A record 1,500
exhibitors will
take part in
October’s BICES
exhibition in
Beijing, China.
HELEN WRIGHT
reports
Beijing showcase
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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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SEPTEMBER 2013
DATE:
15 to 18 October 2013
OPENING TIMES:
15 to 17 October: 09.00 to 17.00
18 October: 09.00 to 16.00
VENUE:
Jiu Hua International Exhibition Center, Xiaotangshan,
Changping District, Beijing, 102211, China
GETTING THERE
Air
Capital airport is about 30 km from the exhibition venue. A taxi to
the show will cost about RMB 100. Visitors can also take the subway
at Sanyuanqiao Station, Line 10, then board a free shuttle bus at
Shaoyaoju Station for the rest of the journey.
Alternatively, a public bus can be caught from Capital airport to
North Tiantongyuan, where a free exhibition bus is available. Nanyuan
Airport is about 50 km away from the exhibition venue. See the
exhibition website for transfer details.
Train
Subways and free shuttles are also available from Beijing Railway
Station, Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station and
Beijing North Railway Station. See the exhibition website for details.
VISITOR INFORMATION
registered to attend, compared
to 1,030 in 2011. As one of two
leading shows for the Chinese
construction equipment sector,
BICES is often the scene of
some significant launches.
The exhibition attracts big
names in the industry, be
they international players or
domestic names.
Zoomlion, for example, said
it would have more than 10
new and improved products,
covering the mobile crane,
concrete, earth moving and pile
foundation sectors. The new
models will include a 300 tonne
capacity all terrain crane, the
QAY300.
Shantui, meanwhile, plans
to launch three new machines
at the show, including the
GT-55 truck-mounted crane.
The GT-55 is one of the first
machines produced by the
Shantui-Manitowoc joint
venture that was formed in
January. It is a Tier III engine
exhaust emissions-compliant
machine with a maximum
lifting height of 41 metres.
Launches from companies
throughout the construction
industry will also be on show.
For full details see:
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BICES PREVIEW
BICES 2013
M
ore than 120,000
visitors are expected
to attend the 12th
bi-annual BICES construction
equipment exhibition,
which takes place from 15
to 18 October at the Jiu Hua
International Exhibition Center
in Beijing, China. The show
will occupy a record 210,000
square metres of exhibition
space – up from 195,000 m
2
in 2011, but a lot has changed
since the last event.
Market research company
Off-Highway Research
estimates that two years ago
487,870 construction machines
were sold in China. Soon after
that, however, the market
suffered a sharp drop and sales
fell 34 % year-on-year in 2012.
It seems the heady days of
over 30 % year-on-year growth
in equipment sales in China
are over, for now at least. Off-
Highway Research forecasts
a 3 % rise in construction
equipment sales in 2013,
followed by 11 % growth next
year to 367,417 units, then a
further 3 % in 2015.
Despite the current trough
in the market, the scale of this
year’s BICES show is greater
than ever, with 1,500 exhibitors
Zoomlion’s product
showcase will include
a 300 tonne capacity
all terrain crane
This year’s BICES
event promises
to be even bigger
than 2011’s record-
breaking show
