CONEX South 2025 To Add Fresh Momentum To South India’s Infrastructure Push

Chennai, August 18, 2025 — As Tamil Nadu and its neighbours accelerate the development of highways, metro corridors, logistics hubs and industrial parks, CONEX South 2025 will provide a timely, execution-focused marketplace for the industry. The launch edition runs 28–30 August 2025 at the Chennai Trade Centre, spread across 10,000+ sqm with 110+ leading brands—including major OEMs such as JCB India, Action Construction Equipment, Tata Hitachi, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment, Bull Machines, Propel Industries, Puzzolana, Ammann and more—showcasing construction machinery, building-material machines, mining equipment and construction vehicles.

Organised by Messe Muenchen India, in partnership with the Tamil Nadu Highways Contractors Federation (TNHCF) and supported by Guidance Tamil Nadu as State Partner, the fair is designed around South India’s job-site realities—shorter evaluation cycles, side-by-side comparisons, and live demonstrations tailored to local terrain and climate.

Underscoring the sector’s importance, Thiru M.K. Stalin, Honourable Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu, will inaugurate the fair on 28 August at 5:00 PM. Thiru E.V. Velu, Honourable Minister for Public Works (Buildings, Highways & Minor Ports), Government of Tamil Nadu, will grace the occasion as Guest of Honour, alongside senior leaders from TNHCF and the Tamil Nadu Construction Equipment Owners Association.

What visitors can expect

110+ brands across earthmoving & road equipment, concrete production & handling, mining & crushing, heavy transport & lifting, and smart construction technologies
Curated buyer–seller meetings with key stakeholders, and participation from 36+ districts across Tamil Nadu
Technical Conference with IOCL: “Bitumen & Road Engineering: From Plant Energy to Pavement Performance”
A spec-to-site buying journey that helps contractors, EPCs and developers translate conversations into decisions

The timing is apt. With a ₹1-lakh-crore-plus project pipeline in Tamil Nadu alone, delivery pressures are rising coupled with labour scarcity, productivity gaps, safety compliance and cost control. Exhibitors will answer with mechanisation, telematics, fuel-efficiency upgrades, faster batching and paving systems, modular materials, and job-site digitisation—solutions that directly impact time, cost and quality. Expect strong participation from public works, highways and smart-city teams, giving suppliers access to decision-makers while visitors gain visibility into upcoming requirements.

“Partnering with Messe Muenchen India gives our contractors a world-class yet local platform. It brings OEMs, service teams and buyers together in Chennai, reduces trial-and-error on site, and helps us adopt proven, supportable solutions faster,” says M. Thirusangu, President, TNHCF, noting that contractors will benefit from hands-on access to machines, materials and methods. Bhupinder Singh, President IMEA, Messe München and CEO, Messe Muenchen India, adds, “Our purpose at Messe Muenchen India is simple: to enable meaningful handshakes to unlock business opportunities. CONEX South has been designed with South India’s unique growth drivers in mind to convert conversations into contracts—curated buyers, live working zones, and content aligned to ports, highways, metro and industrial corridors.”

Event at a glance: CONEX South 2025, 28–30 August, Chennai Trade Centre (Halls 2, 3, 4).
Business visitors can register online on https://conexsouth.in/ to plan visits, fast-track entry and receive programme updates.

About Messe Muenchen India

Established in 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Messe München GmbH, Messe Muenchen India is one of the leading B2B trade fair organizers in the IMEA (India, Middle East & Africa) region. The company brings together global and regional stakeholders through high-impact trade shows across key industry verticals. Its diverse portfolio includes events such as bauma CONEXPO INDIA, electronica India, productronica India, Gujarat CONEX, IFAT India, IFAT Africa, analytica Lab India in Mumbai & Hyderabad, analytica Lab Africa, SmartTech Asia, Laser World of Photonics India, The smarter E India, air cargo India, air cargo Africa, transport logistic Africa, PackMach Asia Expo, Pharma Pro&Pack Expo – Hyderabad, drinktec India, Indian Ceramics Asia, World Tea & Coffee Expo and transport logistic India. With its expansive reach and deep industry networks, Messe Muenchen India serves as a strategic platform for enabling business growth, investment, innovation, and cross-border collaboration across some of the most dynamic markets in the world.

About the Tamil Nadu Highways Contractors Federation (TNHCF)

TNHCF represents the interests of highway and infrastructure contractors across Tamil Nadu, working closely with government and industry to advance quality, safety and timely project delivery while strengthening local capabilities and networks.