Latest construction & mining machinery technologies displayed
A record number of 3,420 exhibitors – 1,346 from Germany and 2,074 from abroad – from 57 countries presented their latest products and innovations in construction and mining machinery at bauma 2013 held in Munich during April 15-21. The exhibition covering an area of 570,000 sq. metres also attracted approximately 530,000 visitors from over 200 countries, which is far higher than ever before. Overall, it was an amazing experience both for the participants and trade visitors.
The ‘Top Ten’ countries of origin among the visitors were Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Russian Federation, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Sweden and Poland. Indonesia, bauma’s Partner Country this year, was also strongly represented, with a high-ranking political delegation and around 800 visitors.
“This is very good for our industry in these turbulent times and it will certainly give it a boost,” said Johann Sailer, Chairman of the Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association of VDMA, and President of the Committee for the European Construction Equipment Industry (CECE).
Klaus Dittrich, Chairman & CEO of Messe München, is more than satisfied: “Our exhibitors were delighted with the quality of the visitors here and with the international spread represented among them. Good business has been done here. With over 200,000 visitors from outside Germany, the number of international attendees was higher than ever before. The response this year has simply been outstanding.”
Said Dr.-Ing. E. h. Martin Herrenknecht, Chairman of the Board of Management of Herrenknecht: “For Herrenknecht, bauma 2013 certainly showed itself from its best side. The trade audience here was first class and very global. We were able to communicate in a very targeted way our broad portfolio and our top innovations in tunneling and mining.”
Ron DeFeo, Chairman and CEO of the Terex Corporation, was equally impressed: “As the largest show in our industry, bauma represents a unique opportunity to meet with a multitude of our customers from around the world.”
And Johannes Weiermair, Managing Director of SBM Mineral Processing, added: “For us, bauma 2013 was a tremendous event and a great success – on the one hand, because of the truly world-spanning international scope among the visitors, and on the other, because of the very high level of contacts.”
The event was a runaway success as confirmed by Stefan Heissler, member of the Liebherr-International AG Board of Directors: “This has been an absolutely positive trade show for us. We welcomed customers from all around the world at our booths, and we signed up lots of new orders. In some product sections, our expectations were exceeded.”
Michael Heidemann, Chairman of the Management Board of Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, too is more than happy: “From the first day on, the booth of Zeppelin and Caterpillar was almost overrun with visitors. We have sold more machines at bauma 2013 than ever before and have set a new record.”
bauma was just as successful for XCMG, as its Vice President, Yanmei Zhang, reported: “XCMG solicited orders with a total value of over 10 million euros for its products – around 120 units of machines. We had a good economic return on our investment in the show.”