Deutsche Messe AG, organiser of the triennial CeMat exhibition (Forkliftaction.com News #231), in Hannover, Germany, has signed an agreement to market a new exhibition centre in Bangalore, India.

Last month, Deutsche Messe signed a co-operation agreement with the Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers' Association (IMTA). IMTA organises India's largest machine tool fair, IMTEX, and the new TOOLTEX fair, in New Delhi.

IMTA is building the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), which will cover 40,000 square metres, include a 5,000 square metre congress building and 3,000 square metres of training rooms.

Deutsche Messe is solely responsible for international marketing for the BIEC, due for completion in 2007.