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Property Expo 2010 Sold Out
After the success of the first Maltese property fair held in February last year, The HSBC Malta Property Expo is now established as an annual event at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali. This year’s edition opens its doors on Friday 5th March and all stand space has already been reserved by exhibitors.
The first edition of The Malta Property Expo proved to be very successful in more ways than one. Over 6000 people visited the event and applauded the high level of organisation, and most of the 73 exhibitors went away with filled appointment books, with some sales actually concluded during the event itself. Then in October, Malta’s first event of this kind, received a much coveted commendation during the OPP Industry Awards held in London. This re-affirmed the event’s success with more praise from a highly respected industry body of international property professionals. Duplex Real Estate Branding, the company behind The Property Expo, started working on this year’s edition almost as soon as last year’s edition closed. As a result, many exciting new ideas are being introduced and stand space has already been sold out almost completely, even though the event is more than a month away.
“Around this time last year we had almost 30% of the exhibition space still unsold”, said David Grech, the manager in charge of The Expo at Duplex. “This year we have all the stands taken up already and are now seeking to maximize space in order to accommodate some late bookers”, he continued. For this year’s edition there are over 75 exhibitors ranging from estate agents and property developers, building innovations, banks and other financial institutions, high end interiors and many other related businesses. Amongst the many attractions, the Expo will showcase an entire apartment to exhibit the importance of interior design. This stand is being built with the assistance of a number of suppliers, interior designers and contactors and is expected to be very interesting.
The company is very proud of a scheme set up by them which has now become part of the curriculum for third year students at The University of Malta. Students have been invited to design an environmentally friendly and efficient building of any type with the short listed entries being displayed at The Expo. This “competition” is expected to give the students a unique opportunity to present their ideas and work with professionals employed within the industry today.
These are just two of the initiatives the organisers are working on to continue improving the visitor experience and quality of The Property Expo. As the opening date draws closer, other projects are being revealed that will certainly make this year’s event an even bigger success than last year’s.
