Bengaluru to host Excon trade show

Hyderabad: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a roadshow in the city on April 25, 2022, to announce Excon, South Asia's largest construction equipment and technology trade fair, scheduled to be held during May 17-21 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bengaluru. TR Bharathan, Chief Advisor, Puzzolona Group, said: "This is the eleventh edition of the Excon and our theme this year is on 'Building India for a New World: Competitiveness, Growth, Sustainability, Technology'. EXCON will exemplify the role of smart technologies and innovation in India's infrastructure development to achieve the vision of making India the global hub for Construction Equipment Manufacturing by 2030."

Vagish Dixit, Chairman, CII-Telangana, and Managing Director, Alpla India Pvt Ltd, adds: "Encouraging the adoption of world-class technologies for speedy implementation of infrastructure projects is the current need of the State."

The roadshow witnessed the participation of senior officials from the Government along with industry leaders and stakeholders from the infrastructure and construction equipment sector. The fair will spread over 3,00,000 square meters of display area and is expected to attract over 1000 exhibitors from India and Abroad including countries like USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, UAE, South Korea, Singapore and Sri Lanka. The five-day exhibition would attract over 40,000 business visitors from all over the world. Excon addresses both marketing and educational platform for all stakeholders. The leading construction equipment manufacturers at the exhibition would demonstrate the versatility of machines, sophistication in construction technologies and more importantly showcase the cost effective solutions for builders and contractors for speedy implementation of projects with focus on quality, safety and environmental sustainability.