OREANDA-NEWS. On 22 April 2008 was announced, that VolgaBuildExpo exhibition will be held on 22-25.04.2008 in Kazan. Volgabuildexpo exhibition is one of the largest and most manifest construction exhibitions in Russia. In 2007 a total of 424 enterprises from 55 cities of Russia, the Republic of Tatarstan, 15 representatives of foreign companies from Austria, Belarus, Germany, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, the USA, Turkey, Finland, the Czech Republic, Sweden took part in the exhibition. The total exposition space amounted to 5761 sq.m.

For the first time in the framework of the VOLGABUILDEXPO exhibition the Turkel Fair Organization (Turkey) introduced a collective exposition. 54 building companies – producers of construction industry of the Republic of Turkey demonstrated the samples of their production. Along with the exhibition a wide business program was carried out: the Expertise in Building 2007 All-Russia Conference was successfully carried out which will continue its work in 2008. Within the framework of the business program thematic seminars and presentations of participant building companies were organized. During the work of the exhibition the Best Product of the Exhibition Contest was held which was judged by a competent expert commission. The winners of the contest in 10 nominations were awarded with Grand Prix diplomas.

In 2007 the VolgaBuildExpo exhibition successfully qualified to meet the requirements set by the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs. The exhibition outcome was confirmed by the RussCom I-T Systems Auditing Company (Moscow).

The exhibition was attended by more than 8500 people.

MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE EXHIBITION:
Architecture and projecting
Modern construction technologies
Building complexes, machines and mechanisms
Machinery, equipment, tool ware and materials for construction works
Construction and special transport
Building constructions, items, finishing materials and equipment for their production
Engineering networks: water, heat, gas and electricity supplies, ventilation and conditioning
Buildings and constructions outfit: sanitary-technical, electro technical, technological, fire-preventive, protective
Landscape architecture, interior design
Modern resource-saving technologies and building materials
Ecology in building
Automation in the sphere of construction and exploitation of housing
Labor protection. Work wear
Investment and innovation projects
Crediting, leasing, insurance

THE PROGRAM OF THE EXHIBITION includes the Expertise in Construction 2008 2nd All-Russian Conference organized by the ROSSTROY Federal Agency for Construction and Housing and the Department of State Independent Expertise for Building and Architecture of the Republic of Tatarstan as well as thematic seminars, round tables, presentations, demonstrations of machinery and equipment.

Within the framework of the exhibition the Best Product of the Exhibition Contest will be held. The contest outcome will be judged by the Expert Commission consisting of authorities on the subject of branch ministries and departments of the Republic.