INDEX KSA, claimed to be Saudi Arabia largest interior design fair, was opened on Tuesday by Mazen Batterjee, president of Albir Society and vice chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), and Ghazi bin Saeed Al-Abbasi, secretary general of the Saudi Council of Engineers.

The opening is being held with the support of JCCI Chairman Saleh Abdullah Kamel and organized by MICE Arabia Exhibitions and Conferences Co. in association with dmg events. The second edition of the show ended Thursday at the Jeddah Centre for Forum and Events.

Batterjee said: “INDEX KSA is a trade fair that gives foreign companies an opportunity to explore the Saudi market and encourages business in the region. We are pleased to endorse an initiative of this kind as it will benefit our country and support our economic growth.”

Elie Rizk, CEO of MICE Arabia Group, said: “We are honored to have Mazen Batterjee and Ghazi bin Saeed Al Abbasi to inaugurate the second edition of INDEX KSA.”

It’s a demonstration of the support given to the show, said Mike Allsopp, SVP of dmg events Middle East & Asia, who attended the official inauguration and accompanied a tour around the fair.

Hosting over 150 companies from 20 countries and covering different industry segments, INDEX KSA caters to the needs of the residential, commercial and hospitality interior sectors; the show provides exhibitors with a platform to access the Saudi market and industry’s professionals with a unique opportunity to network with potential new suppliers for their projects and a source of inspiration.

Spread over 4,400 net sqm of floor space, INDEX KSA 2013 also features for the first time a program of free-to-attend seminars and workshops for the interior design and architect community, where industry’s hot topics will be analyzed and discussed.