EXPO BUILD & HOTELEX attracts more than 66,000 visitors setting a new record in the history of the shows in spite of the global crisis

EXPO BUILD 2009: -   More Design & Better Quality

-         Exhibitors: No signs of crisis – excellent visitor quality – TOP brands were back

-         Visitors: 110 countries visited EXPO BUILD more than the year before

-         Visitor Quality improved – more contractors & real estate developers joint the show

-         Top Conference Themes: Ideal Bathroom proofed to be a big success, Better Design & Better Life

-         New Concept for 2010

Expo Build established itself as the only exposition in East Asia for Premium Design & Solutions for the Building & Ceramics Industry.

VISITOR QUALITY IMPROVED

Most of the exhibitors confirmed that the quality of the visitors improved once again. The visitors were mainly contractors, real estate developers, hotel developers, bar & restaurant owners, architects & interior designers (more than 4,000) etc. who are on the look-out for the latest trends and product innovations as well as comprehensive and premium design solutions.

TOP BRANDS PRESENT AT EXPO BUILD

More than 450 national and international exhibitors exhibited at more than 45, 000 sqm at the 4-day event at Shanghai New International Exhibition Center.

Leading ceramics, stone & building brands such as: Inalco, Azulev, Graniti Fiandre, Sannini, Sicis, Marca Corona, Panaria, Elios, NovaBell, Serenissimacir, Capri, Cerasarda, Cercom, Cir, Wintop, Hunter Douglas, Nabel, Champion, TOTO, FAAC, Winspia, Aertecnica, Kolbe, Nichiha, Leica, Caparol, Fluegger, Orica......but also leading designer houses from USA such as Ryan Young or the German Architect MUDI as well as Taiwan architect WeiMin Li joint Expo Build for the first time.

“3-Show-In-One” CONCEPT DRAWS MORE VISITORS

Expo Build China is co-located with Hotelex Shanghai and China Clean Expo. Together with Expo Build, Hotelex & China Clean Expo form a “3-Show-In-One” concept with more than 66,000 visitors and 1,800 exhibitors. The “3-Show-In-One” concept guarantees that more visitors will visit Expo Build. Especially hotel contractors, restaurant and bar owners find the way to Expo Build to learn about the latest trends & designs for the hospitality industry and building innovations.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ATTRACTED MORE VISITORS THAN EXPECTED

With crowded forums and conference rooms the organizer has been overwhelmed by the welcome of the visitors to the new conference and event programme structure. The premier of the Ideal Bathroom introducing the TOP Italian interior designers: Paola Navone, Ludovica and Romberto Palomba, Giovanna Talocci and Diego Grandi jointly presented by ABITARE Magazine was a huge success with people need to wait outside the 400 seating forum at hall W3. Other conferences, seminars and events on the hospitality industry, green building, real estate issues and other building & design related topics as well as the C.O.C.A. & Golden Bund Award Ceremony proofed to be highly beneficial for the quality visitors which come from the contractors, real estate, architects and design background. The organizer will continue to offer more such kind of events and conferences in 2010 and will build up a B2B platform where premium building and ceramics manufacturers can meet with the Asian real estate industry, contractors, designers & architects.

NEW CONCEPT FOR THE FUTURE

To celebrate the 18^th edition of Build Expo, the organiser will modernise the entire exhibition by adding more future building-related topics and combining these new topics with an entirely new structure of the exhibition.

Expo Build will extend its existing services for architects and designers by adding more product and service categories for exhibitors, such as designer software, CAD systems and other software solutions. The widely at Expo Deco at hall W3 and the Home Fashion & Design Shanghai Show will also be extended in scale. Expo Build will thus become the largest and most important meeting place for architects, and interior and product designers in East Asia.

Furthermore, the organiser will give real estate developers, agents and service providers the chance to introduce their latest residential, industrial and commercial products – showcasing trends for energy-saving building and futuristic structures, exterior designs and new exterior building solutions.

