LEADING global construction experts will participate at key construction summits during the Arabian Construction Week (ACW) 2011 taking place this month (March 28-30) in Abu Dhabi.

TWO conferences – one on Algeria and the other on cranes – will be held during the first edition of Intermat Middle East 2011, according to the organisers Clarion Events Middle East and SE Intermat.

A WIDE range of compact equipment from Bobcat will be exhibited at the Intermat Middle East exhibition with the support of Kanoo Machinery, the company’s authorised dealer for the UAE.

AS a launch partner, Manitowoc has helped organise the first ever Intermat in the Middle East. At its 300 sq m outdoor stand at the event, the crane specialist will display a range of products including: • Grove GMK6300L: a 300-tonne-capacity all terrain crane with an 80-m boom.

ALMOST 75 per cent of exhibitors at the recently-concluded Gulf Industry Fair expressed a keen interest in returning next year, as the show registered a high number of deals and quality visitors. The fourth Gulf Industry Fair was held last month (February) at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC).

sbie lines up high-profile seminars THE latest trends in construction technology and architecture will be highlighted at a leading building industries exhibition next month (April 25 to 28) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

AIRPORT Show 2011 will showcase major business opportunities in the region, where more than $90 billion will be invested in airport development in the next few years, according to Reed Exhibitions Middle East, the organiser.

THE latest designs and technologies in the Turkish ceramic sector are being showcased at Unicera, one of the biggest ceramic events in Turkey. The 23rd Unicera International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair is being staged at Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre, Istanbul, this month (March 2 to 6).

THE inaugural Saudi Construction Show is attracting keen interest from the “hard construction” sector, with about 40,000 sq m of exhibition space sold and 90 per cent of the kingdom’s top machinery agents already booked, according to the organiser.

LEADING contractors from around the world will take part in Bridges Saudi Arabia that will showcase the kingdom’s existing and planned bridge infrastructure projects. The event will be held this month (March 27 to 30), at the Crowne Plaza in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.