Based on the successful participation in IndoBuildtech 2010, no less than 90 per cent of the exhibitors determined to participate in IndoBuildtech 2011.

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JAKARTA - Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E Mr. Boediono officially inaugurated Indonesia Building Materials & technology Expo 2010 on 30 June 2010 at Jakarta Convention Center. H.E. Boediono symbolically marked the inauguration by cutting the jasmine garland rope right in front of the main entrance gate, followed by direct inspection to exhibition booths.

Upon strolling the expo area, accompanied by Mr. Dwi Karsonno - President Director of Debindo – as the Organizer and Mr Achmad Wijaya – Chairman of the Indonesian Ceramics Association (ASAKI), Vice President Boediono expressed his appreciation on the synergy and spirit of exhibitors to promote quality products for enhanced contribution to the development of building material-related industries. Vice President expected IndoBuildtech be continued and expanded for creating more opportunities and benefits for the public.

In fact, high expectations of development and expansion of IndoBuidtech has begun taking shape. IndoBuidtech has been annually hosted not only at the Jakarta Convention Center, but has also covered other cities, including Surabaya – East Java and Makassar – South Sulawesi. IndoBuidtech is gaining more grounds and growing to be a benchmark of building material and technology development in Indonesia.

Earlier to IndoBuidtech 2010 Jakarta, Debindo hosted five-day IndoBuidtech Expo 2010 at Gramedia Expo Surabaya on 10-14 March 2010. Another series of IndoBuidtech will also be hosted at Ratu Indah Mall, Makassar – South Sulawesi on 13-17 October 2010. Altogether Debindo hosted 3 series of IndoBuidtech this year, making a series of success that keeps rolling on from one year to another, from one big city to another.

International Exhibitors

Effectiveness of IndoBuildtech is also well affirmed by Gunawan, person-in-charge of Absolute-brand quality tile. “On the fourth day, Praise be to God, we have booked Rp1.6 billion worth transactions. Our ready stock tiles have also most run out, especially the favorite tiles. Customers usually compare prices, product quality and varieties before coming here, and finally they find out that out products are highly competitive in pricing and excellent in quality,” said Gunawan.

Absolute is just one of numerous top brands of imported products, and Absolute is imported from China where the labor cost is more competitive than in Europe, and raw materials are abound. “The labor and materials are from China, but the high technology is from Italy. That’s why our products are Euro-standard and exported mostly to Europe. The quality of Absolute is accordingly no compromise,” Gunawan added.

More than just featuring international brands and qualities, IndoBuildtech has also drawn foreign exhibitors from Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Exhibitors from China and ASEAN use exclusive booths zone. China Pavilion was exclusively built for exhibitors from China. Even long before the D-day of Indobuildtech 2010 in Jakarta, the China exhibitors prepared a special promotion booklet about the event.

More than 70,000 visitors from various cities in Indonesia, mostly representing business communities such as distributors, agents, retailers and project owners, as well as professional communities including consultants, architects, interior designers and property planners visited IndoBuildtech 2010 – Jakarta.

Based on the successful participation in IndoBuildtech 2010, no less than 90 per cent of the exhibitors determined to participate in IndoBuildtech 2011.

Moving onwards, IndoBuildtech tradeshow series is sure to keep rolling along way for the future of building materials and technology developments.