“There is no formula guaranteeing a successful HVAC business. But ‘putting people first’, with appropriate selection and recruits, ambient and helpful work culture and dedicated efforts to establish long-standing customer relationships certainly boosts the chances of a suitable growth,” said Jerry Hurwitz, one of the founding partners of J&J Air Conditioning, a pioneer in the HVAC sector. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning play a crucial role in productivity for both machines and the workforce.
Modern customers are investing with an expectation of returns within a low time limit; they focus on initiating the revenue inflow within the stringent deadlines of project completion. Customers look forward to a responsible, trustworthy, and well-versed HVAC project partner that defines their requirements with a simplistic and effective solution.
A majority of the enterprises from the pharmaceuticals, automotive, and healthcare sectors like hospitals have increasing preferences towards Clean Air and Hygienic Air qualities. The customers need a service integrator that can guide them through their air quality standards and provide a perfect, cost-effective solution that aids them in controlling the standards.
SCON Projects Pvt. Ltd. is a distinguished company in this field for its specialty in industrial construction and HVAC & MEP solutions that is guided by a customer-centric approach in design and execution. It prioritizes the Safety, Quality, and Agility of its services along with transparency, in gaining long-standing client relationships. Rahul Phansalkar, Executive Director of MEP Services, says, “We have a dedicated design, engineering and project execution team that is aware of the latest technology and skills necessary to address the technical requirement of a client. This is how we step in as a turnkey solution provider, as we design, build, commission and validate HVAC systems”.
The Growth Story
SCON Projects started its journey as an industrial contracting company in 2007 with a workforce of 20. In its journey of 14years, SCON Projects Pvt. Ltd. has established a long-lasting relationship with significant industrial names and has successfully delivered projects achieving a milestone of 6.8 million safe working hours.
SCON Projects currently operates with a workforce of 622, successfully executing more than 325+ projects through its strong technical and managerial framework. Rahul adds, “Our initial turnover was three crores in FY07 and we achieved Rs. 326 crore in FY20. We have crossed Rs. 100 crore in the MEP segment, with only HVAC turnover worth more than Rs. 35-40 crore. We are confident of crossing the Rs. 500 crore turnover benchmark by FY21”.
Proficient Project Craftsmanship
SCON is passionate about delivering precise, agile, reliable, and quality-compliant projects that ensure their clients are in safe and reliable hands. Rahul says, “We are unparalleled in Turnkey project executions of HVAC & MEP projects. Adapting the latest industrial techniques backed by our skilled workforce, guided by our experienced leadership distinguishes us from the rest. Also ours is a ISO 9001:2015 certified company for Quality and ISO 45001:2018 certified for OH&S compliant”. SCON Projects has a strong base of more than 75 professionals from HVAC and MEP expertise.
It is focused on maintaining the proper team balance. Every member works passionately for their objectives, creating a strong bonding and trustworthy working culture, gradually reflecting in its client relations. Rahul accentuates that SCON Projects’ growth has been possible only due to adroit leadership and experience of over three decades of CMD, Nilesh Chavan, a recipient of MCCI Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award, Asia’s Most Admired Leader, Indian Leadership Award for construction & design, and BAI -Young Entrepreneur Award alongside many of his distinguished achievements in this sector.
'One-Stop-Shop' For Project Management & Commissioning Needs
There has been a change in the application of HVAC systems, with more and more industries adopting safe and regulated air quality in plants and factories. Rahul shares his experience of the time, when there used to be bidding by multiple stakeholders for different aspects of a project like designing, building, executing and commissioning. However, with changes in requirements and the diversity of the market, consumers are now working on cutting the cost of HVAC installation. SCON Projects have got hold of this market pertaining to an equipped in-house team that supports the entire operation right from designing the system according to client’s requirement to its commissioning in the location of installation.
Mr. Rahul Phansalkar, Director - MEP Services
Rahul refers to this as the ‘Design & Build’ model. The greatest advantage of this model of operations is the reduction in the cost of outsourcing different aspects of the project. This ultimately saves the cost of the client for HVAC solutions. Rahul says, “In the last two years, we have seen that all the industries are growing towards design and build model. Here we come in because we have the strength in-house and most of the competitors lack this quality as of now”. This enables SCON Projects to identify themselves as a ‘one-stop-shop’ organization for customers from different industries.
Scon projects is a distinguished company in this field for its specialty in industrial construction and HVAC solutions and consultation that is guided by a consumer-centric approach in design and execution
SCON Projects caters to industries like Automobiles, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Food, Heavy Industries etc. and the demand is growing at a rapid pace. This rapid growth rate is also characterized by rapid evolution in new necessities, which includes the need for purified air for hygiene besides the simple need for air conditioning. SCON Projects possess a team of skilled and experienced members who have the ability to understand and deliver systems with evolving needs of Air Conditioning. This consumer-centric approach and ability to build according to the clients' needs have helped to build up their reputation over the years. One may find HVAC systems with the ability to control air quality, control humidity, and few other parameters required to maintain compliance with government regulations.
“Scon projects is currently working as an equipped integrator platform that yields quality projects for their clients' HVAC installation and adaptation”
The aspect that actually makes the projects done by SCON Projects shine is its ability to maintain speed. The company executive director says, “Right from the inception in the year 2007, we are strongly based on the motto of our company that is Speed with Safety and Quality.” SCON Projects understands that speed is something that drives the projects. Investors in the present market look forward to gaining a return as soon as possible. Hence, Scon has identified the future trend and has incorporated culture embedded with speed backed by quality and safety aspects of work. Rahul mentions, “The combination of these three is only the reason that we are attaining this kind of growth”.
Future Roadmap
SCON Projects is currently working as an equipped integrator that yields quality projects for their clients’ HVAC installation and adaptation. The company always remains acquainted with the latest techniques and technology available with the use of the latest machinery backed by expert involvement in each project. They practice what they preach and therefore have installed high-end HVAC systems for their own consumption. In the future, SCON Projects is willing start manufacturing of HVAC products. In Rahul’s words, “We look forward to getting into manufacturing of some of the HVAC products that we need for our projects”.
