TATA Projects Ltd is one of the fastest growing and most admired infrastructure companies in India. It has expertise in executing large and complex urban and industrial infrastructure projects. TATA Projects operates through its four Strategic Business Groups (SBGs): Industrial Systems SBG, Core Infra SBG, Urban Infra SBG, and Services SBG. The company provides turnkey end-to-end solutions to set up power-generation plants, power-transmission and distribution systems, fully integrated rail and metro systems, commercial buildings and airports, chemical process plants, water and wastewater management solutions, complete mining and metal purification systems, and quality inspection services. The company is driven to deliver projects on time, using world-class project management techniques, and has uncompromising standards of safety. Vinayak K Deshpande, Managing Director, Tata Projects Ltd, shares more on the company, its legacy, plans and prospects…. What is a key parameter that has contributed to you being among the most admired brands in construction? ‘Accelerating India’s Progress’ has been our brand-building proposition and all projects and associated activities are aligned towards achieving this. All our brand messaging across the various projects we undertake convey the same message. This has contributed towards making Tata Projects Ltd one of India’s most admired construction and infrastructure brands. How did you fare against the backdrop of the pandemic? Tata Projects has transformed remarkably over the years, emerging as one of India’s leading infrastructure companies. Our closing order book is worth Rs 53,000 crore as of end-March 2020, on account of a strong inflow of Rs 13,300 crore of new orders last year, and turnover has jumped almost four-and-a-half times in four years—from Rs 3,110 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 13,290 crore in 2018-19. With regard to market share, the most important aspect is that the company has quality orders at this point of time, which will help balance both its balance sheet and profit over the next two to three years. What do your customers value most about you? Our customers like our brand philosophy, ‘Simplify, Create’. Simplifying the lives of our customers is the essence of everything we do. Constructing complex projects is based on being able to simplify them to their fundamentals. We have the engineering capability and domain expertise to simplify complex projects and build optimum solutions as per our customer’s needs. It also involves leveraging technology, advanced construction methods and collaboration between diverse specialists to ensure on-time execution. Working with integrity, we ensure all our solutions are infused with the highest standards of quality and safety. Tell us about your plans for FY21-22 that will enhance your ‘admiration quotient’. The nation needs many strong construction companies and our focus is to set Tata Projects a class apart in being a smart engineering and construction company that is technology-driven, highly innovative, and one that strives towards ‘Accelerating India’s Progress’.