The 12th edition of Project Qatar, the International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition, will be held from May 4 to 7 at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
Project Qatar will continue to serve as an integral venue for professionals to network and explore the latest technology and materials for construction markets worldwide, the organisers have said in a statement.
Over the past years, the presence of international attendees at Project Qatar has increased continuously. Well ahead of the 2015 exhibition, 19 pavilions are already confirmed to be present this year, representing countries such as Austria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Portugal, Turkey, the UAE and UK.
This year, Cyprus will - for the first time - be hosting a pavilion of its own, showcasing different products and services. At least 34 previously participating countries will, moreover, return to this year’s exhibition, including, among others, Belgium, China, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong, Jordan, South Korea, Lebanon, Oman, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the US, the organisers have said.
The Italian delegation is among the longest standing attendees of Project Qatar, given its ongoing interest in and contributions to Qatar’s vibrant business landscape. Andrea Ferrari, Italian trade commissioner, noted: “The Italian pavilion offers to all the Italian companies a joint communication platform under a national umbrella (ITALIA), giving more visibility to SMEs, information to the media and to Qatari companies about Italian products and services.”
As in the past, Qatar Chamber remains among the exhibition’s critical partners. This year, it is joined in organising pavilions by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Dubai Exports, Egypt Expo and Convention Authority, Enterprise Greece, German Federal Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development, Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting, Italian Trade Agency, Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency, Saudi Export Development Authority (Seda), Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, Trade Promotion Organisation of Iran, UBIFRANCE, UK Trade and Investment and other contributors.
Firas bin Abdul Aziz Aba al-Khail, marketing and corporate communications director at Seda, stressed that the authority’s participation in Project Qatar’s 12th edition highlights how solid and big the GCC market is for Saudi building and construction products. The Saudi pavilion will see 46 participating national factories.
As in previous years, a couple of events will be held concurrently to the 12th International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition. Both Qatar StoneTech 2015 – the fourth International Stone and Stone Technology Show – and Heavy Max 2015 – the 12th International Exhibition for Heavy Machinery – will be held from May 4 to 7 at QNCC.
While the former responds to a steadily increasing demand for building materials worldwide, given estimated infrastructure investments worth $200bn over the next decade in Qatar alone, the latter reflects the $37m surge in demand for heavy equipment and machinery alike by 2015.
