The event organisers said that BICES 2013 would reach a brand new level: the exhibition area is expected to reach 210,000 sq m and the number of exhibitors is anticipated to increase to 1,500. More direct suppliers and professional visitors in the Chinese market and from overseas will be participating in the four-day exhibition.

The event will feature almost 100 exhibitors including globally recognised names such as XCMG, Sany, Zoomlion, LiuGong, Shantui, XGMA, Sinomach, Sunward, Jonyang, JCHI, STRONG, XuanHua Construction Machinery, ensign Heavy Industries, Ca-long, CHTC Jove, Sinoboom, Lishide, Dalian Forklift, JAC, Xinhongchang Special Vehicle, Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Xuanhua District of Zhangjiakou City, Caterpillar, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Terex, John Deere, KPM, Doosan Infracore Portable Power, Bonfiglioli Drives and Hella Trade.

In terms of parts and accessories, internationally recognised brands such as Perkins, Deutz, Kawasaki and Bonfiglioli will all be attendance Mr. Hou Baojia, the President of the Construction Mechanization said, "I feel stronger cohesion and spirit of struggle being together with you. I think we must hold exhibitions with our own characteristics, and I, on behalf of the Construction Mechanization, promise that we will make every effort to offer support and cooperation, and I hope a large number of users can participate actively."

Zhou Xianbiao, president of the Construction Machinery Technology & Management said, "We hope that BICES can reach out to the world, become one of the world’s largest exhibitions, and become one of three major exhibitions in the world in the near future through our constant efforts."

Li Yin, the President of the China Construction Machinery said, "I wish this exhibition will be more internationalised and standardised, and domestic enterprises can offer stronger support for it."

BICES’s overseas partners come from a range of associated organisations such as the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Construction Equipment Association (CEA), French Construction Equipment Association, Sobratema, ANMOPYC, KOCEMA, Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association (JCMA), Russian Road Contractors Association, Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BAI, Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, Indonesian Contractors Association, CCIBC, South African Construction Equipment Manufacturer Association, Construction Equipment Association of Turkey, and HK and Macao Builders Association.

BICES 2013 will be cosponsored by China Construction Machinery Association, China Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Machinery Sub-Council, and be undertaken by Beijing Asiamachine International Convention & Exhibition Co., Ltd. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), as an international partner, continues to undertake international exhibitor recruitment work and promotion & organisation work.