Bangalore successfully concludes BuildArch & BuildUp 2008; sees over 5000 business visitors and generates business enquiry of Rs. 50 Crores
BuildArch & BuildUp 2008, two concurrent mega international events on building materials and real estate, organised by BIEC, CII and DMAG came to a successful close today. Over 5000 business visitors thronged the exhibition and generated business enquiry of Rs. 50 Crores . In the first edition itself, the event attracted 200 exhibitors participating including those from ten other countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain & UAE among others
Tweet-- BuildArch & BuildUp 2008, two concurrent mega international events on building materials and real estate, organised by BIEC, CII and DMAG came to a successful close today. Over 5000 business visitors thronged the exhibition and generated business enquiry of Rs. 50 Crores . In the first edition itself, the event attracted 200 exhibitors participating including those from ten other countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain & UAE among others. There were also country group pavilions from Australia, Italy and Korea.
In his comments, J. P. Nayak, Chairman - BuildArch 2008 and President (Operations) - Larsen & Toubro Ltd. said, “The success of the first edition of the two events and the overwhelming participation points to the value the two events bring to the broader industries they focus on. We are pleased that we have been able to lay the foundation for the subsequent editions to build upon. Would like to thank everyone involved for making this happen,”
In his comments, Irfan Razzack, Chairman - BuildUp 2008 and Chairman and Managing Director, Prestige Projects Pvt. Ltd. said, “The two concurrent events have together generated momentum for the industry at large which is commendable in the current context. This optimism is much needed and it is quite valuable that the industry had a platform to share notes and voice their opinion at a truly challenging juncture in it’s history. Am sure the subsequent editions will benefit from the benchmark and momentum of this edition.”
Mega international event featuring recent global trends in building material and real estate, BuildArch 2008 and BuildUp 2008 was the perfect platform to reactivate the industry’s enthusiasm. The conferences at BuilArch & BuildUp 2008 were crowd pullers with most of the industry captains in attendance. BuildArch’s conference on the theme of “Buildings of the future” focused on what next in construction and architecture besides green buildings. BuildUp’s conference on the theme - “Indian realty gearing ahead” covered topics like emergence of real estate funds, real estate development etc. A highlight of the event was a CEO conclave also as part of this conference attracted the cream of the industry and saw participation of some of the biggest names in the space.
The enthusiastic participation from the exhibitors and visitors validates the fact that such a platform was a much awaited one and that in the long run BuildArch & BuildUp 2008 will prove to be fruitful to the infrastructure sector industry per se. The presence of the high level delegation from the Korea and Italy also indicates that the world is recognising the human skills and expertise India has to offer.
Notes to Editor
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.