Harris, believed to be Britain's largest manufacturer of painting and decorating materials, has confirmed its participation at the Dubai Hardware & Tools Exhibition which will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre between March 19 and 22.

Nicholas Evered, export sales manager for Harris says: "We are looking forward to participating at the event in the British pavilion, which is being organised by the British Hardware and Housewares Association."

The British pavilion will contain leading names such as Harris, Jo Jo, Town and Country, Flock Developments, Haropa and many others. There will be numerous other national pavilions at the show including the US, Germany, China, France, Brazil, Taiwan, Italy, and Turkey. More than 200 exhibitors from more than 25 countries representing over 2,000 different brands and products will be present.

Harris has a product range of more than 100 items, which it currently export to more than 60 countries. Many of the products on the Harris stand will be new to the market such as the Jumbo wire brush, the retractable Window Scraper designed to remove unwanted paint from window frames and a new range of top quality paint brushes.

Adrian Dick, commercial director for the British Hardware and Housewares Association says: "We are proud to have Harris as part of the British pavilion. It is one of the oldest established and most renowned companies in the hardware and tools sector in Britain."

Hardware & Tools is the leading exhibition of its kind in the Middle East and it will be complemented by the Housewares and Hometech exhibition which will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre on the same dates.

Geoff Dickinson, managing partner of EPOC International, the organiser of the events, says: "We are very fortunate to have Harris at our event. It is a company of real quality, demonstrated by the fact that it is an ISO 9002 company, which also carries the seal of appointment to Queen Elizabeth II."

Visitors to Hardware & Tools will not only get the chance to see an extensive variety of products from all over the world, but they will also have the chance to win a trip to Germany for two, courtesy of Lufthansa German Airlines, he adds.