Excon Post Show Report
EXCON 2009 Concludes as a Global Event
With over 30,000 visitors and 435 exhibitors spread over an area of 160,000 sqm at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Excon has emerged as one of the world’s largest shows in construction equipment and machinery sector. The 5th Edition of Excon 2009 concluded successfully with preponderance of over 135 international exhibitors. Excon 2009 had exclusive international pavilions from China, Germany, Italy, and the UK, besides stand-alone stalls by manufacturers from Russia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, among others. Indian construction equipment companies represented a wide gamut of construction equipment and technology spectrum turned this mega event a truly international construction equipment trade fair in this part of the world. All the exhibitors, particularly from the overseas gained a first hand knowledge about India, the most promising global CE market with an estimated 5% share. The overseas companies identified partners for inward investment in India to set up their manufacturing and trading facilities. Such an overwhelming participation from major national andinternational companies that Excon witnessed is enough indication that this exhibition has emerged as an excellent platform for global players in construction equipment industry to tap the huge business opportunity in India’s infrastructure sector.
