JEDDAH, 2 April 2005 — Fifty-five Turkish manufacturing and exporting companies are mounting a solo exhibition showcasing their machineries and accessories at the MACHTECH 2005 at Jeddah International Exhibition & Convention Center from tomorrow.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul will preside the inauguration of the exhibition at 5 p.m. on the opening day. A 100-member delegation is representing the participating companies at the event that will continue up to April 7. The Central Anatolian Machinery and Accessories Exporters’ Union is presenting the exhibition with the cooperation of Al-Harithy Company for Exhibitions Ltd.
“This will be the largest ever group of Turkish companies reflecting the best of Turkey, from machines and machinery equipment to tools parts and accessories, iron and steel, and raw materials,” Bulent Erten, board member and managing director of Istanbul-based Expotim, which is organizing the event for the second year in a row, told a press conference yesterday. “This will be the largest ever group of Turkish companies reflecting the best of Turkey, from machines and machinery equipment to tools parts and accessories, iron and steel, and raw materials,” Erol Tuna, operation and project manager of Expotim, said.
Turkish machinery producers are displaying a wide variety of choices for buyers of Turkish machinery and seeking cooperation from their prospective partners, agents or distributors. “Most of the company-participants are Turkey’s small and medium enterprises and first-timers here,” Tuna said, adding that Turkish machineries and accessories are of high quality and competitively priced.
The Turkish machinery manufacturing industry, which attaches lot of importance to research and development, has achieved advanced engineering skills. “Additionally, we have a competitive advantage in international markets among more than 200 countries due to our low-cost production,” he added. “Machinery trade will play an important role in industrializing both countries and further expanding the bilateral trade,” Tuna said.
