Overview

On 15 October 2026, the BKT Tyres 24th Construction World Global Awards ceremony was held at Aurika, Mumbai International Airport as part of the India Construction Festival 2026. The event recognised 45 honours across company rankings, nominated categories and individual recognitions, and unveiled the 30th edition of the Construction World Annual themed “Infrastructure Reset”.

Evaluation Methodology

The fastest‑growing construction companies were assessed on a six‑year financial track record followed by a jury review of qualitative parameters such as governance, business strategy, resilience, management capability and quality of growth. This year’s methodology placed greater weight on cash profits relative to operating revenue, reflecting the view that cash generation enables equipment investment, delayed‑payment management, shock absorption and disciplined project selection.

Key Industry Insights

Pratap Padode, Founder and Editor‑in‑Chief of ASAPP Info Global Group, highlighted sector challenges including rising labour and input costs, slower road award pipelines, cautious private investment and project delays. He stressed that technology must be underpinned by sound project preparation and rational procurement, and called for stronger project pipelines, deeper private investment and greater international competitiveness for Indian construction and design firms.

Major Awards

  • Persons of the Year 2026 – Private Sector were jointly awarded to Vneet S. Jaain, Managing Director of Adani Green Energy, and Manish Mohnot, Managing Director & CEO of Kalpataru Projects International.
  • Largest and Most Profitable Construction Company of the Year went to Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
  • Fastest‑Growing Construction Companies were announced in four size categories:

Prime – SPML Infra, Vascon Engineers and GPT Infraprojects.

Medium – Patel Engineering, Ceigall India, Varindera Constructions, Ahluwalia Contracts and J. Kumar Infraprojects.

Large – Cemindia Projects, Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon and Dilip Buildcon.

Ultra Large – NCC, Kalpataru Projects International and AFCONS Infrastructure.

  • ENR Rankings placed Larsen & Toubro at rank 11 in the ENR Top 250 International Contractors list; Shapoorji Pallonji at 60, Elsewedy Electric at 66, AFCONS Infrastructure at 145, Global MEP at 179, Gönüç İnşaat at 212 and Cemindia Projects at 244. In the ENR Top 225 International Design Firms, Sidara Group ranked 9, Larsen & Toubro 22, Dorsch Consult (India) 31, Archetype Group 60, Tata Consulting Engineers 73, RINA Consulting SpA 110 and Gestion Integral del Suelo – GIS KSA 195.
  • Nominated Awards included Dr Prabhakar Baranwal (Godrej Properties) as Project Manager of the Year; Engineers India (rank 1) and Kalpataru Projects International (rank 2) for Project Innovation of the Year; Phenix Construction Technologies for Construction Project of the Year; Jakson Infra as Emerging Company of the Year; GMMCO as Integrated Solution Provider; Kalpataru Projects International as International Project of the Year; Nippon Paint India (rank 1) and The House of Abhinandan Lodha (rank 2) for Product Innovation of the Year; L&T Construction for both Airport‑related Transportation Infrastructure IC Project of the Year and Airport Project of the Year; Ashoka Buildcon for Roads Project of the Year; Kalpataru Projects International for Real Estate Project of the Year; Dr Er Sonali Nasikkar (The House of Abhinandan Lodha) as Woman in Construction; and CASE Construction Equipment as Construction Equipment of the Year.

Technology Platform

Tanveer Padode, CEO of ASAPP Info Global Group, demonstrated the IMPACCT business‑intelligence platform, which tracks more than 150,000 projects across transportation, utilities, public infrastructure and building & factory sectors from concept to completion.

Partnerships and Sponsors

The ceremony was presented by BKT Tyres, with Autodesk as the “Powered by” partner and AFCONS Infrastructure as the “Co‑powered by” partner. Gold Partners comprised Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon, Kalpataru Projects International, GMMCO, Larsen & Toubro, Cemindia Projects and JSW Better Everyday. Silver Partners were Vascon Engineers and J. Kumar Infraprojects; Associate Partners included Shyam Steel Industries, Gulf Oil and Varindera Constructions. Supporting Partners were the Indian Institute of Materials Management, National Highways Builders Federation, Builders’ Association of India, International Road Federation and Mumbai First. Official Media Partners were Construction World, Equipment India and Infrastructure Today.

Conclusion

The awards underscored the sector’s focus on cash‑profitability, highlighted leading firms across size brackets, and reinforced the importance of technology, robust pipelines and private investment for sustaining growth in India’s construction and infrastructure landscape.