A veteran in the business for the past 25 years, Sabah Hamed said he has come all the way to Dubai in the hope that one trip will save him travelling to more than 20 countries to get his supplies.
"Attending one comprehensive show like this one allows me to visit all the manufacturers I need in the one place. Otherwise I will have to travel to 20 different countries looking for the products," said Sabah, owner of SMS Trading in Baghdad.
"At this show I can walk around at my own pace, talk to the manufacturers, compare parts and prices and make the deals in a span of a few days," he said.
"On average, our business sees a turnover of US$5 million in auto spare parts and ball bearings in Iraq."
On deals done at the show, he will only talk about the completed purchase of US$43,000 of ball bearings from Auto Spare Parts Trading.
"I'm still in the process of concluding several deals and I still have one more day at the show," Sabah said.
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Iraqi dealer stocks up at Automechanika
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 26 - 2004 at 08:45
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An Iraqi spare parts dealer for cars and ball bearings, has made the arduous journey from Baghdad to Dubai, via Amman, to attend the specialist trade show Automechanika Gulf 2004.
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The Epoc Messe Frankfurt Dubai team has over 20 years experience of organising international trade fairs throughout the world. Their successful portfolio of events that they organise in Dubai include Materials Handling, Hardware & Tools, Garden, Landscaping & Outdoor Living, ISH - Kitchen + Bathroom Gulf, Lightstyle - Gulf Lighting, Beautyworld Gulf, Houseware & Hometech, and the Middle East Toy Fair. Epoc Messe Frankfurt is a subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt, the world's second largest trade fair organiser conducting over 100 events worldwide with 15 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, America, Africa and the Middle East. They own the fairground in Frankfurt where they own and operate many of the world's largest and most successful trade fairs such as Beautyworld, LIFETIME and Automechanika.
Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorWednesday, May 26 - 2004 at 08:45 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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