Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd. (GWRL), one of India’s leading players in the technical textiles sector and a pioneer in the geo-synthetics space, has been honored with the prestigious ‘Institutional Award for R&D Works’ by the Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP) for its unmatched contribution to the geo-synthetics sector.
The company has developed and commercialized more than 20 products and solutions in the geo-synthetic segment and has successfully undertaken more than 150 projects for diverse clients such as Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), Hindustan Zinc, Chennai Airport, Nabha Power Ltd., etc.
Mr. T. Kulkarni, Vice President, GEO Division, said: “Our R&D teams work closely with our stakeholders in developing and successfully deploying various applications across sectors of civil engineering, aquaculture, agriculture and sports, among others. We continuously strive to develop and integrate new and germane product technologies offering the best-in-class value proposition to our customers. Our phased involvement right from manufacturing to execution for various projects undertaken has translated well and helped us enrich our domain expertise. We are extremely bullish on the segment, and the recognition of our efforts comes at a very crucial time. We are grateful to CBIP and the Indian Chapter of IGS for appreciating our efforts, and we expect to sustain the momentum while exploring potential growth opportunities.”
While geo-synthetics have been used in the Western countries from the late 1970s onwards, in India geo-synthetics came to be adopted from the early 1990s. Since then, geo-synthetic usage has slowly spread to form an integral part of the country’s infrastructure fabric.
In 1985, CBIP, as part of its technology forecasting activities, identified geosynthetic as an important area relevant to India’s need for infrastructure development. In 1992, CBIP established the Committee for International Geosynthetics Society (India), which also acts as the Indian Chapter of International Geosynthetics Society (IGS). The occasion also marks CBIP completing 30 years of its service to the geosynthetics community.