The Big 5 Show concludes with positive note

This year Big 5 event concluded on Thursday, with about 3,000 exhibitors (regional and international), displaying their respective products and services, while a few of them got to sign good deals in the region.

Being known as a major trade event for building and construction sector in The Gulf, The Big 5 offers a unique platform to exhibit, education and gain valuable insights into the construction sector.

This year’s Big 5 event also undertook first steps to develop into becoming carbon neutral and committed to ensure that it educated the exhibitors and visitors on the issue. It also served as a platform in raising awareness about green solutions.

This year’s event witnessed over 60,000 visitors at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre (DICEC) during the four-day event. About 53 countries from across the globe showcased their products in the venue.

Several exhibitors who were interviewed by the media spoke positively about the event this year, and agreed that it was in fact, a bigger and better industry than yesteryears. They also said that the magnitude of the exhibition indicates that the Gulf is moving towards the road to economic recovery following the onset of the global economic crunch.

An overwhelming dance performance using heavy-duty construction equipments by world-renowned JCB’s Dancing Diggers at an open venue outside the exhibition halls made this year’s event unique as such a performance happened first time in the history of the show.

The venue also accommodated The Big 5 PMV, a dedication showcase for construction plant, equipment, machinery and vehicles sector under the same roof as the region’s largest building and construction show.

The Gaia Awards 2009, a new concept, launched last year, was a major attraction of the show. The prestigious environmental awards had attracted 125 entries this year, and this year’s gold winner who hailed from Australia. The awards were open to all the exhibitors of the event, which could nominate products and services that depict commitment towards protecting the environment.

This year’s Gold Award was received by Australian Innovative Systems (AIS), which was in a stiff competition with its Ecoline technology, a new and revolutionary on-site, chlorine generation plant.

The organizer of the show, dmg world media Dubai, revealed that there was a threefold increase in the number of applications received this year. There were a total of one gold, six silver, ten bronze, fifteen green awards, covering 32 products and services that were given away this year.

Posted on 30/11/2009

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