Ganges Internationale is an award winning Indian tower manufacturer with a global client base. Ganges takes a client-centric approach to offering total tower solutions: from ground based and rooftop towers to accessories and fencing. TowerXchange spoke to Ganges Director Nitin Goyal to learn more about the company’s product range, manufacturing and logistics processes, and how they see tower design evolving in an era of infrastructure sharing.
TowerXchange: Please reintroduce Ganges Internationale for readers unfamiliar with your company.
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
We are from Chennai, India. We are manufacturers of telecom towers with over 45,000 towers supplied in 25 countries. Our products have a track record of being robust and high quality.
TowerXchange: What are Ganges Internationale’s product and service offerings beyond your core, renowned telecom tower manufacturing business?
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
Our product portfolio broadly includes ground based and rooftop towers, poles, RDS, canopies, fences, equipment platforms as well as antenna mounts. We also offer total tower solutions by including accessories such as aviation lamps, fall arrestors, ground earthing kit, paints, et cetera.
TowerXchange: What is the balance of your business between domestic Indian customers and international export?
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
Our business ratio is around 70% domestic and 30% export.
TowerXchange: How have you applied proven manufacturing quality processes and philosophies to ensure your products are “100% Right First Time” (as recognised by an award from Bharti Infratel)?
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
Our quality system is driven by an ERP process whereby stage by stage clearance of production has been made mandatory.
Our machinery, be it welding, CNC and the galvanising plant itself are of state-of-the-art technology and are imported from the best globally. We have a professional and well trained team to ensure smooth and efficient execution and monitoring of quality systems.
TowerXchange: How are Ganges Internationale able to meet urgent orders and ensure timely delivery of your products?
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
Our geographical location near the sea port is in itself a blessing for us to provide ease of delivery. We generally hold inventory of 100 towers, besides, we have our in-house tube mill manufacturing unit and have a standardised MOU with our suppliers to ensure a quick lead time for raw material supply.
TowerXchange: How have you seen telecom structure and site design evolve in the era of shared infrastructure and with the need for more, lighter towers for infill sites? And how has that been reflected in your product development?
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
Yes of course as in any other product, there has been a constant demand to upgrade the design of telecom structures. We are constantly pushing our design to be in commensurate with the techno-commercial demands that arise from market needs.
Ganges are constantly working on technological innovations in our design. For instance, we have evolved from the angular to tubular design which in total (including foundation costs) offers around 25% savings. We are also coming up with lighter and narrower base towers. Usage of material which are partially SS, high tensile et cetera are also being implemented for better quality and ease of erection.
TowerXchange: What demand have you seen for camouflage towers and other telecom structures to blend in with the urban environment?
Nitin Goyal, Director, Ganges Internationale:
We are certainly observing demand for urban poles and camouflage towers and have already brought poles into our manufacturing range. Camouflage is also under our consideration to be introduced in due course.
