Bauma 2013 Highlights

The world's largest construction event saw record numbers of both attendees and exhibitors

Apr 22, 2013

More than 530,000 visitors from over 200 countries converged on the Messe München exhibition center between April 15 and 21 to attend bauma 2013, the premiere event for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. A total of 3,420 exhibitors – 1,346 from Germany and 2,074 from abroad – from 57 countries presented the latest products and innovations in construction and mining machinery on a record exhibition space of 570,000 square meters. Here's a glimpse of just a few of the thousands of products on display.

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