The 51st World of Concrete (WOC) was successfully held from 20-23 January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA. As the world's leading commercial concrete trade show and conference, WOC 2025 attracted 57,908 registered attendees and 1,522 exhibiting companies, 342 of which were first-time exhibitors.
The show showcases the latest tools, technology, equipment and services in a wide range of areas including material handling, concrete reinforcement, concrete block, cement production and decorative concrete. Highlighted exhibitors included industry-renowned brands such as Bobcat, DeWalt, Ford Pro, Hilti, Blaklader Workwear, Kubota and Milwaukee Tool.
Companies such as Lucid Bots, Ripik AI, Procore and Dusty Robotics demonstrated how construction efficiencies can be improved through robotics, automation, artificial intelligence and clean energy innovations that promise to revolutionise the safety, performance and speed of construction.
The show offered more than 180 educational sessions covering best practices in technology adoption, business management, construction business efficiency and safety, as well as hands-on training and certification. More than 40 per cent of the educational content is new for 2025.
To improve accessibility, WOC introduced Spanish-language courses and piloted Wordly, an AI-powered, real-time translation tool that provides audio, subtitling and transcription in 66 languages.
Featured events include: SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Known as the ‘Super Bowl of Masonry,’ this competition showcases the skills, speed and endurance of the world's best masonry workers.Next Generation Construction Worker Skills Challenge: Sponsored by the Masonry Contractors Association of America, this competition includes first-, second- and third-year apprentices demonstrating their expertise on unexpected projects.LIVE EVENT: The first-ever live broadcast of ‘Rock Sculpting LIVE!’ featured skilled artists transforming plain concrete into decorative and realistic faux rock sculptures.Construction Industry Management (CIM) Auction: A record $2.15 million was raised for the CIM programme, which provides four-year bachelor's degrees in construction industry management to students at five public universities in the United States.
"World of Concrete continues to be the industry's premier destination for tackling its biggest challenges, finding solutions and shaping the future.’ Kevin Thornton, senior vice president of WOC, said, ‘This year's discussion focused not only on the present, but also on the future. Companies are looking for the impact of market and regulatory changes and finding the answers here."
World of Concrete will return to the Las Vegas Convention Centre from 19-22 January 2026, once again.
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 