Report on the 20th Aniversary Azerbaijan International Construction Exhibition

BakuBuild 2014

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BAKUBUILD –A PLATFORM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS IN AZERBAIJAN!

BAKUBUILD – LEADING BUILDING EVENT IN AZERBAIJAN AND CASPIAN REGION!

BakuBuild, the largest building event in Caspian region, has firmlymaintained its position as the leading construction forum for the past 20years. The huge interest in the exhibition is explained by the fact thatBakuBuild creates business atmosphere for socializing with more than10,000 professionals who annually attend this event. BakuBuild is thebest platform for market research, business development, sourcingdistributors and strengthening your position in the region.

Maya Gafarli – Project Manager Iteca CaspianYanneth Castro – Project Manager ITE Group PLCLorenza Riboni - Project Manager Invernizzi InternationalAcelya Bayraktar - Project Manager EUF TurkeyMargarita Fast - Project Manager GIMA GermanyGrazyna Tuszynska – Project Manager ITE PolandYana Sapunova - Project Manager ITE GulfTracy Tan - Project Manager ITE China

Exhibition Team

OFFICIAL SUPPORT

Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan

State Committee for Town Planning and Architectureof the Republic of Azerbaijan

National Confederation of The Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizationsof Azerbaijan Republic (AEC)

Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation

OFFICIAL PARTNERS

Travelpartner Official hotelsSecurity

partner

GENERAL SPONSOR

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

EXHIBITION EVENTS

On 23 of October in the frame of Caspian Construction Week were organised seminar by“Eco Life” magazine on topic “Future of the construction sector of Azerbaijan: Opportunities-Perspectives”.

On 23 of October Iteca Caspian LLC organized a karting contest for the participants of Caspian Construction Week.

During 4 days exhibition presented wide range of business program, includes conferences, seminars and master-classes.

ANNIVERSARY EVENTS A special programme of additional events took place to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the BakuBuild exhibition. One of the first of these was the "We building together" event, which was held on 11 October at the Central Botanical Garden. The beautification of one of the central parks of the city has become a tradition at the exhibition. New benches and bird feeders have been contributed by the organisers and exhibitors. Over 50 companies took part in the event.

The evening reception dedicated to the anniversary of theexhibition on 22 October also featured a special BakuBuildaward ceremony for the first year student that received thehighest marks when applying to the AzerbaijanArchitecture and Construction University. The award waspresented to Samaya Alidzhanova.

Exhibitors that had the most noticeable and memorable standswere awarded certificates by the organisers. The followingcompanies won award certificates at the exhibition:Best Corporate Style - Safe LifeBest Stand Design - Giorgio Piotto / MargrafBest Performance - ICEX, Spain Trade and InvestmentBest Shell Scheme - Dubai Export Development Corporation Best Customer Attraction - Gazakh Cement Plant LLCMost Creative Stand - Develi OJSCMost Attended Stand - BehrudMost Fascinating Stand - Matanat ABest Debut - NeoClassBest Product Presentation - Aqua RodosBest Country Presentation - Italian Trade AgencyMost Original Stand - MIRTBest Company Presentation - Osmanli Makina LTD

PRESS-CONFERENCE

The press conference was held on 21 of October at“JW Marriott Absheron Hotel”. It was attended by accreditedjournalists, including representatives of both national and internationalmedia. The press conference was led by Mr Jahangir Gojayev, Head ofthe International Relations and Information Department of the StateUrban Planning and Architecture Committee of the Republic ofAzerbaijan; Mr Edward Strachan, Executive Director of ITE Group Plc.;Mrs Maya Gafarli, Project Manager for BakuBuild at ITE Group Plc.; MrRashad Gadymov, Project Manager for BakuBuild at Iteca Caspian LLC.

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by:• Mr. Elkhan Asadov, Deputy Head of the State Agency for Construction

Safety Control under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan Republic

• Mr. Giampaolo Cutillio, Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan,• Ms. Aurora Tarruella, Trade Attachй of the Spanish Embassy in Turkey,• Mr. Sami Al-Hashemi, Principal Executive of Dubai Exports Company of

Government of Dubai (UAE)• Mr. Edward Strachan, ITE Group Plc

Number of participants: 367

• Domestic participants: 116• International participants: 251

Total space: 15 925 sq.m.

Number of participating countries: 26

Including Austria, Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Spain, Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, UK and USA.

National groups from Germany, Italy, Iran, Hungary, Portugal, Spain and UAE.

