MosBuild, Russia’s largest trade event, opens on 31 March 2009 for four days of business. The event covers all sectors of the building and interiors trade and takes place in Moscow’s two largest exhibition centres, Expocentr and Crocus Expo. In 2008, the exhibition covered over 90,000 net sqm and demonstrated products and services provided by 2,751 exhibitors from 43 countries. Russia features prominently in the export plans for many countries around the world and, to support their strategy, ten countries presented national group stands. Visitors numbered 80,100, 97% of whom were trade visitors. The continued growth of the event is a testament to its reputation and effectiveness. Compared to 2008, like-for-like sales are up by 2% and over 80,000 m² of the exhibition’s floor space has already been sold, reveals the organizer’s press release.

Darryl Pawsey, Director for the Build & Interiors Division at ITE, highlights the significance of this development: “Our exhibitors are giving a clear indication of their expectations for the Russian market over the next few years. The latest market figures show a predicted increase of more than 7% in Russia’s GDP, which is an extremely positive result compared to most major world economies.”

MosBuild is the collective name for a series of six exhibitions that focus on specific parts of the industry: Buildex, Cersanex, MosInteriors, CountryLiving, Stonex and WinTec Expo. Pawsey said: “With over 90% of the event space already sold, we are confident that the 2009 event will be another great success!”