The Big 5 2016 welcomed more than 75,000 participants, breaking last year’s record, organiser dmg events Middle East, Asia and Africa announced at the end of the four-day-long event last month (November 21 to 25).

The 111-year-old PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), one of India’s leading chambers of commerce, has chosen Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) – to be held in Bahrain in February – as a platform to promote its members and their products in the GCC.

Leading experts and regional steel fabricators will showcase their latest offerings at the upcoming 13th edition of SteelFab, the Middle East’s largest trade show for the metal working industry, to be held next year (January 16 to 19), in Sharjah, UAE.

Saudi Build exhibition 2016, the largest construction show in the kingdom, concluded in late October with a strong visitor turnout from businessmen, decision makers, government officials to construction specialists, decision makers and professionals seeking the latest technologies, services and products in the construction field.

Case Construction Equipment showcased a full line of equipment for Qatar’s expanding construction market at an Open Day event last month (November).

The second in a series of Windows and Façade Technical conferences was held in Qatar recently, where Reynaers Aluminium teamed up with leading names in the industry to promote systems that enhance safety and energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact.