01 July 2012

MORE than 250 exhibitors will showcase their latest construction and infrastructure equipment at the second edition of Intermat Middle East, which will be staged in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Intermat Middle East 2012, organised by Clarion Events Middle East and its partner Comexposium France, will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) from October 8 to 10 under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Federal Minister of Public Works.

More than 7,000 international buyers are expected to attend the exhibition, which will have an outdoor area as well as 20,000 sq m gross of exhibition space. Additionally, the expo will feature a construction and infrastructure summit, contractors’ workshops and a hosted buyers programme.

Exhibition director Maryvonne Lanoë said: “The UAE has established its presence as the centre for trade and development in the region. Support from regional governments and municipalities plays an important role in ensuring the success of this international trade exhibition for construction products, building machinery, materials and equipment.
“Intermat Middle East 2012 will aim to support the region’s significant investments over the coming years in the construction and infrastructure sectors,” Lanoë  added.

The strategic location of the event in the UAE capital is ideal for organisations and individuals in the construction and infrastructure industries to network and establish profitable relationships for building the future of the region, say the organisers.

This view has been endorsed by a survey conducted by Intermat Middle East in which their top 150 buyers revealed: 85 per cent prefer an international event hosted in Abu Dhabi; 65 per cent do not attend international exhibitions; 77 per cent are interested in viewing new products, specifically new technology; and 67 per cent would like to meet new suppliers in the region.

Ahmed Mohammed Shareef, undersecretary of the Department of Municipal Affairs in Abu Dhabi, who launched the 2011 edition of the show, said: “Intermat Middle East represents a unique knowledge platform for the major infrastructure projects across the UAE and wider Middle East. Intermat 2012 will be convened at a time when the UAE and the GCC countries in general are witnessing large-scale infrastructure and economic development projects in all sectors.”

Exhibitors include Liebherr, Terex Finlay, Sennebogen, Putzmeister, Zyraxes, Abu Amer Equipment, Miller UK, WireCo World, Erkat, Trade House Gidroprivod, Atlas-Copco, Elsa, Manitowoc, NFT Cranes, Liugong, Robit Rocktools, Ramtec Robi, Goldhofer, Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik, Kanoo, Bobcat, TGS – The Grab Specialist, BV Beco, Al Naboodah, Techking Tires, Blastrac, SK Solutions, ThyssenKrupp, Xcentric International, Sucoot Industrial, Remu, Sundhills East – MarketBook, All Packs International, Matsuyama, Doosan, Bin Brook Motors, Costex and many more.

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