Friday, July 8, 2011

MARG” FEATURES IN
“INDIA’S TOP 500 COMPANIES 2010” STUDY
BY
DUN & BRADSTREET

~MARG debuts in the 11th edition of India’s Top 500 Companies 2010~
~Features amongst India Inc’s leading names~


Kolkata, July 2011: Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the world’s leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insight has listed Chennai headquartered MARG Limited among “India’s Top 500 Companies 2010”.  MARG’s debut in the 11th edition of this prestigious Dun & Bradstreet publication was on expected lines as the organisation has of late been consistently acknowledged as one of the India’s fastest growing infrastructure organisations with an exemplary performance in the infrastructure development sector.
The D & B listing is based on a stringent evaluation process by the ‘Economic Analysis Group’ and rankings are based on financial parameters like total income, net profit, networth and market capitalisation among others. In-depth analysis of financials of organisations and also information on quarterly performance of various sectors are hallmarks of a comprehensive analysis that marks the D & D listing process. The profiling includes both private sector companies as well as public sector enterprises (PSEs) that are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.
MARG has over two decades of reassuring presence in infrastructure development and the organisation is today pioneering the development of economic growth centers. MARG's portfolio spans across the entire infrastructure value chain and the Group is expanding its sectoral presence with airport projects in Bellary & Bijapur and Multi-Level car parking. Today MARG Group has projects worth more than Rs. 5000 crores under execution, a seasoned human capital of more than 1000, global partners in the Infra space and offices spread across India, Singapore and China.
Speaking on the occasion, GRK Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, MARG Group said, “We are delighted to feature in this prestigious list of Dun & Bradstreet’s premier publication “India’s Top 500 Companies 2010”. Our holistic regional development models are unlocking economic prosperity and creating inclusive & sustainable growth. Over the past 20 years, MARG Group has a built a reputation of reliability and quality in the infrastructure space across the country. The listing reaffirms our faith in the pioneering spirit to visioneer a New India and to foster a new face of Indian infrastructure that is localized and customized to demographics and socio-economic factors.”

Dun & Bradstreet India (D&B India) has endeavoured to provide top Indian companies a global platform through its acclaimed publication, ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’. The publication profiles India’s most respected and high performing companies on the basis of various financial parameters. D&B India 11th edition of ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’ captures the growth and business dynamics of leading Indian companies in 2010.
Commenting on this achievement, Kaushal Sampat, President & CEO – India D&B said “Dun & Bradstreet’s premiere publication ‘India’s Top 500 Companies 2010’ marks yet another successful milestone of providing a ready reference tool on India Inc’s top companies with valuable insights into the operations of companies. We congratulate MARG Limited and its Chairman GRK Reddy for the company’s performance in the Construction- Infrastructure Development sector.”
‘India’s Top 500 Companies 2010’ provides a ready reference tool on India Inc’s top companies with valuable insights into their operations. As per D & B, the featured companies have demonstrated high levels of aspiration through exemplary performance to remain among the frontrunners in India Inc.
About MARG:

MARG Limited (BSE: 530543), incorporated in 1994 and headquartered in Chennai, is an infrastructure, real estate development and services company. The Company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and its shares are traded on the NSE under the category of ‘Permitted Security’. The holistic regional development undertaken by the group is unlocking economic prosperity and creating inclusive & sustainable growth models.

With over two decades of reassuring presence and the credit of pioneering the development of economic growth centers, MARG's portfolio spans across the entire infrastructure value chain - urban and industrial infrastructure, urban residential clusters, marine infrastructure & services, malls and EPC division. The group is expanding its sectoral presence with airport projects in Bellary and Bijapur and Multi-level car park projects. Listed by Dun & Bradstreet among “India’s Top 500 Companies 2010”, today MARG Group has projects worth more than Rs. 5000 crores under execution, a seasoned human capital of more than 1000, global partners in the Infra space and offices spread across India, Singapore and China. The MARG CSR brand – MARG Parivarthan complements these business verticals. More information on MARG is available on http://www.marggroup.com    

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