Record Breaker.

(From Gulf Construction)

The Big 5 show that will open at the end of this month looks poised to break the records set at last years event, which saw not only the biggest ever show in the events long history, but an all-time high number of exhibitors and visitors

The 27th in a line of highly successful events staged for the Middle Easts building and construction industry, the show will be held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre (DIEC) in Dubai from October 28 to November 1

Bookings have already been received from all over the world and around 2,500 exhibitors will arrive as individual companies or national pavilions from Europe, Australasia, the near and Far East and the Indian sub-continent at the event. The show is expected to include around 30 national pavilions

Firmly established as the largest and most prestigious building services and construction event in the Middle East and Asia and one of the largest dedicated exhibitions for any industry anywhere in the world, last years show was the biggest ever, occupying the entire Dubai International Exhibition Centre, filling 10 exhibition halls, the Al Multaqua Hall and one pavilion, says Bernard Walsh, managing director of dmg world media Dubai, the organiser

We were inundated with re-bookings, even before last years show opened. This event keeps breaking its own records year after year, and with the DICEC having created additional floor space for this years Big 5, it will definitely be an even bigger event, he adds

Around 30 per cent more floor space will …