Punj Lloyd gets 'Infrastructure Company of the year' award

New Delhi, March 24 (ANI): Punj Lloyd, the global engineering, procurement, construction conglomerate has been conferred the coveted 'Infrastructure Company of the year' award at the Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2010 in association with CNBC TV 18.

The awards aim to capture the spectacular performance of the company and individuals alike.

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Atul Punj said, "We are delighted to receive the 'Infrastructure Company of the year' award. This is a collective achievement of our entire team. We will continue to build a better world while adopting international construction practices, high standards of safety, and bringing satisfaction to our clients worldwide."

Punj Lloyd, which has seen robust growth over two decades to emerge as 2.6 billion dollars global conglomerate, has offices in 16 countries and a diversified business portfolio.

Owning a huge fleet of equipment which can be readily mobilized for its global projects, the company recently launched, Kuber, its new pipelay barge capable of laying pipelines in water depths of 150 m.

Kuber is the only Indian flag pipelay vessel, 100 per cent owned and operated by Punj Lloyd.

Maintaining high safety standards at all its project sites, Punj Lloyd was the only Indian company to have been awarded five star rating from British Safety Council for the BTC pipeline. It has received Gold Award for both Environment and Safety from Greentech Foundation, New Delhi. (ANI)