VDBUM Construction Seminar 2026: Willingen

Europe’s construction machinery industry comes to Willingen every February.

The VDBUM Grand Seminar is the annual gathering of construction machinery professionals, engineers, and fleet managers in the German-speaking market. The 54th edition took place from 10 to 13 February 2026 at the Sauerland Stern-Hotel in Willingen, and Rosenberger Telematics was present throughout, at Booth 51.

The event combines technical conference sessions with a dedicated exhibition floor. For Rosenberger Telematics, it is the right audience: construction companies managing large, mixed machine parks who need telematics that works reliably, not as a side project, but as a daily operational tool.

Four days. One clear message.

The Commander platform was demonstrated live at the booth throughout the seminar. Visitors could explore the platform’s core capabilities for construction telematics:

• Real-time location and status of every machine in the fleet, regardless of manufacturer
• Utilisation analysis: which machines are working, which are idle, and where
• Digital logbook and operating hours records, automatically captured from connected equipment
• Geofence alerts and job site assignment, which machine is on which site at any given moment
• Compliance reporting: operating hours, service intervals, and regulatory documentation in one place

The common thread in every conversation at the booth: construction companies do not want another data silo. They want clarity. Commander delivers that: one platform, all assets, full visibility.

The STRABAG BMTI presentation

The highlight of the seminar for Rosenberger Telematics was a joint keynote session on 11 February with STRABAG BMTI. Christian Meschnig (CEO, Rosenberger Telematics) and Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Kellner (Telematics Project Manager, STRABAG BMTI) presented how Commander has been deployed across a multinational construction fleet operating in 15+ countries, from initial data import through to full operational integration.

The session ran from 2:00 to 2:35 p.m. and drew a strong response from the audience. The key point: telematics rollout at scale does not require a major IT infrastructure project. It requires the right software architecture, and a partner with the technical depth to deliver it reliably.

For the full detail on that presentation, read the dedicated post: STRABAG BMTI: Simple, Secure, Scalable.