The manager of sector D13 of the ministry of Environment Physical Planning and Public Works Mr. Sotiris Barsakis (center) with the president of the National Union of Machinery and Parts Importers, Mr Panagiotis Petroglou and the president of T Expo, Mrs Voula Mourta.

On Monday the 23d of March the 5th International exhibition “Metec-Construction Machinery״ organized from “T EXPO” was completed with a great success.

The famous “most impressive exhibition in Greece” has this time surpassed its self. The exhibition organized in the new and European standard exhibition center in the airport of “Eleftherios Venizelos” covered a double space in comparison to the previous fairs, it has also attracted more than 20,000 visitors from all over Greece, Cyprus and abroad (an increase more than 10% relatively to the previous one).

More than 160 exhibitors presented-in 4 spacious halls and an outdoor space, of total 45,000 square meters – all the new models of the greatest branches of construction machinery in the world as well as plenty of new innovative solutions about the equipment of construction site and quarries. During the 4 days of the exhibition –under the economic crisis- orders were made of millions of euro.

A great interest was raised also for the parallel events which were realized during the exhibition having as issues important matters of the building branch (modern machines and techniques for tunneling, new European model for concrete EN 206, modern quarry, asphalt material, institutional context and new technologies) in which important Greek and foreign speakers participated while as top executives of the greatest technical companies of the country were attending.

The formal opening was made on Friday the 20th of March under the presence of scientific and business supporters, in the inauguration the manager of sector D13 of the ministry of Environment Physical Planning and Public Works gave his regards on behalf of the minister Mr. Giorgos Souflias.