More than 300 participants from 30 countries, including legendary brands, will participate in the upcoming edition of The Big 5 Heavy, a unique exhibition of machinery for heavy construction, running from March 26 to 28 at Dubai World Trade Center, Trade Arabia reports.
The Big 5 Heavy, organized by dmg events Middle East, Asia & Africa, will exhibit cutting-edge products and innovative solutions in five sectors: Middle East Concrete, Road Construction, PMV Live, Foundations and Geotechnical, as well as Mining and Quarrying.
The exhibition will also feature an educational agenda, including CPD-Certified Talks, a Live Demo Area, the brand new Innovation Trail, the Scaffolding Climbing Challenge, the Inspiring Infrastructure Award, and The Big 5 Heavy Product Award.
Additionally, the fair will provide a packed agenda of 40+ free to attend workshops designed to help construction professionals in their jobs through providing them with the leading and latest topics in their field such as project management, foundation, and geotechnical sessions.
“The Big 5 Heavy is bringing all the major buyers and manufacturers together…The show is set to be a mega event and we expect huge deals to be deliberated and sealed onsite,” according to Event Director for The Big 5 Heavy Richard Pavitt.
Liebherr and CIFA will showcase concrete pumps at the event, alongside Caltex, the fair’s official Lubricant Sponsor, which will exhibit its finest range of lubricants for heavy machinery.
The world’s largest construction machinery manufacturer Caterpillar, represented by Al Bahar, will also exhibit, alongside Hitachi and Raimondi who will both display a variety of new cranes.
European exhibitors include companies from UK, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany, with a ‘Made in Germany’ pavilion of over 1,000 square meter.
“The UAE is a progressively growing hub and this attracts more people, businesses, investors, activities, exhibitions, world expos, and tourists. Obviously this creates huge demand for services, infrastructure, and all related construction projects,” Ali Kassem, regional sales manager for German Exhibitor Liebherr, said