ACE January 2020

Johnson-Tiles
launches smart
tiles and a modern
experience centre at
Pune
Trimble India hosts CXO Conclave focussing on
‘Future Of Construction
One of the leading ceramic tiles
manufacturer and a division of
Prism Johnson Limited, opened
its second exclusive experience centre
in Maharashtra, at Pune. The occasion
was also marked by its launch of ‘Smart
Series’ tiles for which Johnson recently
received the “Superbrand’ status in
India. This unique and large showroom
is thematically designed with product
application mock-ups and is branded as
‘House of Johnson Experience Centre’.
Located at Sable house, Satara road,
near Swargate, Gultekadi, Pune, this
company showroom has a collection
of over 2,500 tiling concepts, sanitary
ware, bathroom fittings and engineered
stones which makes it one stop shop to
choose high quality, durable and stylish
products for interiors.
The showroom was inaugurated by H&R
Johnson’s CEO and ED Sarat Chandak.
Commenting on the occasion, Sarat
Chandak, ED and CEO of H&R Johnson
(India) said, “Johnson has long held
a strong belief in the philosophy of
relentless innovation to pioneer the
future of the categories we deal in.
The new generation experience centres
will completely elevate the buying and
selection process for lifestyle products
being a one stop shop for planning
and designing residential as well as
commercial spaces.”
A
subsidiary of US headquartered,
Nasdaq listed Trimble Inc., hosted
a CXO conclave. In line with the
conclave theme ‘Future Of Construction’,
Trimble showcased its latest innovations
and products, highlighting its strength
and leadership in construction technology,
both hardware and software solutions and
services.
Over 200 leading industry professionals and
experts that included representatives from
MMRDA, Mumbai metro rail corporation,
Larsen & Toubro, Shapoorji Pallonji, Tata
projects and Kalpataru amongst many
others, attended the conclave.
The day-long conclave witnessed a series of
panel discussions, starting with a keynote
discussion that brought into focus the
outlook of key industry stakeholders on
the future of construction and the role
of digital technologies in the industry’s
growth.
Speaking on the occasion, Rajan Aiyer, Vice
President and Managing Director, Trimble
India and SAARC region said, “India has
started to take bold strident steps towards
adoption of construction technology,
with marque construction firms leading
the charge. We are happy to see that
most industry stakeholders recognise the
importance of digital tools and their role/
contribution towards sectoral growth.
The use of cutting edge technologies has
helped some key construction projects in
multiple ways, including reducing rework
and wastage, which in turns hastens project
completion and improves productivity.
Complex infrastructure projects, such
as the upcoming Chenab bridge, the
world’s highest railway bridge, relies on
sophisticated digital tech to transform
vision into reality.”
Paul Wallett, Regional Director, Trimble
solutions India and Middle East, stated,
“Trimble is humbled by the response it
has received from the Indian construction
industry. The construction tech solutions
and services that we offer reflect the voice
of the industry, and customer voices at this
conclave amply validated this point. The
CXO conclave provided us with a platform
to interact with the great minds of the
Indian construction industry and allowed
us to understand and discuss the trends
that can potentially redefine the gold
standards of the industry.”
8 January 2020 ACE UPDATE
ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING