As the leading trade fair for the European building industry, BAU has established itself both as the market's compass and a first-class platform for information. It not only presents the largest range of building materials and the latest building systems, but also provides information in special shows and a programme of accompanying events on building topics of current interest and future importance.

IMMA is organizing the second edition of IMMA Stone Fair 2005 from January 20-23, 2005 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai-600 089. The products that will be on display are, granite monuments, tomb stones, cemetery stones, markers, flower vauses, hickery markers, open books, closed books, accessories, consumables and related machineries. The venue has two in-built fully air-conditioned halls of international standard. A number of foreign companies are participating in the Fair. Buyers/visitors from USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand are attending the Fair.

The 2nd "INTERNATIONAL STONE EXHIBITION 2005" will take place at ExpoCenter, Moscow, from January 24th - 27th 2005.

As usual the Exhibition will display advanced technology and equipment for natural stone mining and stone processing; achievements of engineering industry for stone mining branch; raw materials base of stone processing system; folk trade, souvenirs and jewelry production with the use of artificial and natural stone.

BUDMA is an excellent opportunity to learn about the possibilities offered by the markets of the Central European region. As a result, the January fair will be visited by both recognised manufacturers and distributors of established products, and entrepreneurs looking for modern, European products and technologies.

The industry is still fired up after an exciting, successful week in Las Vegas at Surfaces 2004! The show proved once again that it is THE event for the floor covering industry: 36,140 retailers, manufacturers, distributors, architects, designers, builders and installers from over 50 countries attended Surfaces 2004 to see the latest product introductions and hottest floor covering fashions. And they had a lot of ground to cover in three days—925 exhibiting companies filled 472,000 net square feet of exhibit space!

India Stonemart 2003, held at Jaipur during January 31- February 4, 2003 was a tremendous success not only in terms of enquiries generated and deals struck, but also in terms of visitor profile and country participation.

Exhibition spread over 11696 Sqm exhibit space - 265 exhibitors - Over 700000 visitors from India and 26 countries - Total business/ enquiries generated worth over US $ 40 million - Conference attended by 587 delegates

The forthcoming international Natural Stone Show, MARMOL, is set to take place in Valencia from 8-12 February next year. The 2005 exhibition, the 22nd, will boast a number of differences compared to previous years’ events. Prominent amongst these will be an increased number of foreign exhibitors, particularly from Italy, which will be fielding producers from Sicily and Lazio. .

Spain is the world’s second exporter of natural stone, and Spanish varieties of marble are well-known and highly appreciated worldwide, with Alicante Red Marble, Ivory Creme and Macael particularly popular.

Expositions of Construction week-2003 occupied 6 halls and outdoor space of Sokolniki Culture & Exhibition centre. the total exhibit space constituted about 30 000 sq.m. more than 600 Russian and foreign companies presented their production. companies from 16 countries participated in the forum: Russia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Canada, china, Lithuania, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Rumania, Ukraine, Finland.

More than 20 000 people visited the exhibition during the 6 days, 80% of them were professionals of the construction industry.

Espírito Santo consolidated its position as principal producer and exporter. From the 400 quarries, approximately 200 commercial varieties of ornamental stones are delivered, representing 34% of all Brazilian quarries. Espírito Santo works 57% of all gang-saws installed in Brazil and its 1,250 companies occupy approximately 21,000 workers. And even representing only 0.54% of Brazilian territory, it produces 47% of all national exports of processed stones.

The Surface Design Show presents a unique and highly targeted event delivering surface solutions to top end architects and specifiers. Surface design is more important to architects, interior designers and specifiers than ever before. They are specifically searching for cutting edge design, solutions, ideas and original materials that reflect the latest innovation.

In 2004 we organised the inaugural Surfaces Show London, to begin to answer the needs of a changing industry. For 2005, The Surface Show London has evolved into The Surface Design Show to give an greater emphasis to design innovation, information and inspiration.

2004 China (Xiamen) International Stone Industry & Technical Equipment Exhibition was successfully held on April 1st-4th, 2004.

In 2003 the magnificent occasion attracted more than 150 exhibitors from different countries and regions including Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, P.R. China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan to showcase over 40 varieties of blocks, stone products, machineries & equipment as well as the related services & facilities, occupying 6,500 sq.m. covered space and some 2,000 sq.m. outdoor area. In the meantime, nearly 8,400 professionals were recorded sharing 70% among the total number of attendees when 532 were overseas buyers.

Revestir is the development of trade fairs in the construction sector. It is the greatest fair of finish materials in Brazil, with outstanding display of ceramic tile, marble and granite.

