January-2019-EXHIBITS-Magazine
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EVENTS<br />
Bauma CONEXPO India 2018<br />
leaves a mark<br />
Bauma CONEXPO India 2018, held<br />
from December 11 to 14 at HUDA<br />
Ground in Gurugram, saw the<br />
presence of 39,173 participants in an<br />
exhibition space of 195,000 square<br />
meters, which was 30% bigger<br />
compared to 2016.<br />
The event featured an eclectic display<br />
of machines, products and innovative<br />
technologies from the construction<br />
domain. Speaking about the success<br />
of the event Mr Bhupinder Singh,<br />
CEO of bC Expo India, said, “Bauma<br />
CONEXPO India 2018 was a great<br />
success. Together with our strong<br />
partner iCEMA (Indian Construction<br />
Equipment<br />
Manufacturers<br />
Association), we have prepared an<br />
excellent platform for the industry to<br />
present their products to the market.”<br />
On the partnership, Mr Arvind Garg,<br />
President of iCEMA, said, “iCEMA<br />
for the first time has partnered with<br />
bauma CONEXPO India. All our<br />
members, 70 of us, have participated<br />
in bauma CONEXPO India in indoor or<br />
outdoor exhibition spaces.”<br />
With India painting a pretty picture for<br />
long-term growth, the construction<br />
industry is all set for a better future.<br />
The country provides brilliant<br />
opportunities for doing business in<br />
the construction industry and the<br />
major infrastructure projects, the<br />
booming transport sector and urban<br />
development projects are acting as a<br />
driving force for the domain.<br />
The trade fair welcomed buyer<br />
delegations from Bangladesh,<br />
Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and other<br />
countries in the region. The show<br />
was marked by the presence of<br />
celebrated companies in the domain<br />
like ACE, Ajax Fiori Engineering,<br />
Case, Caterpillar, Doosan Bobcat,<br />
JCB, Kobelco, L&T, Liugong, PERI,<br />
Putzmeister, Sany, Schwing Stetter,<br />
Volvo, Wirtgen, Zoomlion and several<br />
more.<br />
The first-time exhibitors included<br />
the Indian manufacturers like Tata<br />
Hitachi, Escorts and the German<br />
company Kaeser Kompressoren.<br />
This year, bauma CONEXPO India<br />
organised a Buyer-Seller Forum,<br />
for the first time, which gave the<br />
participants additional chance to<br />
network with the potential business<br />
partners. The initiative saw technology<br />
providers and buyers participating in<br />
3,023 meetings under one roof.<br />
The next bauma CONEXPO India will<br />
take place 2020 in Delhi.<br />
Glasspro India brings experts<br />
together<br />
Glasspro India 2018, held at Bombay<br />
Convention & Exhibition Centre in<br />
Mumbai in September, brought<br />
together dignitaries from the industry<br />
under the same umbrella, attracting<br />
100 exhibitors from five countries and<br />
more than 4,400 visitors.<br />
Co-organized by Messe Duesseldorf<br />
India and Glass Bulletin, it emerged<br />
as the ideal turf for industry experts,<br />
professionals and technocrats<br />
relating to the flat glass industry<br />
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