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Action Construction Equipment
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Action Construction Equipment Ltd. is an Indian material handling and construction equipment manufacturing company, incorporated in 1995.[1][2][3][4]

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Vijay Agarwal (CMD - ACE Ltd.) & Mona Agarwal

The company has eight manufacturing sites in Faridabad, Haryana,[5] with a research and development in Faridabad district,[5] and has a manufacturing capacity of 12000 construction equipment and 9000 tractors annually.[6] Their product portfolio is divided into four main categories: agricultural equipment, construction equipment, road construction equipment, and earth-moving machinery,[7] mainly catering to Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America regions.[8][9]

In 2019, the company was ranked at #223 in Fortune magazine's "Next 500" list of midsized Indian companies.[10]

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Timeline

  • 1995 company incorporated, rolled out its first hydraulic mobile crane[11]
  • 1997 received ISO 9001:2008 certification; established regional office in Mumbai
  • 1998 rolled out first mobile tower crane
  • 1999 rolled out its first small Loader; exported its first machine
  • 2001 partnership with Autogru PM, Italy for distribution of their products.[12]
  • 2004 sold first tower crane and began developing fixed tower cranes
  • 2005 – The company becomes public limited company and name was change Action Construction Equipments Private Limited to Action Construction Equipments Ltd. on October 4, 2005.[13]
  • 2006 formed joint venture with Italian firm Tigieffe;[14] listing on Stock ExchangeBSE and NSE; CNBC TV 18 emerging company award[15]
  • 2007 launched forklift truck; became first Indian construction equipment manufacturer to be accorded CE marking; approved acquisition of a Romanian company by its Cyprus-based subsidiary, Frested Ltd.[16]
  • 2007/2008-purchased 89.5% of Forma S.A. in Romania, also a tractor and equipment manufacturer. Some ACE models have been sold as ACE-Forma[17]
  • 2008 partnered with Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion;[18] launched crawler cranes;[19] rolled out the tractor range[citation needed]
  • 2009 designed, developed and launched road making equipment
  • 2010 Indigenous production of big Tower Cranes.
  • 2011 launch of in-house R&D center; in-house manufacturing of crawler cranes
  • 2012 launched new generation pick and carry cranes, lorry loaders, and higher-capacity tower cranes[20]
  • 2013 started in-house engine plant; launched Free of Cost 24 x 7 ambulance service for the areas of Palwal and Faridabad Districts.
  • 2014 launched wheel harvester
  • 2015 launched rotavator and other agricultural implements
  • 2016 launched skid-steer loader and partnered with Turkish company Boom Makina[21]
  • 2017 launched tractor range of up to 90 HP
  • 2018 launched AX124 backhoe loader for export market;[22][23] ACE entered into MoU with Ursus SA for localization new range of tractors.;[24] partnered with Punjab National Bank for farm machinery financing.[25]
  • 2019 launched NX-series Multi Activity Crane at Bauma Conexpo, India[26][27][28] Launched NX360° slew-cum-pick and carry crane from Tara Chand Logistics, Mumbai[29]
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    India's 1st Electric Crane F150ev
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Awards and recognition

  • ICICI, CNBC-TV18 Emerging India Awards 2005-2006[15]
  • India's Best Company of the Year Award 2018 by Berkshire Media Pvt. Ltd. (A Division of Berkshire Media LLC, USA)[30]
  • Dream Companies to Work for - Construction Sector, 16 February 2019[31]
  • Award for Brand Excellence- Construction Equipment Industry ACE-  National Brand Leadership Congress & Awards 2019[32]
  • Best Training Initiative Award (Infrastructure Sector) in National Award For Excellence in Training & Development 2019[33]
  • North India Best Employer Brand Award - 13th Employer Branding Awards 2018[34]
  • India's Top Challengers Award - 16th Construction World Global Awards-2018[35]
  • Best Seller in Mobile Cranes Category Award - 6th Equipment India-2018[36]
  • Best Seller in Mobile Cranes Category Award-5th Equipment India-2018[37][38]
  • Associate Partner in India's Top Challengers Award-Construction World-2017[39]
  • India's Most Trusted Company Award-IBC, USA-2017[40]
  • "70 Most Trusted Power Brands of India" Award-2017[41]
  • Economic Times "Infra Focus" Award-2017.
  • Best Seller in Mobile Cranes Category Award-4th Equipment India-2017[42]
  • Construction World-2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2012[43]
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