“CLOSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS” has always been our policy

The Wirtgen Group has been continuously innovating its products and all its road technology brands – Wirtgen, Voegele and Hamm are not only global market leaders but also innovation leaders. The Wirtgen Group has been consistently developing products which offer better efficiency in terms of fuel consumption and this helps in sustainable development and less carbon emissions, lower life cycle costs and better productivity of these machines. In an exclusive interview to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, RAMESH PALAGIRI, MD & CEO, WIRTGEN INDIA, speaks about the products offered by the company, key features and aftermarket services.

Your Company’s product offerings in the Airport equipment segment. Any new launches or product up gradations done?

Wirtgen Group Vogele Pavers and Hamm Compactors and Rollers are extensively used for construction of all major runways in India. Wirtgen Cold milling machines have been used for all the runway rehabilitation jobs across India. Runway building and rehabilitation requires superior build quality with precision , and this is possible only with the technologically advanced Wirtgen Group equipment. Worldwide , the Wirtgen Group has been a preferred partner to build world class runways and the same is applicable for airports in India.

Give us an understanding about the company’s emphasis on research, design and innovation. Detail us on the Cutting edge technology distinguishing your machines from competitors’.

The Wirtgen Group has been continuously innovating its products and all our road technology brands – Wirtgen, Voegele and Hamm are not only global market leaders but also innovation leaders. The Wirtgen Group has been consistently developing products which offer better efficiency in terms of fuel consumption and this helps in sustainable development and less carbon emissions, lower life cycle costs and better productivity of these machines. Alongside machine efficiency and alternative applications and methods, digitization and connected system solutions are important drivers in the development of the overall road construction process chain. The Wirtgen Group has developed application-specific core technologies as well as digital solutions and technologies of tomorrow that which are already available for our customers.

Aftermarket services offered by your company.

“CLOSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS“ has always been our policy. We offer direct service support to our customers and this together with our Application support is our main differentiator. We also run Operator training programs – both inhouse and onsite to ensure maximum output from the equipment.