All-round success celebrating 20th Anniversary

In Almaty for the period of September 3-6, 2013 the major Kazakhstan construction forum – 20th Anniversary Kazakhstan International Exhibition «KazBuild 2013» featuring «Construction and Interiors, Windows, Doors & Facades, Ceramics & Stone» will be held. Alongside «KazBuild» exhibition, traditionally will be held the 6th Kazakhstan International Exhibition «Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, Water Supply, Sanitary, Environmental Technology and Swimming Pool – Aqua-Therm Almaty 2013». The exhibitions will occupy four pavilions of the Atakent exhibition center and outdoors. The event is organised by the group of companies -- ITE Group Plc (UK), Iteca (Kazakhstan), GIMA (Germany), and EUF (Turkey).

This year Event shows 15% increase by number of exhibitors and 25% increase of the exhibition area. The joint exposition of KazBuild 2013 and Aqua-Therm Almaty 2013 will present 520 of on-site and off-site exhibitors from 25 countries.

«KazBuild has become the exhibition-laboratory where the innovative ideas in construction sector get high evaluation or recommendation for improvement. Along with the participants of the Innovative Competition in construction industry «Goods, Brands, Technologies», on the experience of previous events, in all sectors and nearly at each stand the exhibitors present their novelties and innovative developments. Notably that Kazakhstan companies compose 37% of the total number of participants and also present their achievements», - mentions Mariya Akopyan, the construction exhibitions manager of Iteca company.

In year 2013 at KazBuild & Aqua-Therm Almaty a record number of Italian companies participate, comprising of 69 exhibitors. The variety of activities of the future exponents from Italy covers all the areas of construction sector from the equipment for construction materials and heating to windows, doors and water treatment systems, and certainly, the traditional sectors: design and decor, ceramics, stone and sanitary ware.

The significant growth of interest of companies from Russia, Poland, UAE and China is notable. Alongside with the traditional national pavilions of Germany, Italy, UAE and Finland, this year thank for the state support and subsidies into Kazakhstan these exhibitions will be visited by more than 20 companies from Poland and South Korea.

The last six years along with KazBuild exhibition the International specialised Exhibition «Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, Water Supply, Sanitary, Environmental Technology and Swimming Pool » - Aqua-Therm Almaty is being held. These joint projects successfully accompany each other. At the same time, it should be noted, that during a few years the national stand of Germany are present at both events, increasing its exposure annually. In year 2013 this tendency remains the same. Also, this year at Aqua-Therm Almaty there will be widely presented exposure of companies from China (45 companies). Another tendency of the exhibition is the participation of «Grundfos Kazakhstan» company (the world leader in pumping equipment production) in a new capacity, featuring as the Sponsor of the Aqua-Therm Almaty 2013.

The business programme of exhibitions this year is versatile and interesting as never before. At the symposium on the topic «The usage of energy efficient technologies in building constructions» will participate: the representatives of the Regional Development Ministry of RK, the heads of specialised international associations (BDH and FGK from Germany, Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Science from Russia), the representatives of the UNO programme «Energy-efficient design and building construction» (UNDP/ GEF) and certainly, the companies and enterprises.

In the framework of KazBuild exhibition is launched the new section: «Architecture and urban construction». The business programme of the event includes the round table on the topic «Perspectives of architecture development and urban construction in Kazakhstan».

Traditionally, on the first day of the exhibition, The Innovation Competition in the construction industry "Goods, Brands, Technologies" will take place in the framework of KazBuild 2013 & Aqua-Therm Almaty 2013 exhibitions. Among the competitors are 10 novelties produced in Kazakhstan, Russia, USA, Switzerland, and for the first time ever, Japan.

The 20 years international expo-brand of KazBuild Exhibition emphasizes the entrance of the industry to the new level; the motivation to apply the best technologies, materials, equipment, mechanisms at the construction sites of Kazakhstan. All this has to be operated by the high-skilled construction staff. The Exhibition helps to solve this issue – being a centre of establishing business contacts, exchanging the expertise, interaction among scientific, project and commercial entities.

The workshop and round tables schedule in the framework of the exhibitions, the participants list, and other additional information about events is available at the web-site: www.kazbuild.kz; www.aquatherm-almaty.kz.