Record Figures for bauma 2016 Show

A seven-day bauma 2016 show has come to an end, bringing more than 580,000 visitors from 200 countries to Munich, Germany.

The show gathered a total of 3,423 exhibitors—1,263 from Germany and 2,160 from abroad—from 58 countries who presented their products, developments and innovations on some 605,000 square meters of exhibition space.

Klaus Dittrich, Chairman & CEO of Messe München said: “The response from the participants this year was amazing. The visitors at bauma always come looking to invest, but this year the exhibitors’ order books filled up much faster than expected.”

Johann Sailer, Chairman of the VDMA Association for Construction Machinery and Building Material Machines, commented: “bauma is the ideal platform for presenting innovative new developments, because it has a big impact in the industry around the world.

The 32nd edition of the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment will take place from April 8 to 14, 2019 in Munich.