Strengthening the LED supply chain by reconnecting business networks: LED Expo

As India’s only exhibition that covers the entire value chain of LED industry, LED Expo has played a crucial role in keeping the LED supply chain knit together. Of total attendees at the 2019 edition around 90% visitors comprised key decision makers, depicting the sheer inuence of the platform. The increasing preference towards energy-efficient electronics and Indian LED producers need to nurture a strong and well-integrated business visitors from across India (4,527 from the state of Maharashtra rise in infrastructural acvies is supply chain to outperform their alone). bringing growth in the LED segment. competors and gain influence over India's goal to achieve '100% the market. Over the years, Messe The plaorm enabled players to household electrificaon' combined Frankfurt India through LED Expo exchange knowledge, build new with the iniave for affordable Mumbai has connued to connect networks and reconnect with their housing will also provide a fillip to players from across the value chain exisng contacts, which industry Indian lighng sector in the coming of lighng industry. currently needs to create a closelyperiod. knit supply chain and become more The previous LED Expo (2019) edion organised. While future demand is ample, united 295 exhibitors and 10,221

Exhibitors were able to generate key leads and build lucrave connecons as 90% of the aendees at the 2019 edion were composed of key decision makers such as entrepreneurs, co-owners, personnel from the top-management as well as those heading the central management.

The fair also enabled visitors to expand their industry connecons, resulng into an integrated network of 12,18,393 second-degree connecons, which speaks volumes about the influence of the plaorm.

As per a survey conducted by Messe Frankfurt India, it was found that 88% of decision makers rely on exhibions to make purchase decisions and 92.6% buyers affirmed that touch and feel of products in coherence with face-to-face interacons majorly influenced those decisions. The return of LED Expo Mumbai edion from 20 – 22 May 2021 will be hotspot for the LED sector, where businesses can securely explore new innovaons and renew their business connecons, collecvely strengthening the LED supply chain.

CONCRETE SHOW INDiA iS NOW WORLD OF CONCRETE INDiA

A premium trade expo by Informa Markets in India that joins hands with the world’s largest and oldest concrete show

Informa Markets in India, India’s leading B2B events organiser, has announced that its expo, the Concrete Show India (CSI), dedicated to the construcon and infrastructure sector, will begin operang under the name of World of Concrete India, the largest and oldest Concrete Show in the world.

Organised originally by the erstwhile UBM India, the Concrete Show India has, over the years, been a niche plaorm focusing on core technologies, processes, applicaons, and pracces in the construcon and Infrastructure segment. On the other hand, the World of Concrete India (WOC) is a global Informa Markets property that had originally been bought from Hanley Wood, before expanding its reach to China and Europe. The rebranding to World of Concrete India reflects both the evoluon of the show as well as its vision for the future with an opmal parcipaon from coveted brands and internaonal players.

The country’s economy and the construcon industry both have faced adversity following the COVID19 enforced lockdown. The shi to the World of Concrete brand is in sync with this movement in the market where the industry is looking forward to revival.

According to an industry research, a sense of normalcy in the real estate and infrastructure industry is expected by Q2 2021, keeping in mind the announcement of the COVID-19 vaccine, decrease in number of COVID cases and the gradual global travel permissions. The World of Concrete India expo will take place at the Bombay Exhibion Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai from 20th May to 22nd May 2021 in a physical format.

Speaking on the new development, Mr Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets in India, said, “As part of Informa Markets in India’s focus on rebuilding, developing and expanding business, we are delighted to be a part of the elite World of Concrete plaorm, while introducing its heritage, history and potenal to our domesc market. Over the years, the Concrete Show India (CSI) has been an able plaorm for the construcon and Infrastructure segment. As a part of World of Concrete, and keeping in mind the evolving requirements of the industry, our objecve will be to enhance our customer orientaon and value proposion towards this key sector.

The World of Concrete Las Vegas is the desnaon for concrete and masonry professionals worldwide with more than 115 countries represented and World of Concrete India will surely benefit from leveraging the global brand for a greater number of key domesc and foreign manufacturers, networking, insights, educaonal programs, bimonthly newsleer, year-round website, www.WOC360.com, high octane, content–driven conferences.

While the pandemic has caused a disturbance for the industry in India, a certain cauous opmism is finding its way back, where addionally, rural and semi-urban demand is poised to create some buoyancy for a return to the growth path in the next fiscal (2021-22). A number of new trends have come into play, such as safety measures, the labour situaon, cost control methods, and environment protecon, among others. This will enable WOC to play an important role in analyzing the currents of the industry. ”