Qatar Construction Review

 The phenomenal multinational construction show and standout trade event is almost here…

Project Qatar – The 11th International Construction Technology & Building Materials Exhibition is less than 2 weeks away from the 12th – 15th May 2014 and looks set to break even more records. Last year’s hugely successful show was widely reported on but if you did not know it featured 2,100 exhibiting companies from countries worldwide and had 45,162 visitors. It is produced by the leading event’s organiser in the Middle East IFP Qatar, part of the IFP Group. This year, the show will be held at the multi award winning state of the art venue Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). In this special report Qatar Construction Review takes a look at some of the companies exhibiting this year and speaks to Mr. Rawad Sleem – Project Qatar Project Manager,  about what visitors can expect at next month’s show which features 2 concurrent events & 2 specialized conferences under PQ conference series which clearly categorises different specialisations: Qatar-Stone Tech 2014; Heavy Max 2014 / LightingTech Qatar; and HVACTech Qatar. The is the standout show for construction companies in Qatar.

German companies have always been very well represented at the Project Qatar industry events and this year many corporations that exhibited last year are returning to build on the successes made through meeting key decision makers at this unique platform. However, some German companies exhibiting for the first time include Baumaschinen Fink GmbH which supplies spare parts for construction equipment globally; pipe specialists BQ-Rohrsysteme GmbH; engineering and instillation company Ebawe Anlagentechnik GmbH; material separation specialists Steinert Elektromagnetbau GmbH; Haver Niagara GmbH; Prime Drilling GmbH and may more. The German pavilion is always strongly represented in terms of manufacturing organisations and this year will be no different for their companies in Qatar. 

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Qatar (IBCQ) has been very active in finding opportunities for companies from the country and in March of this year met senior Qatari dignitaries. IBQC Chairperson Ms Palma Libotte accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Qatar Guido de Sanctis, presented their chamber’s work to Abdullah Eid Al Sulait, Qatar’s Ambassador to Italy and top  Qatari business leaders including  Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani,  Mohammad bin Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani and Remy Rowhany, Director General, Qatar Chamber.  

 

At Project Qatar this year the Italians have said that they will have their largest representation with up to 100 Italian firms exhibiting. First time exhibitors from the Italian pavilion include safety equipment and automated door specialists C.C.E. Costruzioni Chiusure Ermetiche Srl, specialist surface finishing company Colorificio Veneziano srl, Deen Production Srl, DG Mosaic SRL, Fabbrica Trentina Conduttori S.r.l., Ferrero Rubinetterie s.r.l., renowned heavy equipment transportation specialists Industrie COMETTO S.p.A., Mech Studio SRL, MEP (Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici) S.p.A., lighting decoration specialists P&P di Divona Rosanna and many more. Italy has worked hard to achieve success for their Qatar construction companies. 

Another nation that will be extremely well represented at Project Qatar this year is India. Their pavilion also features The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce (FICCI) amongst first time exhibitors. Indeed there is a growing trend now for international government agencies to represent themselves at this event due to the type of contacts that can be made here. Apart from making the vital Qatari government contacts, exhibitors can also take advantage from the huge exposure to key regional agents, dealers, buyers and suppliers. Other first time exhibitors from India will include the manufacturers and exporters of armoured doors and designers Dormak Interio Pvt. Ltd., international cement exporters and marketers GSR Marketing Ltd, Jaypee India Ltd., Nirmal Overseas Limited, Prince Industries, Rohin Stone Impex Pvt. Ltd, Sanwa Diamond Tools, Simbel Ceramic Pvt. Ltd., as well as communications company Stone Infotech Services to name but a few.  

All the country pavilions have companies that are exhibiting for the first time including Spain, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt and many more. As ever once again there is a very impressive global representation. Qatar Construction Review caught up with Mr. Rawad Sleem – Project Qatar Project Manager to find out more about this year’s show and what visitors can expect. The exhibition was fully booked in under 3 months and Mr. Rawad Sleem said that Project Qatar had experienced, “the highest number of enquiries ever received”. He also commented that the event organisers were, “excited about our move to the QNCC given its considerable size and its state-of-the-art technologies”.  

Undoubtedly the centre will provide a brand new experience for visitors and exhibitors and Mr. Rawad Sleem said, “Building on previous successes, we expect this year’s 11th edition to be our best exhibition to date. We are introducing exciting and technologically advanced features, including a specialized show planner, a B2B matchmaking platform for which exhibitors and visitors can register on the Project Qatar website to match their respective profiles and areas of interest, which will lead to subsequent meetings. Visitors and exhibitors will also benefit from an advanced mobile application that will provide information about the event, the exhibitors’ list, the event planner, the location of the venue, links to social media accounts, the online visitor registration form and much more”.  

Project Qatar promises to take the exhibition experience to a whole new level and this can only be very good for the international companies seeking contracts in Qatar and indeed the construction industry in Qatar which needs the global specialised expertise. Mr. Sleem also stated how Project Qatar serves, “as a strategic hub, empowering local, regional, and international companies to interact with key industry players and obtain potential deals to be signed by the Qatari government during and after the event”.

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