India’s construction needs are no secret, nor are the forecasts for impressive growth across the country’s construction industry. When investing in India it makes sense to capitalise on growth markets within the country. Right now, there options for businesses and investors both, to become a part of a construction industry that’s set to be the third largest in the world, just a few years from now.
With India’s general election on the way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are working hard to re-iterate their promise on housing and infrastructure development across the country. Even if the ambitious targets aren’t quite met, achieving a high percentage of them still requires a significant amount of investment and construction. That’s something that appeals to many investors and companies who wish to grab their part of the potential activity, business and return on investment that’s available.
Looking at the potential for India’s construction sector, according to KPMG, India’s construction sector will be third largest in the world by 2025, behind only China and the US, with a valuation over $1 trillion.
Meanwhile, international construction consultancy Mace Group, estimates that by 2050, India’s urban population will be around 814 million, almost double the 449 million people living in urbanised areas today.
These forecasts all stem from India’s huge construction, urbanisation, smart city and industrial corridor plans. With so much construction required to achieve even part of those targets, India has also made changes to make it easier for foreign-owned businesses to work and operate in the country.
According to World Bank rankings, India has climbed up its ease of doing business rankings, to 77th, from 100th and 133rd, prior to that. Of course, improvements could still be made, but its certainly moving in the right direction.
Improvements include:
But, its not all plain sailing, particularly for businesses with no links to, or knowledge of the way business works in India. That remains the case for the construction sector, despite the huge building needs across the sub-continent.
With the potential for growth and profits as high as the country’s needs for every kind of construction specialist, many small Indian businesses, including startups, are working towards securing their own piece of the investment returns that are available.
That means winning those contracts and operating in a way that will secure a future across India, won’t be easy - if you go it alone.
One way for foreign-owned businesses and investors to become part of the construction boom and benefit from the huge government and private investment across the country, is through collaboration with existing Indian-based companies.
Of course, forming a relationship and building enough trust to encourage both parties to make a significant investment and work together, doesn’t come easy. But the end rewards will certainly make the effort of doing this correctly, worthwhile.
If that doesn’t appeal, there is another option: to invest in an existing construction-sector related business. One that has all the connections and capabilities in place to expand in response to the ongoing needs of India’s planned construction and infrastructure projects.
One that not only has a management team experienced in doing business in India and the UK, but has also been created with sustainability at its core.
Modulex is one such prospect. Construction of the first Modulex factory is already underway and set for completion in December 2019.
Providing a modular construction facility in Indapure, Pune District, 250 Kms from Mumbai, Modulex will have an annual capacity to create 200,000 square metres of steel commercial and residential buildings, off-site. And that’s just the beginning.
Demand for modular construction in India is growing and Modulex will become an intrinsic part of fulfilling the demand for every type of building, to support India’s ongoing urbanisation. Why? Because modular construction provides a cost and time-effective answer to India’s huge construction needs.
Modulex can help India achieve its goal of housing for all and the creation of modernising existing cities, while also building new ones. What’s more, it can do so in a sustainable way that doesn’t diminish the natural capital of the country.
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India’s construction goals are no secret and the forecasts for growth across the industry in the next 5 – 15 years are of real interest to investors and business around the world. Doing business in India is easier than its ever been, but for the uninitiated, challenges remain.
Investing in Modulex is something that brings many benefits beyond the potential for a strong return on investment. Modulex is managed by experienced asset managers, with expert knowledge of India and the UK investment and business markets.
Its sustainable and scalable and has been developed to remain a feature of India’s construction industry now, at its hour of need and also well beyond.