Turkish Ambassador points to a great year for traders
Polish company Techmatik secures US$2.7m machine deal
Italian firm sells US$85,000 worth of crushers in one day
26 November, Dubai
Visitors will have one last opportunity to visit The Big 5, Middle East Concrete, and PMV Live, today, as the Middle East's largest construction event enters its final day at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Millions of dollars of business transactions have taken place at the event, as well as the show's largest-ever free CPD-certified education programme. More than 75 workshops and seminars have been held, with more planned for the final day.
Turkey was one of the countries that also made its mark at The Big 5 this year, with the third largest pavilion, and M. Levent Bilgen, Turkish Ambassador to UAE said: "The show acts as a great meeting point because of Dubai's strategic location in the region, which comes between major markets in India and Europe."
The strategic location of those markets paid dividends for a number of companies that secured contracts at the show, including Polish company Techmatik, who signed a deal with Dubai's Consent LLC for the purchase of a Techmatik SHP 5000 concrete block machine. The machine can manufacture blocks with heights from 40mm to 550mm.
Dariusz Kupidura at Techmatik said: "We're a family owned company and relationships have always been important to us. This may be the start of an excellent business partnership."
Elsewhere, Najmeddine Sahraoui of Italian company MB Crushers said the company has sold two of its crushers with a combined value of US$85,000 to a company in Saudi Arabia. MB is a global leader in the production and marketing of equipment, machinery, and accessories. The crushers sold can crush, screen, and separate materials used in a construction yard.
The addition of The Big 5 Focus this year was also a key focus for Josine Heijmans, Event Director at The Big 5, who said that the event has proven to be another record-breaker for organisers and exhibitors.
"With the addition of the Focus Hall this year, we saw an increase in exhibitors, taking it over the 3,000 mark for the first time," she said.
"It has been a strong show with great exhibitors, fantastic sponsors and our biggest ever educational programme."
Middle East Concrete and PMV Live also welcomed a record number of exhibitors, with 450 from 33 countries, and Nathan Waugh, Event Director of the two shows paid tribute to the exhibitors and visitors at the shows over the last four days.
"Visitors have come in their thousands to see some exceptional exhibitors," said Nathan Waugh, Event Director, Middle East Concrete and PMV Live.
"The educational programme this year was also strong and offered something unique to attendees. And the entertaining features, such as Selfies at Height and the Excavator Challenge attracted hundreds of participants who left with smiles on their faces."
As thoughts turn to next year's show the event organisers confirmed that many of this year's exhibitors have already booked their space for 2016.
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About The Big 5:
The Big 5 International Building & Construction Show is the biggest and most respected construction exhibition in the Middle East. For 35 years it has welcomed the world's top industry professionals from across the industry and has built up an unrivalled portfolio of product categories that extends from architecture, to interior design, building materials and equipment, green and smart city technologies, facilities management, and software infrastructure. In addition to exhibitor products, The Big 5 has become synonymous with being at the forefront of the industry, providing industry insights from influential business leaders and offering more free educational content on-site than any other event in the Middle East and Asia. In 2014, more than 55 CPD accredited workshops, a conference, and 30 live demonstrations were made available to 2,800 exhibitors from 61 countries and 80,000 visitors from 147 countries at the event at World Trade Centre in Dubai.
About dmg events Middle East & Asia
dmg events Middle East and Asia is a leading global exhibition and publishing company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daily Mail and General Trust plc. Established in the Middle East in 1995, it is responsible for some of the region's most prestigious events, including 40 market-leading exhibitions that cover global energy, construction, coatings, hospitality and interior design industries. Through exhibitions like ADIPEC, The Big 5, INDEX, and The Hotel Show, its reach and influence have grown in emerging markets in the Middle East, North Africa, East Africa, South East Asia, and Latin America. In all, more than 250,000 exhibitors and visitors benefit from the opportunities that dmg events Middle East and Asia create for business, networking, and professional education each year. Daily Mail and General Trust plc, is an international portfolio of digital, information, media, and events businesses listed on the London stock exchange (LON: DMGT).
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