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At least 24 international pavilions and 47 countries are expected to highlight Project Qatar’s “11th International Construction Technology & Building Materials Exhibition” from May 12 to 15 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). |
Project manager Rawad Sleem said the pavilions will come from Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, the UAE, and the UK.
“The international pavilions have been fundamental to the success of Project Qatar, which has a long history of attracting many global exhibitors and visitors. The pavilions offer international exhibitors a central platform to showcase their expertise, products and services,” Sleem said.
The newcomers making their debut in 2014 are Indonesia, Palestine, and Romania, which Sleem described as “growing markets that are eager to participate in Project Qatar at a time where Qatar is the heart of the construction industry in the GCC and internationally.”
“The participation of all these international pavilions demonstrates the importance and commercial value of partnering with Project Qatar 2014 by positioning their nations among key global leaders in a market experiencing exponential growth in infrastructure, building and construction,” Sleem added.
Sleem emphasised that this year, “the international response rate and interest has been vast and a large number of new global exhibitors and new countries will also appear for the first time with more than 2,100 companies from 47 countries covering 41,500 square metres of QNCC’s indoor and outdoor exhibition area.”
Vice president of Marketing Mohamed al-Afari of Emirates Steel, which is a Gold Sponsor for the event, said: “This is the third time we participate in Project Qatar. Due to its diverse range of exhibitors and attendees, Project Qatar has offered us many opportunities and this year we plan to feature our entire range of products to showcase our expertise in steel and enhance our access to the lucrative Qatari and GCC markets.”
French trade commissioner and Ubifrance Middle East director Francois Sporrer said Ubifrance, a France-based agency for export promotion, will gather some 30 French companies offering various state-of-the-art technologies for the building industry.
“Some of these companies are already active in the Qatari market and a number of others are looking forward to Project Qatar 2014 to network with partners and distributors,” Sporrer said.
