The parallel events which were realized during the 5th international exhibition “Metec- Construction Machinery” organized by “T Expo” in the brand new exhibition center “Metropolitan Expo” from the 20th till the 23d of March 2009 had been followed by great success. 

The technical world had shown much interest in all the events while top executives of the greatest technical companies of the country were attending.

Notable foreigner and Greek speakers presented advanced technology solutions in the building branch based on their international experience. In parallel, academics from all over Greece as well as members of the business community analyzed the new opportunities that emerge for the development of their object in Greece.

The events’s topics covered important issues of the building branch (new machines and techniques for tunnels and subterranean constructions, new prototype EN 206 for concrete, modern quarries, an institutional frame for the asphalt material) 

On Friday the 20th of March the Greek Tunnel Committee with the collaboration of “Technoekdotiki” realized the event with title “Developments in tunneling machinery, support techniques and instrumental tunnel surveillance”.

On Saturday the 21st of March “Technoekdotiki” organized the event with the title: “New European Prototype for concrete EN 206 – Innovative products”. In the afternoon of the same day, the company Man Air organized the event with title: “The quarry today –Technology- Equipment”.  The sponsor of this event was the company “Spanos Odysseas”