Paris epicenter for clean construction equipment

Largest equipment trade show puts focus on emission-free work

Na een afwezigheid van 6 jaar vormt Parijs komend voorjaar eindelijk weer het decor van een van de grootste vakbeurzen voor bouwmaterieel in Europa: Intermat. Hoewel de lange afwezigheid misschien anders doet vermoeden, heeft de sector allesbehalve stilgestaan. Emissieloos werken zal van 24 t/m 27 april 2024 een hoofdrol opeisen, zo blijkt na een rondgang langs fabrikanten die als eerste hun aanwezigheid in Parijs hebben toegezegd.

Meanwhile, many leading names have already confirmed their attendance at the show, including Ausa, Epiroc, Faymonville, Hitachi, Kobelco, Liebherr, Magni and Volvo. They join the already registered exhibitors whose participation had been announced earlier: Alphi, Bobcat, Cummins, Imer, Komatsu, Groupe Monnoyeur (including CAT), Putzmeister, Sany, Sateco, Schwing Stetter, Sunward, Takeuchi, Topcon and Wacker Neuson.

A trip to Paris
Dutch companies that still want to participate in one of the largest construction equipment fairs in Europe can contact the Dutch branch of Promosalons, a global partner network that promotes 70 of the most important French trade fairs in various sectors. Coen Rosdorff of Promosalons also let it be known that interested visitors for Intermat can already orient themselves to visiting Paris now.

"Tickets for Thalys can usually be booked four months in advance and even then very affordable (from 70 euros one way). It also pays to book a hotel with cancellation option in Paris now. Intermat has a big advantage over Bauma in Munich, for example, and that is that the Paris region is much more easily accessible from the Netherlands and has many more hotel rooms, keeping prices acceptable. Given the large number of leading manufacturers who have already pledged their participation, I expect that there will be an awful lot of innovations and new models on display at Intermat." Voor alle informatie over de Intermat 2024 ga je naar: www.intermatconstruction.com

Davy Guillemard, CEO van Volvo Construction, laat weten dat “Intermat 2024 zichzelf opnieuw heeft uitgevonden om de problemen van het emissievrij maken van de bouwsector aan te pakken, zich aan te passen aan de milieueisen en vooruitgang te boeken op de weg naar duurzaamheid. Omdat deze doelstellingen bijzonder nauw aansluiten bij de fundamentele waarden en ambities van de Volvo Groep, die vastbesloten is om een proactieve leider in verandering te zijn en de koolstofarme weg te versnellen, hebben we ervoor gekozen om onze klanten en partners uit te nodigen om ons te ontmoeten op Intermat in Parijs om al onze CO2-arme oplossingen te presenteren.

Electric

Guillemard garners support from François Escourrou, CEO of Wacker Neuson: "Our group is looking forward with great interest to the next Intermat show with the theme 'low carbon' and has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% in 2025 compared to 2019. To achieve this, we have chosen to convert our machines to electric power in order to support our customers in their CSR policies. We will therefore introduce many new products during Intermat 2024, with around 40 new machines in the electric range, as well as in the area of associated services and digitalization."

Olivier Saint-Paul, CEO of PL2M: "At PL2M, the leader in finishing machines, we are looking forward to participating in the next Intermat and making our contribution to the zero carbon transition in the construction industry. The event provides an opportunity to introduce new solutions that are resolutely focused on the future, complementing our range of finishing machines, liquid screed pumps and traditional screed conveyors. Our Putzmeister, Lancy and Brinkmann brands will be on display at our booth with a host of innovations for ever higher performance and safety on construction sites and reduced environmental impact."

The 2024 edition of Intermat, which for the first time has not six but four days, aims to bring the entire construction industry together around a shared vision of the future and aims to use its collective excellence to address the industry's key issues in the areas of sustainability and energy, digitalization, CSR engagement, training and employment, and to provide a platform for dialogue with the government.