Designbuild 2006 staged at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre over 4 days, from 28-31 May, was successful by any measure, according to organisers Australian Exhibition Services .
Total visitors numbered 15,325, almost 1,000 more than the last Melbourne show, occupied 18,000 sq. metres - up 3,000m2, hosted 433 exhibitors from 17 countries and had a full house at most of the free architectural and design seminars, featuring some of Australia’s leading architects, designers and engineers.
The organisers, in conjunction with Austrade, in a major initiative this year brought over 160 international buyers to the show providing an opportunity for Australian businesses to meet with international visitors and maximise their chances of developing productive international relationships and gain export sales.
This year also saw a greater number of industry association conferences and seminars running in conjunction and alongside the show, including The Connected Home Conference opened by the Governor of Victoria; The Precast Concrete for Builders Seminar, Precast Concrete for Engineers Workshop and Precast Concrete for Architects Seminar run by The National Precast Concrete Association of Australia; The Building Designers Association Victoria Professional Development Seminar, Tilex Tile & Stone Seminars endorsed by the Australian Tile Council and the Australian Stone Advisory Association; Green Plumbers Information Seminars, an initiative of the Master Plumbers & Mechanical Services Association of Australia; Backflow Seminars hosted by AIRAH, the Institute of Plumbing Australia and the Backflow Association. Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Australia also ran a series of seminars.
Designbuild Australia was supported by the Australian Architecture Association, Australian Tile Council, Master Builders Association of Victoria, Building Designers Association Victoria, Australian Government Austrade, CEDIA, Green Plumbers, Master Plumbers, Mechanical Services Association of Australia, National Precast Concrete Association of Australia and Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Australia.
Designbuild will be staged at the Sydney Exhibition Centre 3 – 6 June 2007 and for the first time the show is going to Perth where it will be held at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre 12 – 14 October 2007.
