Suppliers Gear Up and Suit Up for the Industry's Big, Big Show
What do Germany and Bahrain have in common? Both nations’ top engineers and contractors will be joining together in Munich this April to exchange ideas, cash and machinery at the largest construction and mining equipment show in the world. The number of visitors expected at Bauma 2007—at least 500,000—is nearly the population of Bahrain itself. But the show’s reach will extend far beyond the booming Middle East.
More than 3,000 vendors from 49 countries have ponied up to sprawl out along the 5.8-million-sq-ft indoor and outdoor show floor. “And we still have a long waiting list,” says Manfred Wutzlhofer, chairman and CEO of Bauma’s owner, Messe München GmbH.