The sector gathered in the world's most investment attracting city Dubai for the 40th time

The Building and Construction Fair The BIG 5 Show, the meeting of the construction industry was held in Dubai on 25-28 November 2019 for the 40th time.

The Turkish natural stone sector has participated in The Big 5 Show in Dubai, the world’s most invested city with its 375 billion USD worth of projects this year, and introduced its products and companies to get a share of the big projects. Turkey Expotim International Fair Organizations Inc., the only official representative of the Dubai Big 5 Show which was held in The Dubai World Trade Center has been organizing the national participation to the fair since 2010. Acting General Manager Çağatay Erşahin, who made explanations about the fair on behalf of Expotim, said: “220 Turkish companies, 17 of which were natural stone companies, participated in the fair. Facing the intense interest of approximately 70 thousand visitors from 134 countries, Turkish participants have signed many business agreements and partnerships to double their exports.” Most of the companies we interviewed in the fair said that they received efficiency from this year’s fair. Some companies said: “The Big 5 and Middle East Stone were more efficient when they were being held as two separate fairs. The Middle East Stone Fair was a much more special fair for the natural stone industry. It has become a complicated fair now. We think that natural stone companies are lost in this confusion.”

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“Turkish Companies have become the star of the fair”

Çağatay Erşahin said: “220 Turkish companies participating in The BIG 5 Show Dubai Fair became literally the star of the fair. Our companies who exhibited their products in most distinguished event of the region, the BIG 5 Show managed to increase their brand values in the Middle Eastern Market.” Erşahin added that more than 100 companies have already booked their place for Dubai Big 5 2020.

Why Dubai Market important?

Dubai is at the center of the global construction market with its investments in the construction sector. in the Gulf region, where countries with high purchasing power are located, the value of the construction projects planned to be constructed in the Gulf region is 2.5 trillion dollars and Dubai is the world’s biggest investment receiving city with 375-billion-dollar value projects. The Gulf region, which includes oil and natural gas exporting countries, has important business opportunities for construction companies that do business on an international scale. In addition, the fact that a prestigious event such as Expo 2020 will take place in Dubai is another factor that adds momentum to the sector due to preparations and new constructions. This event, which will be attended by 190 countries, is presented as the largest organization to be realized in the Arab world and many construction and infrastructure projects are being developed to support this great event. The Dubai construction market, which left London even behind this year with an investment of 375 Billion Dollars, means the export potential that cannot be underestimated for the building materials sector.