Revestir incorporates the Stone South America event that was a success in marble and granite and which, in its 11th edition, received over 11,000 national and international visitors, 6% of them being architects, interior designers, distributors, constructors and international buyers.

Stonetech 2005 Beijing is scheduled to be held from March 14-17, 2005 at China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC) in Beijing. It will create an other good opportunity for tracings in the sector. Participating in the exhibition will help exhibitors to: create new clients, generate new sales, conduct market research, launch new products, raise industry awareness of your company and Make face to face contact with your market. The organisers? promotional campaign will reach influential decision makers in all the right areas. We know how to deliver a quality visitors to Stonetech exhibitors.

ITSS - Miami was organized at the request of many major companies in the industry and by NASMA, the North American Stone Machine Association. These companies exhibit at the ITSS - Las Vegas and ITSS - New York and wanted a cost effective alternative venue, in a more exciting international city in the Southeast. The industry believed that the long awaited return to Miami with ITSS would represent the best venue to reach the Southeast market now and in the future.

Marble Fair which will be held for the 11th time in 2005, succeeded to take an important place in the world's most successful marble fairs with its increasing number of exhibitors and visitors. MARBLE Fair has the full support of the associations and establishments of the sector in Turkey. The fair is really a specialised trade fair by means of the foreign representations, the advertisements and promotion activities. We would like to see your participation as an exhibitor or a visitor in MARBLE 2005, in which the world's marble and natural stone sector is supported by technology.

Great expectations for next edition 1.000 exhibitors and 30.000 visitors will be attending the show in the very new pavilions inaugurated in occasion of the 2004 edition.

The most important stone event in China will return for the 11 th presentation on August 24-27 at Shanghai International Exhibition Center (INTEX), Shanghai P.R. China. China Stone Exhibition has grown in scale during the past ten years, and the last show was the largest event ever. With the support of government, mass exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. China Stone exhibition has earned a remarkable reputation as one of China 's leading trade fairs among the professional stone fairs.

At Amman International Fair, Marj El-Hamam, Amman - Jordan

Seize unmatched trade and investment opportunities No country in the region has more business-generating potential than Iraq. Almost two-and-a-half thousand projects are creating massive demand for material and equipment. The U.S. government has set aside $18.6 billion for the rehabilitation of Iraq’s electricity, water, oil, health, transportation, agriculture, and telecommunications sectors. Global donors have committed a further total of $13 billion to projects in Iraq.

The 2005 London Stone Show will highlight the best the world has to offer in natural stone products from the quarry face to the finished product. With the focus firmly on architectural and building stone, around 300 high quality natural stone producers from around the world will be showcasing their products at the only UK event dedicated to the designer, specifier and contractor market. Promoting quality and innovation in a growing market place, the London Stone Show is the UK's premier international stone event for architects, interior designers, kitchen and bathroom specialists, fireplace specialists, landscapers, building engineers and town planners/local authorities.

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10th International Fair of Stone And Stone Machinery, INTERKAMIEN, Building stone, marble, granite, aggregate, stone and concrete products, semi-precious stones and minerals, stone dressing and stone processing, stonework.

The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference will provide a broader mix of educational programming and offer a wide array of products and services for the professionals - architects, builders, designers, developers, building owners, facility managers, and preservationists - working in traditional building and historic restoration and renovation.

The third international fair for marble, ceramic and cement products from 30th April to 4th May 2005 on Damascus new international fairground (airport highway). Marble, Granite & Natural stone. Marble art works. Industrial marble & granite (Agglomerates & Porcelain ). Water jet and laser cutting machines. Abrasives and glowing products.Ceramics. Multi use cement substances. Specialized magazines and periodicals. Diamond cutting tools. Machinery for marble & granite industry. Packaging equipment. Cranes and handling equipment. Manual tools. Ceramics production lines. Bathroom sets and accessories. Terrazzo tiles and decorative bricks.

Coverings 2004 filled the new North/South Complex at Orlando's Orange County Convention Center with 472,000 net square feet of exhibits and 29,453 registered attendees.

We thank you again for your support of Coverings - and of the tile and stone industry - and hope you'll join us again next year from May 3-6, 2005 in Orlando. And please, bring your colleagues!

Natural stone for interior use, facades and exterior use; all types of stone and processing Fixing, maintenance, preservation and restoration of natural stone. Industrial safety and environmental protection. Services, trade press, associations. Natural stone for graveyards, Grave design and decoration. Machinery, plant and tools for quarrying natural stone for processing natural stone for moving and installing natural stone for manufacturing diamond tools. Conveying, transport, packaging

The 2004 edition of CarraraMarmotec is confirmed as the main exhibition for company owners and technicians, Italian and Foreign from the marble and technological sectors. Even if the Italian marble sector is experiencing a difficult economic situation, during the fair there were signs of a trend reversal. There were 420 direct exhibitors, (of which 80 were foreign from 18 different countries), for a total of 730 represented companies,over a net surface of 22,000 square metres.

