Sunday, November 25, 2018

Construction expo draws 100,000 visitors


Kathmandu, Nov. 24:
The exhibition of all kinds of construction materials under a single roof in the capital will conclude on Sunday.
The Building and Construction Expo-2075 being organised at the Bhrikutimandap Exhibition Centre from November 22 has attracted about 100,000 visitors till Saturday.
The exhibition is being organised with the vision of bringing the industry stakeholders and consumers together under one roof and assist them in making informed decision about building and construction works, materials and designs.
“The expo has been useful in achieving our aim to provide up-to-date information about the building protocols to make our structure resilient to natural disasters and expanding the market for new entrepreneurs,” said the organisers.
The fair has become a destination for the people who are building their house or planning to build one since it also features necessary consultation for construction, said Mohan Gajurel, Chief Executive Officer of Brand Worth, a co-organiser of the event.
He said that the expo was used as a platform to assist in addressing the concerns of communities in building and construction. It is a platform to showcase available building materials and construction technologies and create awareness for their suitable and prudent application.
Kshmadevi Building Materials has offered to build a pre-fab house at Rs. 300,000. 
The fair has stalls of land and housing, cement, furniture and furnishing, pipe and fittings, electrical and electronics, iron and steel, bricks and marbles, paints, interior designers, roof and flooring, sanitary and tiles, home security system, solar, heavy equipment and prefab companies.
It also features earthquake resistance home, bank and insurance, vastu and contractors, developers, architect and engineers.
The event is supported by Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEA), Society of Nepalese Architects (SONA), Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firm (SCAEF) and Brandworth Pvt. Ltd.
published in The Rising Nepal daily on 25 November 2018. 

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