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Fondly Remembering Mr. Jayadeva H.
Mr. Jayadeva H Managing Director - Resource Communications Pvt. Ltd. 29th December 1948 - 17th October 2016 Mr. Jayadev was a writer, visionary, creative thinker and hard-headed analyst & strategist all in one. He set up Resource Communications in 1992, which handled the creative requirements of Brigade Group till 2011. He always treated h...
Brigade’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations
The Brigade team celebrated its 30th Anniversary on 1st October 2016 at Brigade Orchards. The Grand event was exclusively organised for all employees and their families. Over 2,000 Brigadiers gathered and had a great time. Apart from the games and a host of activities, a delectable lunch and lip-smacking short eats were served. A lucky draw was hel...
GPTW
In conversation with Ms. Shuba Vaani Senior Manager - Welfare, HR Tell us about Brigade’s corporate culture? Organisational culture is the essence of any company – indeed it constitutes the personality of a company, and it outlines the environment in which employees thrive. B...
BRIGADIER SPEAK
People of excellence go the extra mile to do what’s right. —Joel Osteen I am thankful to Mr. M. R. Jaishankar, our CMD for giving me the opportunity to be a part of Brigade, which is a process driven organisation. It has been a wonderful journey full of learning and I have grown at every step along with the company. I wa...
Brigade REAP – The First Accelerator Programme in India for the Real Estate sector inaugurated
A brainchild of Nirupa Shankar, Director - Brigade REAP, Brigade Real Estate Accelerator Programme (REAP), is the first initiative of its kind in India, set up with the aim to give innovators & inventors in India, in sectors relevant to real estate, an organised approach to help build sustainable & scalable businesses. A report by the In...
Aspen at Brigade Orchards wins ICI (BC) Birla Award
Aspen Block at Brigade Orchards won the ICI (BC) Birla Super Jury Appreciation Award for Outstanding Concrete Structure of Karnataka 2016 in the Building category on 5th October 2016. The award ceremony was held at the Lalit Ashok, Bangalore.
Orion Malls wins three Times Retail Icon Awards
Orion Mall at Brigade Gateway received the Best Marketing & Promotion and Best CSR Activities Awards at the Times Retail Icon Awards. In addition, Orion East Mall also received the Emerging Mall Award. The Awards were presented by Bollywood actor Mr. Vivek Oberoi to Mr. Vishal Mirchandani - CEO Retail & Commercial and the team.
Brigade wins India’s Top Builder Award
Brigade was selected as one of India’s Top Builder at the Construction World Architect and Builder (CWAB) Awards 2016. The Award was received by Mr. Om Ahuja - CEO Residential from Ms. Sunita Narain - Director General, Centre for Science and Environment at an event held in Mumbai on 11th August 2016.
Mr. M. R. Jaishankar awarded the title of Professional Developer Par Excellence
Mr. M. R. Jaishankar - CMD, Brigade Group, was honoured with the title of Professional Developer Par Excellence by the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, India (ACCE), Bangalore Centre, at REDECON 2016 Conference on 9th November 2016 in the presence of Shri M. Krishnappa - Hon’ble Minister of Housing, Govt. of Karnataka and estee...
Brigade scores a Hat-trick at the Construction Week India Awards
Brigade won three awards at the 6th Annual Construction Week India Awards Ceremony in Mumbai on 21st September 2016. Mr. M. R. Jaishankar won the Real Estate Person of the Year Award, Ms. Nirupa Shankar won The Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Brigade Exotica won the Runner-up Award in the High-rise Project of the Year category.
Vineet Verma felicitated by BCIC
Mr. Vineet Verma - Executive Director, Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd., was honoured by Shri R. V. Deshpande, Minister of Infrastructure & Industries, for providing leadership in Tourism, Media & Leisure during his tenure as a Chairman of the expert committee of BCIC for 2015-16.
Brigade wins at CII-National Excellence Practice Competition
Brigade has won the 1st Runner-up Award for the South Region in the CII-National Excellence Practice Competition 2016. The award was received by Mr. Mohan Kumar - Head L&D, Mr. Prabhu M. - Manager Business Excellence & Mr. Pankaj Dugar - AGM-QA at the awards ceremony held on 19th August 2016 at Taj Vivanta, M.G. Road.
Brigade Exotica wins Best Design Apartment Project of the Year
Brigade Exotica won the ‘Best Design Apartment Project of the Year - East Bangalore’ Award at the SiliconIndia Bangalore Real Estate Awards 2016 held at Hotel Lalit Ashok on 15th July 2016. The award was received by Mr. Manjunath Prasad - COO Projects and Mr. Goutam Datta - Sr. GM-Projects.
Engineers Day Celebrations
Commemorating the birth anniversary of Shri M. Visvesvaraya - the legendary engineer, we at Brigade felicitate an eminent engineer every year on the first Saturday of September. In the 5th year of this tradition, we were happy to felicitate Mr. A. N. Prakash, the founder of A. N. Prakash Construction Project Management Co (P) Ltd., a 30 year old...
Steve McConnell on 30th Year Celebration
It has been an honour to have worked closely with Brigade as urban designers, planners and architects for esteemed projects like Brigade Orchards, Brookefields & Brigade Cornerstone Utopia. Throughout the creative process on each of these remarkable projects, what stands out is the Group’s inspiring culture of collaboration, innovative ...
Brigade employees at WECaN 2016
Brigade’s women engineers/architects - Ms. Jayashri Venkatesh (HOD - QS), Ms. Seema Ramakrishna (Head - Interiors), Ms. Reeja Prakashan, Ms. Mohana Priya, Ms. Akshaya A.S., Ms. Ankitha Pratap and Ms. Suma represented Brigade at Women Engineers Conference and Network’ WECaN 2016 - Building & Infrastructure a National Seminar for wome...
