customers globally. Additionally, Normet has ramped up research & development capabilities in India to employ over 50 R&D employees working both for Equipment as well as Chemicals. Normet believes that combining safety, sustainability, and productivity is a crucial enabler for the customers and their success.
“Technology, competence and new capabilities are key drivers for Normet future. We want to lead the market in driving tunnelling and mining operations to become as sustainable as possible, whilst ensuring that the lifetime value of any Normet offering is leading in the market. We believe that combining safety, sustainability and productivity is a key enabler for our customers and our ssuccess," concludes Ed Santamaria.
