By Aiman Eljali and Muhammad Elosta.
Tripoli, 25 September 2013:
Turkish companies dominate the Big4 Rebuild Libya and Energy Show which opened on . . .[restrict]Monday at the Tripoli International Fair ground. More than three-quarters of the stands at the fair were taken by firms from Turkey, many of them visiting the country for the first time. It was
“There are more than 50 companies here today – predominately Turkish but there are also stands with associations representing groups of companies from elsewhere,” said Hakan Serif of Istanbul-based engineering and construction group Alaz.
That the majority are from Turkish is not unsurprising given that the fair, which ends tomorrow, had been organised by Turkey’s Senexpo, also based in Istanbul.
The show presents a wide spectrum of construction equipment and services from water pipes and pumps to metal building structures. It is targeting the Libya construction and energy sectors but equipment is also beingprovide a more sold directly to the public, such as buy the Dizayn Group which produces paint and carpenters’ supplies not only for large companies but as well as medium to small ones as well. “Our company has been to many different countries and we hope to broaden our enterprise by expanding to Libya were we believe much of our product will be needed in future,” said a company spokesman.
Among the large number of Turkish companies there is a sprinkling of Italian ones mainly dealing with construction supplies and equipment, such as Torino-based Oscam which produces cutting and bending machinery for reinforced concrete rods. Having worked in projects in Libya before the revolution, it is “hoping to get involved with the rebuilding of Libya and wishes to be a part of the physical reconstruction by supplying goods not only to commercial firms but to local companies as well”, says Oscam Fulvio Cattelino.
Not all companies at the show were represented individually. Germany’s NUMOV (Der Nah- und Mittelost-Verein or Near and Middle East Association) with some 600 mid-sized to small-sized companies as members is also present.
“The goal of the association is to increase relationships with Libya and represent small and mid-sized companies to the countries,” said a representative. [/restrict]
