German Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building Geywitz, Bavaria’s Minister President Söder, and Mayor Reiter will open bauma

bauma, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment, will take place at the Munich exhibition center from April 7 to 13. The trade fair will be opened on April 7 at 09.30 a.m. by Klara Geywitz, German Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building, Bavaria’s Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and Munich’s Mayor Dieter Reiter together with the CEO of Messe München, Stefan Rummel in the Restaurant Turmblick (East Entrance, 1st floor). Media representatives will have the opportunity to ask questions and take photos and videos. The official tour of the trade fair will then begin.

“bauma is more than just a world-leading trade fair. It is the heartbeat of the industry. The impetus provided by bauma and its exhibitors has a decisive influence on the markets. We are delighted this year to welcome over 3,500 exhibitors from 57 countries to the exhibition center in Riem. The focus is on future guidelines for the industry: digitalization and sustainability,” says CEO Stefan Rummel.

They are reflected in the five key topics, which will be brought to life in the supporting program and through exhibitors’ innovations: climate neutrality, alternative drive concepts, networked construction, sustainable construction, and the mining challenge. After all, the construction sector is currently still responsible worldwide for around 38% of carbon emissions, of which around 10% are attributable to construction processes and the production of building materials. The carbon footprint can be significantly reduced by integrating innovative, climate-neutral technologies such as electric wheel loaders and autonomous excavators, and using sustainable building materials. bauma is a crucial platform for presenting innovative, climate-friendly technologies that help decarbonize the industry and support the EU target of climate neutrality by 2050.

Interesting and strange facts

The number of innovations being presented for the first time at bauma shows just how much movement there is in the industry and how committed manufacturers are to—often also ecological—further development. Wirtgen, for example, is presenting no fewer than 45 world premieres this year. Doka is bringing along a total of 30 new products and its 30-meter-high scaffold tower is a real eye-catcher. 180 steps have to be climbed to enjoy the view from the very top. The tower comprises 12,340 components and weighs 67 tons in total. The tower is also easy to see thanks to the 113 square meter Sitelight LEDs. Equally impressive is the CC 78.1250-1 lattice boom crawler crane from Tadano Faun, which weighs in at an impressive total of 996 tons—roughly equivalent to the weight of 100 African bull elephants. But the topic of climate friendliness is also very much in focus. Volvo Construction, for example, will be represented at this year’s bauma for the first time with a wide range of purely electrical, emission-free machines.

bauma in figures

The world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material and mining machines as well as construction vehicles and equipment will be held at the Munich exhibition center from April 7 to 13. More than 3,500 exhibitors from 57 countries will be presenting their exhibits, innovations and trends in the halls and the outdoor area over 614,000 square meters—the equivalent of around 86 soccer pitches.

Journalists can apply for accreditation in advance at https://bauma.de/en/trade-fair/press/accreditation-press-center/.