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Mr Pratik Ramesh Kolekar
Manager - Corporate Communications
Afcons Infrastructure Limited
India
 
Industry / Sector
Infrastructure
Personal Profile
Corporate Communications Manager at Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Company Profile
Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Afcons) is a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which is one of India’s leading engineering and construction conglomerates. With a turnover of $7bn, the Group has the experience of doing business in over 70 countries. Afcons, with a turnover of $1.25bn, has a diverse experience of on-time execution of over 350 infrastructure projects in more than 25 countries. The company has successfully executed landmark infrastructure projects in areas of Rail, Metro, Highways, Bridges, Tunnels, Ports, Industrial projects, LNG, Hydropower & Water Works, and Oil & Gas. Afcons is ranked 6th globally in Marine and Port facilities, and, 21st globally in the Bridges sector as per latest Engineering News-Record (ENR), USA, survey. It is the only Indian company in Top 25 International Contractors in both sectors. Afcons is also the highest-ranking Indian contractor in Top 50 International Contractors in Transportation sector. In India, Afcons has created leadership positions in following segments: •Leader in Marine: 190+ Marine works •Leader in LNG: 6 LNG tanks in India •Leader in Metro rail: 120+ km elevated & underground Metro works Overseas, Afcons has delivered over 50 infrastructure projects across Africa, Asia, and, the Middle East. In Africa alone, Afcons has a strong footprint in Benin, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In all its projects, Afcons works closely with local communities through deep engagement, development of local skills and supporting them through enhancing access to drinking water, healthcare, education etc. Afcons has had the distinction of being the only infrastructure company, in 2019, to win the Africa Best Employer Brand Award. The award is instituted by the World HRD Congress. Afcons has also won Maharashtra State Best Employer Brand Award in 2021 for excellence in Covid-19 management. A two-time winner of the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Award in 2016 and 2017, Afcons is the first infrastructure company globally to win the Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprise (MIKE) Award at the global, Asia Pacific, and India levels in 2018, 2019, 2020, and in 2021. Only organisations like NASA, Google (Alphabet), and, Infosys have won these awards previously.