With India's thrust on manufacturing and growth in e-commerce segment, Everest Industries is eyeing Rs 500 crore revenue from its pre-engineered buildings (PEB) business this fiscal.
"The 'Make in India' programme is set to give a boost to the manufacturing sector. With the growth in the e-commerce segment, the demand for logistic infrastructure like warehousing will also rise, which is a huge opportunity for our PEB business," Everest Steel Building Solutions President and CEO Manish Garg told PTI.
"We expect to clock Rs 500 crore revenues from this segment this fiscal," he said.
Besides, demand for PEBs is also expected to see a rise from industries sector, especially auto and electronics. Also, there is a potential scope in setting up of schools, hospitals, educational institutions and exhibition centres among others, he added.
The company, which is engaged in two businesses-- building products and PEBs, had clocked Rs 1,230 crore revenue in the last fiscal, with the steel buildings division contributing nearly Rs 340 crore.
"The PEB business, which is growing at a rapid pace, is contributing significantly to the total revenues. We expect this business to grow by 40 per cent this fiscal to Rs 500 crore," Garg said, adding that the company is eyeing a 10 per cent share in the Rs 5,000 crore PEB industry.
"Currently, we enjoy eight per cent market share. This fiscal, however, we expect it to increase to nearly 10 per cent. This will be backed by the recent addition of a new manufacturing facility in Gujarat with a capacity of 30,000 metric tonne," he said.
This facility will cater primarily to markets of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, parts of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
With the new facility, Everest Industries now has three manufacturing plants for PEB -- Roorkee in Uttarakhand, Ranchi in Jharkhand and Dahej in Gujarat. With a total capacity of 72,000 tonnes these plants can support revenues to an extent of Rs 600 crore.
"Currently we are catering to the demand in southern region through these facilities. Going forward, as the demand grows, we might look at setting up one plant in the south. However, we have not yet finalised our plans for the same," he added.
For its building products the company has facilities in Kymore (Madhya Pradesh), Podanur (Tamil Nadu), Kolkata, Nashik (Maharashtra) and Bhagwanpur (Uttarakand), Baleshwar (Odisha).
