The 2025 Korea International Construction and Industrial Safety Expo (K-Consafety Expo) has closed with a record-breaking result, announced the organisers. The event was held from 17 to 19 September at the Korea International Exhibition Centre (Kintex) in Goyang, South Korea.

Launched in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, K-Consafety Expo is co-organised by Kintex and My Center, with support from the Ministry of Employment and Labour; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; Gyeonggi Province; and Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. According to the organisers, it is the nation’s only specialised exhibition integrating construction and safety technologies.

Reflecting the government’s policy priorities and rising social interest in construction safety following recent accidents, this year’s edition achieved the largest scale in its history. It drew a total of 184 exhibitors and over 10,000 visitors from the construction industry, marking a 15% increase in exhibitors and a 39% increase in visitors compared to last year. In particular, the concurrent hosting with the Korea Safety Expo, organised by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, resulted in a combined participation of 560 companies across both events.

K-Consafety Expo 2025 also introduced a Special Underground Safety Pavilion, jointly organised with the Korea Underground Safety Association, in response to growing public concern over sinkholes and ground safety. The 30-booth pavilion featured technologies for ground subsidence prevention and monitoring, including GeoST’s ground displacement monitoring system and Smart Iris’ AIoT-based measurement management technology. The new technology presentation by certified companies of the Korea Underground Safety Association provided valuable solutions for clients and contractors seeking advanced underground safety measures.

More than 20 conferences and sessions – including the Smart Construction Seminar, Smart Construction Tech Day and Hyundai Construction Innovation Day – created a vibrant platform for technology exchange. The fourth Construction Safety Leaders Forum, which gathered over 100 leaders from government agencies and construction companies, featured in-depth presentations and discussions on 2025 Construction Industry Occupational Accident Prevention Policies. In addition, the Gyeonggi Province Occupational Safety Contest Award Ceremony and regional construction safety training programmes further strengthened the event as a hub for networking and collaboration.

The highlight of the event was the mainstreaming of AI-driven smart construction safety solutions. Technologies once considered emerging – such as AI, big data, robotics and drones – are now ready for on-site deployment. Exhibitors showcased groundbreaking solutions, including:

• AIoT-integrated construction safety control systems (Huren, Upleat, RiskZero, Asiana IDT)

• Korea’s first exoskeleton-type wearable safety robot for construction workers (FRT Robotics)

• Smart safety helmets powered by advanced fusion technology (Asguard)

• Drone and AI-based facility inspection solutions (Velonex)

• Other notable products included the world’s smallest and lightest 1.5-m safety block (International Safety Products) and ultra-light functional waterproof safety shoes (K2 Safety)

To promote construction safety solutions and market expansion for related companies, Kintex and five major construction safety associations co-hosted the K-Consafety Awards. Winners included:

• Innovation Technology Award: TiltPro for its safety rotation link

• ESG & Sustainable Growth Award: K2 Safety for its heat illness prevention campaign, presented by the Construction Safety Executives Association

Kintex CEO Jae-Yul Lee stated, “Construction remains the industry with the highest share of occupational accidents. We are now entering an era of smart construction management leveraging advanced technology for accident prevention. Through this expo, Kintex will continue to lead the way in promoting state-of-the-art construction safety solutions.”

The next K-Consafety Expo is scheduled to take place from 14 to 16 October 2026, with exhibitor applications opening in October this year.