6 – 8 October, 2015 Dubai
The Middle East’s premier Exhibition, Conference & Awards for Lighting Design and Technology
www.lightME.net
Light Middle East 2015
Light Middle East 2014 – Overview
The only exhibition in the Middle East dedicated exclusively to the Lighting industry
325 Exhibitors from 27 Countries
The defining show for the lighting industry is back for its 2015 edition. This year, as in previous years, Light Middle East will once again deliver three days of quality exhibition and conferences. The world’s most accomplished lighting designers will present their best practices and share their know-how. By attracting a highly targeted audience, Light Middle East will again help to get you closer to your potential buyers and multiply your opportunities.
“This year the show is very impressive and I was glad to see that Light Middle East has grown really big! There are more professional lighting equipments and products.“ Unni Krishnan, General Manager, Haji Commercial Group LED Lighting Solutions Specialists in UAE & Qatar
6,349 Trade Visitors from 85 Countries
Visitor Overview Last year, over 6,349 visitors from 85 countries attended Light Middle East. Many visitors were from outside the Middle East, quite literally opening up a world of opportunity to exhibitors.
Visitors to Light Middle East Architects
Hotels / Hospitals / Shopping Malls
Lighting Designers
Electrical Planners
Interior Designers
Private VIP Clients
Property Developers
Engineers & Project Managers
Construction Companies
Lighting Retailers & Wholesalers
Governments & Municipalities
Stadiums & Theatres
MEP Consultants
Trade visitors by region A 73% UAE
B
B 27% International
A
Overall assessment of visitors at Light Middle East 2014 C A
A 31% Very Satisfied B 60% Satisfied C 9% Less Satisfied
B
“The exhibition is amazing and I was able to interact with different good quality exhibitors� Eng. Abdulrahman Alarifi, Chairman/CEO, Emdad Najed Company
Visitors at Light Middle East 2014 Murano Lighting
United Arab Emirates
Cedars Jebel Ali International Hospital
United Arab Emirates
ARC International
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Airports
United Arab Emirates
Project & Supplies
United Arab Emirates
Dubai International Finance Centre
United Arab Emirates
AV Design International
United Arab Emirates
Adeas
United Arab Emirates
Scientechnic
United Arab Emirates
DP World
United Arab Emirates
Bayaty Architects
United Arab Emirates
Afak Consultancy
Oman
SMKA Electric LLC
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects
United Arab Emirates
Design Idea Interior Decoration
United Arab Emirates
Al Bahri Architectural Engineering Consultant and Interior Design
United Arab Emirates
UB Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Four Points by Sheraton
United Arab Emirates
Engineers Office
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Al Falah Consultants Eng
Garhoud Hospital
Etcetera Living LLC
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
United Arab Emirates
Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali
Farzamnia Group
Arabtec Construction Co
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Arcade Engineering Consultants
Home Centre LLC
HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
InterContinental Abu Dhabi
Helen Fox
Archiade
United Arab Emirates
Aurum Design
United Arab Emirates
Azri Architect
Oman
Bayaty Architects
United Arab Emirates
Camelot Management Consultants
United Arab Emirates
Cap Consultant
United Arab Emirates
Dar Al Handasah
United Arab Emirates
Design and Architecture Bureau
United Arab Emirates
Dewan Architects
United Arab Emirates
FACE Architecture + Design
United Arab Emirates
Feghali Steel
Lebanon
FNP Architecture and Engineering
United Arab Emirates
GAJ
United Arab Emirates
Hopkins Architecs
United Arab Emirates
Hyder Consulting
United Arab Emirates
ICON Consult Engineers
Kenya
Icon Interiors
United Arab Emirates
Khatib & Alami
United Arab Emirates
Koul
United Arab Emirates
MJU Engineering Consultancy
United Arab Emirates
Outdoor Design and Landscape
United Arab Emirates
PNC Architects
United Arab Emirates
Red Cube
United Arab Emirates
Selva ME
United Arab Emirates
The Louis Berger Group
United Arab Emirates
Urbanism Planning Architecture
United Arab Emirates
Architects
Zoomlux
Distributors Al Jaber
United Arab Emirates
Al Reyami
United Arab Emirates
Al Sahliya Lighting
United Arab Emirates
BMTC
United Arab Emirates
Cinmar Lighting
United Arab Emirates
Creation Gulf
United Arab Emirates
Debbas
United Arab Emirates
Decolight
United Arab Emirates
Gargash Lighting Systems
United Arab Emirates
Huda Lighting
