First Ever International Plumbing Expo in India

 PlumbexIndia firmly set as the best platform for positioning international brands in the Indian market

With 65000 sq ft of exhibition space, 80 plus exhibitors and products displayed from 19 countries, PlumbexIndia'08 was the real mega plumbing show of India . Organized jointly by Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) and Akar InfoMedia Pvt Ltd. (AIM), this show was supported by the World Plumbing Council (WPC); International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials ( IAPMO); Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) and Brihan Mumbai Licensed Plumbers' Association (BMLPA).

Geberit of Switzerland was the Principal Sponsor whereas Viega of Germany was Associate Sponsor to PlumbexIndia'08. The very fact that these two international majors have supported this show, in such a big way, amply displays their confidence in the platform - PlumbexIndia'08 which was organized at Mumbai between 11-13 February 2008.

The exhibition, divided into four broad product categories- Beautiful Bathrooms, Piping Solutions, Building Technologies and Water Management, had nicely designed stalls put-up by Indian as well as international companies. The sheer class and get up of the exhibition was matching to that of any international show being organized elsewhere in the world!

Almost all the leading names- be it Jacquar, Hindware, Roca, Geberit, Astral, Georg Fischer, Grundfos, Kirloskar, Vectus, ACO, Willo, SAS, Lubrizol, A.O.Smith, Viega, Thermax, Prince SWR Pipes, Supreme, Sloan, Alfa UV, Bonomi, Prince Pipes, Kisan Pipes etc. were present at this show. In fact, anybody who is somebody in the field of plumbing was there with a sizeable presence, which obviously, helped to make the show a grand success.

On this occasion, Mr. Sudhakaran Nair, President of IPA said- “ PlumbexIndia'08 is part of IPA's ongoing endeavour to upgrade standards of the Indian Plumbing Industry to a level comparable to the best in developed western countries. IPA hopes that the participation of overseas manufactures will facilitate exposure to modern, high-tech plumbing products for members of our ever-burgeoning domestic industry.”

This being a B2B show, the footfalls- almost 4000 of them, were of quality visitors and serious buyers. This, obviously, has given ‘value for money' to the exhibitors. So, exhibitors were in high spirits with their participation at PlumbexIndia'08. At the same time, visitors were also happy, as this show provided them an opportunity to see so many products/ technologies from world-over assembled under one roof. In short, PlumbexIndia'08 created a win-win situation for both exhibitors and visitors!

The Co-organizer to the show Mr. Kamal Khokhani , Director of AIM observed with a great satisfaction- “ This is the first time, that in India , a trade show of such magnitude has been focused only on plumbing and allied products. The show is superlative in respect of targeted national market exposure and all efforts have been made to attract committed and quality business visitor.”

The organizers succeeded in receiving extremely positive industry response for the next show- PlumbexIndia'09 to be organized at Mumbai between 30 Jan- 01 Feb 2009! Geberit of Switzerland has confirmed its participation as Principal Sponsor whereas Viega of Germany has maintained its slot of Associate Sponsor to the Show. On top of that, most of the exhibitors too have confirmed their larger participation at PlumbexIndia'09, especially keeping in mind the thumping success of the first-ever international exhibition of plumbing and allied products- PlumbexIndia'08.