FUTURE IS HERE!

Business entering transactions, global players and high-quality trade visitors make it to one of the most important sector events in India. Equipment Times looks at the CE industry’s plans for buama CONEXPO INDIA in terms of product display and views of bauma CONEXPO INDIA as a business generating platform for the CE sector and the strengths of the exhibition.

The epicenter of the construction equipment industry is back with business transactions, high-quality trade visitors and a comprehensive supporting program – bauma CONEXPO INDIA is an important meeting place for the Indian construction machinery industry.

bauma CONEXPO INDIA, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, and Construction Vehicles will take place from January 31 to February 3 at the India Expo Centre (IEC), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

This provides the construction industry in India with a professional platform for networking, investment and the exchange of ideas and information.

The demand for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and equipment is growing steadily. Business entering transactions, global players and high-quality trade visitors make it to one of the most important sector events in India. bauma CONEXPO INDIA gives the construction industry the most comprehensive range of products and services in the region, the latest state-of-the-art technology and a wide range of superior-quality services for all sectors of the construction industry.

This platform gives the stakeholders an opportunity to reach the top decision makers wherein 83% of the business visitors in 2018 were decisive or jointly decisive on purchasing or procurement decisions. Create global connections. 57% of the 668 exhibitors from 26 countries were international exhibitors. 39,173 participants participated in 2018.

The match-making program…

The match-making program is established by the trade show organizer and is a free of charge service. The organisers collect all provided information of exhibitors (=seller) and potential visitors (=buyer) and evaluate the shared information. After evaluating and comparing the details, they schedule your meetings with your potential vendors, which takes place during the show on-site at the buyer-seller-meeting point.

Highlights of bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 edition…

bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 had attracted 39,173 participants (+ 20 percent compared to 2016) from 61 countries and 668 exhibitors – of which 51 percent were international companies. At a total of 195,000 square meters exhibition space bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 had proved again to be one of the most important sector events in India.

For the first time, bauma CONEXPO INDIA, had then, featured a Buyer Seller Forum. The Forum was inclined towards increasing the Return on Investment (ROI) for exhibitors and value for visitors giving them the additional chance to network with potential business partners. The initiative proved to be a success and brought together technology providers and buyers in 3,023 meetings.

Skill Development Workshop

For the first time, bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 had introduced Construction Equipment Skill development workshop conducted by IESC (Infrastructure Engineering Skill Council). A compact skill development workshop was the perfect way for visitors to connect with their industry colleagues, exchange information and deepen their knowledge.

At the live demo area visitors witnessed and explored new technology innovations from manufacturers and discover their latest products in action. Manufacturers Like ACE, Doosan Bobcat, Indofarm, JCB, Liugong , Peri, Tata Hitachi, Schwing Stetter, Volvo etc had showcased their machinery and equipment live in action at the Demo area.

Member meeting of trade association

BAI – Builder’s Association of India took the opportunity to organize their Managing Committer Meeting during the Show at the venue of bauma CONEXPO INDIA.

Industry leaders speaks…

Bhupinder Singh, CEO, bauma CONEXPO INDIA, said, “The upcoming edition of bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2023 is bigger compared to our previous editions in terms of exhibitor participation and expected visitor footfalls. bauma CONEXPO INDIA will be held from 31 Jan to 3 Feb 2023 at the India Expo Centre. We are expecting participation from more than 600 exhibitors from 20+ countries, showcasing 10,000+ products and solutions, and drawing more than 50,000 visitors during the four-day event. For the upcoming edition, our project and marketing teams have raised the bar high through extensive promotional activities to attract domestic and international visitors. We are engaging with local equipment buyer communities such as infra developers and contractors of roads, railways, and mining projects through several feet-on-the- street campaigns. We are majorly targeting buyers from smaller geographies where there is an upswing in construction activity. For instance, we are planning the Bharat Nirman Mahotsav, a vehicle that will travel to the Northern territories in UP, Punjab, and Haryana among others. Apart from this, we have planned promotional roadshows across major markets such as Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Bangladesh, and Nepal to stimulate visitor footfall. We are certain that these activities will culminate in visitor interest in our show.”

Arvind K Garg, Senior Vice President & Head, L&T Construction & Mining Machinery, said, “L&T’s focus has always been on the latest sustainable technologies. We are looking forward to using bauma CONEXPO as a platform to showcase the next-gen technologies, new attachments and variants to enhance the versatility of our machines. Our digitalised technology solutions will also deliver unique product experiences for our customers and visitors. Komatsu is a market leader in the premium CE segment and offers a wide range of Hydraulic Excavators, Dozers and Motor Graders. At buama CONEXPO INDIA this year, we will showcase an extensive collection of our latest Excavators, dozer, motor grader and a range of attachments.”

V. G. Sakthikumar, Managing Director, SCHWING Stetter India, said, “Schwing Stetter India is a leading provider of construction equipment in the Indian market, offering a comprehensive range of products including concrete batching, concrete transport, concrete pumping, earth moving, and road construction equipment. The company is known for its world-class product range, customized and complete package offerings for projects, and a wide range of variants to suit the needs of all customers, from small real estate developers to large construction conglomerates”.

Jaideep Shekhar, Managing Director, Asia & EMEAR, Terex, said, “As always, the brands we are exhibiting at this year’s Bauma will be a true representation of all the variations of machinery and products that we at Terex MP have to offer across the board. From cranes to compact crushing, hybrid range to modular crushers and sustainable sand washing solutions, the variety that will be on show is something that I am very proud of.”

Debasis Bhattacharya, Vice president, Ajax Engineering, said, “Buama India is one of the flagship Event for Concrete equipment Industry. AJAX, a legendary concreting equipment player renowned for both its engineering expertise as well as product after-sales support network is truly a world-class leader in providing concreting business solutions that makes concrete sense. AJAX has emerged as next-gen 360° concreting solutions provider that offers a complete range of products that includes self-loading concrete mixers, concrete batching plants, stationary pumps, boom pumps, self-propelled boom pumps, and slip-form paver offering end-to-end solutions that encompasses production, transport, placement, and pavement.”

B.K.R Prasad, Head- Marketing & Product Development, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company, said, “As bauma CONEXPO INDIA is returning after four years with the theme of ‘Future of Nation Building’, we are eagerly waiting to participate in the event to showcase our readiness in building the India of tomorrow. With North India emerging as the epicentre of infra-development, this trade show happening in Greater Noida will have more significance as it will bring together all the important stakeholders and decision-makers in the CE sector. In addition to this, physical events like this give us the ability to give customers, policymakers, and other attendees a first-hand touch and feel of our machines, which is important in an industry like ours. The platform also provides us an opportunity to demonstrate our technologically advanced and future-ready solutions”.

Vishwesh Rai, General Manager, Dynapac India, said, “In Bauma Conexpo, we want to showcase the complete solution our group can offer. We feel using right product based on project size. Also we will unveil our new light equipment range. Owing to the accelerated spending by means of governments for excessive nice roads & highways for rapid movement of products and passengers even from the remote places to all essential cities all around the world to enhance the quality and stretch of road and highways, smart city initiatives are creating demand for Compactors & Asphalt pavers. Increased road construction projects lead us to forecast the demand of asphalt pavers & compactors and accordingly, we try to fulfill the need of our customers.”

R.J. Williams, CMD, Hailstone Innovations, said, “We will be showcasing our MOBILITY series products at BAUMA, the need of the current market time is the same. More remote process monitored automations at an affordable rates is what we wish to showcase. Any digitalization’s which we shall introduce will be in line to reduce the manual interventions in the operating process as well as to increase the productivity and performance.”

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