The Gulf Industry Fair 2017 (GIF) will open tomorrow (February 7) in Bahrain with nearly 100 companies taking part in the Northern Gulf’s leading specialist business-to-business industrial event.

The three-day event will be held under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of Bahrain, at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC).

As the Northern Gulf’s undisputed trade and logistics hub – and a strategically located manufacturing base for companies looking to access major regional markets like Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province – Bahrain has for the past 10 years proven to be the ideal venue for the fair, attracting company owners, procurement officers, traders and businessmen from the kingdom and further afield.



The Fair has drawn manufacturing firms from across the GCC as well as key players from around the world.

The Gulf Industry Fair will cover all major industrial activities in the region. It will also showcase new products and technologies as well as environment-friendly products.

The main focus areas will be Aluminium, Energy & Environmental Protection, Industrial Processes & Manufacturing, Ports & Maritime Industries, Training for Industry, Industrial Safety & Security, Industrial Metals (Steel and Alloys), Logistics & Industrial Facilities, and IT for industry.

The fact that all these main sectors of industry are being represented under one roof makes the show unique in the region, says Jubran Abdulrahman, Managing Director of Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE), the show’s organiser.
 

“Gulf Industry Fair is dedicated to promoting the economic opportunities arising from the march to diversify the economies of the GCC, and the 2017 event showcases the wide variety of products manufactured in the GCC,” he says.

The Fair will also host two forums: "The India Business Partnership Summit" on February 7 and the "GIF Dialogue: Future of Industry in the GCC" on February 8. There will also be seminars on Solar Energy and Gulf Projects on February 9.

Gulf Industry Fair 2017 is sponsored by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) in association with Noga and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). Majaal and Naffco will be supporting the Industrial Facilities and  Fire and Safety sectors respectively.

Supporting organisations for GIF 2017 includes AHK Saudi Arabia, the German Saudi Arabian Liaison for Economic Affairs, the Saudi British Economic Offset Programme and the Bahrain Industrial Association. -TradeArabia News Service