85% of participating companies have established new business contacts17% of participants signed contracts at BakuBuild 2014 77% of participants expect to sign contracts as a result of the exhibition61% of the participants highly appreciated the organisation of the exhibition and were completely satisfied with quality of attendees64% of participants confirmed their participation at similar events in future

Visitors: 10 310

During its 4 days exhibitions were attended by 10 310 visitors.

Number of countries: 32Including Austria, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria,China, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan,Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, UK, Uzbekistan.

Product CategoriesSanitaryware

Interiors

Windows & Doors

Construction Machinery

Lighting

BuildTech

Building Materials

Ceramic & Stone

Flooring

Woodworking

Design, finishing, furniture

Country living

Garden

GALA EVENING RECEPTION

The official Evening Reception celebrating theexhibition’s opening was held on 22 of October at“Buta Palace”. The event was attended by over 900guests including exhibitors, officials,representatives ofembassies, partners of ITE Group Plc. and Iteca Caspian LLC, and media representatives.

TESTIMONIALSGiampaolo Cutillo,Ambassador of Italy to AzerbaijanIt is the second year that I amattending BakuBuild and I would liketo point out that the growth rate of theexhibition has turned out a pleasant surprise.For many years, Italian companies and theTrade Agency of the country have activelyparticipated in this event. I am proud to say thatmore than 80 companies of Italy are taking partin BakuBuild 2014. I hope that such a large delegationof entrepreneurs will promote the development of theAzerbaijan construction market, and the establishment orintensification of cooperation with local companies.

Aurora Tarruella,Trade Attaché for the Embassy of Spain to TurkeyI welcome all the participants of BakuBuild 2014! Spanish companies haverepeatedly participated in this event, but on such a special occasion as theanniversary of the exhibition, our country is represented with the stand of theChamber of Commerce of Spain, which unites a multitude of domestic companies.I am confident that within the framework of BakuBuild, all the interested peoplewill get familiarised with the products of Spanish companies and close cooperationwill be established.

Anna Privalikhina,Sales Area Manager, Giorgio PiottoOne of the company slogans is based onthe idea that the Giogio Piotto furniturechanges life for the better, which is notsurprising. Meanwhile, the key distinctivefeature of our products is masterful generationof colour.These days, Giorgio Piotto is demonstrating at itsstand the furniture from the Mood Deco collection for thefirst time presented at a Milan furniture studio in April of 2014.It is the first time our company is participating in BakuBuild.We aim at finding business partners. Given the developmentrate of Azerbaijan economy and the interest taken in Italian design,we are confident that this exhibition will generously bear fruit.BakuBuild 2014 is a unique opportunity for close communication withpotential business partners and for launching successful cooperation on theAzerbaijan market.

Dmitriy Fedotov,Sales Director at a representative office,Werzalit GmbH+Co.KGWerzalit GmbH+Co.KG are taking part in the BakuBuild exhibition for the first time, demonstratinga broad range of best products and novelties offered by our company. First of all, those includewooden products manufactured on the basis of the patented Werzalit technology.To our opinion, Azerbaijan’s construction industry is currently on the rise, very rapidly developingand attracting the attention of entrepreneurs from all over the world. That’s why, the WerzalitGmbH + Co.KG Company have quite high expectations of its participation in the BakuBuild 2014exhibition!

Yevgheniy Kreyda,Head of the representative office in Azerbaijan,MIRT CompanyFor our company, participation inBakuBuild 2014 is a debut and weexpect it to lay the foundation for regular andproductive cooperation.MIRT specialises in the production of exclusivefurniture and interior items which will definitely interestmany local devotees of home coziness and impressiveapartments.We are sure that participation in this exhibition is the bestway of presenting our company’s products and capacity, andmeeting new potential partners and clients. Such events areextremely important both for every individual client, and for the economyof a state as a whole, because they reveal new opportunities and helpmake the best choices, secure an inflow of new companies and goods to themarket, and promote competition.

Alexey Kleshev,Regional sales director, Pitched roofingproject, TechnoNIKOL CorporationLast year our company launched factory for producing roofing materials and flexible shinglesunder the Shinglas trademark. We are sure that clients in Baku will take interest in this product.We are participating in BakuBuild for the first time. We are very interested in the Azerbaijanmarket, and we see how dynamically the country is developing, particularly the capital city whichis deservedly considered to be the blossom of the region. New construction projects areimplemented here and our company would love to take part in these large scale transformations.We have participated in exhibitions of different countries and I can say that BakuBuild 2014 is oneof the largest events in this region’s construction sector. We like this exposition and are happywith quality of its arrangement.