French composite materials show coming to UAE
(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
SHARJAH 9th May 2016 (WAM) -- France's GL Events is organising the 17th Texwork Exhibition and Conference for the first time in the Middle East at Expo Centre Sharjah on November 22nd and 23rd bringing its international event for composite materials to the UAE.
This is only the second time the exhibition is to be held outside of Europe having been held in Istanbul in 2015. The move by GL Events a worldwide provider of integrated solutions and services for events is aimed at getting closer to growing markets.
Industry observers say that given the wide range of composites usage in architectural fields such as solar protection or tensile architecture marine applications or industrial applications like water treatment the show will be a boon not only for the immediate target area of the Middle East and North Africa but also the growing markets of the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asian countries.
"This is the first time an international composites and advanced materials exhibition is being held in the GCC and perhaps the entire region. It is coming at the right time too as architects and engineers have increasingly started using composites due to their attractive physical properties as well as unbeatable light weight" said Benoit Beylier Deputy Managing Director Sales and Marketing for GL Events.
"This is a great development for Expo Centre Sharjah. Ever since we decided to open the doors for external organisers we have seen great interest from local regional as well as international event organisers. We are looking forward to having major players like GL organise their shows in Sharjah" said Saif Mohammed Al Midfa CEO Expo Centre Sharjah.
He added that the sophisticated facilities of Expo Centre its proximity to Dubai and the strong industrial base of Sharjah and the country will provide a fertile ground for exhibitions to take off.
The region's growing economic sectors will ensure that there is great demand for composite materials with Texwork 2016 catering to all requirements like welding cutting and sewing machines accessories and software distribution systems and solutions like solar protection acoustic solutions facades lightweight architecture and modular structures.
Texwork is a private event and an initiative of Serge Ferrari the French manufacturing group which is a leader in the flexible composite material sector. GL Events is a world-class provider of integrated solutions and services for events operating across the three main market segments: congresses conferences and conventions cultural sports and political events and trade fairs and exhibitions for professionals and the general public.
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