trailer world issue One 2010

An optimistic general mood was simply unmistakable at the 29th Bauma in Munich. trailer world asked BPW key account customers about their current mood.

32 Issue One 2010 Illustration:Hoffmann Industry Great expectations were made of the world’s largest construction in- dustry trade fair in Munich, where protagonists were spreading an unmistakably optimistic mood. The world’s leading construction indus- try trade fair came at just the right time to give important signs. Construction machinery trade fair as mood indicator To no-one‘s great surprise, the seven days in Munich broke all the records. The 29th trade-fair for construction ma- chinery, building material machines, mi- ning machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment easily beat all pre- vious records, regardless of the economic crisis and air traffic bans. With more than 555,000 square meters of exhibition space and 3,150 exhibitors from 53 countries, it outshone all its predecessors, with around 415,000 visitors from more than 205 coun- tries coming to the event in Munich. In the end, the Icelandic cloud of volcanic ash only kept visitors from the Far East and America away for the first couple of days. Enquiries from Asia and Turkey and in particular from India, this year’s Bauma partner country, were more numerous than ever before. “The Bauma reflects the global economic developments of the inudstry”, explained Klaus Dittrich, CEO of Munich International Trade Fairs right at the start. “The companies can feel the ground under their feet again, so that the Bauma comes at exactly the right time”, is the pleased reac- tion from Christof Kemmann, Chairman of the VDMA Sector Construction Equip- ment and Building Material Machinery at the opening of the trade fair. There »For us the building industry takes absolute priority. Around 70% of our turnover is generated with construction products. Our tipping bodies and vehicles have had a complete upgrade. The Bauma hosted the world launch for our new electronic control system i.s.a.r control, which will be used in future to operate all our bodies.« Uwe Meißner, Technical and Production Director, F.X. Meiller Fahrzeug- und Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Munich

trailer world issue One 2010

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