Ajay Rattan, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Tata BlueScope Building Products  highlights the industry trends and his company’s commitments

 The Indian construction industry has witnessed a significant evolution in the roofing systems across different sectors. The roofing requirements of the Indian customers are met in the form of metallic and non-metallic types.

The trend
The current trend is the usage of colour-coated metallic roofing systems across the major greenfield and brownfield industrial projects. The major reasons for this practice are durability, high strength, facilitates economical and faster construction, design flexibility, and improved aesthetics.

Considering the varied requirements of roofing in the Indian construction industry, Tata BlueScope Steel under its flagship LYSAGHT brand — having more than 150 years of expertise in providing roofing and wall-cladding solutions — delivers the following customised solutions to its customers:
• LYSAGHT TRIMDEK 1015 offers superior performance in corrosive and marine environments due to its specialised paint system and increased coating thickness.
• LYSAGHT KLIP-LOK 700 facilitates the installation of PV panels on roof tops with the use of specially designed clips.
• LYSAGHT FLEXICLAD 1110 when used for false ceiling application offers excellent thermal comfort to the building occupants.

Newest technologies
Indian roofing and wall-cladding industry is poised for a sustainable growth and preparing for the next generation of ambitious projects. Major shift is observed from clay tiles and conventional roofing system to metal cladding solutions. Customers are looking for architectural solutions which provide innovative shapes with new attractive colours.

In order to meet the dynamics of the constantly changing Indian construction industry, LYSAGHT brand offers a wide range of roof and wall-cladding profiles suitable for infrastructure, industrial and commercial application. The brand has introduced a new standing seam profile, FLEX-LOK 400 that meets the innovative and challenging design needs of the industry. LYSAGHT BR II 900 is one of the strongest roofing profiles that is economical to install making it ideal for commercial and industrial applications. The brand’s product range also includes PANELRIB 1110, an attractive, slightly fluted cladding for exterior and interior use. Its elegant appearance makes it suitable for many applications where a flat sheet would not normally be considered like ceilings, partition facings, screens, garage doors, fascias and barge boards.

Opportunities in customised roofing
LYSAGHT brand has been able to successfully tap the following opportunities through its customised roofing solutions:
• Re-roofing work for customers who intended to upgrade from existing roofing system
• Onsite roll forming of sheets enabling longer length of sheets that can be laid on large industrial structures.
• Rooftop solar panel mounting solutions that aid in gaining the dual benefits energy generation as well as thermal comfort for internal occupants.

LYSAGHT products
Tata BlueScope Building Products has been the torchbearer in introducing some of the most advanced roofing technologies in the Indian construction sector. The LYSAGHT brand with its strong manufacturing capabilities and the support of strong R&D team of BlueScope Steel, Australia has developed innovative high-quality products as per the market demands. LYSAGHT offers a suit of technologically advanced steel building roofing products:
• TILE profile offers an aesthetically pleasing appearance, similar to that of the clay tiles with the strength and durability of steel.
• FLEX-LOK 400 caters to the challenging designs like different geometric shapes, concave and convex structures of the roofing industry today.
• SMARTDEK 51 is proving itself as the most suitable alternative for conventional reinforcement materials, especially in high-rise building projects.

Indian roofing and wall-cladding industry is poised for a sustainable growth and preparing for the next generation of ambitious projects.

Ajay Rattan, General Manager,  Sales and Marketing, Tata BlueScope Building Products