WELL over 40,000 people participated in this year’s Project Qatar 2011 held from May 2 to 5, setting a new record in terms of trade visitors and exhibiting companies.

PROJECT Qatar provided a unique opportunity for Egyptian waterproofing specialist Bitunil to gain access to a competitive market with major construction material firms and trade professionals.

SAUDI Industrial and Technical Services Company (Sisco), the energy generation and handling solutions specialist, showcased its latest capabilities, technologies and solutions at the seventh Saudi International Water, Electricity and Power Generation Forum (WEPower 2011), held from May 14 to 16 the Dhahran International Exhibitions Centre in Dammam

Aluminium Dubai sees $300m deal THE second edition of Aluminium Dubai 2011, the Middle East’s leading aluminium trade show, concluded with exhibitors reporting a significant increase in the number and total value of projects that were signed.

WITH the region’s appetite for construction picking up, The Big 5 has announced it is launching Middle East Concrete (MEC), a new exhibition designed to be the essential showcase for everything related to the concrete business.

THE Airport Show 2011 held in Dubai, UAE, from May 31 to June 2, concluded with announcements about huge investments towards developing airports in the region. Amongst these were Dubai Airports’ plans to invest $5.9 billion towards expansion of Dubai and Al Maktoum airports by 2020.

MORE than 200 exhibitors took part in the Saudi Building Industries Exhibition (SBIE), and a huge number of business deals running into millions of riyals were won at the event, which was held at the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from April 25 to 28.

LEADING companies from key industrial sectors will again converge on Bahrain next February for Gulf Industry Fair (GIF), the Northern Gulf’s premier business-to-business (B2B) industrial exhibition.