Epoc Messe Frankfurt is planning to organise a slew of exhibitions in May that are aimed at introducing the latest in various sectors to the fast growing market in the region.
Saudi Building and Interiors Exhibition (SBIE), one of the region’s leading exhibitions is well on course to surpass the previous year’s show with an unprecedented number of enquiries and bookings, when it opens at the Jeddah International Exhibition Centre in Saudi Arabia, from April 17 to 25.
The International Turkeybuild 2005 Istanbul Fair is set to open its doors this May to an anticipated 80,000 visitors where it will display products and services from more than 750 local and international firms.
For the first time the Expo Build China 2005 will be held together with Hotelex Shanghai 2005, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) and Macalline, one of the biggest building materials market in Shanghai, from April 6 to 9.
Following its success with the Big 5 and Index exhibitions in the Middle East, dmg world media Dubai has set its eyes on co-organising the Icon (India International Construction and Contracting Exhibition) and III (Interiors International India) in India, which run from April 26 to 28.
Palme 2005 – the Middle East’s premier professional sound, light, music, audio visual and systems integration exhibition, which has firmly established itself as a ‘must-attend’ event on the industry trade show calendar – has just become bigger with an increasing number of exhibitors set to participate in the event.
Majid Al Futaim (MAF) unveiled the architectural model and final plans for its 1.5 million sq ft mixed-use shopping centre – Bahrain City Centre – at a groundbreaking ceremony held at the project site in Seef district last month. The main contract for the $400 million project is expected to be awarded this May.
17 companies have submitted bids for the consultancy contract for the BD50 million ($133 million) first-phase expansion of Bahrain International Airport. The expansion project will make Bahrain airport one of the most modern and busiest in the region, said Transportation Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.
The concept of value management (VM), which has changed considerably over a 60-year period, will be the focus of talks at a training programme that will be organised in Bahrain next month.
The Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) held a Project Day, last month, to brief investors and other potential private sector participants on the Saudi Landbridge, the first ever rail link between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf.
Only six months after its launch, Meed projects, the online service that allows companies to track and compete for the region’s biggest contracts, has rapidly become an indispensable tool for businesses wanting a share of the Middle East’s multi-billion dollar project market, says a spokesman for Meed.
43 firms vie for Bubiyan island projectKuwait City: Over 40 international and local firms are vying for lucrative infrastructure deals to develop Kuwait’s Bubiyan island into the largest regional commercial seaport, a government team said.
