The boom in the Middle East steel working industry is reflecting on this year's SteelFab exhibition.

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30 Jan 2007

The third edition of the show got off to a grand start yesterday at Expo Centre Sharjah and on the first day itself attracted over 2,300 trade visitors from across the globe, particularly the Middle East and North Africa. As per the visitor count on the evening of January 29th, of the total trade visitors on the first day, 1,720 were from the GCC region including the UAE.

Among the other countries from which visitors had an imposing presence on the opening day were Egypt, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, and Turkey. The visitor profile included fabrication yard managers, production managers, procurement managers, estimators, planning and design engineers. Compared to the last edition, SteelFab 2007 is expected to witness a 60% increase in the number of visitors by the time the show concludes on January 31st.

'Given that SteelFab is the only exhibition of its kind in the Middle East, the regional steel working industry attaches great importance to the event for its sourcing requirements,' said Mr. Saif Al Midfa, Director General, Expo Centre Sharjah. 'The show, due to its profile, attracts only focused and quality visitors. The turnout on the first day has been highly encouraging and we expect it to further pick up,' he added.

SteelFab is the Middle East's largest display of Steel, Fasteners, Accessories, Surface Preparation, Machinery and Tools, Welding and Cutting, Finishing and Testing equipment, and Coatings and Anti-Corrosion material.