Supporting the Future of Bus and Coach Mobility
Every two years, the Australasia Bus & Coach Expo brings together the businesses shaping Australia’s bus and coach industry.
Vehicle manufacturers unveil new models, technology companies introduce intelligent transport systems, component suppliers showcase the products that keep fleets moving. Over two days at Sydney Showground, the industry came together to share ideas, launch new products and reconnect with customers, suppliers and peers.
The 2026 Expo achieved record attendance with over 4,300 participants and reflected an industry in transition. Electrification, accessibility, passenger experience, telematics and fleet technology featured throughout the exhibition, alongside the companies driving those changes.
Grand Stand Events partnered with seven exhibitors across this year’s event, with each project responding to a different brief, a different audience and a different way of telling its story. Some centred on full-size vehicle displays while others focused on live demonstrations, product launches or technical conversations.
The projects below offer a closer look at each stand and the thinking behind it.
Featured Case Studies
BCI
A welcoming exhibition environment built around customer connection, accessibility and the latest additions to BCI’s vehicle range.
Stand Details
- Client: BCI
- Stand Size: 289sqm
- Highlights: Four coach displays • Premium hospitality • Suspended overhead banner • Customer meeting spaces
Volvo Bus Australia
Developed in collaboration with Onyx Agency, this large-scale exhibition stand combined premium fabrication with meticulous project delivery to bring Volvo’s exhibition presence to life.
Stand Details
- Client: Onyx Agency (Volvo Bus Australia)
- Stand Size: 624sqm
- Highlights: Two coach displays • 9m floating LED wall • Premium hospitality • Custom fabrication
Irizar
A clean architectural exhibition environment showcasing five coaches within a layout designed for hospitality, customer engagement and product presentation.
Stand Details
- Client: Irizar
- Stand Size: 892.5sqm
- Highlights: Five coach displays • Hospitality precinct • Suspended overhead banner • Custom reception
Masats
A four-sided island stand centred around live passenger door demonstrations and hands-on product engagement.
Stand Details
- Client: Masats
- Stand Size: 36sqm
- Highlights: Live door demonstrations • Timber feature ceiling • Circular overhead banner • Hospitality area
Hispacold
A contemporary exhibition stand showcasing climate control technology through product displays, digital presentations and customer meetings.
Stand Details
- Client: Hispacold
- Stand Size: 25sqm
- Highlights: Product display plinths • Digital presentation wall • Meeting area • Concealed storage
Consat
A compact exhibition stand created for live demonstrations, customer meetings and intelligent transport technology.
Stand Details
- Client: Consat Telematics
- Stand Size: 12sqm
- Highlights: Interactive touchscreen • Live demonstrations • Hospitality • Suspended overhead banner
Parts Supply Solutions
A dual-brand exhibition environment developed for Parts Supply Solutions and Hanover Displays, giving each business its own identity within a shared footprint.
Stand Details
- Client: Parts Supply Solutions
- Stand Size: 12sqm
- Highlights: Dual-brand design • Product displays • Concealed storage • Custom reception
Beyond the Exhibition Floor
Exhibitions are often measured by stand size, visitor numbers or product launches.
What stays with people is something else; conversation that leads to a new customer, a product demonstration that answers the right question, a long-standing client catching up over coffee, or a team seeing months of planning finally come together.
Those moments happen across every exhibition, regardless of the footprint.
The Australasia Bus & Coach Expo 2026 brought together businesses from every part of the industry, each contributing something different. The projects featured here reflect that diversity, from large vehicle manufacturers to specialist technology providers, all working towards the same goal of moving the industry forward.
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