dmg events opens new offices in India

News this week: Earlier this week, dmg events Middle East and Asia announced its expansion through the opening of the company’s new Indian headquarters in Mumbai and offices in Bangalore. dmg events has appointed Mr. Sajid Desai as country director to lead its operations in India.

The Dubai-based event organiser’s portfolio includes building and construction show, The Big 5 Construct India and ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi. The upcoming 3^rd edition of The Big 5 Construct India will take place in Mumbai this September, and is jointly organised with the Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Mike Allsopp, senior vice president of dmg events Middle East, India and Asia, commented, “With an energetic and visionary new government looking to stimulate key sectors of the Indian economy, dmg events are looking forward to taking advantage of the opportunities that will emerge. Sajid is an experienced professional who is well versed in operating in the Indian market with over two decades of experience in business-to-business, special interest and business-to-consumer industries in exhibitions, events, media and online.”

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Tarsus and dmg events form JV for new construction event

News this week: International exhibition organiser Tarsus Group’s subsidiary, PTIA, announced plans to partner with dmg events to launch a new construction event in Indonesia – Big 5 Construct Indonesia. The inaugural event will be held in May 2015 at the Jakarta International Exhibition Centre (JIExpo).

Organised by dmg events, the Big 5 series of events include editions in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and India. The events provide a platform for international building and construction industry players. According to Tarsus, construction represents 10% of Indonesia’s GDP and the launch of Big 5 Construct Indonesia will create additional growth opportunities for the local industry.

Matt Denton, senior vice president of dmg events, commented, “The Big 5 has long been established as the leading building and construction event in the Middle East with strong international participation. The new Indonesian event will allow us to build on our expertise and expand into the fast-growing Indonesian construction market. I am excited by the opportunity to work with Tarsus to launch this exciting new event.”

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dmg events buys back its coatings business

News this week: dmg events, a subsidiary of the London-listed Daily Mail and General Trust plc, has acquired a significant share in Quartz Coatings Ltd, a B2B media specialist in paint and coatings exhibitions and publications. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Quartz will retain its business media and chemical operations. These appear to be largely the same events that dmg events sold to Quartz in August 2009.

U.K.-based Quartz Coatings owns and organises five international coating events located in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mexico and Morocco. The company also manages the Middle East Coatings Show on behalf of dmg events. Quartz also publishes two industry titles, the monthly Polymers Paint Colour Journal, and the Asia Pacific Coatings Journal which is published every two months.

Geoff Dickinson, CEO of dmg events, commented, “The coatings sector is a fast growing specialist market that complements our Big 5 construction events. It allows us to develop our existing Middle East Coatings Show and is in line with our desire to build our presence in the South East Asia and Latin America through geo-cloning and strategic acquisitions.”

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