Finally, Expo Build will address the growing demand in China and other Asian countries for premium supplies. Ceramics China, which is co-located with Expo Build, will move into the premium segment, and showcase high-class and fashionable bathrooms, tiles and other interior decoration materials. Existing exhibiting companies will feel more confident and comfortable in a premium environment, making Ceramics China the only premium event in China for tiles, stones and bathroom facilities.

New Motto: FROM EXTERIOR TO INTERIOR, EXPO BUILD PROVIDES PREMIUM SOLUTIONS FOR THE CERAMICS & BUILDING INDUSTRY IN ASIA

With this new structure, the organiser of Expo Build is addressing the needs of the building industry by providing solutions for future buildings under the new motto for Expo Build 2010 “Under One Roof – From Exterior to Interior”. Halls W1 and W2 will start with exterior building concepts and services, while Ceramics China and Glaze China (Expo Glaze), and the Design Festival at Expo Deco will remain in Halls W2/W3/W4.

Existing product groups for coatings (Expo Coat), lighting (Expo Light), windows and doors, and stone (Expo Stone) will be incorporated into this new structure, and be located in Halls W4 and W5, as well as an open area. In the future, exhibitors from the past, such as Faac and other big brands, will have an even better opportunity to showcase their new environmentally friendly product lines. The organiser emphasises that these sections will also be developed with an eye on the middle and premium segments to address the growing demand for high-quality and future design products in China and East Asia. Especially hall W4 will present international pavilions from Turkey, Poland and other countries as well as presenting the quality visitors with the TOP international brands.

EXPO BUILD ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR THE FUTURE

To meet the growing demands of the internationally renowned architects and designers that are present at the Design Festival at EXPO DECO in Hall W3, the show organiser has announced a great milestone for Expo Build 2010:

“EXPO BUILD GOES GREEN”

Following recent moves by China’s Central Government to promote green building solutions and energy-saving building solutions, Expo Build will open a new section to address the demand for environmentally safe and friendly energies and building materials. Planned public investment in these sectors is huge, driving market forces. However, as always in China, markets tend to be extremely opaque, trends are hard to identify, and reliable information and a good contact network are crucial for success. Leading companies from around the world - among them those from the US, Australia, Germany, the UK, Japan and Singapore - have confirmed their interest in participating in this new section. Leading networks, such as econet-China from Germany, and others from the UK, Australia and the US, are currently evaluating further cooperation opportunities with Expo Build China in 2010, as well as the chance to hold numerous forums, seminars and conferences co-located with Expo Build.

Starting at Expo Build 2010 each exhibitor which will display sustainable and environmentally friend building products will receive a special green logo to notify and to promote this special products to the visitors.

Join the future of Expo Build in 2010

The organiser invites all media and exhibitors to be part of this challenging new concept. Further details will be announced in spring 2009. The organiser is introducing the above new concepts as part of co-located conferences, events and seminars for the green building industry, real estate and other segments. An Expo Build “Activity Guide” will be published in March 2010 for ongoing events covering these topics during Expo Build.

(For more information, please visit www.expobuild.com )

Contact Person:
Ms. Cherry Liu

Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo Int’l Exhibition Co., Ltd.

Tel: +86 21 6437 1178-298

Fax: +86 21 6437 0982-298
Email: cherry.liu@UBMSinoexpo.com

        Shanghai Expobuild International Exhibition Co., Ltd. is a joint venture company between Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd.and BolognaFiere.

  Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (UBM Sinoexpo) is a professional joint-venture exhibition enterprise between Shanghai Sinoexpo International Exhibition Ltd (established in 1992) and UBM China Ltd., the arm of UBM Asia that is responsible for the group's mainland China business. It combines UBM Asia's global strength and experience with Sinoexpo's local network and expertise to stage 27 large-scale international events every year in China.

  Bolognafiere Spa organizes some of Europe’s leading tradeshows in a range of sectors. Each year BolognaFiere facilities hold 3 specialist events for the building sector: CERSAIE, SAIE and SAIESPRING.