There were 18,022 professional visitors (+2% compared to 2003) at CarraraMarmotec of which 4,180 were foreign (+2.5%), coming from 90 different countries.

STONE MIDDLE EAST 2005 is a stone and stone technology showcase held concurrently with PROJECT LEBANON 2005, the region’s largest international building exhibition from June 7 to 11, 2005 at Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center (BIEL), the Near East’s newest and most sophisticated international exhibition and conference center.

The show attracts trade buyers, engineers, architects, consultants and experts from the private and public sectors around the region. The 5th edition of STONE MIDDLE EAST is expected to draw more participants and add further success to PROJECT LEBANON, a show that attracted over 700 companies from 21 countries in 2004. It included 11 official pavilions and offered an ideal opportunity to expand existing sales or initiate new contacts.

The EGYPT STONE EVENT will be held in Cairo from June 16-20, 2005 at the Cairo International Conference Center (CICC), concurrently with the 12th edition of Interbuild Egypt. The Egypt Stone Event international exhibition focuses on marble, stone, granite, plus machines and equipment. The show is organized by Italy s Fairsystem and Marmomacchine, in collaboration with AGD, the Egyptian organizer of Interbuild Egypt.

The Exhibition will be held on June 21-24, 2005 in Moscow at the All-Russian Exhibition Center, pavilion 69.

The Exhibition is held on the initiative of the leading specialists in stone processing industry and is the main one in Russia on the problems of natural stone mining, processing, treatment and use.

Purpose of the Exhibition – to promote the development of the industry and business co-operation in the field of new technologies, production of modern machines, equipment and tools for stone mining and processing; accumulation and distribution of the data on the latest achievements in the industry.

After the success of the 2004 edition of ITSS New York, the 2005 edition will return to New York City with longer hours and 4 days of exhibition in the “Capital of the World” NEW YORK CITY. To accommodate the New York attendees, show hours have been changed to 10AM to 7PM.

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, a city in the south of the State of Espírito Santo, is located at 130 Km from the capital, Vitória. This is the address of the annual meeting of the Ornamental Stone industry of Brazil, at the end of the month of August, when the International Marble and Granite Fair takes place - Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. It is the largest event of the ornamental stone industry in Latin America and one of the world's most expressive shows. The fair will bring together 350 exhibitors, including the following types of companies: extraction, treatment, machine, equipment, abrasive, services, and other significant enterprises of the sector.

China International Stone Processing Machinery, Equipment and Products Exhibition.

The most important stone event in China will return for the 11 th presentation on August 24-27 at Shanghai International Exhibition Center (INTEX), Shanghai P.R. China. China Stone Exhibition has grown in scale during the past ten years, and the last show was the largest event ever. With the support of government, mass exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. China Stone exhibition has earned a remarkable reputation as one of China 's leading trade fairs among the professional stone fairs.

This year, over 25.000 professional visitors are expected to visit Natural Stone 2005, 2nd International Marble, Natural Stone Products and Technologies Exhibition, which is organized on the area of 40 thousand square meters at CNR EXPO between 01-04 September 2005 by CNR International Trade Fairs Inc., with the support of IMMIB-Istanbul Mineral Exporters' Association.

The Architectural Stone and Ceramic Tile Exposition (ASCTEX) @NeoCon East in Baltimore, Maryland offers a unique opportunity to reach a huge new untapped market ! ... Thousands of pre-qualified professionals from the Mid Atlantic states who actively buy and specify products like yours.

This is an existing audience of architects, interior designers and facility managers from the east coast's Mid Atlantic states... including Washington, D.C., New York, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware and more.

Why Doha?

Massive developments and mega projects in Doha are generating unprecedented demand for construction technology and building materials: • A $15 billion infrastructure plan over the next 10 years including the $5.5 billion new Doha International Airport. • The $2.5 billion man-made Pearl of the Gulf island hosting retail outlets, luxury hotels and villas, yacht harbors, and entertainment facilities. • Over one billion dollars for construction and renovation ahead of the 2006 Asian Games.

Jakarta International Exhibition Centre - International Marble and Granite Equipment, Materials & Products Exhibition. Run in conjunction with Building & Construction Indonesia - International Series of Building and Construction, Equipment & Materials Exhibitions

International Travertine Symposium & Stone Technologies Fair will be held in Denizli, Turkey by Demos Fuarcilik ve Organizasyon Ltd. Sti in cooperation with Pamukkale University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geology Engineering.

