BMAM EXPO ASIA 2010
successfully concluded
its 3rd annual edition in Bangkok, Thailand
(Bangkok, October
7, 2010) BMAM EXPO ASIA 2010 – The 3rd international exhibition and
conference on building maintenance and asset management – took place
successfully at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre in Bangkok from
15th
to 17th September 2010.
Held
annually in Bangkok, Thailand since 2008, BMAM Expo Asia has grown to
be a key
regional industry exhibition and knowledge exchange platform serving
the
interdisciplinary facility and property management fields devoted to
the
maintenance and care of commercial and institutional buildings such as
overseeing the safe, secure and
environmentally sound operations and maintenance of these assets in a
cost
effective manner while at the same time, ensuring the long term
preservation of
the asset values.
Over 174 exhibiting
and co-exhibiting companies from 23 countries participated in this
year’s event,
taking up 5,000 sq. meters of exhibition floorspace. This
is about 36% increase as compared to last year’s event. The exhibition
attracted over 3,688 trade visitors of which 632 were foreign visitors
coming
from 26 countries. 67% of these visitors had direct purchasing
authority.
Running alongside the BMAM Expo Asia
exhibition was the well attended BMAM conference which was sponsored by
Jones
Lang LaSalle. This year’s conference touched on wide ranging topics and
subject
matters such as the role of asset management in adding values to
facilities,
energy efficiency building retrofits, the future of facility management
industry in Asia, the future of outsourcing in facility management,
risk
management and protections just to name a few.
This year’s event saw an increase in
the
numbers of industry seminars, workshops and courses conducted by
government
agencies and trade associations such as the Thailand’s Department of
public
works and town and country planning, ASHRAE Thailand Chapter, the
Association
of Siamese Architect, Property Management Association of Thailand, The
Environmental Engineer Association of Thailand, the Building Safety
Inspectors
and Officers Association and the Lift Association of Thailand.
One such course was the sellout
National Fire
Protection Agency 101 Life Safety Certification course reinforcing the
growing
interest and emphasis amongst Thai facility and property professionals
on
adopting the latest known-how in enforcing effective fire and safety
protections for buildings in Thailand.
Green building concept was also a top
draw at
the exhibition. “It is timely that the organizer has added green
building and
retrofit into this year’s event profile which allows us to successfully
showcased our Thailand Green Building Institute during the exhibition
and also
conduct our green design and management and green facility management
seminars
for our members.” said Mr. Thaweejit Chandrasakha, the President of the
Association of Siamese Architects.
With
positive feedback received from
exhibitors, the organizers concluded that BMAM Expo Asia 2010 has met
the
expectations of most exhibitors. The majority of the exhibitors also
expressed
their satisfaction with the quality of trade visitors and buyers
attending the
exhibition.
“For the third year
in a row now, Sodexo has participated in BMAM Expo and we are pleased
that this
year’s event is yet another successful event for us. We were able to
focus on
our targeted clients and further advertise Sodexo as the leading
provider of
integrated facilities management services in Thailand. We have had
interesting
discussions with and enquiries from international banks, universities,
hospitals, real estate property developers, oil and gas companies and
even a
real estate developer from overseas.” said Mr Col Lin Yeo, Business
Development
Director of Sodexo.
Mr. Sebastian Power,
the Director, Account
Management at Property Care Service (Thailand) Ltd. added that
BMAM Expo Asia 2010 had
provided his company with a cost effective marketing platform to
introduce
their total facility management concept together with its energy
management and building maintenance partners,
M&C Energy Group and Comin Thai Co., Ltd. and demonstrate to the
market
that the company is now capable of providing both professional hard and
soft
service solutions for all types of property.
“We are looking
forward to the opportunity to participate again in 2011.” said Mr.
Rawee
Ngamchokchaicharoen from TRANE who together with its partners,
Hussmann, Thermo
King, Ingersoll Rand and Cisa displayed their new HVAC solutions under
the
climate solution concept.
Jones Lang LaSalle took the opportunity to
sponsor the BMAM conference and invited many of its overseas experts to
attend.
“BMAM Expo Asia 2010 offered excellent opportunities for professionals
in the
real estate field and related industries to learn and share experiences
and expertise
as well as new innovations. We are pleased to have the opportunity to
participate in this event.” said Ms Suphin Mechuchep, Managing Director
of
Jones Lang LaSalle.
Mr. Samarn Takort, General Manager of
Robert
Bosch Limited added that during BMAM Expo, his company has had good
opportunity
to promote their security systems to potential business partners and
customers from
various market segments such as office buildings, commercial property
management
and shopping complexes.
Attendees and visitors of BMAM Expo Asia
2010
were also equally satisfied with the event. “BMAM Expo Asia 2010 was
well
attended by our members. Our members benefited greatly from this event
as it
provided our members with direct access to the latest technologies,
products,
services and solutions.” said Mr. Chirdsak Vitooraporn, President of
the Thai
Electrical and Mechanical Contractor Association.
Echoing the same sentiments was Mr.
Lukchai
Chaleoyprach from the Airport of Thailand public
company Ltd. He described that BMAM Expo Asia 2010 was very useful
face-to-face
platform for him and his company to obtain the latest knowledge and
know-how
and he is looking forward to attend the next year’s edition again.
The fourth edition of
BMAM Expo Asia 2011
will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from
21st to 23rd September 2011.
For more details on BMAM EXPO ASIA 2011,
please visit at www.maintenance-asia.com.
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