KUWAIT: Bader Al-Weqayan, accompanied by the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Industries Company, Dr Adel Al-Subeih, and the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of Kuwait Credit Bank, Salah Al-Mudhaf, in addition to representatives of the Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Electricity & Water and Kuwait Municipality, attend the inauguration of the exhibition. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KUWAIT: The activities of the Fifth Session of Industries & Building Exhibition commenced yesterday under the auspices and presence of His Excellency Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasir Abul, which is organized by "Expo-Tag" for Exhibitions & Conferences and in Collaboration with National Industries Company, at Jumeirah Kuwait Hotel. The activities of this Exhibition will continue until December 10 by the participation of many governmental authorities and more than 70 specialized companies in finishing, decoration and contracting world related to construction and building fields .

The Director General of the Public Authority for Housing Welfare, Eng. Bader Al-Weqayan, accompanied with the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Industries Company, Dr Adel Al-Subeih, and the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of Kuwait Credit Bank, Salah Al-Mudhaf, in addition to representatives of the Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Electricity & Water and Kuwait Municipality, has participated in the Exhibition's opening ceremony.

On this occasion, Dalia Wafai, the Executive Director of "Expo- Tag" Company for Exhibitions and Conferences and the organizer of the exhibition, said that the Exhibition is privileged with a number of platinum and golden sponsorships by a number of companies and, this particular session, is distinguished by the participation of many governmental authorities, namely: the Public Authority for Housing Welfare, the Public Authority for Industry, Housing Welfare, Kuwait Municipality, the Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Electricity & Water and Kuwait Credit Bank.

Wafai added that the success achieved by Industries & Building Exhibition during its four previous sessions reassures to what extent the competent companies and authorities are confident in this large industrial gathering which serves and supports the construction and rehabilitation sector in the State of Kuwait.

Wafai further added that the Fifth Session of Industries & Building Exhibition endeavors to meet all needs of the local market with regard to the construction and building sector that concern the private housing projects or development projects in various sectors, by offering the most recent developments in this industry worldwide.

She also indicated that the participating governmental authorities in this Exhibition will be ready to answer all inquiries which may be raised by the citizens in relation to the building, construction and housing sector process as well as working for facilitating the issuance of licenses, solving any pending problems which may be dealt with through the Exhibition in addition to the offering of huge discounts to be agreed upon with the participating companies.

Wafai clarified that the Exhibition has become an annual national demonstration by focusing on the national industry and the national products in the building, construction, designing and decoration fields as well all the requirements needed by the building phases and their relevant products through the invitation and participation of many of the operating companies in this field, the thing which will enable the Kuwaiti citizen to obtain all his needs in this connection under one ceiling.

Wafai further indicated that the participating companies in this Exhibition will provide all the building, finishing & decoration needs by offering different products of thermal insulation, all types of cooling & refrigeration systems, water heaters, suspended ceilings, indoor partitions, doors & windows, shutters, ceramics, all types of marble, paints, cement products, metal structures, reinforcement iron, wooden doors, all types of lifts, pre-cast concrete slabs, aluminum products, walls & skylights, electrical doors, electrical boards, all types of stones & granites, sets of toilets & glassware, kitchens & specialty materials, pipes, pipe coating & flooring, all decoration & wall materials, landscaping, wooden cabinets and all types of furniture.

Finally, Wafai extended her sincere thanks to all the sponsors and participants in the Exhibition for their confidence and keenness to be present in this construction gathering in Kuwait whose number of participants are increasing year after year.