The 11th edition of International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS), the annual event of Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India, will be held on March 4, 5, and 6 at the Codissia Trade Fair Complex in Coimbatore. The IESS is happening for the second time in Coimbatore and sixth time in Tamil Nadu.
Arun Kumar Garodia, Chairman of EEPC India, said: “The event will be the largest platform for showcasing the latest technology.” Around 300 exhibitors, 300 overseas buyers from over 40 countries and over 10,000 trade buyers will participate in this event. A series of seminars focusing on latest technologies and trends in this space will also happen during the three day event.
Flanders, joining the show as focus region for the fifth time, will have a team from Belgium who are keen to procure and invest in India engineering, said Jayant Nadiger, Trade Commissioner of Flanders Region in Belgium.
Michaela Küchler, German Consul-General in Chennai, said that a business and academic delegation from Saxony / Germany led by Saxon State Minister for Economy, Labour and Transport, Martin Dulig, will be present at the event in Coimbatore. She also mentioned that Mr. Dulig during his visit to Chennai on March 7 and 8 will meet Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, and Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa.
She also highlighted that today Germany is present in India with more than 2,000 companies, around 100 in Tamil Nadu alone. “Coimbatore stands out particularly. High number of companies that have very long-standing business relations with German companies, high number of German companies having businesses in Coimbatore, a training centre for vocational training (GTTI) following the German Dual Education model and a German cultural centre – the Goethe Zentrum – complete the picture,” she added.
