Expanded Regional Visitor Outreach to Buildtech Yangon 2015

• 31 December 2015
• Local News
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Given that Myanmar is the last nation in Southeast Asia to open its door for foreign investment, BuildTech Yangon 2015, its leading building technology and supply event scheduled for 27 – 29 May 2015, is expected to attract thousands of industry professionals with a larger participation to address growth opportunities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, known as the CLMV countries.

Organized by Singapore-based Sphere Exhibits Pte Ltd and co-organized by the Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Association (MCEA), this second event will be hosted at Yangon’s Myanmar Convention Center with a floor area 12,000 sqm; a 30 percent increase on last year. A dedicated business seminar series and

About 150 exhibiting brands from the Asia Pacific region will attend the three-day show to exhibit a wide range of products and services ranging from construction machinery and new building materials to the latest electrical & mechanical equipment. The organizers are also hosting various business seminars, industrial site visits and an Award Gala Dinner.

Admission is open to trade professionals and interested parties in the construction and engineering businesses. Some 4,000 visitors are expected including architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors, developers, and investors.They will be able to meet industry leaders from the global construction sector, keep abreast with Myanmar’s latest market updates, develop best practices from live demonstrations, and leverage networking opportunities, and enhance their business productivity.

BuildTech Yangon will provide an excellent platform for business professionals to network and exchange know-how with cutting edge technologies and products within the developing market in ASEAN region.

The expo also provides special services and supports for group visitation that aims to enhance the experience for overseas and local groups from companies, organizations, and trade associations to help attendee groups to achieve their business objectives.

Benefits for group delegation include a fast track lane for group registration (pre-registered group) plus a meet and greet service, optional guided tour of the exhibition hall,closed door networking sessions and complementary copy of show directory and usage of VIP lounge.

Besides registering online before 19th May 2015, visitors can also register onsite at the venue when the show opens.

Myanmar is the last developing country in Southeast Asia with an emerging construction industry. Coupled with the government’s attempts to increase public infrastructure and backed by rising domestic and foreign investments particularly in residential, commercial, and industrial construction, the Myanmar construction industry is currently valued at almost US$3 billion and is expected to achieve an 8% compound annual growth rate and a total of 46% growth to US$4.2 billion in 2016.

BuildTech Yangon is firmly supported by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM), the Myanmar Engineering Council (MEngC), the Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), the Myanmar Industries Association (MIA), the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the Singapore Institute of Building Limited (SIBL), the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (UMFCCI), the Vietnam Association for Building Materials, the Vietnam Building Ceramic Association, the Vietnam Electronic Industries Association (VEIA), and Workplace Safety & Health Asia (WSHAsia).