MIDDLE EAST - Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions said more than 10,000 visitors are expected to attend its eighth ‘regional landmark event for wood trade and investment’ in April.
In 2013, the Dubai WoodShow attracted 7,000 visitors, and was 35 per cent bigger than 2012, in terms of exhibitor participation and exhibition floor space. This year, the exhibition area has increased to 13,428sqm, compared to 12,629sqm in 2013.
Around 500 companies from 40 countries are set to exhibit at the event on 8-10 April, an increase of seven per cent from the previous event.
“We are delighted with this success achieved since 2006 when we launched the exhibition with 75 exhibitors from 15 countries,” said Walid Farghal, director general of Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions. “We also expect an increase in the volume of commercial deals due to the growing demand for home and office furniture."
According to the organiser, the UAE wood industry is expected to register cumulative growth of 126 per cent over the next seven years, driven by the boom in the construction sector as part of the Expo 2020 build-up.
Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions also said the growth will be powered by rising investments in real-estate and infrastructure, in addition to the other expansion projects across the country
“We will conduct a series of seminars on the sidelines of the exhibition on the theme ‘Legal timber products in global trading is a must’, which will be held on the second day of the event. And on the first, (8 April) it will tackle 'Building with wood and innovation in sustainability'. These seminars will be addressed by experts during the three-day show,” Farghal added.
The show will occupy three halls of the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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