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Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) is India’s premier international exhibition and conference centre. Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) conceptualized and built BIEC as a Centre of Excellence to conduct industrial exhibitions, conferences and B2B events.

IMTMA’s objective in setting up BIEC facility for holding industrial exhibitions was to promote investment, commerce and technology in India besides enhancing exports.

History
The history of BIEC can be traced back to the times when IMTMA was organizing its flagship exhibition ‘IMTEX’ in the premises of Godrej & Boyce in Mumbai and at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi later on. Members of the Association realized the need to have a world-class infrastructure to showcase machinery equipments.

Bengaluru was shortlisted for the many advantages the city offered for the manufacturing sector. The city’s salubrious climate, green spaces and tourist spots that are weekend getaways also made it an ideal choice as these bind the ecosystem.

Land was identified on Tumkur Road in close proximity to Bengaluru-Mumbai highway. IMTMA in the year 2001 began constructing a venue that could offer quality infrastructure and excellence in service.

It was a long cherished vision of IMTMA to showcase machine tools from Indian manufacturers alongside international ones under one roof akin to the exhibitions such as EMO in Hannover. This became a reality when IMTMA constructed “IMTMA - Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej International Exhibition & Conference Complex” popularly known as BIEC. IMTMA’s flagship exhibition ‘IMTEX 2007 & Tooltech 2007’ was the first exhibition to be held at the centre.

Infrastructure and Amenities
BIEC was initially built with two halls, a conference centre and a technology centre covering an area of around 20,000 sq.mts. A third hall was built in 2009. A fourth hall was constructed in 2017, increasing the overall space to around 60,000 square metres.

The infrastructure at BIEC comprises of four state-of-the-art exhibition halls offering a gross exhibition space of around 60,000 square metres. BIEC has a 5,600 square metres Conference Centre with six halls to accommodate multiple conferences, a Technology Centre for imparting training, an amphitheatre, and a food court spread over 7,500 square metres.

For exhibition organizers the centre has other amenities such as entrance plaza with plug and play facilities and work stations to cater to a large number of visitors, and parking space. The centre also has security services, emergency medical facilities during exhibitions, business centre, cafeteria, ATM, and so on. The campus has presence of close to 100 species of plants and over 3500 trees making it a unique experience for visitors.

Exhibition Halls

 * 4 state-of-the-art exhibition halls totaling 60,000 sqm.
 * Under floor ducts for power, water, compressed air and telecommunication facilities.
 * Floor load bearing capacity of 0.75 to 30 mt/sqm.
 * Ceiling height 18mt (center) and 9 mt (sides).
 * Column-less structure spanning 59.5m.
 * Roof designed to provide adequate daylight.
 * Adequate passageway for large trucks carrying exhibits, to access the stall location right into the halls.
 * Management offices at both ends including VIP rooms, control rooms and business centres.
 * Escalators / elevators for easy movement of visitors to different levels.
 * Facility to support power supply up to 12 MW.

Conference Centre

 * 5600 sqm of space.
 * 6 halls with built-in acoustics in two large halls.
 * Jacaranda - 1400 seating capacity.
 * Gulmohar - 600 seating capacity.
 * Cassia - 200 seating capacity.
 * Parijatha - 100 seating capacity.
 * Hibiscus - Board room
 * Bougainvillea - Media office
 * Open space on lagoon side for organizing theme dinners.

Affiliations
BIEC is affiliated to internationally recognized associations of the exhibition industry. BIEC is a member of UFI the global association of exhibition industry, Indian Exhibition Industry Association, International Association of Exhibitions and Events, Asian Federation of Exhibition & Convention Associations, International Congress & Convention Association, and India Convention Promotion Bureau. In the initial years, IMTMA developed strategic tie-ups with the world’s largest fairgrounds owners, Deutsche Messe Hannover (DMAG).

Events
BIEC has welcomed delegates and exhibited the core competencies of global companies. The centre has hosted more than 220 shows occupying over 1500 days. International exhibition organizers such as Hannover Messe, Messe Munich India, Koelnmesse, UBM Asia, Nürnberg Messe, etc. have organized their trade fairs and events at BIEC.

Leading exhibition organizers from India such as Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), Tool and Gauge Manufacturers Association (TAGMA), Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), Federation of Indian Granite & Stone Industry (FIGSI), Indian Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning (ISHRAC), and Electronic Industries Association of India (EIAI), International Textile Machinery Exhibitions (ITME) also have patronized BIEC for their shows.

BIEC’s popularity can be gauged from some of the prestigious shows held at the venue such as IMTEX, EXCON, SPACE EXPO, STONA, DIE & MOULD, CeBIT, INDIAWOOD, ACETECH, ELECTRONICA / PRODUCTRONICA, Google’s Think Mobile, and many more.

Some prestigious events organized by the government such as Mobile One e-Governance 2015, Think Big 2016, Pravasi Bharat Divas 2017, Vendor Development & Investors Summit 2017 and many more, have also been held at BIEC.

Services
One of the key principles of BIEC management has been to provide a plug and play facility to exhibition organizers and visitors. These include providing a high quality infrastructure to suit the needs of every exhibition organizers as per expectations, well qualified customer friendly service providers who are proactive to execute tasks as per the expectation, providing services that suit customer requirement, a safe and secure environment for organizers, exhibitors and visitors, and experience of staff in conducting flawless exhibitions handling the challenges through a well-defined process.

LEED Certificate from USGBC
BIEC was awarded the prestigious LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by US Green Building Council for its environment-friendly design.

IMS Certification
IMTMA obtained IMS Certification for its eco-friendly design. IMS is a set of internationally recognized standards that encompass Quality, Environment and Health & Safety. IMS certification is accredited when all three critical management systems: ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), are voluntarily implemented and audited.

IMS certification reaffirms IMTMA and BIEC’s commitment to environment and health and safety aspects in the exhibition industry and exhibition infrastructure.

Exhibition Excellence Award
BIEC was conferred with the Excellence in Services Award at the Exhibition Excellence Awards for 2016 organized by Exhibition Showcase in January 2016.

‘Gold’ ratings by USGBC and IGBC
Hall 4 at BIEC was awarded ‘Gold’ ratings by both Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) under its New Building rating system and US Green Building Council (USGBC) under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating level.

The new hall measuring 17,500 sq.mts. was added to the BIEC campus in 2017. It is India’s largest columnless exhibition hall.