Contract Also Includes the Gulf Bike Show and Arabian Construction Week Portfolio of Shows

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sep, 09, 2009 (ME Newswire):Melville Middle East Exhibition Services, a GES Worldwide Network company, announced today their appointment to provide exhibition services to Middle East Communications & Forums (MECOM Forums), a Clarion Events Partner, for the Fashion Arabia, Shoe & Leather Middle East, and Optical Middle East shows, all taking place in October 2009 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The appointment also includes the Gulf Bike Show, taking place at Dubai Festival City in February 2010, and the Arabian Construction Week portfolio of shows, taking place in May 2010.

The appointment covers the full range of services, including electrical, standfitting, furniture and floorcoverings, graphics, floorplanning, custom design and build as well as producing the online manual and data and registration services.

MECOM Forums' Operations Director Julie Allen comments, "We are delighted to work with Melville Middle East on these launch events. We have been impressed with their new suite of products and services and with their responsiveness to our needs. With Fashion Expo Arabia, Shoe & Leather and Optical, MECOM Forums will take the exhibitor experience to another level. Our appointment of Melville Middle East reflects our desire to partner with a contractor who shares this commitment."

Melville Middle East's Director of Contracting Services Yasser al Maaytah adds, "We are proud to be selected as the official services contractor for MECOM Forums, and we look forward to providing them and their exhibitors with world-class customer service and industry-leading technology that will help exhibitors optimize their resources and increase show success."

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About Melville Middle East
Melville Middle East, part of the GES Worldwide Network, provide a complete suite of exhibition and
event contracting services throughout Middle East venues, leveraging operations in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Services include stand design and build, electrical installations including theatrical lighting, graphic services, logistics, furniture hire, floor coverings, shell scheme, data/registration and floor planning services.

Melville Middle East are also the exclusive provider of installation and removal of temporary mains electrical equipment, piped services, rigging, floor mark out and other related services at ADNEC.

For more information, please visit www.melville.ae


About MECOM Forums

Middle East Communications & Forums (MECOM Forums) is a Clarion Events Partner, which is internationally recognized as a leading pioneer of B2B exhibitions. Always innovative, MECOM Forum's vision and belief in the importance of international trade has led to the development of an exhibition and events program located within the United Arab Emirates and reaching out across The Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

From emerging markets to the economic powerhouses of the UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and India, MECOM Forums organizes events specifically designed to bring buyer and seller together, face-to-face, to do business.

MECOM Forums is highly focused on delivering events that matter, creating exhibitions, conferences and forums that enable businesses to grow and prosper.

For more information, please visit www.mecomforums.com


For more information contact:
Yasser al Maaytah 
Director for Contracting Services
Tel:+97 1506 912 765

Jason Popp
Chief Operating Officer 
Tel: +1 630 881 0863

Stuart Gibson
Corporate Marketing Manager
+44 7766 441321  
Melville Middle East
Stuart Gibson
+44 (0) 7766 441321
stuart.gibson@melville.co.uk
Source: Melville Middle East

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