The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Hanley Wood LLC have agreed to co-locate two construction industry trade shows in China.
The co-located expositions will be titled ConExpo Asia and World of Concrete Asia. The first joint event will take play in May 2006.
The AEM will own and produce ConExpo Asia, while Hanley Wood will own and produce World of Concrete Asia. E.J. Krause & Associates, as one of China’s leading organizers, will provide exposition management to the co-located shows and will hold an equity interest in both ConExpo Asia and World of Concrete Asia.
The shows will be held every three years, beginning in 2006. Show organizers intend the expositions to be part of a three-year cycle of global construction industry shows alternating with ConExpo-Con/Agg in North America and BAUMA in Germany.
Beijing was chosen as the location for the first event because of its importance as the economic center and capital of China, the largest market for the growth and development of the global construction industry.
“ConExpo Asia increases the scope of international marketing opportunities we offer to members. Our new show and its co-location will provide companies with a quality showcase to demonstrate their technologies and products to the burgeoning Chinese and Asian marketplace,” says Charles Stamp, AEM chairman and vice president of public affairs for Deere & Company, Moline, Ill.
Exhibitors will include manufacturers of equipment, products and services related to the construction industry in China and Asia, and producers expect exhibitors from these regions as well as international companies.