International Turkeybuild 2009 Istanbul Fair

[i]The Greatest Construction Sector-based Gathering of the Region is opening up its doors for the 32nd time. [/i] May, 6th – 10th, 2009 Tuyap Fair and Congress Center Ever since the first time it was organized, International TURKEYBUILD Istanbul Fair, the biggest and most important building materials fair of Turkey; developed into an important platform with the support and contribution of the professionals in the sector. This year, once more, the participants will seize the opportunity to demonstrate innovations that would pave the way to the industry at a larger scale and quench the thirst for new ideas. International TURKEYBUILD Istanbul Fair is the Biggest Building Fair of Turkey and the Wider Region. The first one of International TURKEYBUILD Fair series, Istanbul Fair is held in an area of 60.000 m² with 10 different halls grouped according to production areas and last year it attracted 96.000 visitors. With the participation of 800 companies from 50 different countries, the International TURKEYBUILD Istanbul Fair is qualified as the greatest building fair of Turkey and it is the most effective access to the Turkish building market. Apart from the large exhibition area, participant and visitor profile, TURKEYBUILD Istanbul Fair also proves its competency by providing maximum exposure to the market and giving the visitors freedom of choice in a variety of highest quality and cost effective products. TURKEY: 2nd in sheet glass and 6th in cement production in the World… 3rd in ceramics and iron&steel… and the biggest in vitrified ceramics production in Europe. Turkey has an immense regional and global scale of building materials production. Many products such as cement, construction bar, iron&steel construction parts, plastics, aluminum construction materials, ceramics, glass, paint and marble do not only meet the domestic need, they also have a competitive advantage in foreign markets. The country’s producers gain this advantage through the progressive and modern technology applied in the production process, export oriented production, and access to the needed know-how… not to mention the geographical proximity to the demand. International Turkeybuild 2009 Istanbul comprises a golden opportunity for those who would like to get in touch with Turkish companies that created international brands. Purchasing committees responsible for construction investments in 20 foreign countries have participated in the fair in 2008 with the support of Prime Minister’s Office Undersecreteriat of Foreign Trade Purchasing Committee Program and TOBB Foreign Economic Relations. Under the coordination of Prime Minister’s Office Undersecreteriat of Foreign Trade, participation of the committees was organized by Istanbul Mine and Metals Exporters Union General Secretary (ÝMMÝB) and Central Anatolia Exportation Unions General Secretary (OAÝB). Purchasing committees from Jordan, Lebanon, North Korea, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan¬¬¬, Albany, Oman Sultanate, Belarus, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Palestine, Syria, Ukraine, and Qatar made contributions to the activities of Turkish building sector in the international area. Fair all day, Istanbul All Night! It is not only business that is proposed! You can be the distinguished visitor of the International TURKEYBUILD Istanbul all day long, and at night you are more than welcome to enjoy the life in one of the most beautiful cities on earth. The only city that is built in two continents and that has served three empires as the capital, Istanbul will surely delight you with its historical, cultural and cosmopolitan texture. The Building Information Centre has already started the foreign promotion of the TURKEYBUILD 2009 Istanbul Fair. It is anticipated that the volume of participants as well as visitors will go through a considerable growth. For more information: www.turkeybuildistanbul.com