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Germany: Messe München has announced the postponement of the Bauma 2022 trade fair to 24 – 30 October 2022. The previously scheduled date for the event had been 4 – 10 April 2022. The organiser said it recognised growing uncertainties about the April date in light of the on-going Covid-19 outbreak. The new dates are at a time when it is confident of the possibility of international travel.

Chair and chief executive officer Klaus Dittrich said, “The decision to postpone Bauma was not an easy one for us, of course. But we had to make it now, before the exhibitors start planning their participation in the trade show and make corresponding investments. Unfortunately, despite the vaccination campaign that has been launched around the world, it is not yet possible to predict when the pandemic will be largely under control and unlimited worldwide travel will be possible again. This makes participation difficult to plan and calculate for both exhibitors and visitors. Under these circumstances, we would not have been able to fulfil our central promise that Bauma, the world's leading trade fair, represents the entire spectrum of the industry and generate international reach like no other comparable event. After all, Bauma’s last edition welcomed participants from over 200 countries around the world. Hence, the decision is consistent and logical.”

China: The Bauma China 2020 trade fair took place from 24 - 27 November 2020, attracting 2867 exhibitors and a total of 80,000 trade visitors from China. The oragnisers said that in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the exhibition was able to take place across a 300,000m2 area, thanks to a “sophisticated safety and hygiene concept.” It said, “In these difficult times, Bauma China 2020 gave the entire industry a reason to enter the coming fiscal year with confidence and hope.”

Germany: bauma has launched the new bauma Charity Alliance, which is intended to highlight the fact that companies in the construction and construction machinery sector are actively engaged both in combating hunger and poverty and in promoting education and the environment in the Third World, in addition to their day-to-day business. The launch will be held at bauma 2016, held in Munich, Germany from 11 – 17 April 2016.

Internationally orientated companies have become increasingly involved in developing and emerging countries, however many companies are interested not just in pure profit maximisation and expansion, but are also actively involved worldwide in social projects of every description.

"Corporate societal and social commitment is no contradiction. On the contrary, long-term success requires both factors to go hand-in-hand. Many bauma exhibitors have long since taken this on board and are acting accordingly," said Klaus Dittrich, Chairman and CEO of Messe München GmbH.

Inspired by the Pilosio Building Peace Award, bauma has set up the bauma Charity Alliance to coincide with the forthcoming event. The intention is to create a strong network and presentation platform to draw attention to social commitment by companies within the construction machinery industry. The network intends to promote dialog between members on the implementation of social projects and to attract additional interested parties to become actively involved in the bauma Charity Alliance.

Applications are restricted to companies exhibiting at bauma 2016, who are carrying on projects in the fields of education, nutrition, health, social integration or the environment and which bring about a lasting improvement in the living conditions of people in need living in, or hailing from, crisis areas, emerging or developing countries. To date, Atlas Copco, AUMUND Fördertechnik, MAN, Pilosio, Terex Latin America, Wirtgen, Volvo Construction Equipment, Zeppelin Baumaschinen and ZF Friedrichshafen have notified their projects to the bauma Charity Alliance.