Demtech India 2024 Teams Up with Bauma Conexpo India
Published: 24/7
The IDA Convention and Demtech India are back in December 2024, this time in collaboration with Bauma Conexpo India. The event takes place from December 11-14 at the Noida International Convention Center, just outside New Delhi.
India has had a fantastic development in recent years, which is visible in the demolition, recycling, and concrete cutting sectors. A clear sign of this is the formation of the Indian Demolition Association (IDA), the launch of its convention, and the Demtech tradeshow. Despite the pandemic forcing a hiatus for a few years, the reception of the event was a success in both 2019 and 2023 with more 500 delegates and many national and international visitors. Demtech attracted over 50 exhibiting companies on both occasions.
Collaboration with Bauma Conexpo India 2024
In the months since next IDA Convention and Demtech tradeshow was tentatively set to be held in New Delhi at the end of 2024, discussions with the organizers of Bauma and Conexpo/Con-agg led to a deal to co-locate Demtech with Bauma Conexpo India 2024. The joint event will be held December 11-14 at the International Convention Center in Greater Noida, right next to New Delhi.
Bauma Conexpo India is considered India’s largest and most important construction trade show. The most recent edition, held in early 2023, attracted nearly 42,000 visitors from India and more than 80 other countries. The show featured more than 600 exhibitors, a quarter of which were international manufacturers.
Demtech will be housed in its own pavilion (Hall 3), and feature a large area of ??up to 70 stands. Midway through the show, on December 13, IDA will hold its annual conference in the Mezzanine above the exhibition hall. As usual, conference program will be filled with interesting lectures by key people in demolition, recycling, and concrete cutting, both from India and the rest of the world. IDA predicts another good turnout, comparable to the previous years’ events.
As in 2019 and 2023, the event is being carried out in collaboration with the international industry publications PDi and PDa.
Continued strong development for the Indian demolition industry
Last September, IDA elected Shriram Matte as Chairman, succeeding industry veteran Mohan Ramanathan, who was instrumental in launching IDA and Demtech India. Matte is founder and owner of Mumbai-based contractor Matte & Associates. Joining Matte at the organization’s helm is the new secretary, Fazrulla Basha, founder and owner of Abcon Concrete Surgeons Pvt Ltd of Bengaluru.
PDa recently spoke with Matte and Basha about their expectations for the 2024 IDA Convention and Demtech.
“We had two great events behind us in 2019 and 2023, and feel a great tailwind in the Indian demolition, recycling, and concrete cutting sectors,” Matte says. “India is a gigantic market with a population of just over 1.4 billion and we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of entrepreneurs within the industrial sectors IDA and Demtech deal with.”
Adds Basha, “We also notice that the number of medium-sized and large contracting companies is increasing significantly and these companies are also showing a great appetite in learning more about new technology and investing in new and modern equipment. This increased interest is of course connected to the positive development and upgrading of the country’s infrastructure and industry, and also in terms of housing.”
India’s construction industry has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years and is poised to become the world’s third largest construction market within the next two to three years, with a potential projected value of US$1.4 trillion dollars.
“It is extremely important that IDA and Demtech are involved in meeting and supporting this rapid growth,” Matte says. “We need to be sure the right type of technology and equipment is implemented among the country’s contractors, and that their level of knowledge is on par with the need. IDA plays an important role in this process.”
Both Matte and Basha agree that the Indian construction industry is unique. India is a large country with great differences in terms of working methods, customs, cultures, and languages—more than 20 of them! That is why IDA committed to stage the conference and the tradeshow in different parts of the country—Mumbai, Bengaluru, and now New Delhi. Other cities are expected to host the events in coming years.
“We have noticed the great importance that Demtech 2019 and Demtech 2023 have played in helping guide the development our industry, but there is much more to do,” says Fazrulla. “We’re gratified that IDA and Demtech have enjoyed immediate and strong support from the country’s demolition, recycling and concrete cutting participants. It is our responsibility as a trade organization and Demtech organizer to continue presenting the latest technology and training opportunities to our talented Indian entrepreneurs.”
Make plans now!
Once again, IDA and Demtech call on the world’s manufacturers of equipment and tools for demolition, hydrodemolition, crushing and screening of demolition debris and waste, concrete cutting, grinding and polishing of concrete floors, remediation and more to their knowledge at Demtech 2024.
This year’s edition of Bauma Conexpo India is already fully booked except for the part set aside for Demtech, so those who wish to participate should contact IDA and Demtech as soon as possible to ensure that they can book their booth space.
“I hope to meet many international players again at the IDA Convention and the Demtech trade show in New Delhi in December 2024,” says Ramanathan.