Mumbai, Maharashtra —
The third edition of India’s first and only Expo on Housing Societies Management – ‘Housing Society Management Show 2020’ (HSMS 2020) held on February 7, 8 & 9, 2020 in Mumbai concluded successfully had everything on larger scale, in terms of the total space occupied, variety in offerings from exhibitors and profile of visitors during three-day-long show.
Commenting on the steady growth of this show over the last three years Y Mukund Rao, Organiser of HSMS 2020, said, “ This year besides city’s well-known dignitaries visiting and appreciating the show, our prime target visitors to HSMS 2020 included 3,212 unique Housing societies of which 85% of which were the decision-maker of housing societies.”
Net exhibition space of 1350 sq mt at HSMS 2020 occupying two floors had 87 exhibitors showcasing more than 105 different categories of product and services useful for the housing societies. Some of the exhibitors who stood out were: CubeOneApp (Title Partner to HSMS 2020) helps societies to generate the bills for the events taking place in society and does its distribution easily, its other functions include consistent payment reminders, Keeping your gated society secure, enables you to give permission to who will enter your society and house premises.
Portable Fire Extinguisher Van designed by Patil Electricals Works made the debut at HSMS 2020, Portable fire vans can save millions which would be otherwise wiped out due to fire. The features and benefits of this innovative Indian-made portable fire van with 1500 litres water storage, van mounted high pressure is capable of delivering an impressive 30-40 litres/min with a 45m head, reach of 150 ft in height this van has been designed the specific idea to reach slums and other narrow areas not accessible by the larger engines/vans.
Zipgrid participated at HSMS 2020 with a considerable increase in their exhibition space. ZipGrid is a proptech company, backed by 1 Crowd & JLL Inc (NYSE: JLL) that provides full-stack technology solutions for all societies and property owners. They are well equipped with technology solutions that make Financial & Compliance Management a breeze to handle for building associations and societies of all shapes and sizes. In a recent endeavour to provide stress-free solutions for societies, Zipgrid has equipped its leading partner ‘JLL’ with an application that offers all kinds of benefits to both committee members and residents. Zipgrid strives to address every need of society and association through its combination of technology and professional knowledge-based services so that the committee member and residents of the society are at peace from the hassles of society management.
Painterior (India) LLP has not only the largest teams in civil repair and painting works, but it is also one of the most skilled and experienced. Today, Painterior (India) LLP has executed various projects exceeding over 1000 buildings – each a testament to our drive for perfection.
Other prominent exhibitors at HSMS 2020 included a stall set up by Thyrocare where free Test of Diabetes & BP Monitoring were conducted at no cost. Specialists from Technology, Waste Management and Paint industries i.e. NoBrokerHood, Apna Complex, Netel India, Excel Industries, Berger Paint, Nippon Paint and other companies put on display their products at the presentation area.
While inaugurating HSMS 2020 Hon’ble Shri Ashish Shelar, MLA, BJP said, “This Expo is a good initiative aimed at Housing societies. The current mayor of Mumbai Hon’bleSmt Kishori Pednekar on her visit to HSMS 2020 was amazed at the various services and products that were available for the Housing Societies. Estimating the tradeshow, Mayor of Mumbai said that at HSMS one could see and understand how professional services and products should be used in our living space. The Mayor lauded the show and said, “This exhibition would contribute to the further development of relations between the service providers and office bearers of the societies. During the rounds of the exhibition stalls, Prashant Gaikwad – Assistant Municipal Commissioner at MCGM was impressed by witnessing a variety of products and services.
Simultaneously going on Interactive Conference Sessions at the Conference Hall allowed the participants and visitors to learn about why it is important to get professional services in our living space. There were 30+ presentations and 40+ experts related to housing society vertical relevant current topics such as sexual harassment of women at the workplace, Water conservation, What do you know about elevators, Road Safety- Role of a Housing Society, Pets and Strays in Societies.
Industry experts said the increase in the number of exhibiting categories testified to the growing importance of the HSMS exhibition among the leading service providers across the world.
Sahakar Bharati, a Non-Political and Non-Government organization for spreading, purifying and strengthening the Co-operative movement, had co-located their seminar on running the Co-op Housing Society with HSMS 2020. They had remarkable 1200 delegate attendees consisting office bearers of Housing Societies on 7th February.
The success of HSMS 2020 was also a result of the support of the Institutions and NGOs such as Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association (MSWA), Professional Housekeepers’ Association (PHA), VCitizens Action Network (VCAN), National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI), Indian Pest Control Association (IPCA), All India Real Estate Agents’ Association (AIREAA), Sahakar Bharati and Women’s Legal Forum for Housing Societies (WLFHS), Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Indian Pump Association (IPA), Vasai Taluka Housing Federation, Accommodation Times, Soch Sayani and many others.
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