Construction trade fairs

Construction fairs cover machinery, building materials, architecture, building services and urban infrastructure. They are mostly trade events where manufacturers meet contractors, developers and distributors, and the fairs listed here are held mostly in November.

The sector covers building and construction machinery, building materials, architecture, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing, lighting for buildings, urban infrastructure and public works. Exhibitors present equipment and products to contractors, architects, developers, installers and public buyers who specify and purchase them. Neighboring fields are energy and environment for power and water, industry for manufacturing, and home and interiors for fittings and decoration.

Asia and the Gulf host several construction fairs. bauma CHINA in Shanghai serves the construction machinery industry in Asia, ACETECH in Mumbai covers architecture and building materials, and BDExpo in Jakarta connects suppliers with developers and contractors. Japan Build addresses the building and housing industries in Tokyo. In the Gulf, Cityscape Global in Riyadh brings developers, investors and architects together, and Dubai also hosts building shows.

In Europe, Warsaw hosts building fairs at Ptak Warsaw Expo, and the Poland hub groups them. Madrid hosts building fairs at IFEMA Madrid, while the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona deals with urban innovation and city governments. In Germany, GET NORD in Hamburg combines electrical, sanitary, heating and air-conditioning technology, and denkmal in Leipzig is a fair for conservation, restoration and old building renovation.

At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the Eurasia Window & Door Fair in Istanbul lets manufacturers meet buyers from different countries and build export networks. In North America, The Buildings Show in Toronto covers the design, construction, renovation and management of buildings, and Kuala Lumpur also hosts construction fairs.