United Arab Emirates
Inara
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Engineers Adnan Engineering
United Arab Emirates
AECOM
United Arab Emirates
Majid Al Futtaim Carrefour
United Arab Emirates
Hulk Interior Decoration Works LLC
AJ Design Consultancy
United Arab Emirates
Majid Al Futtaim
United Arab Emirates
Interior Design & Furnishing
United Arab Emirates
Al Hudaiba Contracting LLC
United Arab Emirates
Oman Airports Management Company
Oman
JW Turner Interiors LLC
United Arab Emirates
Albwardy Engineering Enterprises Est
United Arab Emirates
Palm Royale Resort
United Arab Emirates
Mr Decor - Interior Design
United Arab Emirates
ALEC
United Arab Emirates
Radisson Blu Hotel
United Arab Emirates
R and R Design
United Arab Emirates
Assured Oilfield Services LLC
United Arab Emirates
The Address Dubai Marina
United Arab Emirates
Raferia Rochi Designers
Islamic Republic of Iran
BK Gulf LLC
United Arab Emirates
Tilal Liwa Hotel, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
RID Interiors Design
United Arab Emirates
Cairo Electromechanical Engineering
United Arab Emirates
Spanish Design Concept
United Arab Emirates
Design Consulting & Engineering
United Arab Emirates
Government
Thomas Bennett Group
United Arab Emirates
DEWA
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Municipality
United Arab Emirates
WA International
United Arab Emirates
Dorsch Consult
United Arab Emirates
Al Ain City Municipality
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects
United Arab Emirates
Al Khafji Municipality
Saudi Arabia
Lighting Designer
Emirates Airlines
United Arab Emirates
Architecture & Planning Group
United Arab Emirates
Paul Nulty Lighting Design
United Kingdom
Emsquare Engineering Consultant
India
United Arab Emirates
AECOM
United Kingdom
EZW
United Arab Emirates
Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing Department of Transport
United Arab Emirates
Arup Group Limited
United Kingdom
Gulf Engineering Consultancy
Oman
Department of Municipal Affairs
United Arab Emirates
CDM Lighting Design
United Arab Emirates
Halcrow, a CH2M HILL Company
United Arab Emirates
DHA Design
United Kingdom
Holy Makkah Municipality
Saudi Arabia
DPA Lighting Design
United Kingdom
KEO
Qatar
DTA - Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Khansaheb Civil Engineering
United Arab Emirates
Happold Lighting
United Kingdom
Laing O’Rourke
United Arab Emirates
OVI Inc
United States of America
Landmark Group
United Arab Emirates
Light Alliance
United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Interior
Saudi Arabia
Light and Beyond
United Arab Emirates
Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Est.
United Arab Emirates
Light Collective
United Kingdom
Palm Royale Resort
United Arab Emirates
Light Concept
United Arab Emirates
Parsons
United Arab Emirates
Light Touch Lighitng
United Arab Emirates
Ramboll
United Arab Emirates
Nathan Savage Lighting Design
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Arabia
Neolight
United Kingdom
Terraverde LLC
United Arab Emirates
Studiolite ME
United Arab Emirates
WME Consultants
United Arab Emirates
Tirschwell Architectural Lighting Design
United Arab Emirates
WS Atkins
United Arab Emirates
Vbomedioriente
United Arab Emirates
WSP Group
United Arab Emirates
Facility Manager
DEWA
United Arab Emirates
Diwan of Royal Court
Oman
Dubai Government
United Arab Emirates
General Directorate of Engineering Projects
United Arab Emirates
Government of Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Greater Amman Municipality
Jordan
Holy Makkah Municipality
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Defense
Sudan
Ministry of Education
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Health
United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Municipalities
Bahrain
Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning
Qatar
Road and Transport Authority
United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority
United Arab Emirates
Sohar Municipalitiy
Oman
UAE Government
United Arab Emirates
Interior Designer
ADCO
United Arab Emirates
Accor Hotels
United Arab Emirates
Asiana Hotels Group Canadian Specialist Hospital
Emaar Middle East
Saudi Arabia
AECOM
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
AMBB Interiors
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Andrew Bannister Design
United Arab Emirates
Exhibitor Feedback
For the 325 exhibitors from 27 countries who displayed over 430 international brands last year, the quality of visitors and the sheer number of deals finalised were a reassurance that they had made the right decision by participating in Light Middle East.
