India will remain the fastest growing economy in 2017 & 2018 according to IMF World

Economic Outlook, October 2017 update. World Bank 2018 Doing Business Report

Cites India as the World's Most Improved Business Environment. India up 30 places

in the overall Ease of Doing Business rankings reaching the top 100 for the first time.

To fuel this growth story of the country, Infrastructure being a key contributor,

empowerment of the sector would indirectly result into the empowerment of the

country.

Confederation of Indian Industry, India’s apex Industry body and Premiere Exhibition

organiser hosted The 9th Edition of Excon - Exhibition on Construction Equipment &

Construction Technology, from 12th - 16th December 2017, at Bangalore International

Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. State Government of Karnataka was

the “Host State”, The Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association

(ICEMA) was the “Sector Partner” at the event and was “Supported by” Builders

Association of India (BAI).

Host State Organised by

Sector Partner Supported by

Excon is designed as a delivery vehicle for the Construction Equipment and Machinery

sector has been providing an excellent platform for both Indian companies as well as

those from the other parts of the world in the Construction Equipment Industry to display

their technological advancements, innovation and latest developments.

EXCON 2017 featured 927 Exhibitors with 280 companies from 21 countries and 5

Country Pavilions from China, Germany, Italy, South Korea and United Kingdom. The

event in the last 4 editions has retained the position of “South Asia's Largest Event for

Construction Equipment".

The 9th edition of Excon was spread over an area of 2,60,000 Sq Mtrs Exhibition display

area with large OEM's like JCB, Larsen & Toubro – Komatsu, Tata Hitachi, Caterpillar,

Mahindra & Mahindra, SANY, Schwing Stetter, BKT, Kobelco, CASE, Hyundai,

Puzzolana, BEML, SREI, KYB Conmat, Atlas Copco, Ajax Fiori, ITR, Tadano, Action

Construction, Wirtgen, Volvo, Eicher, Ceat, Apollo Tyres, Leeboy, Tata Motors, Simem

and many more…. Showcased a wide range of machinery and equipment’s at the

exhibition.

Excon addressed both marketing and educational platform for all stakeholders.

Government and Senior Bureaucrats capitalised it as a knowledge platform for various

departments (PWD’s and Civil Engineering Departments), Private contractors, Builders,

Road / Infrastructure developers, Smart City / Urban Planning, Army, Border Roads

Organisation, etc. to witness the Latest Technology, Equipment’s and Machinery display

which will enable accelerated Infrastructure development needs of the Nation.

Excon 2017 kick started with positive momentum and Shri Anant G Geete, Hon’ble Union

Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises, Government of India, graced

the occasion by delivering at Inaugural Session in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant,

CEO, Niti Aayog, Government of India; Ms Shobana Kamineni, President, CII; Mr Vipin

Sondhi, Chairman, EXCON 2017; Mr Arvind Garg, President., ICEMA; Mr Hari

Sankaran, Vice Chairman and MD of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS);

Mr Kamal Bali, Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council, and Mr Virendra Gupta, Deputy

Director General, CII.

Government of India has announced a slew of public construction projects in roads,

railways, metro rail, mining, irrigation, power, smart cities, etc. These are the sectors of

interest for the Indian Construction industry which after a down turn in 2012 has bounced

back to earlier levels in 2016-17. There are issues around the impact of formalisation of

the economy initiatives like demonetisation, GST due to implementation challenges.

Export levels and absence of large scale private investments are some areas of concern.

India is likely to be third largest economy in the world on nominal GDP basis.

The CII ICEMA report 2017 – Building India@75 was launched at Excon 2017 which

addresses these issues and the all aspects facing the Indian Construction Equipment (ICE)

industry.

Excon Growth over the years:

Excon 2017 has witnessed a Strong 16% Growth compared to Excon 2015 (Graph to

include)

9% Growth International Exhibitor count (Graph to include)

27% Growth In Space (Graph to inclue)

Testimonials:

My compliments to CII in taking the lead as the premier industry

association in organising Excon since the year 2000 which also

helped the sector grow. - Shri Anant G. Geete, Minister of Heavy

Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of India.

EXCON is happening at a highly opportune time when the global

spotlight is not only on India, but also on Karnataka. We are poised to

enter a new era in the manufacturing glory,” - Shri R.V. Deshpande,

Hon’ble Minister of Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure

Development.

I am confident Excon will strengthen implementation of the ambitious

infrastructure scheme Bharatmala Pariyojana and it will demonstrate the

spirit of India’s Construction Equipment Industry – Shri Amitabh Kant,

CEO, NITI Aayog

India’s mission-mode strategy for infrastructure build-out and

urban rejuvenation is driving the construction equipment and

component sector. I am happy that Excon 2017 - South Asia’s

largest exhibition for the segment is the key platform to connect

and leverage the opportunities in the sector and one we are

extremely proud of it” - Ms Shobana Kamineni, President, CII

CII EXCON becomes the platform for domestic and global

OEMs to exhibit their breakthrough technologies and services.

