gulfBID & gulfINTERIORS

Exhibitions date change 2011 announced

Date: 26-28 April 2011
Venue: Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Manama,
     Kingdom of Bahrain

Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions, Bahrain, have announced that the dates for their 2011 flagship exhibitions, gulfBID – for the Construction sector, and gulfINTERIORS- for the Interiors, Design and Furniture sectors, are to be brought forward by one week and run from 26 to 28 April 2011.

Both events, which run concurrently at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre in conjunction with the Green Building Forum, are to be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

“The decision to bring our events forward into the last week of April as opposed to the traditional May timing has been arrived at after careful consideration and consultation with key exhibitors and other regional event organisers.” said Jubran Abdulrahman, Managing Director, HCE.

“In line with the current phenomenal growth and investment into the Northern GCC economy, our events this year enjoyed a 77% increase in visitor numbers from the region’s construction and interiors industries. May is a busy calendar month in the GCC and hopefully the decision to bring our trade exhibitions forward will mean that exhibitors can not only take advantage of the huge opportunities that gulfBID and gulfINTERIORS offer in the market, but may also be able to attend other, regional conferences and events. It is essential as exhibition organisers that we recognise not only the business potential for exhibitors of our own geographical location, but are able to see the larger market as a whole, and take decisions based on the overall business needs of our clients. We feel that moving our shows forward will achieve that and allow the best possible advantages overall to our loyal exhibitor base.”

In 2010, visitors attended gulfBID and gulfINTERIORS from 29 countries, illustrating gulfBID and gulfINTERIORS global reach and appeal. Participants exhibited from 21 countries, recognising the huge potential of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the Northern Gulf states as developing economies currently undergoing massive and rapid expansion across the events’ target sectors. The 6th Annual gulfBID Exhibition and the 2nd Annual gulfINTERIORS Exhibition will be held from 26 to 28 April 2011.

Further Information:
web: www.gulfbidexhibition.com and www.gulfinteriorsexhibition.com