Interview with Insights Success Vishwas Ja<strong>in</strong> Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director 16 |October <strong>2018</strong>|
C O N S U LT I N G ENGINEERS GROUP Contribut<strong>in</strong>g to the Construction Space with Comprehensive Services Amarque for its global, dist<strong>in</strong>guished, and <strong>in</strong>tegrated range of skills and expertise and is a trusted name for deliver<strong>in</strong>g eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g excellence <strong>in</strong> the field of <strong>in</strong>frastructure development is Consult<strong>in</strong>g Eng<strong>in</strong>eers Group Ltd. (CEG). Mr. Vishwas Ja<strong>in</strong> is the Manag<strong>in</strong>g Director at the company. CEG is an <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>in</strong>frastructure consult<strong>in</strong>g organization provid<strong>in</strong>g services for Highways, Bridges, Rail, Metro, Tunnels, Build<strong>in</strong>gs, Water Resources, Urban Development & Geotechnical Investigation. To get more <strong>in</strong>sights about CEG’s prom<strong>in</strong>ent services and uniqueness, we br<strong>in</strong>g you an exclusive <strong>in</strong>terview with Mr. Vishwas. 1) K<strong>in</strong>dly brief us about your consultancy. Consult<strong>in</strong>g Eng<strong>in</strong>eers Group Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008 accredited lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternational consult<strong>in</strong>g organization provid<strong>in</strong>g comprehensive professional consultancy services for all the facets of plann<strong>in</strong>g, prelim<strong>in</strong>ary and detailed eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g design and construction supervision of Infrastructure development and management projects. Founded <strong>in</strong> 1984, CEG has grown exponentially and transformed <strong>in</strong>to a multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary organization <strong>in</strong> the ambit of <strong>in</strong>frastructure and now employees over 1<strong>10</strong>0 professionals work<strong>in</strong>g from various offices globally. CEG today has a wide rang<strong>in</strong>g portfolio and has successfully implemented several iconic <strong>in</strong>frastructure projects. CEG have a current turnover of INR 1.27 billion and <strong>in</strong>ternational experience of work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Bangladesh, Australia, Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania. 2) Brief us about the Founder/CEO and his/her contribution towards the upliftment of the consultancy. What was the source of <strong>in</strong>spiration for your consultancy to be a pioneer <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Consultants</strong> segment? <strong>The</strong> genesis of thought prevailed s<strong>in</strong>ce complet<strong>in</strong>g eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> year 1983 to be an entrepreneur and do someth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the core civil eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g field. Hav<strong>in</strong>g strong certa<strong>in</strong>ty <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, he could never th<strong>in</strong>k of gett<strong>in</strong>g a job and thus never tried. As a humble beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g, he started with environmental consultancy and geotechnical <strong>in</strong>vestigation and now it is one of largest Indian Infrastructure company associated with many iconic projects <strong>in</strong> India and abroad and responsible for creat<strong>in</strong>g employment opportunities for more than 1<strong>10</strong>0 eng<strong>in</strong>eers and professionals. 3) What are the dist<strong>in</strong>ct products and services provided by your consultancy, sett<strong>in</strong>g you apart from your competitors? We are known to deliver best technical solutions to our clients at par with International quality. We pride ourselves for the wide range of services that we can offer under a s<strong>in</strong>gle roof. CEG is the only Indian owned organization <strong>in</strong> the country to have the capabilities for <strong>in</strong>frastructure consultancy services along with complete facility of laboratory and field <strong>in</strong>vestigations for varied development projects. Our sister concern – CEG Test House And Research Centre Pvt Ltd. Is a well-known <strong>in</strong> the eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g and FMCG <strong>in</strong>dustry, where <strong>in</strong> it is fully equipped to provide test<strong>in</strong>g services rang<strong>in</strong>g from construction material, non-destructive, geotechnical <strong>in</strong>vestigations, water test<strong>in</strong>g, environmental monitor<strong>in</strong>g, food and pharma test<strong>in</strong>g with due approvals from the concerned authorities like NABL, MoEF, FSSAI etc. Also, we have always re-<strong>in</strong>vested our profits <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>terest of company which has led to a situation where we proudly rema<strong>in</strong>ed a debt free company from the past 30 years. 4) What are the key attributes that helped your consultancy to overcome the challenges? <strong>The</strong> essence of any company’s consistent growth is based on how they chose to <strong>in</strong>teract with their clients. Accord<strong>in</strong>gly we have always made our efforts to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> the quality of our deliverables to the best possible manner and provide the consultancy keep<strong>in</strong>g our ethical policies on top priority. A lot of this has also been possible due to the support of well-experienced senior professionals with similar m<strong>in</strong>ds who have always encouraged such policies and also communicated these to their colleagues to <strong>in</strong>culcate the same values. |October <strong>2018</strong>| 17