Capital Equipment News March 2018

BAUMA CONEXPO REVIEW – NEWS

Signs of industry recovery at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA

Organisers of bauma CONEXPO AFRICA – BC Expo South Africa, Messe München and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) – report that the premier trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles in Africa has firmly established itself in the market following its third edition. A total of 454 exhibitors from 34 countries and 14 167 visitors attended the internation- al trade fair, which took place from March 13 to 16, 2018, in Johannesburg. 13% of the visitors came from outside the host country South Africa. The top five visitor coun- tries from Africa were Zimbabwe, Kenya, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia. Dele- gations from Chile, Israel, Kenya and Turkey also visited the trade fair. Their participation underlines the importance of bauma CONEX- PO AFRICA as the largest industry event for this sector in the region. “The trade fair reflected a sense of renewed optimism and highlighted the opportunities in the industry, despite recent economic challenges,” says Stefan Rummel, MD of Messe München. “It is significant to have a consistent and engaged presence in the region in order

to take advantage of long-term business potential. bauma CONEXPO AFRICA creates a platform to help facilitate these opportu- nities,” adds Petra Kaiser, senior director of International Exhibitions & Events at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Exhibitors experienced increased sales of machinery and equipment over the four days of the trade fair, as reported by Rajen Govender, marketing director at Weir Minerals. “bauma CONEXPO AFRICA is an extremely well-organised and professional trade event. It has been a successful exhibition for Weir Minerals with several promising sales opportunities in the works.” A highlight of the 2018 edition was the quality of visitors attending. “bauma CONXEPO AFRICA provided excellent networking opportunities for Shantui, providing us with good quality contacts. A well-organised exhibition, however the number of visitors was lower than expected. Due to our success at this edition, Shantui looks forward to exhibiting again in 2021,” says Naseera Barnard, marketing manager, Ever Star industries. The show featured exhibitors from across various industry segments that were

pleased with the trade fair. “KAESER is very satisfied with the results of this exhibition. The number of visitors was limited, but the quality was great for us. We could sign a lot of orders and found many new customers which will help KAESER to grow further in Africa, especially in South Africa,” says Marco Angermüller, International Sales Department / Manager Product Support at KAESER KOMPRESSOREN.

Stefan Rummel, MD of Messe München.

LiuGong celebrates 60 th anniversary

Chinese original equipment manufacturer, LiuGong is celebrating its 60 th anniversary in 2018. The company started with the arrival of 500 workers in the provincial city of Liuzhou in 1958. For 60 years, LiuGong Machinery Corporation has been a leader in China’s construction equipment manufacturing industry. From building the country’s first modern wheel loader, LiuGong has evolved to become one of the fastest growing, global, construction equipment companies in the world offering a full line of extreme duty and intuitive machines. Today, LiuGong is a global success story with its 20 manufac- turing facilities producing engines, components and 15 different product lines combining over 100 different product types. LiuGong South Africa officially celebrated LiuGong’s 60 th anniver- sary during bauma CONEXPO AFRICA, held from March 13 to 16 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre.

Wirtgen SA’s full line-up at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA The Wirtgen Group South Africa used bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018 to showcase its innovative solutions for road construction and rehabilitation as well as for mining and mineral processing from across its group of internationally operating companies, comprising Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven and Ciber.

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