NEW DELHI, June 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
A Unique Center in India by Any Engineering, Design and Consulting Major to Address Indian and Global Infrastructure Needs
Ramboll, a Denmark-based global major in engineering, design and consulting, today inaugurated its Global Engineering Center (GEC) at Gurgaon. The decision to start the Global Engineering Center comes amidst the demand and focus of providing global expertise using local resources from India.
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Ramboll's globally benchmarked standards of design and quality will also boast of a strong focus on sustainability, simplifying the complicated projects for easy execution which help in on-time execution of the projects and will generate local employment of highly skilled professionals who have a proven track record in this domain to work not only on the international projects but also on Indian projects from the Global Engineering Center in Gurgaon.
This inauguration comes at a time when the sworn-in new Govt of India is focusing on an ambitious infrastructure revival plan to develop excellent world-class infrastructure in India coincided with Ramboll's long-term commitment in India. As part of the operations GEC would bring in the international expertise, technical collaboration and knowledge to provide sustainable solutions in buildings, transport, telecom, oil & gas, energy and environment sectors, would be a strong support and play an important role in the infrastructure design in India.
Mr. Knut Akselvoll, Group Executive Director, Country Units, Ramboll said, "We are proud of this facility with its capabilities to meet the growing infrastructure challenges of 21st century. Our initiative to start this center is our strong commitment to provide sustainable solutions to the world and India and our plans for continued growth in this dynamic market. We already have a strong engineering and technical expertise across 21 countries and 200 offices worldwide backed up by our strong Nordic values. This makes Gurgaon a perfect and logical location to take part and play our role in the growth of new India. This center will also help us gain better proximity to our customers across India."
Dr. Pawan Maini, MD, Ramboll India said, "The world today faces far-reaching challenges that affect us all. Complex megatrends such as urbanization, climate change and economic challenges all require holistic solutions. As a leading engineering consultancy and provider of management services in the world, Ramboll is dedicated to meet these challenges by combining local knowledge with global multidisciplinary expertise. We were always in the forefront and continue to deliver innovative, inspiring and sustainable solutions that set new standards in Indian infrastructure sector while making a genuine difference to our customers, the environment and society as a whole."
"The Global Engineering Center at Gurgaon will facilitate cooperation between our country business units in Europe, Middle East and colleagues in India in order to win more projects all over the world in the buildings, transport, oil & gas, energy, environment and management consulting sectors. It will also provide project managers and our team members within buildings and transport sectors in Europe and the Middle East with one point of entry to collaboration with our colleagues in India.
"Passion for engineering and contribution to the society guided the founders when they established this company in 1945 in business approach for Ramboll. Market demands constantly influence us to introduce best technology to our customers; therefore, innovation focus would be a continuous process at our GEC. Our subsequent vision for this center is to deliver fully integrated solutions to meet the demand and be part of building the New India through this unique Global Center in India," Dr. Maini concluded.
Mr. Bent Johannesson, MD, Sweden, Mr. Markku Moilanen, MD, Finland, Mr. Steve Canadinem, MD, UK, Mr. Ole Petter Thunes, MD, Norway, Mr. Yaver Abidi, MD, New Markets PBU, Mr. Anders Roedgaard Knudsen, Corporate Director, Oil & Gas, Mr. Ib Enevoldsen, Senior Director, Denmark, Mr. Christian Balmer Hansen, Group Business Transformation Director, Mr. Iftikhar Drabu, Senior Director, GEC and Mr. Lars Hansen, Director Operations, GEC were also present during the inauguration.
About Ramboll Group
Ramboll was founded in 1945 in Denmark. Today, we employ 10,000 engineering, design and consultancy specialists. We hold a leading position in the Nordic market (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland) and have close to 200 offices in 21 countries. In 2013, our revenue totaled 1 billion EUR.
Ramboll in India
Ramboll commenced its operations India in 1997. Since then, we have 750 employees working from principal offices in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai along with 13 regional offices across India. Ramboll provides consultancy services across buildings, transport, environment, energy, oil & gas and management consulting markets.
For more information, visit www.ramboll.com.
Media Contact: Pavan Kumar Nerella, [email protected], +91-9246564666, Communications, Ramboll
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