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August 8th, 2006 — Construction
DLF Universal Ltd, formally known as Delhi Land and Finance was formed on 18th September 1946. With the tag line ‘BUILDING INDIA’, it has a strong foundation, an objective of perfection, and commitment to excellence. Pioneers in Real Estate Sector, the Company has constructed as many as 21 premium urban colonies in Delhi and NCR. Prominent among them are South Extension, Hauz Khas, and Greater Kailash in South Delhi.
The company’s portfolio of projects include constructed and under constructed projects of over 130 million sq.ft with 18 million sq.ft under retail, 45 million sq.ft under commercial and sixty six million square ft. under residential sector.
DLF City, Gurgaon is the result of the Company’s foresighted vision and the experience of over six decades. It is the combination of best of design, architecture and aesthetics. Its grandeur status attracts not only the world’s leading corporate and commercial houses but is also a preferred location for residential and retail complexes.
Taking a step further as a trend setter, DLF’s Golf and Country Club is India’s first night golf course. It has been ranked amongst leading courses in Asia and best in the country. Arnold Palmer Signature is an exclusive 18 hole par 72 golf course that is a creation of internationally acclaimed architect, Belt Collins. Its uniqueness lies in its picturesque surroundings, which provides refreshing, challenging and entertaining sporting experience to golfers. Water recycling and water harvesting has also been successfully implanted in the club.
DLF Commercial Property Developers Ltd was formed to cater workspace demands of Corporates. Its success can be judged by its accomplished projects (developed and under developed) of 32 million sq.ft and is the result of its innovation, technology, quality and customer service policies. They undertake construction of both ready-built complexes, which are multi-tenanted, and complexes built on specific organizational requirements. Its elite clientele includes Fortune 500 Companies from Insurance, Consultancy, FMCG, Banking and IT sector. Nokia, Microsoft, Pepsi, Citibank, IBM, KPMG, Max New York Life, Nestle, British Airways, Mckinsey, Dupont, Fidelity Investment, Smith line Beecham, Convergys are few to name. Their strong belief on DLF is because of their design, systems and value-added services.
DLF has a strong track record of brand and reputation and is the best in providing workspace in Gurgaon, which has made DLF a Cyber City. Landmark projects like Gateway Towers is usually quoted as ’ship-shaped building’ for giving directions.
DLF’s future projects, as a part of its economic policy, is to develop modern infrastructure like roadways, express highways, airports and mega projects like construction of Special Economic Zone (SEZs). The company is aggressively pursuing development of SEZ across the country specifically in North India like Punjab, Haryana etc. In addition to this, medium term planning is to develop around 100 malls in 60 cities across the country to ensure its national leadership presence. This is to be done in collaboration of DT Cinemas whose presence will then be expanded to over 500 multiplexes in their malls. To mark its presence in Tier I, II, III cities, DLF is developing IT parks in Chandigarh, Kolkatta, Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, Banglore and Chennai.
July 23rd, 2006 — Construction
If you are looking for construction contractors you should not have any problems at all. There are thousands of construction contractors available across the country, and all of them are available for hire. With the recent trend of home owners wanting to update their property, these construction contractors have seen a tremendous growth pattern.
When you are searching for construction contractors, make sure that you make your search as broad as possible. After all, you have hundreds of options available. What is the point in limiting yourself to the first company that you come across?
Obviously, you can find construction contractors by simply searching your local yellow pages. By doing this you will have plenty of options to get started.
If you have searched through the construction contractors in the yellow pages, but have not found somebody that suits your needs, you will want to move onto the internet. By doing this you will be able to broaden your search and bring in even more candidates.
Many people also rely on referrals if they are going to be hiring a construction contractor. The reason that they do this is quite simple; they can get a good idea on the quality of their work before they make a commitment. By getting a referral you may also be able to take a look at the project that the construction contractors have completed in the past. This will give you a good idea as to what you are going to get as an end result.
Before hiring any construction contractors to do work for you, make sure that you interview them thoroughly. This may not seem like going overboard, but by doing this you will be able to decide which construction contractors are right for your particular project. Be sure to ask questions pertaining to price, features, and past projects that they have completed. This will give you the background information that is necessary in order to make an informed decision. You may be able to get away with skipping this step, but to be safe it is better off to ask questions.
Finding construction contractors can be as easy as looking in the yellow pages. Many people make this harder than what it is in more ways than one. Narrow down your choices, and then ask questions. By doing this you will have a good core of construction contractors to choose from.
July 23rd, 2006 — Construction
If you are hiring a construction company, there are a couple of things that you will want to keep in mind. Hiring a construction company to complete a job for you can be a very big step. There are a lot of details involved, and many factors that you will want to take into consideration.
1. The most important part of hiring a construction company is finding one that has experience with the type of project that you need completed. If the construction company that you hire does not have experience, how will you ever know that they are doing the job right? The easiest way to determine if they have the knowledge and experience necessary is by asking for referrals or examples of projects that they have completed in the past. If a construction company can not provide you with these details, you may want to consider looking into another option.
2. Price is also an important factor to consider when you are hiring a construction company. Just like any other service that is available, each construction company has a different set of fees that they work off of. After narrowing down your choice of companies based on your criteria, you will then want to determine which one offers the best price to go along with quality. Just remember that price is not the end all when it comes to hiring a construction company. You get what you pay for, and this can definitely ring true when it comes to the construction industry.
3. When you hire a construction company, make sure that they have the time necessary to complete your job according to your time frame. You want to make sure that you hire a construction company that is not so overloaded with work that they cannot complete your job on time. You can ensure yourself of timely completion by simply outlining this in the contract. When you are interviewing prospective companies, make sure to ask them if they have the time necessary to complete your job. Give them your target completion date, and ask them if they can meet the deadline.
Hiring a construction company can be difficult if you take a scatter gun approach. But if you follow the three tips that are listed above, you should be able to get hooked up with a construction company that will be able to meet your every need without any problems.