Gurugram to play host to the Construction Equipment Industry with BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA 2016
New Delhi, 12th December 2016: BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA 2016, one of the most significant trade fairs in India for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicle Industry, started its four day exhibition at the Huda Grounds, Gurugram, New Delhi on 12th December 2016.
Present at the inaugural function were Mrs Santosh Yadav Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Haryana Legislative Assembly), Government of India, Shri. Girish Shankar, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India, Dr. Silva – Garbade, Deputy Minister, Economic Sections, Germany Embassy in India, Mr. Patrick Santillo, Minister Counselor, U.S. Embassy in India, Mr. Avinash M. Patil, President, Builders’ Association of India, Mr. Anand Sundaresan, President, Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association and Mr. Igor Palka, Chief Executive Officer, bC Expo India Pvt. Ltd.
“With infrastructure investment set to go up, demand for construction equipment will rise further and the Indian construction equipment revenues are expected to breach the US$ 23 billion (INR 1.5 lakh crores approximately) mark. BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA is an international trade fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicle Industry which brings the industry together on one platform in India,” said Mr. Avinash M. Patil, President, Builders’ Association of India.
The key highlights on Day 1 of the trade fair included an IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) Meeting, and the BAI (Builders’ Association of India) Managing Committee Meeting which was attended by the members of the association. The first day of the trade fair concluded with the Awards Ceremony for ‘Honoring the Best in the Construction and Infrastructure Sector’, which was organized by Construction Times. A ‘Demo Area’ was also set up in the trade fair where exhibitors showcased live demonstrations of the performance of their machinery and equipment to the visitors.
The key highlights for day 2 and day 3 will include a Conference on ‘Infra Redux – New and Sustainable Horizons’, which will be organized by ICEMA (Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association), a Conference on ‘Maximizing CE Sector Opportunities’ and an Awards Ceremony will be held for Excellence Awards which will be organized by Construction Opportunities.
“We are very pleased with the response that we have received in the first day of BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA 2016. This year we are expecting over 30,000 visitors, coming to the trade fair.
With the construction equipment industry slowly making advancements, BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA will take innumerable initiatives and work towards making India a market driver in the construction equipment industry”, said Mr. Igor Palka, Chief Executive Officer, bC Expo India Pvt. Ltd.
Around 650 exhibitors showcase their products and technologies at BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA 2016 and the key exhibitors at the trade fair include, ACE, Ajax Fiori, Ammann Apollo, ASTEC, BAUER, BKT, Case, Caterpillar, Columbia Machines, Haulotte, Herrenknecht, JCB, Kobelco, KYB Conmat, Liebherr, Linnhoff, Liugong, Macons, MAN, Marini, Masa, Potain, Putzmeister, Puzzolana, Sany, Schwing Stetter, Soilmec, Topwerk, Wacker Neuson, Volvo , Wirtgen and XCMG among others. The trade fair is also supported by associations like the Builders’ Association of India (BAI), the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (ICEMA), the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) and Invest India.
BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA
BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Machinery is being held for the fourth time from December 12 to 15, 2016 at the HUDA grounds in Gurugram/Delhi. The last event, held in Greater Noida/Delhi in December 2014, was attended by 635 companies from 25 countries and 26,018 specialist visitors. BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA is held every two years. Messe München in addition to holding the world’s biggest show, bauma, has a wealth of experience when it comes to organizing other international construction machinery trade fairs. Within addition to bauma China in Shanghai, Messe München together with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) organizes BAUMA CONEXPO INDIA in Gurugram/Delhi and BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA in Johannesburg. In December 2015, Messe München successfully expanded its portfolio again by purchasing the leading Russian construction machinery exhibition CTT.
Messe München
With more than 40 trade fairs of its own for investment goods, consumer goods and new technologies at the Munich site and abroad, Messe München is one of the world’s leading trade fair organizers. Every year, more than 30,000 exhibitors and around two million visitors take
part in the events at the trade fair site, at the ICM – International Congress Center Munich and at the MOC Event Center Munich. Messe München also organizes trade fairs in China, India, Turkey, South Africa and Russia. With a network of associated companies in Europe, Asia and Africa, and with over 60 representatives abroad for more than 100 countries, Messe München has a truly global presence.
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
The North American association AEM represents the interests of the manufacturers of commercial and off-road vehicles on an international level. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the association has offices in Washington DC, Ottawa, Canada and Peking, China. AEM represents over 850 companies from the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and supply sectors. AEM is the joint owner or organizer of various internationally recognized trade fairs including CONEXPO-CON/AGG, one of the world’s most important meeting places for the construction and construction material industry.
