Press releases

Change of date to 22-25 March and a different slot from Sunday to Wednesday, as well as an invitation-only preview on Saturday 21 March exclusively for the trade press and the top clients of the exhibiting companies. These are just some of the new features announced for SaMoTer as the run-up begins to the 31st edition scheduled at the Verona Exhibition Centre in 2020.

Impressive attendance by operators, satisfaction among companies and successful business on the stands. The three shows held for the first time together at the Verona Exhibition Centre, thanks also to an agreement between Fiera Milano and Veronafiere.

The world of earth moving, site and building machinery meets at SaMoTer in Verona 22-25 February to present the latest innovations and news in the sector.

The Federation of Orders of Engineers in the Veneto Region awards for the best prevention and environmental recovery projects.

The construction market in Iran in 2016 achieved a volume of more than 154 billion dollars, with a full-scale boom in residential building: out of more than 15 million Iranian families, 70% aim to be home owners for a total of 13.5 million residential units, while demand in the future is around 750 thousand new homes/year.

“The three events inaugurated today at Veronafiere are key areas for the development of Italy, which can resume growth by resuming public works”. This is the comment by the Secretary State at the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, Umberto Del Basso De Caro, during the inauguration of the 30th edition of SaMoTer, the international earth moving, site and building machinery exhibition today in Verona alongside Asphaltica and, for the first time, Transpotec Logitec (organised by Fiera Milano).

SaMoTer will be held alongside sister-events Asphaltica (road paving, safety and infrastructures show) and – for the first time – Transpotec Logitec (Transport and Logistics event by Fiera Milano). In all, 780 exhibitors from 30 countries will occupy 10 halls and 6 outdoor areas for a total of more than 84,000 sq.m. of show area welcoming 210 selected international buyers and 130 conferences and workshops.

SaMoTer will be held alongside sister-events Asphaltica (road paving, safety and infrastructures show) and – for the first time – Transpotec Logitec (transport and logisitics event by Fiera Milano).

Exhibitors at the international show include Bobcat, Dieci, Faresin Industries, Magni Telescopic Handlers, Manitou and Merlo. The Italian construction machinery market: SaMoTer-Prometeia Observatory data indicate growth in exports (+0.7%) and imports (+26%) from January to October 2016.

FOIV-Federation of Orders of Engineers in the Veneto Region will present award at Veronafiere to the most innovative proposals for the prevention of hydrogeological risk and the recovery of areas affected by natural calamities. Entries for the contest may be sent until 31 January. SaMoTer 2017 will focus on the contribution of earth moving equipment in emergency situations.

These four companies joined the list of exhibitors that already includes CASE CE, Hyundai, Kobelco, Komatsu, Eurocomach-Sampierana, Ihimer, Kubota, Takeuchi and Yanmar. Ten halls in the Verona Exhibition Centre are by now fully booked. Signs of recovery on the construction machinery market: Italian exports of construction machinery in January-September 2016 totalled 1.86 billion euros (+0.8%); imports were worth 580 million euros (+26.3%).

The contest, organized by SaMoTer in collaboration with Imamoter - National Research Council, selects and promotes an international showcase detailing technological progress in the construction equipment industry with the aim of rewarding the investments implemented by companies to develop new products launched on the Italian market in 2017.

Special mentions made to Merlo, Cangini Benne, Blend Fbg and Komatsu. Awards presented during the SaMoTer Day at Veronafiere today

7,551 construction machinery units sold in Italy January-September (+32%). A further increase of +37% is estimated in Italy for the two-year period 2017-2018.

The specialists at SaMoTer 2017: Eurocomach-Sampierana, Ihimer, Kubota, Takeuchi and Yanmar and have already officially confirmed attendance as exhibitors at the earth moving, site and building machinery show at Veronafiere.

Land management-protection and solutions for environmental emergencies: SaMoTer, Veronafiere’s international exhibition dedicated to earth moving, site and building machinery, also presents in Sicily the focus of its 30th edition scheduled 22-25 February 2017 in Verona. Palermo next 14 October will host the second stage of the SaMoTer Road Show by focusing spotlights on problems related to hydrogeological instability and the contribution of machinery and technology at work in environmental contexts exposed to high risks.

12.5% of the entire territory of the Apulia Region suffers from critical hydrogeological issues, with Foggia and Taranto at the top of risk tables (Source: SIT Puglia). Structural measures as well as monitoring and prevention are all needed. “The Apulia Region in August approved the creation of a dedicated task force that seeks to become a replicable model throughout Italy,” said Ruggiero Mennea, Regional Councillor and Chairman of the Standing Committee for Civil Defence today during the first stop-off in Bari of the road show leading up the 30th edition of SaMoTer: the international earth moving machinery show at Veronafiere which, 22-25 February 2017, will focus especially on machinery and solutions able to combat environmental emergencies.

