THAT WAS THE BauMa 2025 - Munich Trade Fair Center

Munich - bauma 2025 - until April, 13

The 34th bauma 2025 is providing impetus and generating a spirit of optimism in trade and industry ... and is experiencing significant growth in visitors from abroad

34th bauma - April 7-13, 2025 - Comments from the 2025 Exhibitors (Deutsch)

Munich - April 13, 2025. On the last day of the international construction machinery trade fair in Munich, we received the official final report of bauma 2025. In total, the world's largest construction machinery trade fair welcomed around 600,000 visitors from more than 200 countries and regions. The 3,601 exhibitors came from 57 nations. In the statements below, the company decision-makers emphasize the relevance of bauma in terms of sustainability, digitalization, and progress. This trade fair will also serve as a benchmark and, as the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machinery, construction vehicles, and construction equipment, it will be a meeting place for the international construction industry from April 7 to 13, 2025, at the Munich Exhibition Center. Our time is characterized by global challenges in all areas, and Munich thus offered a platform for groundbreaking innovations and new partnerships. A trade fair for key drivers. With around 600,000 visitors from more than 200 countries and 3,601 exhibitors from 57 nations, bauma 2025 proved to be a stable foundation and a forward-looking platform in turbulent times.

SZ - Zeppelin over Munich, press archive photo: Helga Waess

Here are some press reviews / quotes from bauma 2025 from April 13, 2025

Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München, is delighted:

"We hosted around 600,000 visitors from more than 200 countries and regions. bauma is the heartbeat of the industry and has once again demonstrated how crucial personal encounters and exchange are for progress and global trade. The Munich exhibition center is sending a strong signal of confidence for the entire industry."

Heartbeat of the industry and thematic leader

Many exhibitors confirmed that bauma reflects the industry's pace both in terms of content and emotion – especially with regard to sustainability and future-oriented topics.

Erich Sennebogen, owner of Sennebogen, emphasizes the signaling effect:

"bauma 2025 – with SENNEBOGEN as its green heart – demonstrated a strong heartbeat of the industry. We are thrilled by the positive mood in the sectors, which was unexpected. bauma can therefore provide a positive stimulus for a revival in the construction industry, but also in the material handling sectors, both in Germany and internationally."

Holger Schulz, Managing Director at Zeppelin (CAT), also emphasizes the relevance of bauma as a leading trade fair and innovation platform:

"The who's who of the German, European, and international construction and mining industries meet at bauma. Once again, it has demonstrated its leading trade fair status and proven itself to be the heartbeat of the industry. The seven days of the trade fair are pure adrenaline for us. bauma is the best sales platform in the world for us. Sustainability – the sustainable operation of construction machinery and construction sites with the latest drive systems and energy storage solutions – remains a major topic. Added to this is the entire area of ​​connected construction sites and connected construction machinery."

Focus on Future Topics

Wolfgang Sochor, CEO of HAWE Hydraulik, also sees clear technological trends confirmed:

"bauma 2025 impressively demonstrated that trends such as CO₂ reduction and alternative drive systems have become established in the industry."

Steffen Günther, Member of the Board of Directors of Liebherr-International AG, adds:

"At bauma, we showcased some important future topics such as drive technology and autonomy. For us, bauma is much more than a trade fair – it is the platform where the future of the industry becomes tangible. My personal highlight was our bauma motto, 'Hands on the future.' For us, this is not just a phrase, but an attitude, and this was also well received by customers."

Business platform with global impact

The fact that bauma is not just a meeting place, but above all a business driver, was also emphasized.

Robert Hauser, CEO of Doka, summarized that 

"...the joint trade fair appearance of Doka and other brands of our parent company was a complete success. The interest in our innovations and developments was overwhelming. bauma is the most important platform for us to advance future topics. It brings together the world of the construction industry – from North America to Asia. Nowhere else do we have so many high-quality discussions with our most important customers worldwide in such a short time – that only happens at bauma! In short: it was the most successful bauma for us to date."

Joachim Schmid, Managing Director of the VDMA Construction Machinery and Building Material Plants Association, added:

"The trade fair is a great success and, in some cases, exceeds the business expectations of our member companies. The upcoming formation of a government with the recently published coalition agreement and the expected investment packages is providing positive impetus, as is the trend toward a greater focus on the European market."

Gemeinsam in die Zukunft

In Zeiten des Wandels zeigt die bauma, dass Innovationskraft vor allem aus Begegnung, Austausch und Zusammenarbeit entsteht.

 Alexander Fickers, CEO von Faymonville, bringt es abschließend auf den Punkt: 

„Was für eine unglaubliche Woche auf der bauma in München! Unzählige inspirierende Gespräche mit Kunden und Partnern aus aller Welt haben diese Messe zu einem echten Highlight gemacht. Die bauma hat uns das einmal mehr vor Augen geführt: Innovationen entstehen dort, wo Menschen mit Visionen, Begeisterung und Tatkraft zusammenkommen.“

International Reach and Visitor Quality

Not only quantity, but also quality counted for this year's trade fair contacts – a fact that was particularly emphasized by international exhibitors.

Toshiaki Ujiie, President and CEO of the Tadano Group, emphasizes bauma's role as a global platform:

"bauma provides the perfect stage to present our latest technologies and solutions to a global audience. It is an invaluable event that enables us to engage directly with our customers and industry experts." Dr.-Ing. Mehmet Varlik, Managing Director of the SCHWING/Stetter Group, is also impressed by the response: "bauma 2025 surprised us with exceptional international public interest, starting from the very first day of the trade fair."

bauma recorded significant increases in visitors, particularly from Brazil, Portugal, Romania, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Spain. China also achieved further growth compared to the top result of bauma 2019.

The next bauma will take place from
April 3 to 9, 2028
at the Munich Exhibition Center.

Our article on the opening of bauma 2025 just over a week ago – in this blog:

Munich – 34th Bauma – from April 7 to 13, 2025: April 7, 2025 – Mayor Reiter opened BauMa – the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material systems, mining machinery, construction vehicles, and construction equipment – ​​today.