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Azerbaijan International Construction Exhibition to take place in October

15 September 2009 10:07 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA-Economics. BakuBuild, the Azerbaijan International Construction Exhibition, the largest exhibitions in the region, takes place on 21-24 October in the Heydar Aliyev Sport and Concert Complex, announced Iteca Caspian.

This is a special date for the exhibition, as this year BakuBuild celebrates 15 years. During this time, the exhibition has grown significantly and become bigger, in terms of area, than Caspian Oil and Gas, the largest project in the Caspian region. Over the 15 years, more than 1600 companies from 30 countries have taken part in BakuBuild. Throughout this time, BakuBuild has been an important event for construction industry specialists and a platform for meetings, presentations and networking.

Despite the global financial crisis, which has seriously affected the worldâ€™s construction industry, the exhibition continues to operate effectively and this year will bring together more than 250 companies from 26 countries. Companies from Saudi Arabia and Romania will take part in the event this year for the first time. About 30% of participants are companies which are entering the market for the first time. Nation stands include Germany, Belarus, Iran and Lithuania. BakuBuild will demonstrate a wide assortment of sanitary ware and construction equipment. More than 400mÂ² of exhibition space will be allocated to decoration materials, where visitors will be able to see the latest ceramics, facing stone, floor and wall coverings, wallpaper, paints and so on. The â€˜Heat and Ventâ€™ sector at this yearâ€™s exhibition will present well-known brands, and the latest ventilation, heating, water supply and water purification systems.

A wide-ranging programme, including business and social events, will accompany the exhibition. One of these, â€˜Comfort and Warmth for Birdsâ€™, is an environmental event, which will take place on 26 September at 12:00 in the Central Botanical Garden. Participants will have the opportunity to assemble birdhouses and to give a bird a new home. The aim of this anniversary event is to bring about a positive attitude towards nature and its protection on the part of the public. It will also demonstrate the social, economic and ethno-cultural importance of conservation areas, which play a key role in preserving the variety of flora and fauna in Azerbaijan and the Apsheron Peninsula. The organisers hope that the event will help to focus societyâ€™s attention on protecting the environment, as well as promote the development of relations between exhibition participants.