Every three years, aggregate producers from across the U.S. and Canada converge in Las Vegas for a construction equipment showcase that has no peer in North America.
It’s where buyers can walk the iron, ask the tough questions and get to know the people behind the industry’s brands.
Now, that moment is back.
ConExpo-Con/Agg returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center for a five-day trade show starting March 3 and running through March 7, offering plenty for showgoers.
Looking to connect with longtime equipment partners or explore new vendors? ConExpo-Con/Agg offers both, with more than 2,000 exhibitors expected to tout their latest equipment and technology.
“Attending ConExpo-Con/Agg provides valuable exposure to any potential new and improved safety-related solutions and resources that can be shared, applied and implemented in our business,” says Spencer Johnson of Payne + Dolan, a design and construction services company based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. “There is a wide array of equipment, manufacturers, products, technology, education and people, and the show is very large, allowing for ample opportunity to explore specific interests.”
While “large” is one way to describe ConExpo-Con/Agg, nothing else industrywide compares to its size and scope – at least not in North America.
“The show generates a great deal of traffic, leading to some high-quality conversations in our booth,” says Josh Swank, chief growth officer at Philippi-Hagenbuch. “We anticipate showgoers being very interested in learning how modifying their haul trucks with custom-engineered solutions can take their hauling efficiency and safety to the next level.”
Conn-Weld Industries’ Anna Semonco is also excited about the opportunity to engage ConExpo-Con/Agg attendees – everyone from longtime customers to those who aren’t familiar with the company. After all, one benefit of the show is it attracts industry veterans and newcomers alike.
“It’s a great time to step on the show floor and take a look at what we have to offer,” says Semonco, director of business development at Conn-Weld. “We’re excited about bringing all of our screen offerings – our full vibrating screen line. We’ll be able to have that in everything from videos showing them in application to interactive kiosks to some models we’ll have on the floor.”
In addition to regular exhibitors like Conn-Weld and Philippi-Hagenbuch, ConExpo-Con/Agg will feature an assortment of new exhibitors for showgoers to learn about. Purple Wave Auction, which has a space in North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is one such exhibitor.
“Purple Wave has been in this industry for 25 years,” says Kerri Green, field events and marketing manager at Purple Wave. “We have attended and walked the show, but just in this past year we started doing these national shows because we are taking Purple Wave nationwide.
“The online market is so strong in so many industries, but this industry has really gravitated to online buying and selling of heavy equipment,” she adds. “We want to show our potential customers what our journey is and what we offer as a turnkey process to liquidate or purchase assets. We want to take them through that walk of how we do everything for them.”
Eagle Crusher’s Daniel Friedman, whose company will be unveiling new crushing and conveying equipment in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall, says the show is shaping up to be a standout.
“I think the 2026 edition of ConExpo-Con/Agg is going to be the best one ever,” Friedman says. “[There’s] a lot of new exhibitors, new technology and new experiences. What 2023 had was amazing, but the pace of development and new technologies coming to market and opportunities across the spectrum – from the iron doing the work all the way up to the technology controlling it, either on-site or remotely – is on another level.”
Managing editor Jack Kopanski contributed to this article.
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