Very importantly, small and medium industries, component

manufacturers exhibit technologies and are part of a global

supply chain.” – Mr Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director & CEO,

JCB India Ltd Chairman, EXCON 2017

Excon 2017 is a great platform to present state-of-the-art

technology and various categories of specific equipment which

could greatly help in the development of infrastructure projects

in the country. – Mr Arvind K Garg, President, Indian

Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA).

Excon is a platform to connect all infrastructure stakeholders,

including policymakers, investors, and developers, with the

exciting growth story of India’s Infrastructure. Over the last 8

editions Excon has grown as one of the top construction equipment

exhibitions in the world. – Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director

General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Excon will continue contributing Nation’s mission in meeting the need for the

development, construction and maintenance of roads in line with global standards and

to meet user expectations in the most time bound and cost effective manner, within the

strategic policy framework set by the Government of India and thus promote economic

well-being and quality of life of the people.

In short Excon series organised by CII, act as windows to the world, showcasing all that

is current and more that could be expected. It serves as an effective platform for

technology transfer and business development which furthers the enabling of Make in

India, Made in India and Made for India

Excon 2017 Factsheet:

927 Exhibitors with 280 from abroad

Participation from 21 Countries

Country pavilions from China, Germany, Italy, South Korea and United Kingdom

2,60,000 Sq Mtrs of Exhibition Display area

40,987 Business Visitors

1105 Delegates and 65 Speakers

International Delegation from:

Bhutan - Construction Association of Bhutan

Chile - Chilean Chamber of Construction

Sri Lanka – Government delegation led by the Irrigation Department

Important Dignitaries at Excon 2017:

Shri Anant G Geete, Hon’ble Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public

Sector Enterprises, Government of India

Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, Government of India

Shri RV Deshpande, Hon’ble Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries

from Commerce and Industries and Infrastructure Development Department,

Government of Karnataka.

Sri K. T. Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban

Development, Industries & Commerce, Public Enterprises, Sugar, Mines &

Geology, NRI Affairs, Government of Telangana

Mr Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and

Information Technology (IT) Department, Government of Telangana

Mr Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd

Conferences at Excon 2017:

CEO's Panel Discussion with Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog

CII Infrastructure Summit

Conference on Components - Smart Technologies for Smart Equipments

Conference On Next Gen Infrastructure - "Scalable and sustainable infrastructure

building in an era of disruptive technology" by ICEMA

Green Construction Trends & Technologies by CII IGBC

CIL conference on Over Dimensional Cargo Logistics

Builders Association of India (BAI) – Members Meet

Global CEO’s at Excon 2017:

Mr Kotaro Hirano, President, Executive Officer and Director, Hitachi Construction

Machinery

Mr Vincent Tan, Asia Pacific Regional President, Volvo Construction

Equipment’s Asian sales & marketing organization.

Mr Xiang Wenbo, President and Group CEO, Sany Heavy Industry

Mr Takeshi Miyashita, Head (Global Sales) & Director, Kobelco

Dr Gunther Abolins, CEO, Schwing Stetter

Sha Xianling, MD,Schwing Gmbh

Prof Dr Petter Krus, Department of Fluid and Mechat ronic Systems, Linköping

Universit (Sweden)

International Associations Supporting the event:

CCPIT – China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (China)

VDMA - Germany Engineering Federation (Germany)

Confindustria Modena & UNACEA (Italy)

KOCEMA - Korea Construction Equipment Manufactures Association's (Korea)

CAB – Construction Association of Bhutan (Bhutan)

CCC – Chilean Chamber of Construction (Chile)

ANMOPYC – Spanish Manufacturers Association of Construction & Mining

Equipments (Spain)

IMDER - Construction Equipment Distributors and Manufacturers Association of

Turkey (Turkey)

International Association Representatives

Mr Davide Ansaloni, International Spokesperson, Modena Confindustria Emila,

Ms Ann-Marei Zwickirsch, Exhibitions – Construction Equipment and Building

Material Machinery, VDMA

Mr Su Zimeng, Executive Vice-Chairman, China Construction Machinery

Association (CCMA)

Mr Sergio Torretti, President, Chilean Chamber of Commerce of Construction

Mr Max Correa, President, Expo Edifica Tradeshow

Mr Zhou Weidong, Vice President, China Council for the Promotion of

International Trade (CCPIT)

International Journalist:

Mr Mike Hayes – Editor International Construction Magazine, KHL (UK)

Mr Thomas Allen , International Construction Magazine, KHL (UK)

Dr Holger Karutz – Managing Director, CPI Worldwide (Germany)

Mr Alexander Olbrich – CPI Worldwide (Germany)

Mr Zhang Jinying - CPI Worldwide (China)

Mr Claude Gunasekaran, Editor in Chief, Daily Mirror Newspaper (Sri Lanka)

Mr Ananda Kannangara, Deputy Editor, DAILY NEWS, Colombo (Sri Lanka)