The 9th edition of Excon, India’s premier and South Asia’s largest construction equipment and construction technology trade fair, which will take place in Bengaluru during 12-16 December.

Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the mega business event will feature a 5-day international exhibition to be held at 2,50,000 sq. mtrs of gross exhibition display area, attracting over 1,000 exhibitors including 300 companies from abroad. The event is expected to attract over 40,000 business visitors.

In a speech screened at the launch meet held in New Delhi recently, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said that Excon has turned out to be an important event for the infrastructure development in India as it attracts best technologies, best companies, and best ideas to the country from across the world.

He said the government and public sector organisations, including the Indian Railways, are embarking on mega infrastructure projects and the participation of the top organisations in the private sector will ensure that the huge outlay of capex is spent in a manner that will add more value to the country.

In his address Vipin Sondhi, Chairman, CII Trade Fair Council and Chairman, Excon 2017, said that Excon 2017 is set to put India’s construction equipment industry, which is expected to grow from $ 3 billion in 2016 to $ $ 5 billion by 2020 in value terms, on the global map.

The exhibition will also have exclusive country pavilions for Germany, Italy, China, Finland, Sweden, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, UK and the USA.

Anand Sundaresan, President, ICEMA proposed a vote of thanks. Indian Construction Equipment Manufactures’ Association is the Sector Partner and the Builders Association of India is a supporting Partner for Excon 2017.