For many exhibitors, the timing of bauma Conexpo India could not have been better, an opinion shared by Andy Dhanarai, Director Sales at Caterpillar: “bauma Conexpo India is very important for us. It is a good platform for exhibiting products, especially now, when so many things are happening. It is an absolute quality show.” And Ramesh Paligiri, Managing Director & CEO at Wirtgen, confirms that this year's “bauma Conexpo India came at the right time of year for us. With all the investments coming, it is the right time to showcase our products' new models.”

Participating in bauma Conexpo India has become indispensable according to exhibitors, and not just because of the economic recovery. Johann Sailer, CEO at Geda Dechentreiter, explains: “Demand is there, companies are investing again, and although the situation in India's building construction sector remains somewhat difficult, it was very important to participate in bauma Conexpo India.”

Larson & Toubro reported a similarly encouraging experience. According to Arvind K. Garg, Executive Vice President & Head-Construction & Mining Machinery Business: “bauma Conexpo India was an ideal opportunity for us to launch Komatsu’s new products and showcase our product offerings, besides giving us an important platform for interacting with a large number of customers and other industry participants.”

V.G. Shakthi Kumar, Managing Director at Schwing Stetter, adds: “bauma Conexpo India has turned out to be a great success for Schwing Stetter. Despite the demonetization situation, all our customers visited our booth to experience our new range of equipment.”

high-quality trade visitors and more participants than in 2014: bauma Conexpo India, which took place at Huda Ground in Gurgaon/Delhi from December 12 to 15, 2016, there are signs of a turnaround in the Indian market for construction machinery.