Press release

The 13th International professional construction exhibition KievBuild 2009

The 13-th International Professional Construction Exhibition KievBuild 2009, organized by Premier Expo (Ukraine), ITE Group Plc (Great Britain), GIMA (Germany) will take place on February 24—27, 2010 in the International Exhibition Center (Brovarsky pr-t, 15).

In spite of the economic turmoil, which has already led to the construction slowdown, the leading International Professional Construction Exhibition KievBuild 2009 is still an effective instrument of the world construction industry development being a unique platform for business communication of construction materials, technologies and services' producers and providers.

KievBuild exhibition is traditionally one of the most significant events in the life of the world construction and architecture community. The total exposition area will be more than 15 000 sq.m. More than 400 companies from 28 countries will take part in the exhibition. KievBuild is aimed at representing modern inventions and technologies in the sphere of construction materials and equipment, metal production, lightening, water-supplying, heating, and conditioning and ventilation systems, modern cottage construction technologies and landscape tendencies. Among the permanent participants there are such companies as: CERIC, PROMSTAN, VELOX, RUNATEL EKO, YEVROTON TM, ALTKOM PLANT, VALKIRIYA,KERAMEYA, MER GROUP, YEVROBETON, SAINT GOBAIN etc. KievBuild exhibition attracts keen interest of construction market specialists, professional architects and designers, as well as of businessmen and mass media — the annual number of visitors is more than 20 000 persons.

For many years Premier Expo company represents several independent exhibition projects, which have already proved their effectiveness. They will be traditionally represented at KievBuild:

KievInteriors 2009 — the main interior event of the year. Exhibition with a saturated programme of festivals, exclusive seminars and master-classes.

LandScape&Garden 2009 — the 9-th International Exhibition for Landscape Architecture and Design.

Techno+Stone Ukraine 2009 — the 5-th International Exhibition for Natural Stone, Equipment and Technologies.

ConMac Ukraine 2009 — the 5-th International Exhibition for Road, Construction and Lift-and-carry Machinery, Mining Equipment and Machinery.

Architecture and Design Festival — expositions of the National Architects Union of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Academy of Architecture, works of project bureaus and design studios. The best works will be given the National Architects Union Price Volyuta.

The exhibition profile includes the following thematic groups:

• Building materials and equipment
• Hardware and tools
• metal
• build electric
• plumbing and heat * vent
• cottage

Within the KievBuild 2009 exhibition a wide business program with the participance of the National Architects Union, the Guild of landscape designers, leading experts and world-famous construction companies' representatives is planned.

KievBuild 2009 passport

• Area: 15 000 sq.m.
• Participants: more than 400 companies from 28 countries
• The official site: www.kievbuild.com.ua
• Number of business visitors (assumed): 20 000 
• Organizers: Premier Expo (Ukraine), ITE Group Plc (Great Britain), GiMA (Germany).
• Information partners: «Property Times» newspaper, Architector magazine, «Idei Vashego Doma» magazine, «Domus design» magazine, Build Review magazine, Build Prices magazine, «Best design» magazine etc.

The exhibition is supported by: Prime-Minister Juliya Timoshenko, Ministry for Regional Development and Construction of Ukraine, The Verkhovna Rada Committee for Construction, Town-planning, Housing and Regional Policy, the National Architects Union, the Ukrainian Building association, the Pan-Ukrainian Union of Construction Materials and Products Association.

The organizers wish you effective work at our exhibition!