The first edition of Intermat Middle East, the second largest construction sector exhibition worldwide, will be held in Abu Dhabi in March, 2011.

Intermat Middle East will be held from March 28 to 30 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec).

Intermat takes place in Paris, France, every three years with approximately 1,500 exhibitors participating from 48 countries to showcase cutting edge products and services in the construction industry. It welcomes 200,000 visitors out of which almost half are international delegates, according to a statement.

Intermat Middle East 2011 will be co-located with Arabian Construction Week 2011.

“Intermat is a world renowned exhibition in the construction sector and is the perfect complement to Arabian Construction Week,” said Christopher Hudson, managing director, Mecom Forums, a Clarion events partner.

“It offers visitors and delegates an opportunity to understand construction processes, define suitable technologies for projects and examine how successful builds are completed, while also presenting them with an exclusive platform to meet solution providers,” he added.

The exhibition addresses the need for an event dedicated to construction materials and equipment for the fast growing markets of the Middle East and North Africa, with visitors from across the GCC attending. Intermat Middle East will extend its reach to other countries in the region, including Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey.

During the event, attendees have an opportunity to meet international suppliers and constructors that can provide solutions to meet their infrastructure and construction equipment needs.

The Arabian Construction Week consists of three dedicated trade shows: Green Building Middle East for sustainable construction solutions, Future Build Middle East for Innovative construction products and Civil Engineering Middle East.

In addition, the Arabian Construction Week also hosts four international summits: Building Smart, which addresses interoperability delivered by building information modelling processes; the Green Building Summit; the Climate Control Summit and the Infrastructure Summit. – TradeArabia News Service