Overall rating of Light Middle East 2014 B
“Light Middle East has helped has helped us see how the lighting industry is changing and moving towards LED. The exhibition has changed over time in terms of the number of exhibitors and the quality of the exhibiting companies. We also had good turnout for the number of visitors.”
A 89% Good / Very good B 11% Not satisfactory
Rajeev Radhakrishnan, Managing Director, TRIDONIC A
Objectives of trade fair participation exhibitors at Light Middle East 2014 (all figures in %) Initiating new business relations
72
Presenting innovations, new developments
49
Obtaining an overall impression of the market situation
37
Showing, discussing product variants
35
cultiviating existing business relations
33
Preparing sales deals
30
Exchanging experience
21
Attaining sales deals
18
Comparing competitors
11
Passing on specialist knowledge
11
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
How successful was the exhibition in terms of meeting objectives? A 78% Exceptionally satisfied
B
A 79% Certainly B 21% Probably not
B
B 22% Not satisfactory
“It was great to see a good selection of market-leading companies at the exhibition. The exhibition was good overall in terms of the quality of exhibitors and visitors” Jay Ladva, Managing Director, APOLLO Lighting
Exhibitors interested in exhibiting again at Light Middle East 2015
A
A
Testimonials “The exhibition is packed, it is alive again! It feels good to see good quality product exhibitors / competitors. We have been able to meet different people and learn about their interests and requirements with regard to lighting products.” Bilal A. Assidi, Sales Department Manager, Martin by Harman
Future Zone at Light Middle East After a successful launch in 2013, ‘Future Zone’ was back in 2014 with world-renowned brands like Targetti, Artemide, acdc, Linea Light, Osram, Trilux, Tridonic and many more showcasing their futuristic products. These eye-catching concepts brought together the best of innovation, imagination and technical prowess from around the globe. The future of the lighting industry was, quite literally, switched on here.
“Light Middle East 2014 has confirmed that the UAE and GCC lighting industry is back into business.”
Companies that showcased the future:
Nabil N. Dergham, Managing Director, Cinmar
“It’s good overall, we were able to meet lighting consultants from all over, we could also interact with the channel partners. Light Middle East has helped us in showcasing our company.’’
LIGHTING
Eugene Wong, Business Development Manager, Atex
“The exhibition has improved overall; it is a great place for enhancing the visibility of lighting brand and of showcasing new products, finding new leads and new clients. There has been a good diversity of clients including architects and private developers. Monique Calleja, Project Development Manager and Lighting Designer, Artemide
“Light Middle East is much better than before, we have been exhibiting for 3 years. It is a good place for companies to exhibit good quality products and move from cheap lighting solutions to solutions of real quality.” Antoine Jean, Sales Manager, ACDC
“The exhibition has been positive in terms of the number of visitors and exhibitors. We had positive results in networking and meeting different exhibitors in the lighting industry.” Said Sawaf, Vice President, Speclight
‘’The exhibition has been positive with regards to the quality of exhibitors. The exhibition has given hope for the lighting industry to come up.” Frank Wieland Roedel, Application Business Development Sport & Area Lighting, OSRAM
“The exhibition has been advantageous to us with respect to meeting different exhibitors and visitors. Our aim was to target the trade market outside UAE, which has been successfully accomplished, thanks to Light Middle East. We are looking forward to participate again in the exhibition next year.” Prashant Baby, Sr. Sales Manager – Lighting, LG
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Light Middle East Awards For the second year in a row, Light Middle East hosted the prestigious Light Middle East Awards. In a region where lighting is given so much care and attention, these awards celebrate sheer brilliance. At the glittering Awards function, an elite panel of judges chose some truly clutter-breaking and beautiful lighting projects to receive this honour.
