On October 24-30, 2022, when Munich Exhibition Center became the focus of the global construction machinery industry for seven consecutive days, the machinery feast bauma exhibition finally staged again. The proportion of international visitors to Bauma this year is about 50%. About 3200 exhibitors from 60 countries (3684 exhibitors from 63 countries in 2019) and more than 495000 visitors from more than 200 countries (627603 visitors from more than 200 countries in 2019) gathered in Munich for the grand event.
The top ten countries in terms of the number of exhibitors are Germany, Italy, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, France, the United States, Austria, Spain and China, and the proportion of international exhibitors is close to 65%.
Person in charge of the exhibition Stefan Rummel, CEO of Munich Exhibition Company, said: "This bauma exhibition has once again stimulated people's enthusiasm for participating in the exhibition! After the last bauma exhibition, the world has undergone fundamental changes (which also caused many difficulties for the exhibition) 。 This year, thanks to various innovations of customers, a good business trading environment and the support of many professional audiences from all over the world, we are very pleased to see that Bauma 2022 is still the vane and a strong source of power in the construction machinery industry. "
Exceeding industry expectations
Even in such a turbulent period, Bauma Exhibition still shows its consistent strength, which makes the effect of this Bauma Exhibition greatly exceed the industry expectation.
As Domenic Ruccolo, chief strategic officer of Wittgen Group and senior vice president of global construction equipment sales, marketing and product support of John Deere, said, "Wittgen Group and John Deere have achieved great success in the joint exhibition. People have shown great interest in the company and our products with innovative and sustainable development ideas. This exhibition is the most successful one in the history of Wittgen Group." Steffen G ü nther, a member of Liebherr's board of directors, also expressed his recognition of the exhibition effect: "Facts have proved that bauma 2022 is a very successful exhibition. We are flattered by the enthusiasm of the audience. We can't wait to start looking forward to the next bauma exhibition."
Fred Cordes, chairman of Zeppelin (Caterpillar Germany agent) management committee, added: "Bauma exhibition may have come long ago. The endless visitors on the booth and people's strong interest in Cat engineering machinery and Zeppelin services are the best proof."
In terms of business transactions, bauma exhibition once again proved that its industry attribute and position are very important. Alexander Greschner, chief sales officer of Wicknorson Group, said: "Visitors flocked to us and had a lot of very pleasant discussions with us. From the first day, we achieved almost the same level of sales performance as in the same period of 2019." Alexander Schw ? rer, the boss of PERI, had a similar experience, He said: "At the beginning, the whole team was very worried about the effect of the exhibition in this difficult period. But after the first day of the exhibition, we knew that we had thought too much, and this Bauma exhibition would be a great success. During the exhibition, we reached many 'incredible' transactions, and the signing volume was very considerable. In short, Bauma 2022 far exceeded our expectations."
Stefan Rummel, CEO of Munich Exhibition Company, and Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer liked to hear such comments: "In this challenging era, Bauma Exhibition sends a strong signal to the trade exhibition industry that the industry really needs offline activities like Bauma Exhibition, so that everyone can experience products directly and have face-to-face conversations."
Focus on future topics
Bauma exhibition not only demonstrated its advantages as a commercial platform, but also did well in determining the theme of the exhibition. Franz Josef Paus, Managing Director of Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH and Chairman of bauma Advisory Committee, concluded: "We are very satisfied with the performance of bauma. The exhibition is very popular with our customers and visitors. Digitization and automation are one of the themes of this exhibition, and this trend is irreversible." Joachim Schmid, executive director of the Construction Machinery and Building Materials Association of the German Federation of Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers (VDMA), agreed, He said: "Exhibitors are providing solutions to meet the current challenges related to carbon neutrality, as well as to solve the shortage of skilled workers through automation and digitalization. This is the future. You can feel this from traditional enterprises and nearly 50 start-ups participating in the exhibition for the first time." Andreas Klauser, CEO of PALFINGER, finally commented on bauma 2022: "As the world's leading trade fair, bauma provides an opportunity for exhibitors and visitors to experience the future today."
The next bauma exhibition will be held in Munich, Germany, from April 7 to 13, 2025. Let's meet in the future. See you!
