MosBuild, one of the largest events organised by ITE Group plc from its office in Moscow, was held on 31 March to 3 April and featured 2,483 companies representing 45 countries, and had 98,393 visitors to whom exhibitors demonstrated their latest products and future projects. After this year’s results, MosBuild 2010 will take place on 6-9 April in Moscow.

Russia’s largest trade event was keenly anticipated by those involved in Russia’s building and interiors sector, as it is seen to provide an insight into the industries’ performance over the next year.  According to the International Event Manager, Darryl Pawsey, many exhibitors expressed their concern that the global economic crisis would dominate discussions during the exhibition. However, many exhibitors believed that it was an important time to be demonstrating strength in the market. 

According to the event’s press release, many of MosBuild’s exhibitors return year after year, and, for them, it was simply ‘business as usual’. “For us, MosBuild is traditionally the place where we meet our clients from all over Russia, because everyone from Moscow to Vladivostok comes here to have meetings, to show our company achievements, to show our products, to increase our brand awareness”, says Marina Sidorina of Roca Santekhnika.

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