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Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multinational engaged in

EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services,

has completed platinum jubilee of one of its oldest

businesses, Construction & Mining Machinery

Business (CMB).

The business has supplied over 60,000 units of various

equipment in India during its 75 years association

with the Construction and Mining Industry. These

machines have been used to create landmarks of

exceptional design and have significantly contributed

to the growing infrastructure of the nation.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr SN Subrahmanyan,

CEO & MD, Larsen & Toubro said: "L&T has a legacy of

pioneering critical equipment needed for Nation

Building and has been at the forefront of indigenous

d e v e l o p m e n t o f e n g i n e e r i n g d e s i g n a n d

manufacturing capabilities. We are delighted that our

Construction & Mining Machinery Business has been

fulfilling the formidable needs of mining and

construction sectors with innovative equipment and

commendable service records for the last 75 years."

Expressing his delight over the glorious journey of

CMB, Mr Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice-President, L&T

Construction & Mining Machinery said, "It has been

our absolute commitment to serve valued customers

over the last seven decades. L&T has pioneered and

introduced global technologies, equipment, and

practices for the development of the nation. At this

important juncture, we thank our customers for their

association and patronage."

L&T utilized its deep knowledge and experience

gained since 1945 and developed its own 'Make in

India' road machinery comprising of Vibratory

Compactors and Wheel Loaders. These indigenously

designed and manufactured machines are now aiding

road construction and highway development and

enabling L&T move towards fulfilling the national

mission of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.

The company took a major step in 1973 by introducing

Hydraulic Excavators in collaboration with Poclain SAFrance.

This was a revolutionary and pioneering

initiative which needed efforts to establish a

completely new concept in earthmoving and made

L&T a strategic partner in Infrastructure construction.

Some of the other collaborations included – Albaret-

France, JI Case, USA, Vibromax-Germany, Detroit

Diesel-USA.

Later in 1998, the two engineering giants Komatsu

and L&T formed a Joint Venture to manufacture

Komatsu's state-of-the-art, world class machines.

Komatsu PC200-6 excavator turned out to be the

benchmark in 'Quality, Reliability & Durability' and

became an iconic model. With the introduction of

several models of excavators, such as PC71, PC130,

PC300 and PC450 in later years, L&T achieved a

leadership position and built a large and loyal base of

over 25,000 valued customers.

Continuing with the spirit of innovation, L&T recently

introduced Komatsu PC210-10M0 Hydraulic

Excavator which has been a runaway success and

breached all records to become the fastest growing

model in the 22-ton class, reaching 1000 mark in 10

months period and is now well on its way to become

the market leader.

As mineral mining expanded in India, Komatsu and

L&T decided to transform mining to make it safe,

environment friendly and sustainable and introduced

large mining machines, such as Dump Truck HD785,

Dozer models D155 & D475, Excavator models

PC1250 & PC2000. These machines have created new

benchmarks in performance, productivity, and long

life at customer sites. L&T also delivered Komatsu's

mammoth 240 Ton class 830E Dump Trucks and 16

CuM class PC3000 Hydraulic Excavators for mega

mining operations, which reinforced its unmatched

capabilities developed over time.

To meet the growing coal production requirement,

Coal Mining companies started overburden removal

by contractors. This required a new segment of

Mining Tippers which matched very well with

Komatsu's PC450 Excavator. L&T also formed an

alliance with Scania to offer its latest generation

Tipper Truck, which has since become highly popular

in the mid-mining industry for its exceptional

performance, unbeatable economy, operator

comfort and safety.

L&T has a long tradition of customer service with an

underlying belief - "In Service, Lies Success". Hence,

to support the large population of construction and

mining machines, L&T focused on developing strong

infrastructure for after-sales and service support. It

now has six world-class Service Centres, a team of

highly skilled and experienced service engineers, a

Central Training Centre, 30 Dealerships for

construction equipment and a network of parts

depots across India. This has proved to be the real

differentiator in machine uptime and utilization.