An overview on the upcoming Asia’s largest roofing and allied products event

 India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world where the building construction and infrastructure industry continues to boom.

Though global economy has slowdown, India is the second fastest growing major economy in the world. A booming economy has kickstarted all industry sectors including the construction and infrastructure industry. Pre-engineered buildings or factories, airport modernisation or new airport projects, metro rail, new hotel or resorts, IT parks, retail malls, hypermarkets, multiplexes, integrated townships etc are buzzwords even today in India’s booming building construction and infrastructure industry.

As measured by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), with a GDP of US $ 4.06 trillion (As of 2010), the economy of India is 4th largest in the world.
ROOF INDIA exhibition – Asia’s Largest Roofing and Allied Products Event, is a benchmark event, which provides an ideal platform for the building construction and infrastructure industry fraternity to converge, network and strike lucrative business deals and establish business partnerships and joint ventures.

ROOF INDIA 2016 will create great opportunities in India for companies involved in roofing, cladding, PEBs, tensile architecture, green roofs or roof landscaping and waterproofing.

ROOF INDIA’s 15th edition will be held during 7th to 9th April at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai.

Some of the major players participating in the ROOF INDIA 2016 exhibition are Alchimica India, BASF India, Colorshine, Divine Thermal Wrap, Everlast Roofing, Ferro Industries, Global Enersol Technologies, Interarch Building Products, Pennar Engineered Building Systems, Rockwool India, Tata Bluescope Steel.

BASF India’s broad portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. The company combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through research and innovation, it supports its customers in every industry in meeting the current and future needs of society.

One of the pioneers in high-end metal interior products market in India, Interarch Building Products Pvt Ltd commenced its operations in 1984 and has been one of the first movers in India, from metals ceilings, blinds, metal roofing and pre-engineered buildings. Today the company is one of the leading turnkey pre-engineered steel construction solution providers in India with integrated facilities for design, manufacture, logistics, supply and project execution capabilities for pre-engineered steel buildings.

Pebs Pennar is one of the one-stop-solutions for all building requirements of varied customers. Its pre-engineered steel buildings are designed and fabricated to suit the customers’ requirements. Built strictly following the international standards, the buildings consist of different components, meticulously designed to be compatible to each other. The company cater to industrial, commercial and institutional requirements and provide enhanced speed in delivery and erection. It also provides flexibility in expansion and withstands severest weather conditions to deliver the one of the best of pre-engineered solutions. The buildings are available in large multidimensional spans; lean to roof at all required heights and side claddings. It features a structural steel framework of primary and secondary members (rigid frame, beams, purlins and grits, trusses and columns) on to which cladding and roofing components are attached.

An equal joint venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel, Australia – Tata Bluescope Steel operates in the SAARC region in the field of coated steel, steel building solutions and related building products. The coated steel division of Tata Bluescope Steel supplies bare and pre-painted zinc and aluminium alloy coated steel. Tata Bluescope Building Products supplies a range of roll formed steel roofing and wall cladding, roof support system, house framing system as well as specific pre-engineered buildings manufactured from light gauge, high strength steel and Tata Bluescope Building Solutions supplies pre-engineered metal building systems and provides a single source capability for its design, manufacture and erection.

One of the flagship companies, with ISO 9001-2008 and CRISIL -SE 1B certification, Metal Scope is a member of Royal Fab Group which was established in the year 1989. The company started with the manufacture of IS specified flash butt steel windows, doors, roof trusses and building accessories. Sensing the market potential for pre-engineered building, accessories, joineries and heavy fabrication, The Royal Fab Group started different verticals in the process of diversifying the manufacture and offers a complete steel building solutions with the product line of pre-engineered building systems, roofing systems, turbo ventilators, fire rated doors, windows, louvers, ventilators and rolling shutter of both steel and uPVC.

Recognised as one of the leading producers of stone wool insulation in India, Rockwool India Pvt Ltd has recently started serving other parts of Asia, GCC and MENA region. Its subsidiary of Kuwait based multinational company; Alghanim Industries operates two manufacturing facilities, one in Hyderabad and one in Silvassa, with a combined annual capacity of 50,000 MT. It offers wide range of stone wool insulation products for thermal, acoustic and fire safety application. Rockwool India Pvt Ltd is a licensee of Saint-Gobain technology, and is ISO 9001 certified, IS and ASTM compliant.

Colorshine is one of the leading international brands which have gained popularity in India within the roofing and construction industry. Its pre-painted galvanised steel coils and pre-painted galvalume steel coils are widely used for roofing, crimping, metal tile making, construction, cladding, storage silos, shutter doors, puf insulated panels, furniture, false ceiling, general purpose fabrication, engineering items. The coils are coated with organic layer, which provides higher anti-corrosion property, crack free assurance during corrugation or profiling, enhance resistance to rust, uniformity and durability of colour or shade, dimensional accuracy and a longer lifespan than that of galvanised steel sheets. Colorshine coils are presently widely available in southern and western India.

