Since the liberalisation of trade in India, MMTC has flourished and grown, but the journey to success hasn’t been easy. Marketing director Sunir Khurana explains to Gay Sutton how the company has become the country’s largest non-oil importer and the largest exporter of minerals.

A slowdown in nuclear projects is posing no problem for Lesedi Nuclear Services. The company is successfully drawing on its comprehensive base of resource and skills to further cement its reputation as a well-established and reliable player in all sectors of the energy market, as Andrew Pelis discovers.

Srinivash Singh is managing director of McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd, one of India’s leading diversified engineering companies. Here, he talks to Jayne Flannery about the company’s meteoric growth.

It’s vital to build on solid foundations; and underneath an increasing number of bridges and buildings in South Africa is piling work undertaken by Fairbrother Geotechnical Engineering. Ruari McCallion finds out more from Adrian Meerburg.

Wagenborg Offshore is a Netherlands based company whose parent group Royal Wagenborg has more than a century of experience in providing maritime services in the Baltic Sea. Operations director Johan Adriaanse explains to John O’Hanlon why its expertise is in demand to support oilfield operations in Kazakhstan.

Moves by Namibia to capitalise on its extensive diamond resources have stepped up a gear since the creation of the Namibia Diamond Trading Company. Andrew Pelis talks to CEO Shihaleni Ndjaba to find out more.

The importance of a reliable and safe bus service cannot be underestimated in South Africa. Mphumudzeni Muneri talks to Andrew Pelis about how Great North Transport has driven home a competitive advantage based on reputation.

Public transport in South Africa has long been a topic of much debate. Today, competition remains as rife as ever, despite the recent downturn in the economy. One company that has ridden out the tough times better than many has been Great North Transport (GNT).

Mozambique is on the brink of a transformation driven by its mineral resources; and Riversdale Mining is bringing some much needed expertise and capital to the party, as chief operating officer Andries Engelbrecht tells John O’Hanlon.

Riversdale Mining, a resource company with its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, was set up in late 2004 by a group of experienced coal mining professionals interested in exploration, mining and development projects.

Deputy director of Boskalis Offshore Bas van Bemmelen talks to Jane Bordenave about the company’s cradle to cradle approach to projects and how it has come to be a world leader in subsea soil intervention.

Founded in 1995, Boskalis Offshore is the specialised oil and gas organisation within the Royal Boskalis Westminster Group. It is based in the Netherlands, but operates globally and has realised projects on every continent. It works to excavate trenches and provide coarse gravel cover for subsea cables and pipelines.