Four meeting – in Apulia, Sicily, Calabria and Liguria – to present the 30th edition of SaMoTer to companies and take stock on maintenance work performed in local areas together with the Civil Protection Department, Fire Brigades, public institutions, universities and sector professionals.

In 2015, Italy improved exports (+27.5%) and imports (+30.8%) of road paving technologies (source: SaMoTer-Prometeia Outlook).

The construction machinery industry and market in Italy is recovering: in the first quarter of 2016, exports came to 816.7 million euros (+1.6%) and imports to 210.3 million euros (+13.8%). The top players in the earth moving and construction market will be on hand: CASE CE, Hyundai, Kobelco and Komatsu are the first top companies to sign up for the 30th SaMoTer, the triennial event scheduled at Veronafiere 22-25 February 2017 (www.samoter.it).

The second SaMoTer Day today in Verona saw the presentation of the new SaMoTer-Veronafiere Outlook. Earth moving machinery: for Italy, the first quarter 2016 posted growth with exports worth 612.39 million euros (+5.9%) and imports totalling 155 million euros (+21.3%).

A new strategic partnership agreement signed in Verona today. Joint initiatives during the run-up to the 30th edition of the earth moving and building machinery exhibition scheduled at Veronafiere 22-25 February 2017 alongside Asphaltica and Transpotec Logitec (www.samoter.it).

Italian exports of construction machinery in 2015 were worth over 2.5 billion euros, an increase of 4.9% compared to 2014. This emerges from SaMoTer Outlook, the construction sector observatory provided by SaMoTer (www.samoter.it) in collaboration with Prometeia and the contribution of Unacea, the Italian Association of Construction Equipment & Attachments Companies.

Machinery and equipment: the hire sector is growing in Italy, not the least thanks to the “Expo effect”. Estimates for the end of 2015 suggest a slight upturn which should consolidate the 2014 result (+0.7%). The forecast came from Marco Prosperi, Director of Assodimi-Assonolo, the association of industrial machinery distributors, interviewed by the SaMoTer Press Office, the triennial international event dedicated to the construction industry scheduled at Veronafiere 22-25 February 2017 (www.samoter.it)

Figures published by the SaMoTer-Prometeia Observatory certify increases in key markets: Europe (+7.7%), Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey (+3.7%), North America (+23.1%), Central and South America (+6.3%), Middle East (+26.3%), Asia (+28.7%), Australia (+23.5%) and Africa (+2.5%). Another sharp fall in Russia (-62.8%).

Presentation of the SaMoTer-Veronafiere Outlook, developed in collaboration with Prometeia. The outlook of national and world market trends for the next two years was outlined today at Veronafiere during the first edition of SaMoTer Day, a training and guidance event focusing on opportunities and trends in the building and construction machinery market.

Confindustria Modena, SaMoTer and Unacea are organising the Italian pavilion of construction machinery at Excon, in Bangalore, from 25 to 29 November 2015. After a slowdown linked to the trend in the national economy, the Indian construction machinery market has recorded a 13% increase in 2015, and should also improve over the next two years, achieving +15% in 2017 (estimates by Off-Highway Research).

An important new chapter in the Italian exhibition sector is currently opening out. Fiera Milano and Veronafiere have signed a collaboration agreement for the contemporary scheduling in synergy of the next editions of their respective events Transpotec Logitec (www.transpotec.com) and SaMoTer (www.samoter.it), which will now be held 22-25 February 2017 in the Verona exhibition centre.

Western Europe is the leading market. Russia plummets following Ukraine crisis sanctions and the devaluation of the rouble. Agreement between Veronafiere-SaMoTer and Prometeia: construction equipment market outlook set up.

Renewed partnership with the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) for the 30th edition of the Triennial International Earth Moving and Building Machinery Exhibition (Verona, 22-25 June 2017), which will focus on issues such as environmental protection and hydrogeological risks, as well as possible solutions through smart machines and technology platforms.

Press conference - Partnership for the earth-moving machinery system

An agreement was signed today between Veronafiere-SaMoTer and Unacea to promote and support of the Italian construction machinery industry. The sector boasts 200 companies, 6,000 direct employees, 30 thousand employees in allied fields and turnover of more than 2.5 billion euros. Exports are performing well (70% of production), while the domestic market has to be kick-started after losing 80% because of the crisis. SaMoTer 2017: focus on the management and prevention of environmental emergencies through man-machine interaction, sustainability and bureaucratic simplification.

Confindustria Modena, Veronafiere-SaMoTer and Unacea team up to take Made in Italy to Bangalore.

At Veronafiere since 1964: 30th edition in 2017 - the year’s main European event for construction equipment. Demo Area, Rental Area, co-location with ASPHALTICA (machinery and systems for the road building and bitumen sector promoted by Siteb), the SaMoTer International Award and the International Technical Innovation Competition make Veronafiere an international landmark for the earth-moving, site and building machinery sector.