14 - 16 SEPTEMBER 2015DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE,

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESwww.gulf.glass

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GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

TECHNOLOGY SPONSOR

WORKSHOP THEATRE SPONSOR

OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ORGANISER OF

POST SHOW REPORT 2015

INTERNATIONAL GLASS EXHIBITIONMANUFACTURING. PROCESSING. TECHNOLOGY.

SHOW AT A GLANCE

A RECORD BREAKING YEAR 34% MORE VISITORS

The 6th edition of Gulf Glass from 14 – 16 September 2015 at Dubai World Trade Centre exceeded all expectations attracting 6,232 serious industry professionals looking to source glass and glass machinery products and services from 127 exhibitors representing 20 countries. Gulf Glass was acquired by dmg events in September 2014 from Bowhead media and since then has recorded 14% annual growth YOY.

It also saw the launch of a range of free to attend CPD certified workshops to add value for both visitors and exhibitors.

In total, Gulf Glass welcomed 4,381 unique visitors from the glass industry, an increase of more than 34% from the previous edition.

The next edition of the event in 2017 is guaranteed to be bigger and with more educational content to attract even more buyers.

We look forward to seeing you again from 27 – 29 September 2017.

4,381UNIQUE

VISITORS

2,456SQM EXHIBITION

STAND SPACE

127EXHIBITING

BRANDS

6,232TOTAL

PARTICIPANTS (includes revisits and exhibiting personnel)

20EXHIBITING COUNTRIES

GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN OF VISITORS

VISITORS BY INDUSTRY

PRODUCTS THAT VISITORS WERE MAINLY LOOKING FOR

REGION TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

GCC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 3,720

SAUDI ARABIA 139

QATAR 26

OMAN 71

KUWAIT 31

BAHRAIN 33

TOTAL GCC 4,020

REST OF WORLD 361

GRAND TOTAL 4,381

4,381 UNIQUE VISITORS

VISITOR COMPANY’S MAIN BUSINESS ACTIVITY

Agent, distributor, supplier

Manufacturer – glass Contractor Glass machinery

Engineering

Architectural firm

Manufacturer – aluminum

Arts entertainment & recreation

Food & beverage

Buildingconsultancy

Supplier

Manufacturer Consultancy Façade engineering

Construction Design Autos Retail

FacilitiesManagement

Cleaning& Hygiene

Government

Real Estate

Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare

Legal Finance& Insurance

Glass accessories

Glass manufacturers

Glass processing & finishing

Production of container glass

Tools & machines, processing & finishing

& accessories

Other

47 VISITING COUNTRIES

VISITOR FAST FACTS

REASONS FOR VISITING

56%WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A BUDGET OF UP TO $250,000

97%FIND THE SHOW IMPORTANT TO THEIR BUSINESS

88%WILL RETURN TO VISIT THE SHOW IN 2017

To see new international products 74%

To see new innovative products 62%To networkamongst theindustry59%

To see newregional products29%

To find a local distributor29%To attendthe workshops24%To assess the event with a view of exhibiting

21%

127 EXHIBITORS FROM 20 COUNTRIES EXHIBITORS BY COUNTRY

Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Egypt

Finland France Germany India Iran

Italy KSA Latvia Portugal Switzerland

Taiwan Turkey UAE UK USA

PRODUCTS SHOWCASED AT GULF GLASS GLASS MANUFACTURINGAncillary equipment for furnaces

Auxiliary & operating materials

Batching equipment

Coating technology

Conveying, transport, packing & warehouse technology

Warehouse technology

Glass fibre production machinery

Glass forming equipment

Glass melting technology

Glass tube production machinery

Measuring & testing equipment

Raw materials

Refractory materials

Software, control & instrumentation, inspection technology

GLASS PROCESSING & FINISHINGArtistic glass production equipment

Bending equipment

Coating technology

Colling systems

Cutting, breaking & snapping technology

Decorating tools

Drilling equipment

Edging & bevelling equipment

Handling equipment

Insulating glass machinery

Laminating equipment

Laser technology

Melting equipment

Mirror production machinery

GLASS ACCESSORIESAluminum frames / composites

Door knobs, handles & hinges

Doors & windows

Glass systems spiders

Tools, replacement of spare parts

PRODUCTION OF CONTAINER GLASSCoatingtechnology

Forming

Hot finishing

Preparation & melting

TOOLS & MACHINES, PROCESSING & FINISHING & ACCESSORIESGlass tube processing

Finishing machines & equipment

Hollow glass processing machines

Tools, accessories & products for hollow glass & finished hollow glass products

DELEGATES AT EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

DOING MORE TO DRIVE VISITORS TO YOUR STAND

TITLE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES

Sustainable properties of designing with glass 47Designing with glass to achieve estidama pearl ratings 48Designing and optimizing a glass curtain wall façade 44BIM process adoption for integrated design and construction 23Understanding glass properties and glass fracture patters 36Building envelope commissioning: What is it and why is it important 38Intelligent facades: Dynamic solutions 21Best practice in using glass to achieve LEED certification 27Fire safety in facades 50Designing fully glazed buildings that can be easily cleaning and maintained 25

MARKETING AND PROMOTION RESULTS

33 EMAILSwere sent to a targeted

database of 12,000 industry contacts

A visitor invitation was mailed to

15,000 GCC based construction

professionals

Trained telemarketers invited

1,000 glass professionals

based in the GCC

Google and facebook advertising targeted to the GCC

gave us a total of

3,803,472 IMPRESSIONS and

38,039 CLICKS

The website attracted

23,428 unique visitors and

86,052 page views

The show had a total of

7 media partners. The event

was featured in 9 adverts and

7 editorial pieces

WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS HAD TO SAY

This is the first year we are exhibiting and all the clients we have met are serious buyers, we will be back again in 2017.Vivek Buch, Technical Services Manager, Guardian

A great exhibition to look out for new industry trends and meet with industry professionals.

Karim Nasser, Regional Director, RWL

We had very strong attendance and positive feedback from the engaging audience.

John Ruckle, Vice President, Building Sciences, Intertek

We had a very successful show, we sold more than five machines during the show days and had several enquiries.

Dr. Meriem Lakhdara, Business Development Director, Tec-Pro Group

EXHIBITORVISITOR

SPEAKEREXHIBITOR

FOR ALL EXHIBITING ENQUIRIES FOR ALL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESPlease contact:Maude AimeeSales ManagerT: +971 4 438 0705E: maudeaimee@dmgeventsme.com

Please contact:Muhammed KaziExhibition DirectorT: 971 4 438 0600E: muhammedkazi@dmgeventsme.com

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