With the participation of more than 17 different countries, the activities of «the big 5 kuwait» exhibition kicked off yesterday in the Kuwaiti capital, which was opened by Farwaniya Governor Faisal Al-Hamoud Al-Malik Al-Sabah, praising the international participation in this year's edition, and stressing that Kuwait's doors are open to everyone, as it is a country of goodness, work, trade and economy, and it is promising and there are large projects and a promising future, adding that the exhibition is among the high-end construction exhibitions in the region.

The exhibition is considered among the high-end construction exhibitions in the region.

Construction professionals and development industry

<In his speech on the occasion of the opening, Al-Homoud emphasized that Kuwait seeks to attract such exhibitions to be on its soil, pointing out that the Gulf countries with their 6 capitals are close in trade dealings. He pointed out that «The Big 5 Kuwait» is one of the best construction exhibitions in the true sense of the word, wishing success and success to the organizers and participants in the exhibition, and praising the efforts of the Kuwait Exhibition Company and its hosting of the exhibition at the exhibition grounds in Mushrif. For his part, Patrick Gideon, Director of the exhibition, emphasized that «The Big 5 Kuwait» is the largest event in the field of construction and construction in Kuwait, and its last edition last year welcomed about 7187 participants, an increase of 21 percent, and nearly 200 exhibitors, a growth of 43 percent, while the exhibition attracted about 4570 visitors.

Gideon said Gideon said the show offers an easy and essential route to market for exhibitors, allowing construction professionals from all areas of the industry to develop their business and connect with a wide range of visitors who are ready to do business in a professional environment, and provides the unique opportunity to access innovative products from countries as diverse as Germany, Italy and China."

Gideon said the show offers an easy and essential route to market for exhibitors.

20 accredited workshops and 16 new topics

20 CPD-accredited workshops will be offered free of charge during the exhibition, and the 2016 edition of the exhibition features 16 new topics, including the popular project management and BIM topics, and the Sustainability Day, whose activities revolve around smart, sustainable and eco-friendly buildings.

The 2016 edition of the exhibition features 16 new topics, including the popular project management and building information modeling topics, and the Sustainability Day, whose activities revolve around smart, sustainable and eco-friendly buildings. Gideon emphasized that the successful features that will return in this edition include the outdoor area dedicated to buildings, machinery and vehicles, as well as a seminar on how to do business in Kuwait.

Gideon emphasized that the successful features that will return in this edition include the outdoor area dedicated to buildings, machinery and vehicles, as well as a seminar on how to do business in Kuwait. He added that this year is the third consecutive year that the exhibition has been held in Kuwait, noting that this year it attracted a number of major international companies in the construction sector, from Italy, Germany, Britain, Korea, Turkey, Spain, India and China, as well as major companies from Kuwait.

The director of the exhibition said that the successful features that will return in this edition include the outdoor area dedicated to buildings, machinery and vehicles, in addition to holding a seminar on how to do business in Kuwait.

Sustainability in Construction Workshop

The Big 5 Kuwait 2016 For the first time, an entire day will be dedicated to sustainability in construction, a topic that is increasingly important in today's Kuwait, and sustainable urban development and eco-friendly building practices will take center stage in all workshops on the last day of the show on September 27.

Some of this year's key workshops include Some of this year's key workshops include: "Project Management - Part I: Early warning signs of project issues and the PMI standards and tools needed to resolve them«, »(Internet of Things): Making Smart Cities a Reality«, Managing Time Effectively in Construction and Infrastructure Projects, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in Construction Litigation, and Introduction to Building Information Modeling and Applications.

Building Information Modeling and Applications.

Diversity of products on display

The Big 5 Kuwait 2016 brings together brings together local and international suppliers, giving visitors access to everything they need in the construction industry, from basic construction products, such as concrete and steel, to the latest advances in software and technology.

This year's product categories include. <This year's product categories include bathrooms and kitchens; coatings, adhesives and insulation; building interiors; concrete and related products; construction tools; construction machinery; electrical systems; elevators and escalators; facades, windows and doors; facility management products and services; fire detection and protection; general building materials; and air-conditioning. general building materials, high-speed air conditioning (HVAC), marble, stone, ceramics, metal, steel, aluminum, outdoor design and landscaping, plumbing and water technologies, heavy equipment, machinery, vehicles and related products, security and safety, scaffolding, software and IT, and solar energy.