Events & Services - Exhibitions

 

	Arabian construction week May 24-26 2010 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
The Arabian Construction Week provides a much needed exhibition for companies to place their products and services in front of 1000's of buyers from across the Middle East creating a global platform for the construction industry. The Arabian Construction Week consists of 3 dedicated vertical trade exhibitions and global conferencing addressing sustainability, innovation and engineering all working towards a better built environment for our cities of today and the future.

 

	Greenbuild Middle East World Summit & Expo May 24-26 2010 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Greenbuild Middle East is delivered in conjunction with the organisers of Ecobuild, the world's largest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, which takes place annually in London. The unveiling of Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, into this rapidly developing region, has helped to create the best possible context for suppliers of sustainable construction products and services to do business in the Middle East. Greenbuild middle east showcases the best sustainable construction products from around the world and will introduce you to all the key organisations and individuals shaping the region – from Abu Dhabi, across the UAE and beyond – and help you to gain access to all the major construction projects.

 

	Futurebuild Middle East May 24-26 2010 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Futurebuild Middle East will provide the region with its first dedicated single sourcing platform for building materials used in creating the modern built environment. In conjunction with regional developers and construction companies, Futurebuild will act as a platform for suppliers to showcase the latest technology and solutions that will be sourced for the internal and external building envelope for existing and future projects being created within the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. These expanding opportunities translate into a vast array of multi billion dollar development projects, new cities, malls, hotels, business complexes schools and hospitals.

 

	Futurebuild Middle East May 24-26 2010 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Civil Engineering Middle East is the region’s first dedicated exhibition and conference for the civil engineering community, reflecting opportunities that are available within the sector. Every aspect of the civil engineering industry will be represented at the exhibition – from major industry clients through to contractors and consultants. Civil Engineering Middle East will be the ultimate mega projects showcase. It will be a chance for client companies to showcase their products, cross fertilize their ideas with other large scale developments and work with the civil engineering community to attract the information and resources that they need to do it better, cheaper and faster. Civil Engineering Middle East will provide a unique showcase for all those involved in construction in the Middle East – the platform to showcase skills, products and projects that are transforming the landscape of the Middle East and beyond.

 

	Building Machinery Middle East May 24-26 2010 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
The event will provide the ideal platform to sell and market construction machinery, plant equipment and vehicles to the Middle East and surrounding regional markets, Exhibitors will gain the opportunity to meet major construction companies, developers, architects, civil engineering companies, plant & mechanical engineers, construction equipment dealer and agents.

 

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	Fashion Expo Arabia October 2010 Abu Dhabi National  Exhibition Centre
Fashion Arabia is the largest exhibition in the Middle East for the fashion, footwear and accessories industry. A showcase for international and regional designers, brands and labels – presenting exquisite couture, contemporary labels, ready to wear, Islamic fashion, bridal wear, evening and occasional, urban and street, swimwear, lingerie, contemporary footwear and lavish accessories. With a distinctive gap between high end luxury and mass market clothing and accessories in the Middle East, consumers are looking for unique and affordable fashion – something that has not been seen before. Fashion Arabia is the perfect platform for international names in the fashion industry to introduce new, fresh labels to the lucrative market of the Middle East. Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Zayed Al Nahyan – Fashion Arabia was launched on 26th October 2009 at ADNEC – Abu Dhabi National Exhibtion Centre. All eyes were focused on Abu Dhabi as Fashion Arabia 2009 welcomed designers, buyers and style experts from across the globe. Fashion addicts were treated to three days of runway shows, exhibitions and fashion symposiums from 26 – 28 October. Fashion Arabia 2009 in collaboration with Shoe & Leather Fair Middle East 2009 played host to up to 500 international and regional fashion companies, brands, labels and designers from 27 countries, making the event an important component in the developing creative identity of the United Arab Emirates capital – Abu Dhabi. Fashionistas and those who sell to them attended the exhibition and daily fashion shows in order to view and buy the latest trends. Fashion is a tough industry particularly in the current financial climate. With Fashion Arabia, we have placed the United Arab Emirates firmly on the map as a brand in itself. Our aim with Fashion Arabia is to encourage interest in exporting local and regional designers as well as importing and retailing clothes from around the world. The United Arab Emirates, as a trading hub for the Middle East is experiencing growth in the clothing and fashion industry. The United Arab Emirates alone is predicted to spend US$10 billion on garments and textiles by the end of 2010. The dominance in the industry is mainly attributed to the economic boom in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, both markets of which serve as the heart of the Middle East fashion market. Until recently Dubai has been synonymous with fashion and fashion retail in this part of the world. However Abu Dhabi is now the new rising retail star as a result of the Governments 2030 plan. The global spotlight has now very much turned towards Abu Dhabi as it invests heavily in an economic plan including upcoming cultural and residential projects. Abu Dhabi is a tax free regional hub for the trade of garments and fashion accessories, offering an attractive business climate for importers and exporters from Asia, Africa and Europe.

