Indiasets the new benchmark for Asia’s NGV events
New Delhi:Bangkok Exhibition Services (BES) Ltd., Allworld Exhibitions member, concluded NGV India 2009 with record results and overwhelming support from industry, firmly establishing India’s NGV platform for business.
The exhibition and conference, supported by GAIL (India) Ltd. and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, showcased India’s breathtaking expansion into the NGV industry and provided a forum for the business and technical development of the industry within a global perspective. The conference, which attracted 510 delegates over the three day programme was titled “Sustainable Transport in a Prospering Marketplace”.
The NGV India 2009 exhibition welcomed the participation of 182 companies from 27 countries and a total of 5,162 professional attendees from 32 countries, in the majority from Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and Iran. The exhibiting countries included Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America.
Highlights at NGV India 2009 included TATA Motors’ display of their new launch CNG vehicles bus, minivan and light-duty truck and also Ashok Leyland’s one-litre-per-cylinder, six cylinder CNG engine for buses, as well as the latest high-tech conversion systems introduced by Landirenzo. According the audited survey 90.1% of visitors found the event useful or very useful to their business and 55.71% attended with the specific purpose of buying product. Interestingly, 88.3% reported a planned increase in investment over the next 18 months, with 11.6% maintaining the same level, 95.3% expected their business to expand over the same period. 94.2% of buyers confirmed they do plan to visit NGV India 2010 during October in Mumbai.
Mr. David Aitken, Managing Director, Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd. (BES), talking about the positive response for the exhibition said “India, with its GDP growth still at around 6.25% in the current economic scenario, is seen as one of the world’s most potential and powerful markets. This growth showcases the importance of the need to match the economic growth with environmental friendly initiatives. We believe that NGV India 2009 has done just that for the Indian market. Over the past few years of developing NGV events in Asia we have managed to generate and create increased productive engagement among the various participants and we seek to continue this development through the launch of NGV India 2010 in Mumbai”.
Indiahas the 5th largest fleet of natural gas vehicles in the world but most importantly holds the highest NGV growth potential in the world with over 220 cities planned for CNG development and a nationwide gas distribution.
BES Ltd., as part of Allworld Exhibitions, has 35 offices worldwide. Allworld’s portfolio of over 200 trade shows includes 14 oil and gas events in 9 countries. Since 2005 the group has specialised in the development of natural gas vehicle events in Asia.For more information visit www.ngvevents.com or contact ngv@besallworld.com |
