This study of Action Construction Equipment Ltd (ACE) is Off-Highway Research’s first detailed profile on the company. It is one of the leading manufacturers of mobile cranes and tower cranes in India, and is becoming an increasingly important supplier of other types of construction equipment.

The report presents an overview of ACE’s operations in India, and concentrates on the company’s construction equipment manufacturing and trading businesses, but does not fully cover the company’s subsidiaries, joint ventures and associate companies.

The company’s financial year starts on 1st April and ends on 31st March of the following year. All references to the financial data of specific years in this report therefore refer to the financial year that starts in it. For example, 2012 corresponds to the period 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013.