Excon 2009 (CONMAT - Event Sponsor)

Website: http://excon.in/siteex/excon/excont.jsp?cont=20256

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's Premier Industry Association is organising Excon 2009 -- The 5th International Construction Equipment and Construction Technology Trade Fair between November 25th - 29th, 2009 in Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru, India. Indian Earthmoving & Construction Industry Association Ltd (IECIAL) is the Sector Partner for the event.

Excon 2009 will be an ideal platform to showcase equipments, innovative technologies, and solutions to investment decision makers and users from all over the world. The Excon 2009 exhibition will be the South Asia's largest trade fair on Construction Equipment & Construction Technology. The 5-Day Exhibition will showcase the latest advancements in construction engineering with emphasis on latest products, equipments & technology with specific emphasis on efficiency, productivity, safety, environment protection and construction quality.

India would still be the second fastest growing large economy in the world despite global slowdown. Investments in infrastructure would play a key role in combating slowdown. While a lot has to be done in the infrastructure sectors - both economic and social - the government of India has been conscious to find avenues to increase the expenditure in the infrastructure sector to provide impetus to the economy & the industry. As you are aware, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been playing a pioneering role in developing the Construction Equipment Industry in India through the biennial event Excon - South Asia's largest trade fair on Construction Equipment & Construction Technology. In continuation to the series of successful past editions, Excon 2009 - The 5th International Construction Equipment and Construction Technology Trade Fair which is scheduled to be held between 25 - 29 November 2009 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru. Excon 2009 a 5-Day exhibition is poised for immense growth with more international participation. We also have expression of interest to participate with country pavilions from USA, UK, South Korea, Turkey, Italy and China. We expect more than 400 exhibitors to participate at Excon 2009 with a display area of over 1, 50,000 Sq. Mts.

Key Objectives of Excon are:

• To position India as a fast growing market, global / regional manufacturing hub for construction equipment and parts and source for engineering and related knowledge based activities.
• To examine the adequacy of structural support to the industry in terms of Government Policies, Financing, and Human Resource Development.