The market for Backhoe Loaders is on the rise, Abhijit Shinde, National Sales Head, Escorts Construction Equipment shares his opinion on the construction equipment sector in India

How is the demand for earthmoving equipment in India?
Market was growing at a CAGR of nearly 25 per cent for the last 3 Year, although in the current fiscal year due to elections the BHL industry has shown de growth @ 32 per cent over last year which also has affected the Production. The entire CE Industry is in degrowth in current fiscal year & is likely to continue in the current quarter but looking at the new budget, emphasis on infrastructure the Industry is expected to show positive movement in H2 of the current fiscal year. – BHL is a multi-utility Product, as per the current trends the use of BHL is becoming less in the large Corporates / Projects but at the same time it’s still one of the most preferred machine for smaller / medium and multiple jobs, which will continue. Backhoe Loader Market will continue to grow in Indian Market, there might be some setback for some time when new emission regulations get implemented.

What do you think about the growth of this industry in India?
As mentioned above, Market was growing at a CAGR of nearly 25 per cent for the last 3 Year, although in the current fiscal year due to elections the BHL industry has shown degrowth of @32 per cent over last year which also has affected the Production. The construction equipment sector in India will growing at a scorching pace, driven by the huge investments being made by the government and the private sector in infrastructure development. Particularly, the demand for backhoe loaders is expected to grow as it is a versatile machine and can be employed for numerous applications at the job site. Further, factors such as decreasing availability of manual labour and increased demand for mechanisation are expected to provide a boost to the growth of backhoe loaders although due to new emission norms the big contractors may prefer the bigger machines.

Are the Government’s policies aiding this industry?
The entire CE Industry is in degrowth in current fiscal year & is likely to continue in the current quarter but looking at the new budget, emphasis on infrastructure the Industry is expected to show positive movement in H2 of the current fiscal year.

How do you look at the future market for backhoe loaders? –
The construction equipment sector in India is growing at a scorching pace, driven by the huge investments being made by the government and the private sector in infrastructure development. Particularly, the demand for backhoe loaders is expected to grow as it is a versatile machine and can be employed for numerous applications at the job site. Further, factors such as decreasing availability of manual labour and increased demand for mechanisation are expected to provide a boost to the growth of backhoe loaders although due to new emission norms there might be some setback for some time & the big contractors may prefer the bigger machines. Escorts is the first Indian company to have designed backhoe loaders indigenously. Our product development team has utilised extensive consumer insight and feedback to develop product which is built to withstand India’s rough terrain and heavy usage. Escorts has two models in BHL product named as DIGMAX II and JUNGLI.

Escorts is the first Indian company to have designed backhoe loaders indigenously. Our product development team has utilized extensive consumer insight and feedback to develop product which is built to withstand India’s rough terrain and heavy usage. Escorts has 2 models in BHL product named as DIGMAX II and JUNGLI.

ESCORTS DIGMAX II
– is powered by reliable fuel efficient Kirloskar engine which comes in 2 options of 76 HP and 90 HP. DIGMAX II is available with 2WD and 4WD options.

ESCORTS JUNGLI :
ESCORTS JUNGLI – Powered by 76 HP ESCORTS Engine to build the most fuel efficient,
compact & brute power for JUNGLI which consumes less fuel compared to other BHL machines in its segment. JUNGLI has unique features which includes Heady duty boom, Heavy duty Loader arm, Hard strata Bucket with 2WD and 4WD options.

Escorts JUNGLI with 2WD option is named as Escorts JUNGLI XT, XT stands for extra wherein we offer 2 Year / 4000 Hours Warranty (whichever is earlier) as standard along with 2 years’ consumable parts kit. These extra offerings make JUNGLI XT more reliable machine for end user.

Escorts JUNGLI with 4WD option is named as Escorts JUNGLI 4X4.

Escorts DIGMAX II and JUNGLI 4X4 comes with standard 1 year / 2000 Hours warranty.
JUNGLI XT comes with standard 2 year / 4000 Hours warranty and 2 years’ consumable parts kit without any extra charge.

The demand for backhoe loaders is expected to grow as it is a versatile machine and can be employed for numerous applications at the job site.
Abhijit Shinde,
National Sales Head,
Escorts Construction Equipment