Build Asia 2024,

Build Asia 2024,

exhibition time: December 24th to December 26th, 2024,

exhibition location: Main University Rd, Karachi, Pakistan, Block 15 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan Karachi Expo Center, organized by E-commerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., held once a year, with an exhibition area of 25000 square meters and 30000 attendees. The number of exhibitors and brands reached 179.
The Karachi International Building Materials Exhibition Build Asia is held annually. The exhibition is hosted by E-commerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, a well-known exhibition company in Pakistan and a UFI member, with strong support from the Constructors Association of Pakistan as a strategic partner. Simultaneously hosting stone exhibitions Stonefair Asia, coating Asia, furniture Asia, and real estate exhibition Property Asia. It will occupy exhibition halls 1/2/3/4. Multi exhibition linkage, forming a large-scale construction industry event.

Build Asia is a well-known event in Pakistan's construction and building materials industry, bringing together leading international building materials and construction machinery companies. During the exhibition, comprehensive education programs, on-site demonstrations, forums and conferences with industry experts and institutions will be held simultaneously, and various professional activities will be available. Build Asia is an ideal strategic platform for you to expand into international markets and enter the Pakistani business community, and radiate to markets in Afghanistan, China, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The exhibition aims to tap into the enormous potential of Pakistan's construction industry, showcase the latest developments in equipment and technology in related fields, and provide opportunities for local enterprises and overseas exhibitors to collaborate on investment, transfer technology, and find agents.

Thousands of distributors, engineers, retailers, manufacturers, architects, and designers will meet in person at this highly dynamic international exhibition platform showcasing a variety of building materials products and related construction machinery and equipment tools.

Currently, Pakistan has an annual housing shortage of 270000 units, in addition to a backlog of approximately 7 million units. The Prime Minister of Pakistan has designated several policy guidelines based on the "Housing For All" project to initiate housing plans for government employees and provide infrastructure to support housing development plans. The government has identified housing and construction as one of the main drivers of economic growth and has taken some measures to promote this industry, which has already helped the country resume construction activities. Some of them include:

Significantly reduce taxes and fees on building materials, including steel and products, as well as import tariffs on construction machinery and equipment.

Eliminating uncertainty in the real estate market by inputting ownership documents into computer networks

Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and China.

International investors from countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, and China have made significant investments and pledged $43 billion for two islands in Bin Qasim and $68 billion for a new urban project in Hawksbay, as well as large-scale housing projects in Lahore, Gwadar, Chittagong, Karachi, and Islamabad. Through active marketing, new residential financing plans provided by local and foreign lending and financial institutions have played an important role in the development of this field. In addition, there are numerous ongoing infrastructure construction projects, including numerous overpasses, underground passages, highways, tunnels, dams, as well as road and industrial projects that have led the industry beyond its past status and glory.

Building materials: roofing materials, insulation materials, scaffolding, formwork, frames, wood, panels, cement&concrete, bricks, equipment, safety facilities, ancillary equipment, wooden structures, various types of windows and profiles, door locks, hardware and accessories, etc

Hardware tools: hand tools, power tools, fixtures and accessories, workbenches, tool accessories and devices, equipment boxes, ladders, loading and unloading equipment

Stone: marble, granite, stone products, stone mining and processing machinery and equipment, etc

Coatings and Chemicals: Indoor and Outdoor Coatings, Gypsum, Dyes&Water Paint, Adhesives&Chemicals, etc

Indoor decoration materials: various lighting fixtures, interior decorations, panels, ceilings, fireplaces, stairs and handrails, wall decorations, furniture, ceramic and glass products, wooden and leather products, floral decorations, etc