Confederation of Indian Industry, Bihar State Council organised a Road show on EXCON 2011 - India’s premier event for the construction equipment industry, on 18 October 2011 at Hotel Maurya, Patna. The road show was attended by senior representatives from building and construction related companies, top officials and contractors of Government of Bihar and members from CII state council, this included; Mr. T. R. Barathan, Member EXCON 2011 Steering Committee and Chief Advisor, Puzzalona Group, Mr. Manikant, State Chairman, Builder’s Association of India, Bihar Chapter, Mr. Vijay Kochhar, Past Chairman CII, Bihar State Council and Managing Director, P.C. Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Member CII Bihar State Council and Partner Suman Vatika Food Products.

EXCON 2011 is scheduled to be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore from November 23-27, 2011.   Spread across 220,000 square metres and with a participation of over 600 exhibitors, including 200 foreign companies, Excon is the largest exhibition on construction equipment in South Asia.  

In his welcome address on the Road Show on Excon 2011, Mr. Vjay Kochhar, Past Chairman CII Bihar State Council said, “This is the sixth edition of the EXCON, the inaugural edition of which was held in 2000.  With each passing edition, the event has witnessed immense growth both in quality and in numbers. So, while this will be the largest event on all counts including the number of domestic and overseas visitors, exhibition area and new project launches, the biggest difference will be the presence of enhanced foreign players. There will be country pavilions including leading economies like China, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Turkey & Finland.”

In his theme presentation on EXCON, Mr. T. R. Barathan, Member EXCON 2011 Steering Committee and Chief Advisor, Puzzalona Group said, “It is a known fact that the BRIC nations are at the forefront of development and growth in the global economy today.  The role Infrastructure can play in that growth story cannot be stressed enough, especially in India and this fact reflects in the projected investment in the infrastructure sector in the 12th plan period (2012-17), which is pegged at US$ 100 billion.    Given these facts, it is absolutely essential for the construction and construction equipment industry to work closely with all stakeholders including government agencies, and events like EXCON can go a long way in facilitating that.”  Government of Karnataka is the Partner State for Excon 2011 and the Indian Earthmoving & Construction Industry Association is the Sector Partner.  The event is supported by the Builders Association of India.