Batimatec 2014 – a booming Algerian heavy clay market

Photos/Fotos: Elke Wassermann

»1 The 17th edition of the Batimatec attracted over 1 000 exhibitors on a floor area of about 44 000 m²

Photos/Fotos: Elke Wassermann

»2 Dieter Kamp, Händle Sales, left and Nacera Boularbi, Managing Director of Händle Algeria

»3 The Algerian market is now changing into a market where the quality of the building materials is becoming more and more important said Frank Appel, associate at Lingl (second from right)

»4 Patrick Hebrard, President of Ceric Technologies in front of the presentation of the Branis brickworks

»5 Pelerin MM 12-35 ERN horizontal moistener mixer exhibited on the stand of Ceric Technologies

»6 Happy faces at Cleia’s exhibition stand

»7 4.0 brickworks concept by Cleia

»8 Falk Büter, Service Department, VHV Anlagenbau

At Batimatec 2014, the International Exhibition for Construction Materials, Building and Public Works, more than 1 000 exhibitors presented their products and services from 4 to 8 May on a floor area of around 44 000 m² at the Algiers Exhibition Centre, Algeria.

International exhibitors express satisfaction

449 Algerian companies and 651 foreign companies from 25 countries worldwide, including France, Germany, China, Great Britain, Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Tunisia, took part at the trade fair (»1). As reported by the organizers, nearly 100 000 professionals, mostly from the construction and civil engineering sectors, visited the 17th edition of Batimatec over the four days of the event.

As a meeting place for professionals and trade fair, Batimatec “has continued over the years to assert its reputation by becoming the main annual event...