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[May 2007]
bauma Smashes Records
bauma 2007 has been hailed as the most successful bauma of all time. Once again this event has strengthened its position as the leading platform for the building and construction industry, says organiser Messe München GmbH. The fair took place from 23 to 29 April 2007 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, outstripping the last bauma in 2004 not only in terms of exhibition space but also as regards exhibitor and visitor numbers. “Thanks to the joint efforts of the exhibitors, the Exhibitors Advisory Board and the global network of Munich International Trade Fairs, bauma was able to further expand its leading position as a worldwide platform. Contributing significantly to this success is the global boom in construction – above all in the emerging countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa – and also the pick-up in the construction sector in Europe,” said Manfred Wutzlhofer, Chairman & CEO of Messe München.
bauma 2007 set a new record for visitor numbers – around 500,000 attended this year (2004: 416,000). That represents a rise of around 20% over 2004. The proportion of visitors from outside Germany increased strongly, reaching around 160,000 (2004: 116,000), which is approximately 30% of the total. The rise in interest from abroad was noticed both among visitors from Germany's immediate neighbours and among visitors from south and eastern Europe and from overseas (in some cases the rise here was over 100%). Munich Airport was also able to confirm this growing traffic from abroad, as it registered 120,000 passengers passing through the airport on Thursday, 26 April 2007 – a new record for the airport.
Among the overseas visitors to bauma 2007, numbers were particularly high from Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, South-East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam) and the USA. The number of visitors from the Arabian Peninsula – the partner region of bauma this year – also rose strongly to around 2,300
(2004: 962). In total around 190 countries of origin were represented among the trade audience at bauma 2007 (2004: 171). This is an increase of over 11%.3,041 exhibitors (2004: 2,805) presented their products and services in Munich, which was 7% more than at the last event in 2004. This total was made up of 1,390 German exhibitors (2004: 1,363) and 1,651 exhibitors from abroad (2004: 1,442). Germany, Italy and Great Britain were the three strongest contingents of exhibitors at bauma 2007.
To cater for the tremendous demand for space, Messe München provided 180,000 square metres of hall space (2004: 165,000), and 360,000 square metres of outdoor exhibition space (2004: 335,000). In comparison to the last bauma, the exhibition space thus increased by around 10%. The world's biggest trade fair in terms of exhibition space, with a grand total of 540,000 square metres (2004: 500,000), was fully booked.
The next bauma will take place from 19–25 April 2010 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre.
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