Thermal Wrap is a reflective insulation manufactured by Divine Thermal Wrap Pvt Ltd. It is an eco-friendly, energy saving product, used regularly in green buildings. Thermal Wrap acts as a thermos and works in both summer and winter conditions. Thermal Wrap insulation during summer can block around 97 per cent of radiation heat coming from sun which can enter into building and balance heat will enter by conduction and convection (which is negligible). During winter Thermal Wrap keeps heat escaping from building by reflecting about 97 per cent of the heat back in the building. Thus Thermal Wrap is one of the few solutions for both summers and winters to save energy and money.

Everlast metal roofing and siding is one of the superiors in the market. The company has one-of-a-kind heat forming process. This process prevents microscopic paint cracks, and enables the use of harder, more scratch resistant paints. This makes Everlast Roofing is one of the perfect choices for commercial, residential, agricultural, architectural, and industrial buildings.

Established in 1995, Ferro Industries manufactures machines catering to the steel industry. Today, the company is on the threshold of being the one of the few companies catering to such requirements. The company is a long term player and is committed to growth in the capital goods industry aggressively seeking international market share. Its main products being roll forming machines, cut to length lines and slitting lines.

Air Comfort Systems has emerged as one of the affluent manufacturers, exporters and suppliers of an assorted range of industrial ventilators. In order to meet the diversified requirements of the clients, the company is offering Industrial ventilator, wind ventilator, ridge ventilator, energy saver air ventilator, turbo air ventilators and air ventilators. These products are designed and developed by the company’s qualified industry experts under complete observance of the international quality standards, which has been accredited with an ISO 9000 certification.

One of the pioneers in the arena of skylights, roof glazings, domes and similar structures, Coxwell Domes Engineers Pvt Ltd has revolutionised Indian architectural landscape by using world class materials way back in 1992 with GE plastics polycarbonate sheet. Coxwell polycarbonate modular panels are manufactured from Lexan resin from India and abroad are designed to suit a diverse range of applications in various markets, which include construction, architectural projects, roof glazings, interiors, advertising and signage and do-it-yourself segments.

Dhruvanshi Group has established with many firms including Samurai Textile Machinery Co. Dhruvanshi International, Dhruvanshi Export, Dhruvanshi Rayon, Dhruvanshi Auto Mobile Pvt Ltd, Sheetal International. Its group of companies provides efficient services in textile, infrastructure development, building material, foods and spice division, engineering and auto mobile parts. The company has carried out various projects of varied nature from engineering to food, textile, building and engineering, automobile.

Early designs of threaded fasteners made from wood were discovered during the first century, and steel threaded fasteners came about only in the fifteen century. Today, this industry is still very much dominated by hardware shops, but several companies have gone into fastener specialisation. Engineering Edge (Singapore) Pte Ltd specialise in corrosion resistant threaded fastening products catering to the construction, oil and gas and marine ship building industry.

Indian Steel Corporation has its roots in a reputed industrial conglomerate of India and Mitsui and Co. Japan with interests in businesses ranging from steel to food products. The Group has diverse business presence in agro commodities, dairy products, flat steel products besides an array of other activities.
Located in Kutch, a district of Gujarat in India, the company operates its state-of-the-art production facility with well appointed manufacturing plant of proven credibility with certifications of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, BS / OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO / TS 16949:2009.

Lotus Roofings Pvt Ltd is one of the pioneers and largest Indian manufacturer of RMP (Red Mud Plastic) and PVC Roofing Sheets. Since 1986 the company has manufactured innovative roofing concepts in various ranges for residential, commercial and industrial applications. The products have been tested extensively and certified by various test houses such as at Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), CIPET and Reliance Industries. Apart from roofing solutions, Lotus Roofings also produces PVC pipes for various applications in ISI, ASTM and Blue Casing varieties and its products conform to IS 4985:88, ASTM D1785 and IS 12818:92. The company is also one of the few authorised suppliers to DOT and BSNL for ducting telecom pipes.

Established in the year 1985, Pressmach manufactures electrical insulation components, composite plastics and acoustic enclosures for diesel generators. After 8 consecutive years of successful operations the company diversified into construction of pre-fabricated buildings, bank houses and pre-engineered buildings in the year 1993.

Santkrupa Group was established in the year 1986 to make a mark in the Rolling Shutter industry. The company has ventured into roofing sheet manufacturing, structure less roofing systems and roof forming machines as well.

SM Star Engineers India Pvt Ltd provides engineering, procurement, construction related fabrication and erection services to the power plant, sugar plants, cement plants, steel plants and other major industrial sectors in south India. The company manufactures complete wide range of metal building systems, including pre engineered buildings on a turnkey basis with design, engineering, manufacturing and installation. SM Star can integrate customer specified EOT crane mezzanines, canopies in the building design. The company is also in the field of heavy structural, conventional buildings and piping works.

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The main highlights of ROOF INDIA 2016 will be:

• Asia’s Largest Roofing and Allied Products Event
• 15th in the ROOF INDIA series of exhibitions
• Endorsed and supported by international and national associations – NRCA, IGRA, Tensi Net and CWA
• 3-day international exhibition
• More than110 exhibitors and brands from all over India and abroad