bauma CONEXPO INDIA (bC India) has always lead the pack of exhibitions in India serving decision makers across the construction industry. And, this edition was no different. Held from December 11 to 14, at HUDA Ground, Gurgaon, the flagship industry exposition provided a platform to showcase comprehensive range of products and services, latest state-of-the-art technology and a wide range of superior-quality services for all industry sectors.

The expo witnessed participation from 700 companies including CASE, JCB, CATERPILLAR, LiuGong, MB Crusher India, Volvo Penta, Larsen and Toubro, Kobelco, HAULOTTE, Schwing Stetter, SANY, Wirtgen, Volvo, among others. Visitors discovered technological dexterity and saw machines in live action at the event from 26 countries which presented their machines, products and innovative technologies for construction industry. As many as 39,173 leading industry professionals gathered at the event.

“I am proud and happy to announce that bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 was a great success. We saw growth in all areas. Together, with our strong partner Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (iCEMA), we have prepared an excellent platform for the industry to present their products to the market. The partnership was crucial for our success allowing us to align even more closely with the industry’s needs,” says Bhupinder Singh, CEO, bC Expo India.

Arvind Garg, President of iCEMA said, “bC India is a good exhibition and an excellent platform for connecting with our valued customers, especially those in the North. We foresee that this partnership has great opportunity to mature into a relationship which will create value for both of us and our customers”.

Growing all the way
Overall, the trade fair saw growth of 20 percent as compared to 2016. Rtn. Er. A. Puhazhendi, National President, Builders Association of India, said, “For our member companies throughout India, bC India is a must-attend event
to stay informed about latest industry trends and new technologies.”

The show featured other renowned companies such as Case, Caterpillar, JCB, Kobelco, L&T, Liugong, Volvo, Wirtgen, Simpson & Co. Ltd, and many more. First-time exhibitors included Indian manufacturers Tata Hitachi, Escorts and the German company Kaeser Kompressoren.

For the first time, the trade expo featured a Buyer Seller Forum, giving visitors the additional chance to network with potential business partners and brought together technology providers and buyers in 3,023 meetings.

Innovations at display
Schwing Stetter India unveiled 12 new products at the expo. The company also launched Super Six transit mixers and Schwing IoT Ready, IoT In and IoT Abled this year. AJAX Fiori put across products out of which three were new launches. The company has optimised self-loading concrete mixers, Additionally, the company now has batching plants and concrete pumps as well. Formwork players like Technocraft announced the launch of MACH ONE Formwork System that enables construction of monolithic reinforced concrete columns, slabs, beams, stairways and walls. KYB Conmat exhibited full range of batching plant right from 20 cu.m mobile batching plant to 40 cu.m tower plant. Volvo Penta displayed its BS IV technology at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018. Putzmeister bolstered its range of mortar solutions for customers with the addition of the new MP 20 EV and the SP 11 TMR. PERI India launched PERI ALPHADECK – a large area slab formwork system.

Other participants included Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), R.M.D. Formwork, Enovation Controls, PERI India, Quest Informatics Private Limited, Paschal Formwork, among other industry players.

The next edition of bC India will take place in 2020 in Delhi. For any further information, please visit www.bcindia.com

bC India has provided an excellent opportunity in the past to showcase our cutting-edge products to our existing and new customers. This edition, it has provided an ideal platform for Schwing Stetter’s latest product offerings.
V. G. Sakthikumar, Managing Director, SCHWING Stetter Sales & Services Pvt. Ltd.

While it is difficult to put a number, infrastructure has a certain momentum. There will always be need for better airports, roads, schools, airports, hospitals, etc. Thus, infrastructure will always remain at the forefront of every government.
Vipin Sondhi, MD and CEO, JCB India Ltd

We are now launching the MACH ONE range of scaffolding and formworks solutions incorporating the same high standards of quality for the Indian market.
Navneet Saraf, Director, Technocraft Industries India Ltd

We strive to expand our reach by attaining 800 touch points with authorised service centres across the country by the end of this fiscal.
Ajay Mandahr, CEO – Escorts Construction Equipment

With the launch of CASE 1110 EX Soil Compactor, we aim to strengthen our roots in the compaction range.
Ajay Aneja, Brand Leader, CASE Construction Equipment India

Micro Surfacing Machine is the technology we are offering which is well accepted and proven, and has been out in the market for a couple of years now. In 2019, we will have a new type of machine to complete the range.
Olivier Brancheriau, Head of Sales, Europe-South America-India, SECMAIR BREINNING

Infrastructure and road construction growth is going to be tremendous considering the government’s current focus on segment.
P.K. Ganguly, Head Marketing, Balkrishna Industries Limited.

With growing infrastructure, renting will also grow eventually. It depends on the rate of growth – whether 20 per cent or 40 per cent.
Pradeep Agarwal,MD, Mtandt Group

Customers are keen how products will help them get benefit in terms of saving both time and cost.Besides support, quality, cost economy and service aid in making formwork Industries sustainable.
Manikandan Mahalingam, General Director, Paschal Formwork (India) Pvt Ltd

There is a lot of focus on making eco-friendly machines. The wheeled equipment of CE is already following BS III and would be going to BS IV from the next year followed by other equipment.
Vikram Sharma, Advisor (India & South Asia), (Ex- Managing Director), Kobelco Construction Equipment India Pvt Ltd

Road construction is fantastic owing to focus on infrastructure. Also, there is shift towards using concrete as against conventional material.
Dr. A. Bandyopadhyay, Chief Technologist, CDE Asia Ltd.