Engineers, scientists, researchers, planners ad managers in the world travertine industry shall meet in this symposium. You are invited to the promotional cocktail to be organized on the 4th of February, 2005.

Meet Canada's leading specifiers ... at Canada’s largest exposition and conference for the design and management of interior environments. More than 15,000 attendees will preview products from over 350 companies in Toronto at the 21st Anniversary of IIDEX/NeoCon.

Now the Architectural Stone and Ceramic Tile Exposition (ASCTEX) @ IIDEX/NeoCon Canada provides another opportunity to bring ceramic tile and natural stone to more interior designers and architects and stimulate fresh ideas using tile and stone in more commercial and high end residential projects.

The most important international exhibition in the natural stone sector, a landmark for all producers and trade operators, will be held in Verona September 29th - October 2nd, 2005.

Positive results for the 39th Marmomacc, the International Exhibition of Marble, Natural Stone and Technology, that closed on Sunday at VeronaFiere after four days of meetings, business contacts, conventions and seminars in the industry. Data for the event - confirming its role as the most qualified world appointment for promoting products and technology in the field - achieved significant growth: there were more than 60 thousand visitors (about 10% more than in 2003), of whom more than 30% international from 110 countries, while there were almost 1,500 exhibitors (about 900 Italian and 600 international) from 47 countries, occupying a net area of over 62 thousand square metres.

The London Fireplace Show incorporating stone & marble will take place at Earl's Court 2, one of London's most famous and easy-accessible venues, at the heart of the UK industry.

If your company is involved in the production or supply of any of the following then you must consider taking a stand at the London Fireplace Show.

Manufacturers of...Accessories, Brassware, Casting, Ceramics, Chimney Products, Controls, Electric Fires, Fireplaces, Flues, Gas Fires, Marble surrounds, Stone cutting Equipment, Stone Restoration Goods, Stone Suppliers, stone surrounds, Stoves and all products relevent to the stone and fireplace industry.

StonExpo brings the entire stone industry together. Sponsored by the Marble Institute of America and StonExpo Federation, the show now has a new energy, a stronger business focus and a broader reach that encompasses ALL segments of the stone industry. In 2005, this revitalized event will deliver buyers from every industry segment.

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The 1st International Industrial Diamond Conference taking place in Barcelona this year will cover both ‘old’ and ‘new’ diamond. Old diamond will include news on all the latest research, developments and technological advances made in the traditional abrasive sectors for industrial diamond, with the emphasis being application orientated. New diamond will embrace non-abrasive applications, with dedicated sessions on diamond electronics, detectors and application of CVD diamond. For the very first time, experts from these different fields will be together sharing information and learning more about the exciting possibilities that industrial diamond has to offer.

The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference will provide a broader mix of educational programming and offer a wide array of products and services for the professionals - architects, builders, designers, developers, building owners, facility managers, and preservationists - working in traditional building and historic restoration and renovation.

From 3rd to 8th November 2003, BATIMAT, the international building exhibition was the most important place to be for building industry professionals.

Once again, this 24th edition confirms BATIMAT’s position as: the world’s largest gathering of products with the selection of 930 new products designed to provide solutions to the major concerns of the construction industry manufacturers, such as environmental protection, energy savings, healthcare, the safety of occupants and the development of solutions facilitating accessibility and safety on construction sites; the world’s largest gathering of building industry players with 475,327 visitors from 139 countries, 2,664 exhibitors, of whom 1,037 foreign companies on a gross exhibition area of 218,000 m².

Natural Stone, Exterior & Interior, Design & Construction, etc. Civil Engineering & Outdoor Facilities, Landscaping and Gardening stone products, Tombstones, Stone Sculptures, Design for Architecting, Building, Landscaping,Gardening and Various use of stone. Computer and Optical Devices, Rubber cutting systems, CAD systems for gravestones, CAD systems for architecture,Computer graphics, Office processing systems, Industrial Organizations and Assosiations Publications, etc.

The tenth staging of the Funéraire trade fair – the international funeral industry show – will take place from 10 to 12 November at Paris-Le Bourget.

Created by the Chambre Syndicale Nationale de l’Art Funéraire – CSNAF – in 1987, the Funéraire trade fair's last staging confirmed its position as the leading international show for all Funeral industry players.

