Timber iQ February - March 2018 // Issue: 36 | Page 14

EVENTS
Get ready for Tanzania's
largest construction expo
In 2017, Tanzania's largest construction, engineering and design
conference and exhibition attracted over 3 200 visitors and more
than 100 exhibitors.
Photos by Mikono Speakers International
The first expo of the year kicks off in Arusha.
T
he next Arusha Construction Expo is set for
16 to 17 March 2018 and will take place in three
major regions in Tanzania, starting with Arusha in
March, Dar es Salaam in August and the grand finale for the
East Africa Community (EAC) in Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital.
Organised by Mikono speakers and Mikono Expo Group,
Construction Expo has been bringing together suppliers,
manufacturers and industry professionals in the
construction industry for almost a decade.
At the expo, visitors can expect to see the latest
building materials and construction equipment from
14 countries. As one of the biggest trade events in east and
central Africa, Arusha construction will occupy The Arusha
International Convention Centre and Naura Spring Hotel
plus a massive outdoor display of equipment as well.
“The event will be a great avenue for stakeholders from
both the government and the private sector to see how
these products and technologies from our country and
other countries can be used to further improve and
strengthen the country’s various structures and
infrastructures through our conference, workshop,
exhibition and free seminars,’’ says Deogratius Kilawe,
Group CEO, Mikono Expo Group Africa.
This major event will see more than 200 exhibitors
showcase their products and services. Workshops will
focus on social media for the construction industry and
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Visitors and exhibitors express how beneficial the event is for
networking purposes.
The event will be a great avenue
for stakeholders from both the
government and the private sector.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) as well as two
sessions hosted by the events partners.
90% of exhibitors in 2017 had positive feedback on the
Dar Construction expo 2017. "Construction Expo in
Tanzania has been great; it is a focused market space that
we came to join, and we have found it to be very lucrative,"
says Paskal Vidal, country director for Ufudu.
The event comprises of a large meet the buyer event
(900 appointments with 50 leading contractors), a
comprehensive programme of themed workshops and
displays of the latest product innovations. Construction
Expo will provide the industry with a highly focused
gateway to learn, network and capitalise on major
construction opportunities.
Esther William from Geared Consulting says, “Dar
Construction is a great place to meet up and coming
contractors, whether it is from the sub-contractors,
suppliers to the main contractors, we have met everybody
in this sphere.”
To pre-register online visit www.mikonoexpogroup.com.