At present, recycling business is at nascent stage which is likely to pick up pace and would open up new opportunities.
Swapan Das, Director, eTrack Crushers Pvt Ltd

Demand for excavators has gone up. We are looking at new government projects in this space however, space is a big issue.
TAKEO ISHII, Marketing Group2, Construction Machinery Marketing Department, KUBOTA Corporation

As compared to last year, this edition of bC India witnessed greater enthusiasm from the industry owing to augmenting construction activity on the back of infrastructure push by the government.
Neeraj Sehrawat, Vice President, Indiabulls Store One.

Mining and road construction will see good growth due to more projects and India’s dependence on coal for thermal power.
Harpreet Singh Wahan, General Manager – Sales & Marketing, Enovation Controls India Pvt Ltd.

We are expecting another 10 per cent of our revenue from exports. With infrastructure projects coming in and real estate also slowly picking up, aggregates is growing well in India.
V Senthil Kumar, Managing Director, Propel Industries Pvt Ltd.

This edition, we displayed our system formworks which are brought to the India subcontinent from Variant Factory Ltd, Ukraine exclusively by Sharp Ply. Our highlight for the expo was the launch of imported H16 formwork beams specially developed by our counterparts Mywood from Germany.
Paras Kumar, Director, Sharp Ply (India) Private Limited

At bC India 2018 exhibition, many companies were seen doing system formwork, many were inspirations from other established companies. Still, everybody wants to have a hat in the systems formwork industry.
Bellphine Alexander, Director – Sales, RMD KWIKFORM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

We have got a host of new technologies –have kept over 60 cu.m of plant right now which is very different from other manufacturers in terms of heaviness and quality. We are using imported equipment like Italian equipment for mixing.
Sidharth Jain, Director – Sales & Marketing, Roljack Asia Limited

We launched our BS IV technology for after treatment solution. While the emission regulation BS IV will come in October 2020, we displayed this technology in 2018 for our customers.
Miron Thoms, Vice President and Head of Volvo Penta India

We displayed three products -SEM816D track type tractor, SEM656D wheeled loader and SEM919 motor grader. Specific to India, these are the three models currently sold in India selected based on market requirement.
Sankaranarayanan, Country Sales Manager – SEM, Caterpillar India

We have to increase capacity by three times. While we were making the products, our focus was on providing quality that led to a number of repeat orders.
Ajashy Engineering Sales Pvt Ltd.

With significant investment in infrastructure, we plan to further enhance our product line in India which is one of the core markets for Sany Group and our growth trajectory here has been quite impressive.
Deepak Garg, Chief Executive Officer for Sany Group, India and South Asia.

We keep on making modifications to existing products that gives an edge for competition. So, wherever we have an Indian product in the existing range, we make modifications that work well.
Ramesh Babbar, President & Director, Columbia Machine Engineering (I) Pvt Ltd

CE companies are looking at new-age solutions similar to what Quest informatics offers. With extensive usage of smart phones, high internet availability and cloud infrastructure, market is ready for automation.
Santhosh H.S., Senior Business Manager, Quest Informatics Pvt Ltd

Simpsons is supporting global OEMs in tractor segment. We are trying to bring those engine platforms to the Indian market for addressing emission changes slated for April 2021.
R. Senthil Kumar, Associate Vice President, Marketing, Simpsons & Co. Ltd

Road sector in India is driving growth in the market and will continue to be the dominant segment. However, it is crucial that the Ministry of Road continues to maintain the phase of project award and project progress.
Dimitrov Krishnan, Vice President and Head, Volvo CE India

There is a full range of batching plant right from 20 cu.m mobile batching plant to 40 cu.m tower plant. The most important product is our tower plant that is aimed at dealing with the problem of pollution.
Prem Raj Keshyep, Managing Director, KYB Conmat Pvt Ltd

We have uninhibited import of used equipment in any age and condition sometimes past it’s serviceable life that definitely needs government’s attention.
Souma Ray, Director, Haulotte India Pvt Ltd

We also have a flexible formwork system for slab formwork which is known as ONADEK. It has a drop head system and members are of hot galvanised steel whereas the cost is very competitive.
Surajit Ray, Managing Director, ULMA FORMWORK SYSTEMS INDIA PVT LTD

This edition, the star attraction at our booth is our complete range of equipment, including full range of wheel loaders, excavators, motor graders, compactors, dozers and forklift.
Song Wu, Managing Director, LiuGong India Pvt Ltd

Reliability of service and high quality of oil is the most important criteria for customers, when it comes to selection of lubricants. Customers are looking for value for money and are willing to spend little more for high quality lubricants.
K Madhumohan, GM Marketing, GS Caltex India

We have MB-L 160 Bucket Crusher suitable for backhoe loaders that gives an idea of depth and width of the product portfolio. We are able to cater to any tonne or weight age of excavator and backhoe loader.
Piero Guizzetti, CEO, MB India

We have the entire range of Komatsu products, various excavators, bulldozers, integrators and L&T range of products, which are largely towards road building.
Arvind K. Garg, Executive Vice President and Head, Construction and Mining Machinery Business, Larsen & Toubro Limited, President of ICEMA.

Cost increase is negligible, so bus-bar systems in hoist would be the future. We have also displayed anti-collision system, and sold around 260 systems in India to almost all corporate companies and got booking of around 16 anti-collision systems in the expo.
P.V. Ramdev, Managing Director, Everest Engineering Equipment Pvt Ltd

We have solutions like gearboxes, geared motors and planetary drives which are mainly used in most of the construction equipment like aggregate conveyors, pavers, concrete & Asphalt mixer and various material handling equipment.
R. Haridoss, Vice President – Business Development, Power Build Pvt Ltd