Bauma 2007 was 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. This 28th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machinery, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment 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 percent over 2004. The proportion of visitors from outside Germany increased strongly, reaching around 160,000 (2004: 116,000), which is approximately 30 percent 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 had been over 100 percent). 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, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the United States. 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 percent. Bauma can justifiably claim to attract visitors from virtually every country on the planet.
3,041 exhibitors (2004: 2,805) presented their products and services in Munich, which was seven percent more than at the last event in 2004. This total was made up of 1,390 German exhibitors 2004: 1,363) and 1,651 (2004: 1,442) exhibitors from abroad. Germany, Italy and Great Britain were the three strongest contingents of exhibitors at Bauma 2007.
For seven days Bauma 2007 was a presentation platform for the latest developments and technologies in construction machinery, building-materials machinery, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. Bauma placed maximum emphasis on communication and promoting business contacts between manufacturers and users. High-ranking decision-makers and their counterparts met up at this event to intensify and extend their business relations. “We were already delighted with the last Bauma in 2004. This time it´s even better. The number of contacts, the quality of the talks and the broad international spread among the visitors are overwhelming,” said Dr Christof Kemmann, Managing Director of BHS-Sonthofen GmbH, Germany and Chairman of the VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association (German Engineering Federation). Dr Kemmann is also Chairman of the Exhibitors´ Advisory Board of Bauma.
The next Bauma will take place from 19 to 25 April 2010 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre.
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