- 1 lakh sq.ft. residential complex designed and constructed in a record 9 months by KEF Infra
- All elements of the buildings were manufactured at “KEFInfraOne” wholly owned and operated by KEF Infra in Krishna girithat, once completed in December this year, will be the world’s largest integrated facility for offsite construction.
- The 208 bathrooms in the project were fully prefabricated, inclusive of all Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), sanitary ware, tiling and fittings, in KEFInfraOne and transported 850km to the project site in Mangalore.
KEF Infra, the infrastructure arm of the Singapore-based KEF Holdings, today delivered India’s first wholly factory-made residential project called “MeridiYEN” to Yenepoya University of Mangalore.
The complex for staff and students, comprising 96 apartments, with each floor featuring 12 two-bedroom units, was completely designed, pre-engineered and manufactured at KEF Infra One Industrial Park in Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu. The state-of-the-art facilities is the only plant in the world to design, pre-engineer and manufacture every element of a building, which include wall panels, hollow core slabs, bathrooms, facades, windows, doors etc. — at a single location.
Mr. Faizal E. Kottikollon, the Founder-Chairman of KEF Holdings, handed over the complex to Mr. Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Chancellor of Yenepoya University, at a ceremony today. The event was attended by 300 distinguished guests, Mr. RamanathRai, Minister of Forest, Environment and Ecology, Govt of Karnataka, Mr. U T Khader, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Karnataka, Mr. Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament, Dakshina Kannada, Mr. Ivan D’Souza, Member of Legislative Council and Mr. B Ahmed HajeeMohiudeen, Chairman BA Group
Mr. Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Chancellor of Yenepoya University, said: “For Yenepoya University, the first private university in the district of Dakshin Kannada, the decision to become the first client of KEF Infra is further testimony to our rich tradition of embracing innovation and new technologies,” said the Chancellor.
