“The halls are already fully booked, the demand for the open air space is enormous and the waiting list is still long,” the organisers said. “Due to so much interest the bauma exhibition space increased by 30,000 sqm to over 530,000 sqm compared to 2004,” it said.

“The Chinese exhibitors want to present themselves nearly five times as large as at the last edition of bauma. India asked for more than four times more space, Japan even five times more.”

The show is scheduled for 23-29 April 2007. The organisers’ Chinese show, Bauma China, is scheduled for 21-24 November. Cranes Today will preview this show in the October issue.