The Middle East Drymix Mortar Association (Medma) will hold its opening conference and inauguration ceremony at the Big 5 Show this year.

Construction Products Association (CPA), which has once again been appointed by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) as the official accredited trade organiser, will lead a contingent of British firms eager to do business with the Middle East.

The German Pavilion at the Big 5 show has continued to show a year on year growth in size. As in previous years, German Federal Government has included the most important trade show for building technology and industry in the Middle East in its foreign exhibition programme and supports German companies participating in this show.

At the Big 5 show this month, the Fujairah Free Zone Authority (FFZA) – which provides an international gateway to business opportunities in East Coast region of the UAE – will highlight the investment potential and incentives it offers for businesses that intend to open up in Fujairah.

Company name, Stand No Hall 1Abu Saeed Trading, UAE, A12.Ace Tech, Korea, F21.Adhesive Technology Experts, France, D44.Adopen Plastik (Wintech), Turkey, H26.Advance Technical Parts, UAE, H24.AFS Boru Sanayi, Turkey, G31.Air Master Equipment Emirates, UAE, A10.Al Boera Air-conditioning Trading, UAE, D11.Al Imran Air Condition Spare Parts, UAE, E19.

The Big 5 show that will open at the end of this month looks poised to break the records set at last year’s event, which saw not only the biggest ever show in the event’s long history, but an all-time high number of exhibitors and visitors.

Buoyed by the response it received at the Big 5 show last year, Saudi-based pre-engineered steel buildings (PEBs) manufacturer Zamil Steel intends to repeat its success this year at the event as its intensifying its forays into the regional and global markets.

Sharjah-based specialist manufacturer and supplier Classic Metallic Sheet Factory (CMSF) will be making its debut at the Big 5 show to promote its image as a one-stop shop for a wide range of quality industrial fasteners, engineering steel, hardware and tools products to companies in the Middle East and abroad.

Having opened a new regional office in Dubai following a successful launch at the Big 5 last year, the UK-based IT solutions provider RedSky IT returns to this year’s trade show with even greater optimism and with a plan to launch two new industry software solutions during the event.

Daikin Middle East will be making its maiden appearance at the Big 5 show with a stand reflecting the innovative features of the company’s wide range of advanced residential and commercial air-conditioning equipment.

At the Big 5 show this month, Bodycote Testing Group intends to increase an awareness of its role as a comprehensive ‘one-stop-shop’ for the provision of internationally-accredited testing, monitoring and advisory services to the construction sector.

UK-based MK Electric, part of Honeywell’s electrical devices and systems division, will be introducing its premium product range, Arctic, for domestic, commercial and industrial applications in the Middle East at the Big 5 show this year.

A new entrant in the highly-competitive pre-engineered steel buildings (PEB) manufacturing sector, Mabani Steel comes to the Big 5 show with a pledge to set a new benchmark in the industry.

Canam Asia Limited (CAL), a joint venture between Saudi-based Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC) and Steel Plus, a subsidiary of Canam Group (Canada), will make its maiden appearance at the Big 5 show this year in a bid to penetrate new markets and further boost its presence as a leading manufacturer and supplier of steel construction compo

As part of a programme to strengthen its position, operations and services in the Gulf, X-Tec is poised to open an office in Dubai later this year and will be returning to the Big 5 show with a line-up of its new sawing and marking devices as well as its existing systems.

Meka Engineering Industry Company, one of Turkey’s leading fabricators and exporters of concrete batching plant, will be returning to the Big 5 show this year to explore further potential for the installation of its plants in the Gulf in view of the boom in the region’s construction sector.

The attractive displays that RAK Ceramics creates for the Big 5 shows have been a cynosure every year at the event and this year too look set to carry on that tradition when the leading global ceramics and sanitary ware major puts the spotlight on its newest and most exclusive.

Talleres de Escoriaza (Tesa), a leading Spanish manufacturer and supplier of locking systems and access control technology aimed at the residential and institutional markets, which has recently opened a branch office in Dubai, is returning to the Big 5 show this year to further consolidate its brand name in the region.

DeWalt, a leading manufacturer of powerful industrial tools, has launched a new line of heavy-duty small-angle grinders (SAGs), which, according to the company, boasts a host of innovative features.

At the Big 5 show, Dubai-based Saif Middle East, a member of the global group of Saif International will exhibit a selection of its vast range of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) and related electro-mechanical products and services from an array of international manufacturers.

With close to 45 years of experience in the formwork industry, Paschal Werk G Maier of Germany is looking forward to strengthen its presence in the Middle East by actively promoting its high-quality formwork solutions through its Middle East office in Bahrain – Paschal Concrete Forms Company.

Traditionally, systems and codes used in the construction industry have come from a number of other economies around the world.

With more than 200 airports worldwide sporting its systems ACO can rightfully stake claim to being on the flight path for success.

Al Imtiaz Industrial Projects – a marketing specialist in intelligent building solutions for daylight control and solar shading – is looking forward to launch the innovative German RetroSolar systems during its maiden appearance at the Big 5 show this year.

Non-ozone depleting chillers and air-conditioning units that offer multiple health benefits are among the new high-tech systems that UAE-based UTS Carrier will promote Big 5 show, which it will use as a platform for highlighting its capabilities as a total.

Italian company Alp will be presenting its new antimicrobial ductwork to the Middle East market for the first time, when it returns to the Big 5 show this year along with its UAE representative Leminar Air Conditioning Industries.