With 84,000 visitors from 86 countries over four days, Verona says it has confirmed its status as a capital for transport, logistics and construction and road machinery.
The Transpotec-Logitec and SaMoTer with Asphaltica shows, trade show organised respectively by Fiera Milano and Veronafiere, were held together for the first time in the Verona Exhibition Centre with 780 exhibitors from 25 countries; ten halls and six outside areas for a total net show area of more than 84,000m².
Transpotec Logitec, the biennial event is dedicated to transportation and logistics; SaMoTer is a triennial international earthmoving and building machinery exhibition while Asphaltica is the European exhibition dedicated to the entire asphalt and road infrastructure sector.
The three shows highlight key sectors for the development of Italy, as Umberto Del Basso De Caro, the Under-Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, said during the inauguration last Wednesday.
“The decision to work together, build a system and activate synergies with Veronafiere has certainly borne fruit ... given the results achieved by the three events,” said Roberto Rettani, president of Fiera Milano.
“This edition of Transpotec, in particular, confirms the approach taken by Fiera Milano three editions ago. Facts and figures, optimism and overall satisfaction clearly evident in the halls undeniably confirm the event as the most important and well-attended business opportunity for sector operators in Italy.
“The genuine interest shown by visitors to the show in the proposals exhibited by companies often turned into contracts and is the result of recovery and new awareness among operators but also sign of willingness to renew fleets, thereby making an effective contribution to the development of the entire Country-System in terms of efficiency and environmental sustainability.”
Maurizio Danese, president of Veronafiere, said: “Our goal as trade show organisers is to develop events capable of being effective business and promotion tools at the service of the entire sector. The construction machinery sector in recent years has experienced one of its most serious recessions ever, and SaMoTer 2017, together with Asphaltica, was consequently a major challenge involving a great deal of responsibility for the 450 companies who, with us, believed in the project to re-launch the format initiated in 2014.
“The return of several major brands, significant business on the stands, more and more qualified operators and expansion of international buyers confirm the success of Samoter number 30 and we are already looking forward optimistically to the next edition.”
