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Bauma
Here we come!
It is time again for Bauma, the global mega show for construction machinery and equipment. This time the show is expected to be even bigger in the number of exhibitors, exhibition space and visitors. PDi Magazine will be there in hall A1stand number 132.
Although we are in the middle of or coming out of the worst economic crisis in years the German exhibition Bauma does not pay any attention to that. It continues to grow and set new records of exhibitors, exhibition area and number of international visitors. If previous shows are anything to go by the number of visitors will also increase this time.
Bauma 2010 opens on Monday19 April and closes on Sunday 25 April and will be the biggest edition ever. There are rumours that many companies are on the waiting list for exhibition space, even though Bauma has extended its exhibition area with two more temporary halls and more outdoor exhibition space. The exhibition space in total has been increased to 555,000 m?. It is estimated that more then 3,000 companies will exhibit. More exhibitors and larger exhibition space is a result of growing interest from countries like China, Turkey and India. “In some cases we have received double the number of requests for exhibition space from these countries than in 2007,” says exhibition director Georg Moller.
Exhibitors from Europe, for example, Italy, Great Britain and the Netherlands, will again be taking the top slots in the international exhibitor ranking for Bauma. All this is a strong indicator that the industry worldwide is looking forward with confidence to the leading world trade fair.
Prospects for the building and construction industry worldwide in 2010
Thanks to extensive government economic stimulus programmes, aimed to a considerable extent at the construction sector, activity in construction has picked up in most industrial and emerging countries than the economy as a whole. For 2010, but increasingly for 2011, it is expected that most countries will see a revival in activity in the building and construction sector.
Europe
In Europe a slight fall of 1% in building production is still expected in 2010. But this is due solely to the poor development in commercial construction. Civil engineering, by contrast, is expected to grow by 2.7%, mainly because of the extensive economic stimulus programmes in many member states of the EU. In 2011 building investment is predicted to expand by 2% Europe-wide, again driven by investment in civil engineering projects, contributing 3% growth. The slight downturn in overall production in 2010 is due to the negative effect from countries like Spain, Ireland, Finland and Portugal, where prices have fallen dramatically following the end of the boom in residential property. In the reform economies of Central Europe, however, growth in construction activity is set to expand by 6% as early as 2010, accelerating to 10% in 2011. The engine behind this growth will continue to be Poland.
Russia
Russia has also been affected by the international economic crisis, coupled in this case with rapidly falling income for the state from energy exports, due to falling prices on the world market. Nevertheless building activity overall has stayed stable in 2009, a downturn of around 5% is, however, expected for 2010, followed in 2011 by modest growth.
USA
At around EUR730 billion, the building and construction market in the US remained the most important in the world. Following a downturn in the current year, real GDP is expected to rise again in 2010, by 1.5%. This means the US is emerging from recession more quickly than generally expected. Following the severe drop in building production in 2007 to 2009, a slight increase is expected next year, picking up strength in 2011. Government building activity will increase, particularly in civil engineering projects, thanks to the economic stimulus programmes. New residential construction is expected to stabilise, while a more marked downturn is expected in commercial construction.
China
Overall China is coming through the global economic crisis much better than the industrialised and emerging economies. Economic research institutes are expecting real GDP in China to grow by 8% in both 2009 and 2010. In building investment the growth is likely to be slightly higher still, as the Chinese government is holding firmly to its ambitious investment programme in infrastructure. The strong dynamism on the Chinese construction market is also expected to continue overall.
India
The Indian construction market is not of the same size as other markets, with the level of investment in the industry in 2008 coming in at around EUR130 billion. However its rate of growth was almost as impressive as that of China. Between 1998 and 2008 activity in building and construction rose by around 140% and this dynamic pace is set to continue. According to forecasts by the economic research institutes real economic output in India is set to expand by 6% in both 2009 and 2010. In the current five year plan to 2012, around EUR330 billion is being invested in the expansion of the road and rail network, the construction of new sea ports and airports and in improving energy and water supplies. During this period growth in investment in construction is expected to reach around 10% per annum.
But what about demolition, recycling, concrete sawing and drilling, concrete floor grinding and polishing equipment and related products. PDi believes visitors to Bauma will not be disappointed. Most of the players will be there, this time with even bigger stands. Most of the manufacturers of concrete sawing and drilling, concrete floor grinding and polishing and all products related to these sectors you will, as usual be located in hall A1 or in the nearby halls, but demolition and recycling equipment is more spread out.
This issue of PDi is the pre-Bauma issue and contains a variety of notices, articles and full reports about new products to be released at Bauma. The full list of exhibitors related to PDi’s target will be published in PDi issue 2-2010 which is the show issue. This issue will be distributed before the show and will also be available on the PDi stand and the international news stand at Bauma.
IACDS Bauma seminar
The first IACDS seminar will also be held at Bauma under the title ‘The Very Best of Diamond Technology’. It will take place in Hall B 1, Conference room B 11, at 10.00 to 14.00 on Friday 23 April. The subjects that will be covered are as follows:
10.00 “Dry coring and dry wire sawing in reinforced concrete” by Martin Godickemeier of Hilti.
10.30 “Cutting methods using a minimum of water with efficient recovery of dust and slurry” by Thierry Gillet of Husqvarna Construction Products.
11.00 “Remote controlled underwater wire sawing” by Franz Zeindler of Tyrolit.
11.30 “Hydraulic versus high-frequency motor driven concrete cutting equipment – the pros and cons” by Johan Hartvik of Tractive AB.
12.00 “Hydraulic versus high-frequency motor driven concrete cutting equipment – environmental considerations” by Johan Hartvik of Tractive AB.
12.30 “Nuclear power plants – large decommissioning projects” by Franz Zeindler of Tyrolit.
13.00 “post installed rebar – efficient methods of strengthening concrete structures” by Jakob Kunz of Hilti.
13.30 “Floor grinding and demolition markets – new opportunities for growth” by Thomas Nilsson of Husqvarna Construction Products AB.
Those who want to attend the seminars should register on line at www.iacds.org.
www.bauma.de
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