The 7th edition of the most prestigious exhibition for construction in the country Bulgaria Building Week is being held from 13 to 17 March, 2007 at Inter Expo and Congress Center – Sofia. The International Specialised Exhibition is being held under the auspices of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works. The organisers are Bulgarreklama Agency and Planetfair GmbH, Germany with the cooperation of ACI Ltd. – publisher of Stroitelstvo Gradat newspaper.

A record number of participants – 635 exhibitors and subexhibitors from 22 countries – are taking part in this year’s exhibition arranged on an area of about 13 000 sq. m (four exhibition halls and open areas) : Bulgaria (210), Germany (49), Turkey (44), Great Britain (33), Austria (27), Italy (23), Spain (18), Sweden (15), France (13), Slovenia (12), Greece (10), Belgium (10), Czech Republic, Serbia, Netherlands, Hungary, Denmark, Romania, USA, Canada, Poland, Sweden, Japan, etc.

The building of new residential, resort and industrial complexes; the insulation of the existing buildings, the development of the infrastructure, highway construction, stabilization and fencing of roads, building of sites with specific functions made the construction sector one of the fastest developing branches in the economy of the country. At the same time, the strategic location of Bulgaria and the five Trans European corridors that cross its territory make it an attractive direction for investments in the field of infrastructural projects.

Established foreign companies and numerous Bulgarian producers are presenting modern solutions – materials for industrial and residential building, machines and tools, technologies, construction systems for building renovation, new and functional window and door systems.

The Bavarian Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Transport and Technologies and Bayern International are again presenting collective participation of companies from the Province of Bavaria, Germany. The international aspect of the exhibition is being supplemented by the collective stand of 11 companies from Great Britain. More than 40 participants from Turkey are also taking part in the exhibition. The fact that 90% of the former exhibitors are participating again indicates the prestige of the exhibition. The new participants are more than 70.

The International Specialised Exhibition features:

• insulation, dry construction materials, chemical products;
• building machinery, building materials, tools, equipment;
• building materials, insulations, scaffold systems;
• PVC and wooden door/window systems, doors, windows and finishing;
• plumbing and drainage equipment, electrical and heating installations; sanitary ware;
• security systems and access control;
• specialised publications.