Enthusiasm is building up as final preparations get under way for the Northern Gulf’s largest and most influential trade fair for a wide spectrum of industries and associated fields ranging from oil, gas and metals to logistics services and industrial cities.

Buildex 2013 is expected to attract a larger turnout this year thanks to the impetus given to the real estate market by the new mortgage law for Saudi Arabia, according to the organiser of the event.

Reynaers Aluminium, which has been registering a steady growth in the Egyptian market since it launched operations there two years ago, will be keenly looking at increasing product awareness and reaching a wider audience in the regional market when it participates at Windoorex exhibition in the Egyptian capital next month (February 21 to 23).

Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE) is set to launch a property show in Bahrain in a bid to complement its current portfolio of construction and interiors shows and offer a one-stop shop for visitors.

Interiors UK 2013 is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever before, offering retailers, designers and architects a vast selection of products from more than 600 of the leading international interiors manufacturers, according to UBM, the organiser of the event.

With the resurgent construction sector once again providing work for the regional metal working and steel fabrication industry, the upcoming trade show SteelFab is set to put the spotlight on the technologies for fabrication required to complete these projects.

Aluminium Middle East 2013, to be held early this year, will put the spotlight on the expansion and investment plans of key players of the aluminium industry.

Cityscape Riyadh 2012 Awards were announced at a special ceremony held last month alongside the Riyadh Urban Development and Real Estate event in Saudi Arabia, which was attended by real estate developers, consultants, architects, and industry experts.

The Big 5 Saudi has seen unprecedented success and has increased in size as a result with an additional purpose-built hall and outdoor area, since its launch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in February 2011.

More than 180,000 visitors attended this year’s edition of bauma China in Shanghai, China, registering an increase of 16 per cent from 155,615 visitors in 2010.

More than 5,000 trade visitors attended Domotex Middle East, the largest carpet and flooring trade fair for Turkey and the Middle East, which was held for the first time in Istanbul, Turkey.