Middle East Covering, the only exclusive contract business flooring and wall covering B2B exhibition in the region, will officially open its doors in May next year in Dubai, UAE.

The show will offer an exclusive platform to facilitate an estimated $1.6 trillion worth of interior decoration construction projects across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, said the organisers Dmg events.

Middle East Covering 2015 will showcase a complete line of handmade and machine-made carpets; textile and resilient floor coverings; parquet and wooden flooring; laminates; sports arena flooring; application technologies; wall coating, wall covering materials and all type of surface covering materials.

The exhibition aims to attract key industry players such as wholesalers and retailers of floor coverings, decision makers in the Mena contracting business, project planners, architects, interior designers, contractors, and floor fitters.

“With our combined 50 years experience in organizing Mena region’s largest construction and interior design exhibitions -  The Big5 and Index - this new specialised trade show will provide more cutting-edge solutions and cater to the requirements of any building project and design specialty be it for hospitality, healthcare, residential, office, retail, recreation or sports projects,” remarked Yan Wang, the event manager.

Surface interior design, he stated, significantly contributes to the overall character and aesthetic appeal of any development project.

"As such, demand for world-class interior surface solutions, including a wide variety of floor coverings and wall surface materials, remains relatively high with developers seeking to optimise the business value of their projects through innovative and unique interior designs," he noted.

"With the Gulf region boasting the most active construction market in the world, there is an ever-increasing demand for innovation, durable and sustainable initiated surface materials," said Wang.

The inaugural edition of the standalone show taking place in the Dubai World Trade Centre, will be part of Mena region’s largest interior sourcing platform.

The show will be co-located with three other B2B interior exhibitions, all organised by dmg events: Index - celebrating its 25th anniversary edition - workspace at Index and Middle East Stone.

Together the four exhibitions, covering a gross exhibit space of over 70,000 sq m, will host more than 50 exhibiting countries from around 100 countries, said the organisers.

In addition to this, Middle East Covering will host a programme of industry-focused seminars, product design awards and the second edition of the Meidaa Interior Design Architect Awards providing the perfect platform for fresh, modern designs, classic products and expert dialogue on the new  technologies and systems, they added.-TradeArabia News Service