| Press release for immediate distribution | | | | |
| Geodesic Techniques targets revenue of INR 1000 | | | | |
| Cr. in 3 years and outlines investment of INR 200 Cr. | | | | |
| New manufacturing facility at Bidar & urban | | | | |
| infrastructure and transportation foray among major | | | | |
| initiatives. This reinforces and builds the company's | | | | and techniques amongst the customers and it is |
| leadership position in the steel-intensive design and | | | | only apt that being a pioneer, we pull out all stops to |
| build business. | | | | retain and build on that position. As India's urban |
| | | | | landscape and infrastructure undergoes a radical |
| Bangalore, June 24, 2010: Geodesic Techniques, a | | | | transformation in the decades ahead, we are |
| pioneer and leading provider of steel intensive | | | | preparing ourselves to play an even bigger role." |
| structures in India, today outlined its aggressive plan | | | | |
| to reinforce and build on its leadership position in the | | | | Elaborating on the outlined plan, Mr. Nikhil Raj, |
| design and build of large span, pre-engineered, and | | | | Vice-President of Business Development, Geodesic |
| steel-intensive structures. The multi-pronged plan | | | | Techniques, said, "Leadership in this space is a |
| consists of rapid acceleration in revenues, higher | | | | function of capacity, capability and creativity and we |
| investments in building new capacity and capabilities, | | | | are investing heavily in all three areas to ensure we |
| as well as increasing its presence in the urban | | | | are the partner of choice for any company looking at |
| infrastructure and transportation segments. The | | | | steel intensive structures in India. The new facility at |
| company shared that it is projecting revenue of INR | | | | Bidar is strategically located providing quick, |
| 1000 Cr. over the next three years and has | | | | convenient access to the three major regions of |
| committed investments of over INR 200 Cr. The | | | | demand - south, west and north. We are also |
| majority of the investment is focused on the new, | | | | increasing our capabilities in design and structural |
| state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Bidar, which | | | | engineering to levels of global excellence This puts |
| is operational and will be formally inaugurated by the | | | | us on par with the best businesses in this segment |
| end of 2010. Presently, the unit has a peak capacity | | | | worldwide. The market response to our moves has |
| of 65,000 mT/per annum and is among the highest | | | | been positive - be it the Mumbai/Delhi airport |
| installed capacity in the industry. | | | | terminals, the MMRDA Headquarters or the new |
| | | | | futuristic TCS facility in Chennai." |
| In a strategic move, the company has successfully | | | | |
| forayed into the urban infrastructure and | | | | Commenting on the foray into urban infrastructure |
| transportation segments. As one of the players in | | | | and transportation, Ms. Sumitra Iyengar, Director |
| the Mumbai Monorail project as well as the proponent | | | | – Infrastructure, Geodesic Techniques, said, |
| of the Bengaluru Monorail project, our focus will | | | | "Indian metros are ready and financially ripe for the |
| continue to be on next generation modes of | | | | best-in-class urban transportation modes and models. |
| elevated transport. These elevated systems have | | | | It is an opportunity that is waiting to be tapped. As a |
| complex design and steel intensive structures that | | | | pioneer with deep expertise in the design and build of |
| require technically superior solutions. | | | | steel intensive structures, we bring a unique and |
| | | | | competitive advantage to this business. While we are |
| Manufacturing Focus | | | | pursuing an innovative approach, we are also |
| Highly automated machinery from Europe has been | | | | partnering with global companies where necessary, to |
| installed at the Bidar Factory and places the company | | | | play a pivotal role in the transformation of India's |
| at the forefront of technical innovation and capability. | | | | urban landscape. With our initial success in the |
| The new facility is designed to serve Geodesic's high | | | | monorail projects in Mumbai and Bangalore, we |
| volume and large infrastructure projects like airport | | | | believe that our investment in this segment is well |
| terminals, high rise steel buildings, signature structures, | | | | placed and will serve as a growth engine." |
| bridges and urban transportation initiatives. The facility | | | | |
| will complement the existing specialised and site | | | | About Geodesic Techniques: |
| manufacturing capabilities of Geodesic and is | | | | Bangalore-based Geodesic Techniques was founded |
| expected to provide employment opportunities for | | | | in 1986 by visionary entrepreneur Mr. Srinidhi |
| nearly 5000 people. The facility positions Geodesic | | | | Anantharaman, with the objective of offering |
| Techniques' as India's leading integrated design and | | | | technically superior solutions for steel intensive |
| build player. | | | | construction projects. Over the years, the company |
| | | | | has built an expertise in the integrated design, |
| Addressing the company's first formal media | | | | engineering, procurement and construction process. |
| interaction since inception, Mr. Srinidhi Anantharaman, | | | | The company is led by a team of qualified and |
| Visionary founder & CEO of Geodesic | | | | experienced professionals with over four decades of |
| Techniques, said," Today we are at a historic | | | | experience. The company has executed many |
| juncture where there is a great opportunity to build | | | | prestigious projects across the country such as the |
| on the leadership position in a space that we have | | | | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Dome, the TCS |
| nurtured and pioneered over the past two decades. | | | | Signature Structure in Chennai, and the Mumbai |
| The broader construction space is getting highly | | | | Airport Terminal, to name a few. The company |
| organised and competitive. There is greater | | | | currently employs 400 employees across 6 offices in |
| awareness and need for new technology | | | | India. |
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