Corporate News
3/11/2008
“The post-earthquake reconstruction in Sichuan Province involves total investment exceeding RMB 1,600 billion, which will be made by various investors and through such platforms as the West Expo. In the reconstruction, 4.5 million houses, 11,700 schools, highways covering a total of 50,000 km and railways with a total length of 5,500 km will be built. To satisfy the investment, 37,000,000 tons of steel and 0.37 billion tons of cement will be in urgent demand, providing an immense market opportunity involving RMB1,000 billion for the whole world.” In cooperation with the China National Furniture Association, the China Building Ceramics & Sanitaryware Association and the China Coating Industry Association, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. will stage the China (Chengdu) Big Four Show 2009 from 11-13 November, 2009 at the Chengdu International Exhibition & Conference Centre. The Big Four Show will combine the four sub-events of Furniture, Expobuild, Hotelex and Clean. Building material suppliers, hotel equipment suppliers, furniture manufacturers, designers and decoration contractors will gather together over the three days of this event to showcase their latest products and designs in one venue. Professional visitors and buyers can experience one-stop exhibition service and make quick purchase decisions right on their “doorstep”. The suppliers and buyers in western China used to have to go elsewhere to buy and undertake trade negotiations as few shows of this kind were held in western China. To promote the post-earthquake economic development of Sichuan Province, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. leveraged its 20 years’ rich experience of show organisation, professional management and marketing operation to bring this Big Four Show, which combines the related industries of furniture, building materials, hotel equipment and cleaning, to Chengdu. In one location, visitors will get first-hand data about these four related industries. The Big Four Show will be a high-standard, high-quality show in the western China market. With vigorous investment in western China by the Chinese government, Chengdu has become one of the country’s most prosperous cities, as well as the most important industrial city in western China. With its own peculiar natural tourism resources, and solid industrial and commercial foundation, Chengdu has long been the leader in the development of the western economy. Also, thanks to its unique geological superiority, Chengdu plays an important and strategic role in the development of western China, influencing Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and the whole of western China. Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. based in Shanghai has always attached great importance to its development in the western China market. In addition to its Beijing and Guangzhou offices, it opened its third office in Chengdu in early 2008, helping it to better understand the exhibition market in western China and making it more convenient for the further introduction of its high-quality exhibitions to the western area. Unlike other exhibition companies, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. insisted on opening its office in the area before launching its exhibitions there, which is a clear manifestation of its long-term determination to serve western China. The year 2008 has been a heart-breaking one for Sichuan, as well as for China on the whole. Immediately after the Wenchuan earthquake on 15 May, which shocked the world, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. made a donation of RMB150,000 to the Sichuan Red Cross Society to express its deep concern for the earthquake survivors in Sichuan. In addition, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. hopes to make its contribution to the reconstruction on a broader scale by staging the Big Four Show, which is closely related to reconstruction, in Chengdu. By way of this professional exhibition, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. intends to bring up-to-date products and information directly to the purchasers, distributors, suppliers, manufacturers and designers in western China in order to serve the region better and more effectively. Given the characteristics of the target market, Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. made the right decision in moving its leading shows to Chengdu using the innovative method of combining four shows into one, which paves the way for the introduction of other brand shows to Chengdu. In this way, it hopes to change people’s original ideas about the exhibition market in the western region, which holds that shows there are always small and of poor quality. With concerted efforts made by the local government, associations and media, the exhibition industry in western China is going to prosper. - End - Downloadable format of the press release is available at CMP Asia's website at http://www.cmpasia.com About CMP Asia (www.cmpasia.com) About United Business Media (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
-- Huang Xiaoxiang, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province.
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About Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo (www.cmpsinoexpo.com)
Shanghai CMP Sinoexpo is CMP Asia's joint-venture company based in Shanghai. It stages over 30 international trade fairs in China every year, including some of the largest exhibitions of their kind in the country. As one of China's leading independent trade fair organisers, it combines CMP's global strength and experience with Sinoexpo's local network and expertise, and its close relationship with industry organisations.
CMP Asia is the leading organiser of exhibitions in Asia, with associated print and online media. Owned by United Business Media Limited which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, CMP Asia organises 110 trade fairs and provides high-quality business information through its 22 publications and associated websites. With its headquarters in Hong Kong, CMP Asia has over 600 staff in 14 major cities in Asia and the USA.
United Business Media is a leading global business media company. It informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. It focuses on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Its 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.