The fair KAMIEN, taking place every year in November, is the largest and the most prestigious annual event devoted to natural stone in Poland. KAMIEN 2004 will gather a larger number of exhibitors than all stone exhibitions that will take place this year in Poland outside Wroclaw put together. The honourable patronage was taken by Mr Ryszard Lacher - Vice-Voivode of Lower Silesia as well as Mr Henryk Golebiewski -Marshal of Lower Silesia.

Last year's KAMIEN 2003 attracted a record-breaking number of 7000 visitors and gathered 303 exhibitors, among which 140 foreign exhibitors from 19 countries. The fair stands took up over 4000 square meters of surface, which constitutes 20% increase in exhibition area compared with last year.

The industry is returning to the ORIGINAL AND LARGEST Permanent Stone & Tile Show on the West Coast!

The Seventh Edition of ITSS at the Spectacular Mandalay Bay Convention Center. ITSS - Las Vegas is the ONLY EVENT in Las Vegas to focus on every aspect of the stone industry.

Welcome to The Big 5 - The All-important Meeting Place for the Construction Industry in the Middle East.

The largest trade show for the Construction industry in the Arabian Gulf. A unique event, combining five major exhibitions under one roof. Featuring around 1,700 companies from 48 countries.

The most comprehensive event of the year for contractors and specifiers, architects, engineers and buyers throughout the GCC countries. The Big 5 is the annual meeting place for all industry professionals. More than 27,000 key buyers and decision-makers from the public and private sector attended the 2003 event, as well as architects, engineers, contractors and other specifiers.

The BAUCON YAPEX Exhibition, a trade fair for building materials, has been taking place in Antalya Expo Center since 1993 and has enjoyed steadily increasing popularity. The last event was realized with 300 exhibitors and over 24.000 visitors including architects, engineers, contractors and tourism investors.

BAUCON YAPEX also offers ideal business opportunities for the European building sector to establish new contacts with industrialists and businessmen who can be strategic partners in the area.

U ontmoet op NATUURSTEEN 2005 producenten en invoerders van volgende

PRODUCTEN: platen en tegels, blauwe hardsteen, marmer graniet, basaltlava, kalksteen, leisteen, kwartsiet groeves, machines en accessoires, gereedschap, lijmen, kitten. AFGEWERKTE PRODUCTEN: grafmonumenten, monumenten, stadsmeubilair.

DIENSTEN: onderhoudsproducten, graffundaties, software, hardware, goederenbehandeling en transport, anti graffiti, veiligheidskledij, studiebureaus, vakbladen, verenigingen, uitgeverijen. DIVERSEN: grafdecoraties en foto’s, waterzuivering, et cetera.

Unique one day format.

A one day exhibition providing a unique b2b opportunity for the building, stone & tile industry. Thousands of industry professionals and buyers in one place, during one day.

Time efficiently & cost effectively providing you with a face to face opportunity of meeting your existing clients and potential new buyers, in one place at one time. The Stone and Tile Show North is designed to cost effectively and time efficiently place international, national & regional producers and suppliers together in a unique business forum and setting.

DaPEDO Floor and Wall Covering Fair gives the opportunity to companies from all over the world to come to Athens -the capital of Greece, as well as its commercial and financial center, easily accessible from everywhere - and to make their products known to the Balcans. The people who visit the fair, which is successful organized for the third time this year, are architects, civil engineers, decorators, retailers, wholesalers, importers, constructors e.t.c. Thus, it is a chance for companies from abroad to meet these people, this new market, and to start new deals and collaboration, in order to increase their sales. The new business deals that have arisen in the previous two fairs prove this point.

Introducing Scotland’s first dedicated international stone event.

The Scottish Stone Show has been launched to provide producers and manufacturers of stone and stone related products with the perfect business to business forum to meet key professionals within the industry.

Focused on architectural and building stone, and the use of stone in, on or around the building, The Scottish Stone Show is the event to promote and sell products into this increasingly important market.

The 8th International Stone and Stone Technology Exhibition.

The continued boom in stone and stone technology includes: growing demand for marble, granite, stone derivatives, travertine as well as cutting, polishing and manufacturing machinery prompted the organising of Saudi Stone, a special show case designed to help meet the needs of trade buyers for the latest technologies and products, in turn of business development opportunities for the exhibitors.

The Fair, which will take place in the Cairo International Fair Ground in Nasry City, 20 minutes distance from the Cairo International Airport, will be realized on a total area of 4,000 square metres in 2 halls and open area. Visiting hours of the Fair wil be from 10.00 til 19.00.

The Fair will be introduced in the neighbouring countries and other African countries via television, radio, newspapers and billboards. The Fair will be actively aanounced to the associations and the chambers related with the sector in Egypt, and it will be ensured to bring visitors to the fair from the other cities of Egpyt and the neighbouring countries.