Congratulations to the winners Innovative Lighting Project of the Year
Sustainable Lighting Project of the Year
Public Lighting Project of the Year
Residential Lighting Project of the Year
Hospitality Lighting Project of the year (Exterior)
Hospitality Lighting Project of the Year (Interior)
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Project Name: KIPCO Tower Kuwait City, Kuwait
Project Name: The Abu Dhabi Sustainable Lighting Policy Abu Dhabi, UAE
Project Name: Project Name: Emirates Hills The Beach Villa Dubai, UAE Dubai, UAE
Project Name: Cielo Sky Lounge Dubai, UAE
Project Name: The Sofitel Dubai Downtown-SO Spa and 31 Lounge Dubai, UAE
Winner: KSLD
Winner: Abu Dhabi Municipality
Winner: CD+M
Winner: Nathan Savage Lighting Design
Winner: Nouran Concept Lighting
Retail Lighting Project of the Year (Exterior)
Retail Lighting Project of the Year (Interior)
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Project Name: The Beach Dubai, UAE
Project Name: Qela Boutique Doha, Qatar
Winner: CD+M
Winner: KEO
Winner: DPA Lighting Consultants
Indoor Lighting Product of the Year
Outdoor Lighting Product of the Year
Innovative Product of the Year
Channel Partner of the Year
Product Name: Lateralo Plus LED by Trilux
Product Name: VMax by Holophane
Winner: Huda Lighting
Winner: Trilux Gmbh & Co. KG
Winner: V-MAX by Holophane Holophane Europe Ltd.
Product Name: HEX-O: Sound Absorbing Lighting System Xal Winner: Xal GmbH
Light Middle East Conference – a must attend! The conference featured high profile lighting designers and experts in the industry, bringing together an engaging and educational program. Top notch lighting designers will once again share experience and know-how on their innovative and sustainable projects from across the globe at the Light Middle East Conference. Regional Construction Professionals, Lighting Designers, Architects, Students and Specifiers gather under one roof to update themselves on the latest trends in the industry.
• Abdulaziz Al Azem, DTS-Arabia, KSA
Light+Building Technology Fairs Worldwide
• Alan Mitchell, Neolight Global Light Design, UK
shanghai international
• Bill Johnson, CD+M Lighting Design Group, UAE
lighting fair
• Christophe Orceau, Lonmark International, USA • Enrique Peiniger, OVI, USA
13. - 18.03.2016
10. - 13.11.2015
15. - 19.09.2015
Shanghai, China
• Faisal Ali Hassan Rashid, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, UAE • Florence Lam, Arup, UK
shanghai intelligent
• Kevin Grant, Light Alliance, UK • Kumar Ramesh, Frost & Sullivan, Bahrain
23. - 25.09.2015
09. - 12.06.2015
09. - 12.06.2015
23. - 25.09.2015 Shanghai, China
03. - 05.12.2015 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
06. - 08.10.2015
18. - 21.09.2016
09. - 12.06.2015
07. - 09.05.2015 Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai
• Laura Philips, Happold Lighting, UK • Lee Barker-Field, AECOM, UK • Sharon Stammers & Martin Lupton, Light Collective, UK • Martin Valentine, Abu Dhabi Municipality, UAE • Nader Gammas, Tirschwell & Co. Inc, USA & UAE • Nathan Savage, Nathan Savage Lighting Design, UAE • Paolo Cervini, Philips Lighting/MELA, UAE • Peter Fordham, DHA Designs, UK • Salim Hussein Al Rimawi, Road and Transport Authority, UAE • Tanas Khoury, Light Concept LLC, UAE • Tejas Doshi, Light and Beyond, India
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More info at: www.messefrankfurt.com www.light-building.com/brand
About the Organiser
Messe Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading trade show organisers with around 550* million euros in sales and more than 2,200* employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries and around 50 international Sales Partners, allowing it to serve its customers on location in more than 160 countries. Messe Frankfurt events take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2014, Messe Frankfurt organised a total of 120* trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany. Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent. For details concerning participation as an exhibitor, visitor or sponsor, please visit our website at www.lightME.net or contact us directly at light@uae.messefrankfurt.com * Preliminary figures (2014)
Messe Frankfurt Middle East GmbH P.O. Box 26761, Dubai, UAE Tel: +9714 389 45 00 Fax: +9714 358 55 22 light@uae.messefrankfurt.com www.lightME.net www.uae.messefrankfurt.com