The 3rd INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "UNDERGROUND CITY 2006" was held from 25th – 27th of January 2006, at "Gostiny Dvor" Exhibition Center , Moscow
Organized by: "Global Expo" Exhibition Company and Russian Tunneling Association, "Machinostroenie" Exhibition Center . Tunneltrade has been there and reports as follows: "The atmosphere of the exhibition was very comfortable and especially the nice architecture of the exibition center was impressing. A strong impression of a forward looking market was everywhere around.

Picture: Tunneltrade

Under support of Moscow Government With assistance of Industry and Power Engineering of the Russian Federation, Federal Building Society and Housing and Communal Services, Russian State Mining University, Scientific and Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov
During the last decades Moscow has been and is remaining the unquestionable Russian leader in mastering the underground space.
" Underground City " exhibition is an important stage in the process of effective development of machinery and technologies of mastering the underground space, the opportunity for the experts to exchange the advanced experience and just an interesting display for attendees.
Leading Russian and foreign companies such as "Transstroy", "Metrogiprotrans", "Mosmetrostroy", "Intersignal", "Ingeokom", "The Robbins Company", "Casagrande Spa", "Wirth", "Putzmeister AG", "Soilmec Spa", "Bauer Maschinen GmbH", "Lovat Inc", "Geokraton", "Cifa", "Eurotehcenter", "Kraspan", "Kosmos", "Herrenknecht", "Triada-Holding", "Schomburg-ER Ltd." took part in
International Exhibition "UNDERGROUND CITY 2005".

Major Exhibition sections :
• Volumetric-design- and construction solutions utilized in existing underground structures in Moscow , other major cities in Russia and abroad. Designs of future underground complexes.
• Shaft construction (sinking, blasting)
• Scientific support (examination, consulting)
• Personnel training
• Land surveying
• Underground construction technologies (foundation and pile-driving engineering, jet-grouting, soil-wall, drainage and water pumping, new line driving, drilling-and-blasting, etc.)
• Up-to-date construction materials (concrete mixes, hydraulic insulation and lagging materials, concrete form, polymeric additives, fire-proof materials)
• E arth-moving, drilling, excavating, pile-driving machinery and equipment for underground construction
• Engineering systems for underground construction ( ventilation and air-conditioning, water-supply, heating, lighting tunneling systems, fire-prevention and safety systems )
• Tunnel survey and geotechnical measurement
• Handling machinery
• Finishing materials
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MAYOR OF MOSCOW:
“The Underground City-2006 Exhibition is an important milestone in the process of development of equipment and techniques for underground operations; it is also an opportunity for experts to share their experience, familiarize themselves with the latest technologies and to their Russian and foreign counterparts,” – so Yuri M. Luzhkov.

MOSCOW GOVERNMENT:
“The Underground City-2006 Exhibition has gained a firm foothold on the exhibit market and is today Russia`s only venue to highlight the achievements in the development of the underground space. Its purpose is to draw the attention of investors to funding underground operations,  display machines and technologies, and raise the safety standards during underground construction.“

The Board of Russian Tunnelling  Association:
“We are sure the measures during the exhibition “Underground City-2006” such as meetings of specialists and discussions of technical problems will help further effective development of tunnelling and underground construction in Russsia.”

HISTORY:
1. "UNDERGROUND CITY 2004" - THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
10th - 13th MARCH 2004, MOSCOW, "MANEZH" EXHIBITION CENTER
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
Of the participants of "Underground City" International Exhibition, 75 were from Russian establishment, and 17 from foreign ones.
The Russian part of the exhibition was represented by Moscow, St. Petersburg and Siberia. Major Russian and foreign companies taking part in the exhibition included:
The Tunnel-Construction Association of the Russian Federation, "Transtroy" Corporation, "Gormost", "Metrogiprotrans", "Organizator", "Kosmos", "Bamtonnelstroy", "Mosinzhproekt", "Intersignal", "Svetoservis", Scientific and Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures named after N.M. Gersevanov, United "Ingeocom", "Shomburg-Er ltd.", "Bauer Maschinen", "Herrenknecht Tunneling service" and many others.
Over the course of 4 days, 6700 specialists from all over Russia and the world attended the exhibition.
It is worth noting the high calibre of the visitors - over 57% of whom were high ranking in their fields and were in a position to take decisions on the future direction of the business.

2. The 2 nd International Exhibition “Underground City 2005” took place in the Expotsentr at Krasnaya Presnya on January 24-27, 2005 . The exhibition was organized by the Global Expo Company and the Tunnel Association of Russia with the organizational support of Moscow City authorities.
The “Underground City 2005” International Exhibition managed to gather 140 participants representing 28 companies from 9 foreign states. Leading Russian and foreign companies like:
Mosinzhstroi, Mosmetrostoi, JSC, Sistema Gals, Metrogyprotrans JSC, TempStroiSystem, Triada-Holding JSC, Organizator Ltd., The N.M. Gersevanova Scientific Research Institute of Foundations and Underground Structures, Bamtunnelstroi, JSC, Svetoservice, JSC, Svetotekhnika trading house, Mosizhenerproject, Inzhstroicity, Monolit, Kosmos, NovTechStroi, Vesta Inzh Ltd., Geokraton Ltd., Eurotechcenter, Phaskostroi, Lovat, Schomburg-ER Ltd., Herrenknekht Tunnelservice, etc.
In comparison with the previous year, a lot more foreign companies took part in the exhibition, which means that it is becoming an internationally recognized event.
Within 4 days, over 6,900 people from Russia , CIS, and other countries visited the exhibition.