Driving A Technological Revolution

29 Nov 2023 CW Team

Excon, South Asia's largest exhibition for construction equipment, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is scheduled to be held from 12 to 16 December 2023, at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. The Government of Karnataka is the host state for Excon 2023.

The event will be spread over 3000 billion sq ft of display area and is expected to attract over 1,200 exhibitors from India and abroad including countries like Austria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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