The exhibition was held during the period from 18 to 20 November 2014 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
<55 workshops organized
On the sidelines of the three exhibitions, 55 free workshops were held, through which participants were awarded CPD certificates allowing them to obtain professional recognition, in addition to 48 specialized seminars.
On the other hand, a two-day conference on sustainable design and construction featured cases on eight projects from the Middle East region presented directly from the architects, developers and contractors themselves who worked on these projects.
Notable Saudi participation
Saudi industries actively participated in the exhibition, with an estimated area of 1,600 square meters at the International Building and Construction Exhibition «The Big Five», which concluded last weekend in Dubai.
The Director General of Marketing and Public Relations at the Saudi Export Development Authority, Firas Abu Al-Khail, revealed that the private sector enterprises participating in the Saudi pavilion inside the exhibition displayed more than 560 products serving the building, construction and infrastructure sectors.
While the Secretary General of the Saudi Export Development Authority, Ahmed Al Haqbani, revealed that the Kingdom's exports of building materials amounted to SAR 10.6 billion in 2013, Abulkhail told the media during the last day of the «Big Five» exhibition, which concluded last Thursday, that about 80% of the total exports
For his part, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Bachr, Saudi Ambassador to the UAE, said: “What I saw of the products of the Saudi industry at the exhibition is heartening and promising, and I touched the participation and important Saudi presence, whether from the government or private sector, and the presentation of the products of distinguished local industries that are able to compete with international products in terms of reputation, excellence and confidence characterized by our local industry with the support of our rational government, and I wish the participating Saudi companies excellence in this exhibition and more production and success, which is truly the pride of the country.”
Seminars and working sessions
The three exhibitions witnessed seminars and working sessions, most notably a seminar on the culture of the region, which addressed what anyone considering moving to the UAE should follow and do. The seminar also took a look at the workings of free zones and offered an introduction to product licensing and registration.
<Senior Vice President of Sales at Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) spoke about free zones, outlining the types of businesses and industries that are attracted to free zones. He presented some of the many success stories from JAFZA and gave the audience the reasons why Dubai has become the first choice for setting up head offices for foreign companies coming to the Middle East from around the world.”
There are 20 free zones in the UAE, more than half of the free zones in the GCC, and Jafza alone is home to 7,300 companies.
Amlak continues to participate
Amlak Real Estate Newspaper continued its participation in events and exhibitions locally and internationally, where its participation in the Big Five Exhibition was more lively and effective, and the newspaper was keen to meet a number of businessmen, investors and participants in the work of the exhibition, and the newspaper met with its customers and offered them its experience in covering and sponsoring real estate activities and sponsoring and documenting regional and international exhibitions, forums and forums, and the newspaper conducted a number of dialogues and meetings with businessmen and investors participating in the activities of the exhibition.
Amlak Real Estate Newspaper also met with a number of Saudi businessmen participating in the activities of the exhibition and conducted several dialogues and meetings with them.
Great turnout
BMV Live and Middle East Concrete Show, held alongside the ”Big Five”, are the most important regional events specializing in heavy construction machinery, factory equipment, construction vehicles, commercial vehicles and concrete production machinery.
The value of contracts being prepared for award in the GCC is estimated at $195.67 billion this year, which is expected to increase to about $35 billion from last year, according to a Ventures report released at the show, noting that the UAE's GDP is expected to increase by 4% this year to exceed $400 billion, driven by the country's booming construction sector.
Ventures said in a report released at the show.
