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INTERMAT, which takes place every three years, is one of the world's leading events for professionals in the construc- tion and public only show of its kind to off er an outside dem- onstration area of 10,000 sqm, where exhibitors' machines can perform in a gigantic open-air construction area! Firms involved in: Earth- moving, Liſt ing, Mining & Quarrying, Materials Process- ing, Concrete, Scaff olding & Framework, Drilling & Boring, Engineering, Roads, Components, Equipment & Accessories, and many more. Since the last INTERMAT three years ago, we have seen an upturn in the equipment market, but this growth has varied widely according to its geographical location, due to major worldwide economic shiſt s. Indeed, forecasts for More than 200,000 people IDA MEMBERS EXHIBITED AT INTERMAT Berco Spa Black Cat Blades BLS Byg Combi Wear Parts Diesel Parts of America Erma - Rtmo Spa Esco ETP Europe Tractor Parts G.A. SPA Global Track Warehouse Interstate Mcbee KH Th yssenkrupp Mineral Sas MAG Rubber Ltd. Usco Spa Valuepart France 44 2015 predict that Europe will represent 11% of the world market, the United States 15%, India 8% and China 49%* During this week, Intermat welcomed the bosses of many major international construc- tion equipment manufactur- ers, representing 80% of the global market. His Excellency Mohamed Meer Abdalla Al Raeesi, United Arab Emirates Ambassador to France, came to give offi cial support to INTER- MAT Middle East, due to take place 8-10 October 2012 in Abu Dhabi. visited last week's Intermat exhibition in Paris, which was a record. Th e previous high was set in 2006, when 209,000 people went to the show. Th e number of trade visitors was up +15.8% on the 2009 show, at 145,082 people. Some 1350 companies took exhibition space at Intermat, two thirds of where were from out- side France. Intermat again demonstrated its international reach and confi rmed its positioning in the Mediterranean and African markets. Sales exceeding expectations. Business was brisk at this session with a large number of orders taken. "Th e total value of the equipment on off er over the 6 days was estimated at $2 billion, some 5% of which translated into orders, an equivalent of approximately $100 million, " says Exhibition Manager Maryvonne Lanoë. Th e 9th Intermat was an intense time for construction equipment and machinery professionals with many deals struck and partnerships formed. China present in force Th e world is changing and Intermat mirrored that: several Chinese equipment manufac- turers exhibited, with stands worthy of the big western names. Th e huge increase in the number of Chinese exhibi- tors, occupying more than 26,250 m² of exhibition space and representing 9% of the off er in number of exhibitors. IDA UNIVERSAL May-June 2012