NEXT year’s Middle East Electricity will highlight cost-effective and sustainable lighting solutions for commercial concerns, which have seen their utility bills rise exorbitantly. The exhibition takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE, from February 8 to 10, 2011.

THE Big 5 show, held annually in Dubai, UAE, has in the past created business worth millions of dollars, reinforcing the fact that it is the leading event for the building and construction industry in the Middle East, according to recent research.

HILAL Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE), Bahrain, has pushed back its 2011 flagship industry exhibition – the Gulf Industry Fair (GIF 2011) – to three weeks later, from February 8 to 10, 2011.

HILAL Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE), Bahrain, has decided to advance the dates for its flagship gulfBID and gulfINTERIORS exhibitions by one week. The sixth annual gulfBID exhibition, for the construction sector, and the second gulfINTERIORS event, for the interiors, design and furniture sectors, will now run from April 26 to 28 next year.

CHANGING trends in the gardening and landscaping industry across the region will be reflected in Garden+Landscaping Middle East 2010, the international trade exhibition for the gardening, landscaping and outdoor living industries.

POWER-GEN Middle East 2010, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the power and water industries, continues to deliver an excellent range of networking and learning opportunities for power and water industry professionals.

BRIDGES Middle East 2010 will bring regional and international public and private sector industry leaders together in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from October 24 to 27.

Tekno/Tube to spotlight the GulfTEKNO/Tube Arabia 2011, the international trade fair for industrial machinery, metalworking, and machine tools, will be highlighting the Gulf region as a promising producer for base metal products.