Bauma Conexpo 2021 is cancelled

10 Feb 2021 CW Team

bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2021, the international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles, will not take place this year.

A news release from the organisers says that the decision comes after deliberations with stakeholders and a comprehensive study of the market in solidarity with the industry's and organisers' concerns around exhibitors' ROI, safety protocols and uncertain international participants' turnout mainly due to travel restrictions placed on potential international participants by their countries and their organisations.

The show was supposed to take place from 20 to 23 April 2021 at the India Expo Centre (IEC), Greater Noida.

The show, launched in 2011, did an impressive job of putting this quality standard to the test. bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018 had participation from 700 companies from 26 countries. Over 39,000 leading industry professionals gathered at HUDA Ground in Gurgaon/Delhi.

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