The Saudi Build 2014 — the 26th international construction technology and building materials trade exhibition, which ended on Thursday, drew more than 23,000 visitors during the four-day show.

Held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre with the support of Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Prince Mansour bin Miteb, the event was inaugurated by Riyadh Mayor Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al-Mogbil.

The show was held concurrently with Saudi Stone-Tech 2014 — the 17th international stone and stone technology exhibition, and Saudi Build PMV Series — the 15th international exhibition for construction equipment, plant, machinery and vehicles.

The construction industry fair hosted over 850 exhibitors from 36 countries, providing an ideal networking platform for industry professionals from the related fields to share and overview latest products, services and trends.

“Germany has been maintaining a high level of participation in terms of number and quality of companies at Saudi Build trade show, which reflects our ongoing interest in initiating and developing business relations with the Kingdom, especially in the machinery and tools fields,” Edgar Zedler, spokesperson for German pavilion at Saudi Build 2014, said.

The 45 participating German companies at the show successfully showcased a wide group of industry-leading products and solutions in the fields of building engineering, equipment and materials, in addition to business information, construction tools and technology, heavy construction equipment, maintenance services and equipment, repair, interior construction and stone treatment and handling.

“Building on the strong economic bonds between the two countries, reflected by the 9.2 billion-euro German exports to the Kingdom and 1.7 billion-euro imports from the Kingdom during 2013, we are looking forward to further the business cooperation success through key gateways like Saudi Build that allowed meeting quality industry personnel and leveraging major business opportunities,” he added.