HCM City prepares to host construction expo

Leading Vietnamese construction, building materials, furniture and interior decoration companies will be among 900 participants from 22 countries at the Vietbuild exhibition in HCM City next month.

The 11th annual event is aimed at giving the civil engineering industry an opportunity to showcase its products and services and locate partners, Nguyen Dinh Hung, general director of AFC International Exhibition and Fair Corp, one of the organisers, said.

On display will be construction machinery and equipment, building materials, interior decoration items, glass doors and windows, solar energy equipment, safety locks, and, for the first time in the country, Makrolon polycarbonate plastic sheet used in window panes.

The expo at the Phu Tho Indoor Sports Stadium in District 11 from September 9-13 will also feature seminars on new technologies and construction products and legal aspects of design and implementation of public buildings in Viet Nam.

A ceremony to honour outstanding construction companies will be broadcast live on Ho Chi Minh City Television.

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