Hailstone
‘We focus on quality and innovation’
We are able to meet any specifications and production requirements and are developing a wide range of newly manufactured products, says Williams Jose, Chairman cum Managing Partner, Hailstone Innovations Pvt Ltd in an interview with Team CRUSHING & QUARRYING WORLD.

Chairman/Managing
Partner
What are your expectations from the budget for the aggregates industry? What are your expectations from the government?
There is an expectation that the Budget 2023 may extend the Product-linked Incentive schemes to identified sectors and MSMEs in manufacturing, to boost exports. Hopefully the Impetus on the Infra and related projects will continue. It is also need of the hour for our country.
What is your forecast for the aggregate market in 2023?
Infrastructure is the largest end-use of construction aggregates, whereas crushed stone is largest in type. The future of the construction aggregate market looks good with opportunities in the infrastructure, residential, and non-residential construction industries. The major growth drivers for this market are growth in residential and non-residential construction activities, increasing urbanization, and rising per capital income. The global aggregates market size reached US$ 530.90 Billion in 2022. Expected a growth rate (GAGR) of 4.2% during 2023-24.
Tell us about your manufacturing facilities.
The new facility of Hailstone Industries is designed to meet the highest quality standards and expectations of customer across the globe. In order to follow our goal which is producing machines of high quality and full compliance with customers’ requirements, we have established a new factory with great infrastructure in the Palakkad, Kinfra industrial estate in 2020. The Hailstone facility is equipped with high technology machines & Mass production lines of crushing and screening equipment focused in this facility. Hailstone innovations take great pride in manufacturing machines of the highest quality in the field of mining and crushing. Our factories are all equipped with the latest technologies and possess great infrastructure. We are able to meet any specifications and production requirements and are developing a wide range of newly manufactured products. We continually focus on quality and innovation to offer our customers the best solutions for their needs in relevant fields.
Share with us your footprints in foreign countries.
Hail stone has already stepped in major countries and the many projects are successfully completed. The global mining industry has been witnessing steady growth for the past few years, owing to a rise in mining exploration activities and initiation of new mining projects in countries, such as Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Russia, and South Africa. Our immediate focus is to capture reasonable market share in the countries where natural minerals are in rich. We are proud to be part of MAKE IN INDIA company.
Tell us about customer support initiatives.
Our mission at Hailstone Innovations is to provide our customers with world-class service that helps to elevate their business to the next level by reducing their cost of operations and risk of ownership.
We, at Hailstone, follow certain steps to ensure that our customers are happy. We have a dedicated service engineer for every customer for effective service follow up. Free health check-up is done to reduce the down time of machines. There is quick breakdown support. Our online support team is available for quick service advice. We provide rental programmes of parts, to support in major breakdowns. We have an easy-to-operate customer portal for parts ordering and service booking. There are annual maintenance plans and different LCS support plans. We offer training programs to operators. We have customised wear and spare parts solutions. We also have refurbished programmes to extend the life of a machine. We have well thought-of annual maintenance contracts in place. Hailstone has parts dealers all over the country for quick delivery. We have huge inventory for spares at centre store to support dealers. Customers can contact the toll free number – 1800 120 224422 – for any support.
Which is your biggest project? Tell us about your largest crushing unit – tph?
There is a rapid evolving demand trend for Track Mount & Wheel Mount plants in the range of 200 – 400 tph in order to realize the output and meet the country’s infra development requirements. Besides these, there is also demand for plants of 700 tph (and over), especially in the mining business. Hail stone has tasted huge success for its SMART SERIOUS WHEEL MOUNT PLANTS.
Hail stone Wheel Mounted 2 stage plant is used as a Primary and second stage crusher in a multistage crushing process. It is ideal for medium – sized aggregates production. Hail stone wheel mounted plant is equipped with JC100 jaw crushing unit and HF 220 cone crusher unit especially designed for crusher hard rock types such as granite, basalt and gneiss.
Hail stone wheel mounted VSI plant is used as a tertiary stage crusher in a multistage crushing process. It is ideal for fine aggregates production. Impact series is equipped with Hailstone VSI EP7X187 crushing unit.
Hailstone wheel mounted plant is mounted on wheeled chassis, so it can be easily transported between sites with a prime mover. The compact dimensions and agility reduce operational costs.