The transition of procurement’s function from a tactical support role to an important strategic asset ensuring organisational success will come under the spotlight, when the fifth edition of Procurement Middle East opens on November 9 in Bahrain.

The Big 5, the largest and most influential event for the construction industry in the region, welcomed 36,386 industry professionals, bringing the business community back to face-to-face business for the first time in two years after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bahrain-based Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE) has announced that three of the Northern Gulf’s leading annual exhibitions – The Gulf Property Show, Gulf Construction and Interiors Expo – will be back in March next year in a big way.