Construction fair from January 22

The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) has announced that it will organise Build Expo 2005, a construction fair of South India from January 22-26, 2005.

The event is being organised by ACCE in association with the Builders' Association of India and the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association and will be held at Coimbatore.

This biennial event will include participants like building materials manufacturers, construction machineries and equipment, prestressed concrete systems, construction chemicals, steel and composite construction, sanitary and plumbing/bathroom accessories among others.

The organisers expect over 2.5 lakh visitors and have already received bookings for over 160 stalls at the expo. Roadshows are being held in Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Mysore, Nagpur and Pune.

Build Expo was previously held in 2003 and had generated a business of Rs 8 crore. It had 250 stalls and witnessed nearly two lakh visitors.