Muscat, Oman —The 11th international exhibition of building materials, construction equipment, wood machinery, and interior furnishings, The BIG Show (Builders International Gathering), is set to be the biggest and most comprehensive building and construction show yet in Oman, securing as much as 70% of exhibition space to date.
The BIG Show will be held from March 17 to 20, 2014 at the Oman International Exhibition Center, continuing the four-day tradition started in the 10th edition. The extra day was added in response to previous exhibitors and other companies’ need to leverage the opportunities presented by this landmark show.
The exhibition will also include a Conference themed “Oman Future Buildings” with high-caliber speakers and first-time live product demonstrations.
A UFI-certified event, The BIG Show opened up avenues in the building and construction, interiors and infrastructure sectors in Oman when it was launched in 2002, setting the stage for other shows of a similar nature to follow suit.
With the scale of the ongoing infrastructure and industrial development, evidenced by the multi-billion projects under construction and the recent tender announcements by the government, organizer Omanexpo is placed at an advantage to turn its attention to untapped segments that are vital to the sector.
To add substantial value to the established show, companies and industry people will be treated to dedicated pavilions for segments such as construction machinery, ceramic and marble, water technologies, green energy, mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP), cement, concrete and steel, pool and spa, kitchen and bathroom, interior design, wood and woodworking machinery, and doors and windows.
The BIG Show’s exhibition manager Fehmi Ouaja comments “We are stepping up efforts to bring in international companies especially for segments such as pool and spa, HVAC, and MEP, which are big markets in the UAE. With serious efforts to increase the market opportunities in Oman, we hopefully would help widen the scope of the country’s building and construction sector and put The BIG Show on the regional map.”
“We already have a good number of confirmed exhibitors from Holland and Canada who will introduce their pool and spa products and technologies. We are also seeing a growing participation interest for the MEP segment. In addition, we are featuring a China pavilion with about 15 companies for the first time,” he adds.
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