The exhibition space at the first bauma Africa, to be held from September 18 to 21, 2013, Gallagher Convention Center, Midrand Johannesburg, South Africa, is being increased to 35,000 sq m. This is almost double the originally planned figure of 20,000 sq m.

The reason for this early increase is the considerable amount of space which exhibitors have requested from the organiser, MMI South Africa. Industry giants such as Bauer, Bell, ELB Equipment, Goscor Group, Hyundai, Herrenknecht, LiuGong, Pilot Crushtec, Sany, Shantui, Vermeer, Wacker Neuson and Wirtgen have already registered for bauma Africa. Retailers and, thus, sales partners of international brands such as Bobcat, Casagrande, Doosan, Fiori, Genie, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi will also be represented at the trade fair. Registrations have also been received from leading manufacturers in the building materials machinery industry, for example Hess, Masa and Pan Mixers SA.