FM Conway - Going the Extra Mile

Chapter 5 Finding a New Home

S o I went to BAUMA once more with Roy Hedderman and Jon Collins. BAUMA is held in Munich every three years, and is the largest trade fair of any kind. Spread over an area of around half a million square metres, it takes some time to get around the exhibits. Jon, Roy, and I spent several hours looking at a particular impact crusher one morning; then we set off to look at a whole range of different types. It was a lot of walking. But Roy was pretty sure I

BAUMA (the name is the first five letters of the German word

‘Baumaschine’ which means ‘construction machine’) is the largest trade fair of any kind in the world. It is held every three years in Munich.

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