TIRUPATI: BFG India, a subsidiary of BFG International has been leading in offering world-class Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics (FRP) products to Vande Bharat Express and the majority of the country’s metro projects.
Based in the Sri City Special Economic Zone (SEZ), BFG India has been the region’s leading manufacturer of FRP composite products and structures for a variety of industries including wind energy, construction, transportation and marine since 2009. BFG India’s notable clients are Alstom, Bombardier, Volvo, Indian Railways’ Integral Coach Factory (ICF), GE Energy, Gamesa, Cochin Ship Yard, Thermax, RCF, MCF and Bechtel.
According to the sources, BFG India was selected to design, supply and build the interiors, toilet cabin as well as front end for the Vande Bharat Express, the very first modernised train designed by ICF as part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. It has completed the given tasks in a record-breaking 10 months. In total, 329 different types of FRP panels were fabricated for the whole train. Panels of varied colours were made and integrated to meet the project’s aesthetic objectives.