30th Anniversary Celebrations at Dubai
On the occasion of completing 30 years, our Dubai office hosted a dinner event for clients and Channel Partners on 24th November 2016. Mr. M. R. Jaishankar - CMD, Brigade Group and Mr. Om Ahuja - CEO, Residential, Brigade Group along with the Dubai team graced the event at Sheraton Grand, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.
World Brokers’ Day
World Brokers’ Day was celebrated on 9th June 2016. The second edition of the event organised by Realty Redefined, celebrated the role of the broker in the real estate ecosystem with the involvement of all the stakeholders. Mr. Om Ahuja - CEO, Residential, participated in the Panel Discussion on Evolving Brokerage Model & Impact of RERA A...
Mr. Jaishankar inaugurates Cherry Pick
Mr. M. R. Jaishankar - CMD, Brigade Group was the Chief Guest at the Inauguration of a new high-end furniture showroom, Cherry Pick in Bangalore on 28th May 2016. Cherry Pick is one of the largest showrooms in Bangalore spread across 25,000 sq.ft.
Prem Chandavarkar on 30th Year Celebration
CnT Architects has been working with Brigade on a wide range of projects for the last 25 years. Brigade has been one of the pioneering companies that led the transformation of this sector, introducing professionalism, reputability and above all, building a brand that stands for quality and trust. What makes them stand out further is their c...
Urban Stampede at Brigade Orchards
Urban Stampede, organised by Runners for Life, one of India’s most popular runners group, was held at Brigade Orchards on 7th August 2016. With many run categories like individual 5k & 10k runs, along with corporate relays and family runs, the event was well attended by runners from all over Bangalore.
Brigade Annual General Meeting
The 21st Annual General Meeting of Brigade Enterprises Ltd. was held at Hotel Lalit Ashok on 31st August 2016. The Board Members were in full attendance at the event.
Brigade SBM event in Mysore
The State Bank of Mysore - Housing Loan Mela was conducted from 20th-22nd May 2016 at Brigade Pinnacle office. Mr. Jayeesh - GM, State Bank of Mysore and Mr. Viswa Prathap Desu - Sr. Vice President Sales, inaugurated the event.
D. N. Reddy on 30th Year Celebration
Brigade with its deep knowledge and strong experience has consistently proven themselves to be excellent partners to work with and have always brought out strong business acumen, systematic skill-sets and a contractual friendly environment. JMC’s association with Brigade has been for more than a decade and throughout the duration of our ...
Brigade Showcase 2016
Brigade organised the 9th edition of the popular property exhibition ‘Brigade Showcase 2016’ on 23rd & 24th July 2016 at Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel in Brigade Gateway. Brigade Showcase 2016, featured the entire range of ongoing and forthcoming projects across residential, offices and retail spaces in South India. 30 projects inc...
Sunil Gupta on 30th Year Celebration
We at Jammu & Kashmir Bank feel delighted to know that Brigade has completed its 30 long years in business. The journey has been a great story of achieving business excellence, earning market trust and setting high standards of living & luxury. Having emerged as a fast growing real estate developer based in Bangalore with excellent cor...
Our newest CSR initiative - Spotfix at Yeshwantpur Railway Station
Over sixty Brigadiers came together on 20th August 2016, to clean up and beautify the access to Yeshwanthpur Railway Station. Many employees from the Indian Railways also came forth and joined hands to make this initiative a great success. Brigade partnered with The Ugly Indian - a community of socially conscious citizens for this initiative.
Varunraj on 30th Year Celebration
I shared the Spotfix images with the Green Action Group (GAG) within my apartment. They were highly appreciative of the initiative. Some GAG members were inspired by this and wish to organise a similar activity. The GAG volunteers thank Brigade for its great work. Mr. Varunraj, Sr. Business Analyst
The Centre for Indian Music Experience (IME)
The IME, will be a new landmark in Bangalore’s cultural landscape. This vibrant music epicentre has been envisioned to advance the understanding and appreciation of various genres of Indian music, from the traditional to the contemporary.
IME Fundraiser
Unveiling of the fundraiser Souvenir by Smt. Sukanya Ravi Shankar along with Mr. M.R. Jaishankar - CMD, Brigade Group, Mr. P.V. Maiya - Chairman, IME Trust, Ms. Manasi Prasad and Smt. Suma Sudhindra.
Brigade supports the Indian Ultimate Frisbee Team
Brigade was actively involved in supporting the first all-women’s team that represented the country for the first time at The World Ultimate & Guts Championship (WUGC) held in London from 18th - 25th June 2016. As part of the endeavour to encourage sports enthusiasts, Brigade extended support to the team by making the sports training faci...
World Environment Day at Signature Club Resort
Brigade celebrated World Environment Day on 5th June 2016. Employees from across the organisation came to Brigade Orchards, a 130-acre Smart Township in Devanahalli to celebrate the occasion. The slogan ‘Save Earth. Plant Trees’ echoed throughout the landscape at Brigade Orchards as all the employees came together and planted close to 2...
The untapped leisure potential of Bengaluru lakes
In a concrete jungle, lakes can be precious lung spaces. The key is to find the right balance between development & commercialisation. With careful management, lakes can be converted into recreational centres. Lakes sustain crucial ecological biodiversity and provide an important recreational space for residents of an increasingly concretise...
Metro Phase II: Civil work starts on Mysuru Road-Kengeri stretch
Bringing forth a visible sign of progress on the second phase of Namma Metro, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) started erecting rebars on the eight-kilometre-long stretch between Mysuru Road and Kengeri, the Western extension of Purple line. This is part of the Phase-II of Namma Metro project, which will span over 72.095 km (...