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Godrej wins aviation security upgrade contract at Cochin airport
The project marks CIAL’s first large-scale vehicular access upgrade
COCHIN: Godrej Enterprises Group has won a landmark contract from Cochin International Airport Limited to modernise vehicular access and perimeter security at the airport.
Under the mandate, Godrej’s security solutions business will deploy next-generation access gates and an integrated vehicle screening system across the entry and exit points of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The installation includes under vehicle scanning systems integrated with automatic number plate recognition and high-performance tyre killers.
The project marks CIAL’s first large-scale rollout of a vehicular access control system, aimed at strengthening deterrence, access management and regulatory compliance. Every vehicle entering designated airport zones will undergo automated undercarriage scanning, enabling real-time threat detection and tighter perimeter control.
The deployment is aligned with guidelines issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, as airports across India step up investments in regulation-ready security infrastructure.
Godrej Enterprises Group business head, security solutions Pushkar Gokhale, said aviation remains a key growth engine for the company, with rising demand for smart vehicle screening, automated access management and high-performance deterrent systems.
The Cochin project adds to Godrej’s growing presence in the aviation security segment, following recent mandates at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Kannur International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
Once operational, the system is expected to enhance security, streamline vehicle processing and strengthen adherence to aviation security norms.
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Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
