Industrial technology to the fore

MAKINAT Saudi Arabia 2011, the international trade exhibition for industrial machinery, machine tools, equipment and technology for Saudi Arabia, will be held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 28 to December 1 this year.

Saudi Arabia has emerged as a lucrative destination for industrial machinery with total imports valued at around $15 billion annually. Industrial investments have reached $37.70 billion in 2010, up from $24.57 billion in 2009, further creating exciting business opportunities for industrial machinery manufacturers.

Kamil Al Jawhari, project manager of Makinat Saudi Arabia, said the show will add momentum to the growth of the industrial sector by creating a definitive venue to discuss business opportunities and to showcase the latest technological advances, state-of-the-art machineries and best practices in the industrial sector.

Shedding light on green trends

LIGHT ME, a leading trade show and conference for lighting design and technology, will capture worldwide trends in the use of environment-friendly lighting alternatives such as CFL and LED technology when it opens this month in Dubai (September 12 to 14).

The event, to be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, is being organised by Epoc Messe Frankfurt.

“LED and CFL technology as a greener alternative is being increasingly employed in many of the large-scale infrastructure projects in the region like The Yas Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the upcoming Dubai Waterfront,” said Ahmed Pauwels, chief executive officer of Epoc Messe Frankfurt. “Awareness of the need for energy conservation is spreading across the Middle East and leading to great demand. Light Middle East enables the majors in global lighting solutions to easily research and tap into this promising market.”

230 sign up for paint show

AS MANY AS 230 companies from 17 countries have so far signed up for the fourth PaintExpo, which will be held from April 17 to 20 next year at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Billed as the leading fair for coating technology, the event will cover all aspects of the sector from pre-treatment right through to quality control.

“Regardless of the industry sector for which metals, plastics, glass, wood and other materials need to be coated, there is strong demand for improved efficiency, quality and ecology,” says a spokesman for FairFair, the organiser. “Increased flexibility is an additional issue while there is demand for painting systems which can be flexibly expanded and set up for various processes. Companies with in-house painting operations and coating job-shops will find solutions to these challenges at the show.”

Materials handling in spotlight

THE logistics and materials handling sector of the region will come under the spotlight at the Materials Handling Middle East 2011, to be held this month (September 25 to 27) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai, UAE.

Organised by Epoc Messe Frankfurt, the event will include a two-day conference in co-operation with The House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) of Germany, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport International UAE (CILT – UAE).

Additionally, the exhibition is co-located with TOC Middle East, the conference and exhibition dedicated to cargo owners, shipping lines, terminal operators and the container supply chain.

Firex is platinum sponsor

FIREX (Emirates Fire Fighting Equipment Factory) will participate as the platinum sponsor for the inaugural Fire and Rescue Middle East 2011.

The exhibition will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from October 31 to November 2, 2011, and will be co-located with Counter Terror Arabia 2011.

Christopher Hudson, managing director of the event’s organiser, Clarion Events, said: “Having the support of a highly reputed company, which provides excellence in fire fighting products, strengthens the event’s credibility in the region.”
The event will feature discussions ranging from proactive measures for identifying and anticipating potential emergencies to rescue execution strategies and damage control for fire fighters, rescue workers and building companies. In addition, exhibitors will display a variety of technological equipment.

Housing summit for Riyadh

THE International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC) will hold its Social Housing Development Summit Saudi Arabia at the Radisson Blu hotel in Riyadh from October 9 to 12, 2011.

Farrukh Iqbal, the World Bank’s director for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, will deliver the summit’s keynote address.

At the summit, he will address housing finance and its role in the Saudi Arabian economy, alongside other industry leaders from the United Nations, Saudi Mubadara, the Saudi Council of Engineers and other key stakeholders in this rapidly expanding market.

The summit’s sponsors include ISO Air, Trowers and Hamlins, and Bafakih and Nassief.

80 firms for Cityscape Global

MORE than 80 local, regional and international exhibitors are set to take part in this month’s Cityscape Global real estate expo, which will be held from September 27 to 29 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai, UAE.