Grand Finale of 5th Realty+ INEX E-CONCLAVE & AWARDS, 2021

BY Realty Plus

Realty+ 5th Realty+ INEX E-Conclave & Awards, 2021 was a day of inspirational messages, vibrant conversations and acknowledgements of the good work of the building design and products industry.  In his inaugural address Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief, BW BusinessWorld & exchange4media Group emphasized on how the quick recovery of the construction & real estate activity is a boost to the country’s economy. “This year will be the year of residential sales and the office spaces will become more than the place to work offering holistic experience to the employees. And in all these developments, it is the building products and the construction materials that have a big role to play. Today, the eminent Realty+ Awards jury has recognized the best of the works of this sector, and rightfully so. We need to celebrate these unsung heroes of the Indian economy.” The day also saw the presence of Magsaysay Award winner – the “Waterman of India” Dr Rajendra Singh, water conservationist and environmentalist who has rejuvenated 12 rivers in Rajasthan, bring water to thousands of dry villages. “We need to differentiate between need and greed while using our natural resources. Reviving rivers and sensible water management using age old techniques are our way of addressing global warming and climate change.” Dr Singh further elaborated on his techniques and the ways he was able to bring a change not only among the people but also the bureaucracy and the laws. These inspirational messages were followed by knowledge sharing discussions. The first session of the conclave on the topic of “Supply-Chain Recovery: From Globalization to Regionalization'' was moderated by Gurjot Bhatia, Managing Director, Project Management, India, Middle East and North Africa, CBRE. And the speakers were Mario Schmidt, Managing Director, Lingel Windows and Doors Technologies Private Limited, Shabbir Kanchwala, Sr. Vice President – Project Co-ordination, Purchase, Contracts & Billing, K. Raheja Corp, Srikanth Srinivasan, Group Head – Procurement, DLF Limited, Tikam Jain, President – Procurement, Lodha Group, Atul Desai, CEO & ED, Prism Johnson Ltd, RMC India. The panellists deliberated on the product companies as well as the clients changing strategies to address the supply chain disruptions. The agreed that while local manufacturers and suppliers was their immediate recourse, it may not be a long term strategy. The deciding factor is the quality of the product as the customer today wants the best. Next panel discussion titled, ““Planning for the Future: Rebuilding Relationship with Nature” was moderated by Dr. Hariharan Chandrashekar, Mentor, AltTech.Foundation & eCol.India, other speakers were Alok Agarwal, Chief Marketing Officer, Orient Bell Limited, Mahesh Punjabi, Chief Executive Officer, Mahesh Punjabi Associates, Vicky Chan, Founder, Avoid Obvious Architects, Rajendra Kumar, Founder and Principal Architect, Architect Rajendra Kumar, Yatin Pandya, Founder, Footprints E.A.R.T.H. The experts from various cities of India and the world talked about the challenge of lack of infrastructure, the ambiguous laws in India to challenge of space in urban city of HongKong. The speakers agreed that there is a need to motivate the customer to ‘Go Green’ and for the government to give more power to people to build their own homes. Definitions of “Green”, “Affordable Housing” and “Social Impact” need to change too. The engaging discussions were followed by the playing of a powerful message by Padma Bhushan recipient Starchitect Hafiz Contractor. In his speech he asked all to take action now as we might be the last generation to do something to save the environment and the planet earth for our future generations. On that concluding high note of the conclave, the 5th Realty+ INEX Excellence Awards 2021 commenced. The winners came live on the digital screen to share their moments of pride and happiness. The Winners were:

• Brand of the year award -  Bath Designs – Sanitaryware - Parryware
• Brand of the year- Roofing Ideas- Saint-Gobain Roofing Shingles
• Brand of the year-  Flooring Ideas-  Orient Bell Tiles Limited
• Brand of the year - Cement & Concrete- JK Super Cement
• Brand of the year-  Ready-mix Concrete-  Prism RMC
• Brand of the Year - Home Automation-  GM Modular
• Brand of the year- Pipes- Water Technologies- Tata Pipes Jeevan – A Brand of Tata Steel AND Prince Pipes & Fittings Limited
• Brand of the year -  Dream Kitchens - Nolte – Home Studio India Private Limited
• Brand of the year - Kitchen Accessories & Fittings- Shri Navkar Metal Limited
• Brand of theYear - Windows- Fenesta Building Systems
• Brand of the Year - Doors- Tata Pravesh AND Inmobel Doors
• Brand of the Year -  Elevator & Escalator- KONE Elevators India
• Brand of the Year - Furniture – Home Decor- Nolte - Home Studio India Pvt. Ltd.

• Sustainable Product of the Year- Saint Gobain Roofing Shingles
• Innovative Product of the Year- BuildTrack
• Product Launch of the Year- Nippon Paint (India) Pvt. Ltd. for Nippon Paint Atom Fibra AND ROCA for Othake Basins
• Trusted Brand of the Year- Lingel Windows & Doors Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Popular Brand of the Year- Fenesta Building Systems AND Koochie Global
• Luxury Product of the Year- Occhio store by GM
• CSR Excellence Awards- MYK LATICRETE

• Mobile App Of the Year- Orient Bell Tiles
• Television Campaign of the Year- KONE Elevators India for Commitment to the Society Campaign
• Integrated Brand Campaign of the Year- Tata Pravesh- Akela Hi Kaafi Hai Campaign
• Marketing Campaign of the Year- Schindler India for The Schindler Challenge Campaign AND Prism RMC for Brand Recall Campaign
• Marketer of the Year- Ashok Ramachandran, CEO & President, Schindler India
• CXO of the Year- KE Ranganathan, Managing Director, ROCA Parryware

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