Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Deutsche Messe Hannover, Germany and Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) have come together to host “BuildArch 2008” and “Build Up 2008” international exhibition, which will be held at BIEC in Bangalore from October 21 to 24. Besides providing a platform for the industry to come together and discuss the developments and challenges at an eventful period in its existence, the two global events will also showcase the latest technology available from across the world in building materials, construction, architecture, real estate development, property investments and development opportunities. Spread over 20,000 sq. metres of gross area, the exhibition features over 200 exhibitors including overseas participation to the extent of 36 % spread across ten countries including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain & UAE. Key facet of the exhibition includes country-group pavilions from Australia, Italy and Korea. BuildArch 2008 & BuildUp 2008 will be held every alternate year henceforth.

BuildArch 2008 and BuildUp 2008 is set to have a grand opening in Bangalore with its inauguration with Shri Jaipal Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development, Govt. of India delivering the inaugural address and Shri B S Yediyurappa, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka delivering the key note address.

Addressing a press conference here today, Mr. J. P. Nayak, Chairman - BuildArch 2008 and President (Operations) - Larsen & Toubro Limited said,“ The absence of a quality global platform in India for local players to know and see for themselves what is currently cutting edge in the world of building materials, construction technology and architecture has finally been addressed. With the forum now available, one will see a flow of new technologies and ideas flowing into the Indian market which is healthy for the industry in the long run. We are happy to bring BuildArch to you and hope the audience and the industry finds it of value.”

Speaking to media, Mr. Irfan Razack, Chairman - BuildUp 2008 and Chairman and Managing Director, Prestige Projects Private Limited said, “While there have been real estate industry events there has been none on this scale, breadth and focus. The decision to make it concurrent with BuildArch increases the combined value to an industry player or our target audience and we welcome the industry to utilize the platform to share knowledge and find better ways to learn from each other and collaborate. This is very important in the current industry context as well.”

In the industry briefing it was unveiled that the real estate sector is estimated to touch $90 billion by 2015 along with the estimated planned investment of $456 billion over 2007-12 in the sector. The continuing investment in India’s infrastructure sector presents a tremendous business opportunity making it an attractive investment option for foreign investors and over US$ 30 billion is the expected inflow of FDI in the sector. The real estate sector’s current growth is estimated at 35% and the industry is worth an estimated US$15 billion. The growth over the next decade is expected to be 30%.

BuildArch will have a global conference on the theme of “Buildings of the future” which will focus on what next in construction and architecture besides green buildings. BuildUp will have a conference on the theme - “Indian realty gearing ahead” covering topics like emergence of real estate funds, real estate development etc. There will be a CEO conclave also as part of this conference which is expected to attract the cream of the industry and see participation of some of the biggest names in the space.

There will be free entry into Bangalore International Exhibition Centre for business visitors to the exhibition. There will also be to and fro bus shuttle service to the International airport, Vijayanagar, Yeshwanthpur, Majestic, Mysore road satellite bus station, Jayanagar & KR Market. There are user friendly pre-exhibition registration facilities, including online registration, a visitor helpdesk, an exclusive protocol lounge for VIP visitors and an exclusive media lounge equipped with internet-ready workstations for media representatives.

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About BIEC:

• BIEC - India's premier international Exhibition & Conference Complex

• Is an initiative of Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association

• 40000 sqm covered air-conditioned exhibition space; 5600 sqm Conference Centre with multiple halls of different dimensions attached with various facilities and 7500 sqm 3 floor Food Court with space for operation of Multicuisine Restaurant and Various Fast Food Joints

• Management Office, VIP Lounges, Business Centres and Control Rooms attached to exhibition halls

• Escalators & Elevators for movement of people & Adequate Rest Rooms

• State of the art Registration plaza with adequate space for multiple facilities like Security, C&F Agents, ATM, Medical and other support services

• Strategic Partnership with Deutsche Messe Hannover, Germany

About CII: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded over 112 years ago, it is India’s premier business association, with a direct membership of over 7000 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 362 national and regional sectoral associations. CII’s theme of ‘Building People, Building India’ puts the spotlight on Human Resource Development: making people more efficient, entrepreneurial and innovative, to make India and Indian industry even more competitive, across all sectors of the economy and all sections of society, at all levels – Global, National, Regional, State and Zonal.

About DMAG: Deutsche Messe develops plans and runs trade fairs and exhibitions in Germany and abroad. It has extensive expertise and experience in planning and executing around 100 trade fairs and exhibitions every year, involving 23,000 exhibitors, 1.8 million visitors and 15,000 journalists from over 100 different countries. The main emphasis continues to be on flagship international trade fairs for capital goods, run by Deutsche Messe in Hannover. The aim of these tradeshows is to represent the latest markets and highlight international market trends. They are also a forum for applications-oriented demonstrations of the latest technology, as well as new launches of cutting edge technologies and presentations of the latest research findings.