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www.cpi-worldwide.com CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International | India Edition %u2013 1 | 2026 3EDITORIALDr.-Ing. Holger Karutz Mukund JoshiI admit that similar stories reach me again and again. But this one is the height of audacity:At last year%u2019s bauma, a visitor came to a booth and pretended to be particularly interested in a product and in becoming a potential customer. As such, he was naturally interested in details and technical solutions that the supplier presented at bauma for the first time. Typically, all exhibitors are initially cautious, but in the course of discussion usually become increasingly open and to some extent are proud of their own developments, especially at bauma. And in this way, the initially superficial conversation turned into a discussion at a high level, which the visitor ultimately ended with the words: %u201cThank you very much for all the details %u2013 and by the way, I work for your competitor. Have a nice day!%u201d When asking the visitor whether he thought this was okay and whether it was in line with the rules of decency, the visitor gave the exhibitor only a short and curt answer: %u201cThat%u2019s how the industry works..!%u201d And who is learning what from this?The exhibitor in question has now expanded his business and taken the offensive, for which I congratulate him. And although no names are mentioned here, of course, such stories make the rounds in our industry. And I personally would know from whom I buy. Because one buys not only steel, but along with it also the spirit of the supplier. And both of these factors have their values, which we will come to know sooner or later. Nice guys finish last? Is this how our industry works?