Woodworking Middle East to feature cutting-edge technology and solutions

The three-day exposition will provide top professionals from the industry not only an opportunity to witness the unveiling of the latest developments in the field of woodworking technology but also the chance to interact face to face with some of the world's leading names in the industry.

Woodworking Middle East, the region's first dedicated trade event aimed at meeting the A-Z requirements of the woodworking industry, will make its debut on January 22, 2006.

The event will showcase wood, woodworking machinery, tools & equipment, consumables and furniture accessories including the entire range of veneers, plywood, laminates, glues, lacquers, fittings, accessories and supplies for woodworking machinery.

Some of the leading names that are participating in Woodworking Middle East 2006 are Simco, Al Hamoudi Machinery Trading Co, Mohd. Hakim Trading, Hoffmann GMBH, Jai Industries India, Danube Building Material, Al Rahmani Building Material, Bison Kit, Sadolin Paints, Mas Paints, Rubber Board of India and Aero Plastics among others.

Vitap, a leading Italian brand in woodworking machinery, has so far launched 22 models of the mechanical drill. Today, it exports to more than 60 countries. Bulleri, also an Italian company, belongs to the Sicar group and specialises in the production of CN machining centres with application in several branches including solid wood and panels, composites, aluminium and plastics.

Simco is the UAE-based distributor of Sicar Group and is considered to be a pioneer in the field of industrial machinery in the Middle East region and parts of Africa. The company specialises in all types of Aluminum and Glass machineries, Sheet Metal & Steel Structure machineries, Wood Working and Carpentry machineries, Power and Air Tools, Air Systems & System and Air Compressors.

Also based in the UAE is Al Humoudi Industrial Machinery Trading. Co, a total solutions provider for CNC Machines related to woodworking, signage and sheet metals industry. Their woodworking line includes universal spindles, band saws, chain mortisers, thicknessers, hot presses, panel saws, automatic wide belt sanders, thickness planers from Italian manufacturers like Centauro, Top Master and Gabbiani.

Mohd. Hakim Trading is the distributor of SCM of Italy. SCM is a leading manufacturer of woodworking machinery in the world. SCM produces the widest range of machines for secondary wood processing, from machines for small woodworking companies to CNC work centres, to high production integrated lines for the machining of solid wood.

Danube, one of Middle East's largest building materials company, boasts of a stock of more than 10,000 products and to its credit has participated in major projects like Emirates Hills, the Burj al Arab, the Shangri La and the Grand Hyatt hotels.

With headquarters in Germany, Hoffmann GMBH serves several subsidiaries in the global market. The brand is known for its quality and reasonable pricing in Portable benchtop routing machines, Manual benchtop routing machines, Semi-automatic routing machines, Semi-automatic and automatic routing machines, Double mitre saws with or without integrated routing devices for Hoffmann-Keys, and CNC-processing machines and custom made solutions.

India-based Jai industries, a major manufacturer of woodworking machinery, has trade partners all over the Indian sub-continent, the entire Gulf region (including Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi etc.) and various African countries, South America and the CIS.

Last but not the least, Canada's Aero Plastics is known worldwide for its vast assortment of decorative wood mouldings that gives its customers a broad range of options.
Given the dedicated and focused product profile for the woodworking industry, Woodworking Middle East will attract a very large number of carpenters, joinery managers, furniture manufacturers, kitchen equipment manufacturers, shop fitting specialists, fenestration manufacturers, exhibition stand contractors, carpentry shop managers of construction companies, architects, general managers, procurement managers, estimators, and planning and design managers from across the region.
Woodworking Middle East is being organised by Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).