Strategic decision for further growth. SMS Concast moves into new offices in India

In order to better satisfying the increasing demand of the local customers, SMS Concast signed a contract to buy its own premises in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The new offices of SMS Concast will be located on the 5th floor of “The Down Town City Centre” (DTC). The property will provide space for 180 to 200 people.

The economic outlook for India is promising. SMS Concast expects to realize further growth on the Indian subcontinent. The existing offices, however, do not leave any room for staff expansion.

The new offices in Pune were bought by SMS Concast as bare shell. It will, however, take six to eight months for the interior furnishing to be completed. The move into the new offices is scheduled for early 2013.

Signing the Contract: (front from left to right) Surendra Brhme, Director of Construction Company Suma Shilp, Pramod Naralkar, MD of Suma Shilp, Matthias Ebneter, Director and CEO of SMS Concast in India, Vadiraj Kulkarni, MD of SMS Concast in India, (rear from left to right.): Deepak Girase, General Manager of Suma Shilp, Ashwini Oak, Manageress of Suma Shilp, Vishwas Joshi, Director and CFO of SMS Concast in India.

Milestones of SMS Concast in India

In 1998, SMS Concast founded its Indian subsidiary. Eleven employees supported the Zurich office in Switzerland in processing orders obtained across the world.

In 2000, SMS Concast in India was awarded with first local orders and soon carried out the projects independently.

In 2007, already more than 50 employees worked for SMS Concast in India.

In 2008, SMS Concast moved to its present offices in the heart of Pune. The expansion of the local customer base supported the company’s growth.

Since 2009, all SMS Concast engineers use one common technological platform making worldwide cooperation and communication among each other even easier
and Indian engineers were thus able to better contribute to the joint success.

In 2010, the staff in Pune grew by another 30 people.

Proximity as one of the key criteria for the new offices

For SMS Concast, proximity to the present offices was very important. The reason: Commuting in India is highly time-consuming. A major shift in distance could cause unintended staff fluctuation.

Based on SMS Group information