2nd CCA Building Expo Aims For 300 Booths

• 31 December 2015
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Inspired by the success of its first building and property expo in December last year, the Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) is aiming to fill 300 booths for the 2015 expo; a 20% increase on the 240 booths booked in 2014.

Over 160 booths had already been confirmed by local and international firms by the end of April with enquiries continuing to flow in from dozens more. The “4th CCA Summit and Cambodia Construction Industry Expo 2015” scheduled for 3-5 December at Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Exhibition and Convention Center will feature a greater and more exciting range of activities than the 1st expo last year.

The 2015 expo floor plan is divided into the following categories; Real Estate, Banking and Insurance; Construction Materials and Decoration; Electrical, Plumbing and Water Supply Machinery, Mechanical and Steel. A huge range of the latest local and international products and services in these three categories will feature at the fair.

While the booth rental price is unchanged, the expo organizers, after acknowledging the challenges from 2014 are now improving every aspect of the event management from enhancing the booth selling strategy to the expo operation and management, and exhibitor facilitation services.

In addition to the free buffet lunch offered to exhibiters (one coupon per booth), the CCA is also excited to announce that the 2015 expo will feature a ‘CCA Members and Exhibitors Networking Night’ on the second day. This unique function will allow executives and managers of over 100 CCA member companies to network and discuss business opportunities with the local and international exhibitors over food and drinks.

Exhibitors that sign up for more than six booths will also have the opportunity to give a 10-minute presentation to introduce their products/services to participants. Product demos and special performances will also be organized during the three-day event.

This year’s expo is being strongly supported by public agencies like the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, the Board of Architects Cambodia, and the Board of Engineers of Cambodia. These public agencies will also be inviting their officials and members to attend the show.

Of special relevance and excitement is CCA’s membership of the ASEAN Constructors Federation since 2012, being co-chair of the China-ASEAN Building Materials Committee since 2014, and a member of the International Federation of Asian & Western Pacific Contractors ‘Association (IFAWPCA) since 2014.

Thanks to these strong, sustainable connections and networks with these international construction groups, the CCA confidently expects a significant rise in the number of international exhibitors and visitors who will participate in and attend the show.

As well as sending official invitations over 500 owners, directors and top executives of local and international construction-related companies based in Cambodia to attend the expo, the organizers are also inviting hundreds of senior students and lecturers from the more than 10 engineering and architecture schools in Cambodia so they can learn about the latest building materials, and seek employment opportunities at the fair.

With this range of exciting, innovative strategies to raise the standard and profile of the event, the CCA expect thousands of visitors including high-profile government officials, and local and international professionals working in the building and property industries to attend the event to update their knowledge on the latest products and services, seek business partnerships, and network. The CCA encourages interested firms to sign up for booths as soon as possible to capitalize on this unique opportunity as the organising team expects high demand for the booths means they will be sold out in the next few months.