Exhibitors, organisers and visitors at the gulfBID, gulfInteriors and the Gulf Property Show in Bahrain have hailed it as a huge success.

The three shows drew to a close at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre yesterday (May 14), reflecting that Bahrain's real estate sector has bounced back and business is booming again, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

The shows together created one of the biggest combined business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) showcase in the kingdom.

“The quality of visitors was better than last year and we had serious ones who were genuinely interested in our product,” Janada Electronics assistant director Faisal Ahmed Ashraf said.

“The economic activity generated as a result of the events supports the positive forecast for industry development and performance in the region this year,” Bahrain-based economist Dr John Phillip said.

“Such events help to unlock business potential by providing the industry with a new sourcing and knowledge platform for projects and contracts,” he added.

“The event has been very successful for us. There was good visitor footfall - mainly investors,” Pegasus NAI Bahrain managing director Aziz Mithaiwala said.

“We have had some serious meetings which will hopefully result in deals in the future,” he added.

“There was a good visitor turnout and we had serious meetings with interested prospects. It was a good branding exercise too,” a spokesman for KMC Holding said.

“We will definitely take part next year as well,” he added.

Plafixx Dry Mix Company of Bahrain made its debut at gulfInteriors where it displayed a wide range of high-quality plasters and mortars manufactured by its Saudi-based associate Wuensch Plaster Company.

It also demonstrated the ease of spraying these products using the Germany-manufactured PFT G4 mixing pump which it lends to clients for use on projects that utilise its products.

“We are a newcomer on the market and gulfInteriors offered us an opportunity to create awareness in the region of our products and showcase our services,” said assistant sales manager Sajan R.

In the spotlight at gulfInteriors were the company's tile adhesives and joint fillers.

Plafixx Dry Mix Company started operations in Bahrain in November last year, basically serving as a sales centre for products manufactured by Wuensch Plaster Company.

Organised by Bahrain-based Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions, the event featured more than 130 companies representing segments as diverse as construction design, engineering, project management, construction plant and machinery, green buildings, home-grown and international brands in sectors including furniture, paints, kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, ceramics, wall coverings and art and accessories, residential and commercial real estate assets and related services.

gulfBID 2015 enjoyed strategic sponsorship from Haji Hassan Group, which showcased products and services from its portfolio of joint venture partners and divisions, including Bahrain Precast Concrete, Bahrain Blocks, Haji Hassan Ready-mix, Arabian Chemical Industries (Isola), Haji Hassan Reinforcement, Arabian Parts Company and Bahrain Pipes.

KMC Holding, the owner and manager of turnkey solution companies across the Middle East, was also a strategic sponsor of gulfBID.

gulfInteriors featured both home-grown and international brands covering furniture, paints, kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, ceramics, wall coverings and art and accessories.

The Gulf Property Show was in its third successive year and featured developers not only from the GCC but as far afield as Turkey, the UAE, Bulgaria, Malaysia, and the UK, with additional real estate opportunities being exhibited from Cyprus, Bosnia, the US and Spain. - TradeArabia News Service