Euro Asia Industry

A modern manufacturing company with a long history, Bharat Bijlee Ltd have established themselves as India’s leading manufacturer of Motors and Transformers as well as having diversified into Project work, providing turnkey solutions for, notably, the Indian Power sector. Discussing this and their recent inclusion in Forbes’ ‘Asia’s 200 Best Under a Billion’ list, Senior General Manager: Central Marketing & Business Planning, Mr H.C. Dave spoke to Tom Walker.

Mr Darren Bance, Senior Vice President of the Olive Group, tells Bob Combes about the company's services providing and implementing security solutions based on the latest techniques to protect multi-national companies and organisations in high risk and challenging environments, such as disaster areas and war zones, and its application of the extensive experience gained by its staff and derived from combating terrorism in the United Kingdom.

AREVA T&D builds high- and medium-voltage substations and develops technology to ensure safe, reliable and efficient power transmission and distribution systems. It is one of three main global players. Frank Richardson learned from Mr. Thierry Tricot, general manager of the company's Regensburg facility, about his hi-tech operation that leads the way in producing medium voltage switchboards for such systems.

For the past 35 years, Gantry has been taking the load in a variety of heavy duty applications with its Gantrex crane rail soft mounting systems. Sarah Pursey finds out from Mr Noël Melardy, Gantry’s Marketing and Commercial Director, how this global market leader continues to ensure that its operations run smoothly.

Bentec, now an independent business unit of the Abbot Group, serves the international oil and gas drilling industry from its base in Germany. Due to its unique combination of operational drilling expertise and more than 100 years’ experience as a manufacturer, the company is one of the leading high-quality manufacturers and API-authorised repair shops for drilling equipment worldwide.

The Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) is a diversified consulting engineering firm, with expertise working on infrastructure, transport, power, water and environmental projects.

The Viktor Lenac shipyard in Croatia has become a by-word for value for money ship repairs, ship conversions and off-shore construction work. Mr Robert Skific, Managing Director, and Mr Marko Domijan, Marketing Director, explain to Bob Combes how the company has achieved this distinction and how its ambitious restructuring plans are set to make it become even more competitive.

John Holland, now part of the Leighton Holdings Group, is one of Australia’s most diverse engineering and construction companies. Mr Russell Cuttler, General Manager – Tunnelling, told Eric Payne about the company’s unique business model, its corporate culture, and the project successes it has enjoyed, over the past 10 years.

Saras is a leading independent Italian energy company, with activities mainly focused on refining, sales and distribution of petroleum products in global markets. Sarah Pursey learns from the group’s head of Investor Relations, Mr Massimo Vacca, how this highly versatile company is going from strength to strength with its super-site refinery and other highly integrated business ventures.

Nomad Building Solutions Limited is a recently established group of high quality construction companies focusing on both modular buildings and in-situ construction across Australia. Managing Director Mr Alan Thomas speaks to Simon Davies about the group’s involvement in high-level housing construction as well as setting up large mining camps and other modular building solutions.