01 August 2013

AHEC seeks project nominations

THE American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, is inviting designers to nominate projects that incorporate American hardwoods from across the region for the Commercial Interior Design (CID) Awards, next month.

This follows AHEC’s announcement of its support for the seventh edition of the CID Awards, being held on September 16, 2013, at the JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai. AHEC is sponsoring the awards for the third consecutive year where a category – outstanding use of American hardwoods in Mideast – has been created.

Given that total exports of American hardwood lumber and veneer to the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region reached a value of $86.54 million in 2012, marking an 18 per cent increase over the previous year, AHEC is confident that the number and standard of entries will be even higher this year.

AHEC’s involvement as a Gold Sponsor is part of its market development programme in the Middle East championing the usage of American hardwoods among the region’s leading architectural and design firms.

 

Safety event lined up for Dubai

A CONFERENCE that will highlight the role of building materials in ensuring safety in construction will make its debut this December in Dubai.

Safety in Infrastructure 2013 to be held on December 11 and 12 at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, UAE, will aim to establish the role of quality building materials in achieving higher safety standards in the construction industry.

This high-profile conference will provide latest industry updates, hands-on experience and networking opportunities for more than 150 expected regional and international industry experts.

Some of the highlights of the event that will have regional government officials and legislators participating, include technical lectures by experts from the GCC and Europe and an expert project tour.

The last date for submitting abstracts of papers for the conference is August 15, 2013.

The event is organised by Sesam Business Consultants.

 

Turkey date for PaintExpo Eurasia

A COMPREHENSIVE overview of the latest trends and developments in the paint industry will be highlighted at the second PaintExpo Eurasia to be held in Turkey.

More than 110 exhibitors from 10 different countries are expected to take part in the expo to be held at the Expo Centre in Istanbul next month (September 12 to 14). Their products cover the process chains of wet painting, powder coating and coil coating and will give visitors a comprehensive overview of the latest trends and developments. The expo will be held parallel to TurkCoat, a trade fair for paints and chemicals.

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