CAPITALISING on Saudi’s highly promising projects market, the Saudi Building and Interiors Exhibition (SBIE) is fully geared to provide an insight into the latest as well as green and smart solutions to meet the demands of the kingdom’s ever booming building design and interior market.

A TOTAL of 543 exhibitors from across 32 countries took part in The Big 5 Saudi 2014 that was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last month (9 to 12). The fourth edition of the leading building and construction event was inaugurated by Dr Hani Abu Ras, the mayor of Jeddah.

THIS year’s Dubai WoodShow will discuss legalising global trading of timber products, especially at a time when several countries have adopted stringent measures from the start of this year to license trading in timber products.

TWO major interior design events are coming together at Verona, Italy, this September to present a full-scale design forum for an international audience.

MORE than 120 new and returning exhibitors eager to tap into the renewed investor confidence in Abu Dhabi and across the GCC are expected to take part in the eighth edition of Cityscape Abu Dhabi, which will take place this month (April 22 to 24) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

AFTER its successful debut in 2012, the second edition of Piscine Middle East, the world-renowned exhibition for the pool and spa industry, will take place this month (April 22 to 24), at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Hardware and Tools show gets bigger HARDWARE + Tools Middle East is expected to get bigger and more representative this year, following last year’s edition, which attracted 233 hardware, tools and machinery suppliers and more than 450 brands.