Third Edition of INTERMAT Middle East Concludes

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 25 January 2014 – Held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works, UAE, and supported by the Department of Municipal Affairs, INTERMAT Middle East 2014 concluded on Thursday.

Maryvonne Lanoë, INTERMAT Exhibition Director, said: “We would like to thank the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW), the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA), all the exhibitors as well as the attendees for their continued collaboration to make the third edition of INTERMAT Middle East.”

Significant investments in construction and infrastructure projects are being made continually in the region and INTERMAT Middle East aims to help its visitors and partners capitalise on these investments being made.

Featuring national pavilions consisting of key leading exhibitors from France, United Kingdom, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, and more.

Andrea Bonomi, Export Area Manager, CARMIX – METALGALANTE SPA, said: “Our participation at INTERMAT Middle East 2014 has been successful and fruitful. Even though the size of the exhibition is not huge, we are extremely satisfied, especially with the quality of the people that attended this exhibition. It is important for us to participate in this exhibition to get contacts and build relationships with people that have job sites and need new solutions for their proposals and we have made great potential contacts. The exhibition and building was well organised and the people involved are very dedicated.  I believe that we will attend again and keep going on this policy of facing and finding highly qualified people in the construction industry.”

Clarence Jacobson, Director, Products & Marketing, ORYX SIMULATIONS AB, said: “We are a Swedish company and decided to come here because it is a very interesting market – the UAE market and the entire Middle East market. What we have seen is that, even though the number of visitors has been small, we have had a number of quality leads to build relationships on. This exhibition is more about quality than quantity.”

He further added: “Typically in our business it is not about quick wins, but more about business development process. We have identified and started initiating conversations with some potential corporations, however, it will require some work to pursue and finalise those outcomes.”

The MoPW and the DMA both showed their support for the third edition of INTERMAT Middle East. His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works, UAE inaugurated the show and led the tour while senior level representatives from DMA actively participated in the workshops held in conjunction with the exhibition. Workshop topics conducted by senior level representatives from DMA included: AD EHS Management System, EHS Construction Management Plan, Bobcat TLS Training Session, Fire Hazard and Prevention, Demolition, Portable Powered Tools, Powered Lift Trucks and Chemical Safety.

The last day of the show also saw a workshop conducted by Mr. Ihab Bassiounni, Country Manager – UAE, Grey Matters (Group of Companies) giving highlights from NRMCA's Concrete Technologist Middle East (CTME) Certification Program - Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete.

INTERMAT Middle East was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 14 – 16 January 2014, and was organised by Comexposium in collaboration with Clarion Events Middle East. The event consisted of both indoor and outdoor exhibition areas with world's leading brands in construction machinery, materials and equipment industry coming together.

For more information on INTERMAT Middle East, please visit: http://www.intermat-middleeast.com/

For further information on these next events, please visit:

www.intermatme.com for INTERMAT Middle East, 14-16 January 2014, ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE

www.intermatconstruction.com for INTERMAT Paris, 20-25 April 2015, Paris-Nord Villepinte, France

About INTERMAT Middle East

INTERMAT Middle East, a joint venture between Comexposium and its partner Clarion Events Middle East, responds to the need for an event dedicated to construction materials and equipment for the fast growing markets of the Middle East.

About INTERMAT

INTERMAT is the International Exhibition for Equipment and Techniques for Construction and Materials Industries. INTERMAT Paris is organised by S.E. INTERMAT an umbrella organization, bringing together the trade associations for manufacturers and importers CISMA and SEIMAT together with COMEXPOSIUM, one of the leading trade show organisers in Europe.

About Comexposium

COMEXPOSIUM, Europe's leading events organiser, has a portfolio of 114 conferences, B2B and B2C exhibitions covering 17 sectors. It organises five of France's biggest events: SIAL, Intermat, Equip Auto, SIMA and the Foire de Paris. The group is jointly owned by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) and UNIBAIL RODAMCO.

About Clarion Events Middle East

CLARION EVENTS MIDDLE EAST is a highly experienced exhibitions and conference organiser with a team that has over 25 years' experience in the events industry and more than 15 years' experience of organising leading trade events in the Middle East.