 

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	Shoe and leather fair October 2010 Abu Dhabi National  Exhibition Centre
Shoe & Leather Fair Middle East has established itself as one of the leading high profile events for the footwear and leather industry in the Middle East. An international, medium to high end, business to business exhibition – Shoe & Leather Fair Middle East was launched at ADNEC – Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 26 – 28 October 2009. Shoe & Leather Fair Middle East 2009 in collaboration with Fashion Arabia presented trade buyers with up to 500 exhibiting companies, labels, brands and designers from 27 countries. The Middle East and North African region is home to more than 270 million consumers with a GNP of US$1.4 trillion. This strong growth in consumer spending is being driven by the young, wealthy and fashion conscious population who have an insatiable appetite for high end fashion, luxury brands and unique designs. As a result retail space in the Middle East is growing by 50% per annum with the imports of fashion related products currently valued at over US$12 billion.

 

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	optical middle east October 26-28, 2009 Abu Dhabi National  Exhibition Centre
Optical Middle East provides a gateway to a wealthy and rapidly developing market. The past years have seen huge expansion in the economies of the Arabian Gulf States fuelled by enormous oil and gas revenues and highly successful moves in to large scale retail, property and tourism ventures Imports of quality optical products across the Middle East were estimated at over US$2.2 Billion in 2007. Retail space in the Arabian Gulf is growing by over 50% per year and is expected to exceed 11 Million square metres by the end of 2010. The United Arab Emirates alone boasts some of the largest shopping malls in the world. Many of these malls contain a wide variety of modern high quality opticians and outlets retailing sunglasses. Abu Dhabi currently boasts the highest GDP in the world at US$46,147. The Arabian Gulf States boast year round sunshine, high tax free incomes, and young fashion conscious populations. The combination of these factors means that regional consumers are happy to spend significant sums of money on optical products. The Emirates has the world’s second highest rate of diabetes which in turn is leading to a dramatic rise in the number of visually impaired requiring eye surgery and treatment. Spending on Medical & Surgical products is currently booming with an estimated total import value of in excess of US$92 Billion in 2007 with a yearly growth rate of 13.6%. Opticians enjoy higher than average per capita business based on the fact that over 50% of people in the United Arab Emirates require vision correction.

 

	GuLF BIKE EXPO FEB 04-06 2010 DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY
Gulf Bike Expo 2010 is part of the Middle East’s only dedicated Urban Bike Festival that showcases the very latest in Bikes, Custom Designed Bikes, ATVs, Apparel & Clothing, Accessories and Lifestyle products from all over the world. Gulf Bike Expo launched in March 2009 and attracted over 19,000 bike and non bike enthusiasts. Gulf Bike Expo was inaugurated by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA Vice-President for Sport and President of the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE. The 2009 featured the largest purpose built exhibition structure in the Middle East, 2 live Music Stages with the legendary Rock Group Deep Purple headlining, the Red Bull FMX stunt arena, Custom Bike competition and the in show bike park. Gulf Bike Expo is the single largest dedicated Urban Bike Festival in the Middle East and has a track record of pulling in crowds of affluent visitors from all of the GCC states and neighboring countries, and is firmly established as the most lively bike festival within the region. Royalty, VIPs, top ranking government officials as well as international celebrities from the Bike World are also amongst the many visitors drawn to the show.