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Welcome to QCarpet 2015 Established in 2010, QCarpet has evolved with the Rugs industry and it remains the middle east largest and most well established event of its kind. In 2015, QCarpet celebrates its the fourth edition and It will be held on February 12 to 18, 2015 at Doha, State of Qatar. QCarpet provides the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, establish long-lasting and commercially profitable partnerships, enter into contracts with manufacturers of handmade carpets and exchange experience. Importers and distributors of handmade carpets, representatives of specialized carpet shops, exclusive interior design entities and other design-related organizations, famous designers, restaurants and hotels top managers, as well as buyers interested in acquiring different types of handmade carpets are invited to QCarpet. With 25 years experience MPR has a deep understanding of what exhibitors and visitors want from an exhibition and our team delivers this every step of the way. The service and support you will receive as an exhibitor is second to none and we are on call to make sure you have a successful show. We look forward to welcoming you as an exhibitor in Doha. Yours sincerely Jaber Al Mansouri Thank you and best regards. Tel +974 4444 7740 Fax +974 4444 1146 P.O. Box 3618 Doha, Qatar E-mail maraya@maraya-pr.com Website www.maraya-pr.com 2 QCarpet 2015 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition
About QCarpet The 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition (QCarpet) will take place on February 12 to 18, 2015 at Doha, State of Qatar. There will be more than 100 exhibitors in 5,000 m 2, located at the Doha Exhibition Centre, and showcasing the finest carpets around the world. QCarpet will especially feature Iranian, Kuwaiti, Syrian, Turkish, Indian, Afghanistan and Pakistani adds to all the Tibetan and Chinese rugs. The QCarpet will offer its visitors direct access to traders, manufacturers, leading distributors, and professionals from the manufacturing countries. Both handmade carpet, machine-made carpet and general carpet alike will be parts of the exhibition. Objectives of the Exhibition: Supply a wide variety of handmade carpets and machine-made carpets at the Exhibition pavilions. Create a favorable environment for marketing other countries carpets in a sound competitive setting. Diversify the product range by displaying carpets of various quality and price; facilitate carpet trade for participants who attend the exhibition. Invite leading dealers from across the world to visit and buy from the exhibition. 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition QCarpet 2015 3
Why Qatar as the meeting point? Qatar is a booming market: the expected GDP growth of 9% is far above the worldwide. Doha is the gateway to Middle East and the undoubted trade fair center of Qatar for many good reasons: Exhibition venue within 15 minutes drive from Doha Airport, sufficient hotel capacities. The experienced team of Maraya Public Relations. Twenty five years of Expert knowledge of visitor promotion in the Middle East form a solid basis for the further development of QCarpet. Huge demand for carpets & flooring in Qatar Between 2012-2017 Qatar s demand for floorings is expected to rise by 25%. An enormous quantity of flooring will be need in Qatar in five years time. Qatar a big importer of carpets. A quarter of the entire carpets and flooring exports from Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt and India is made to the Middle East which indicates the close trade relationship. In addition to the booming Qatari market the GCC region is still one of the world s largest markets with the construction industry worth over US$ 3 trillion with the UAE and Saudi Arabia hosting the largest number of ongoing construction projects. Active hotel and projects underway and scheduled form completion by 2013 in the GCC rose to $ 7.8 billion, predominantly due to new project announcements in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. 4 QCarpet 2015 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition
Exhibition Profile QCarpet will provide a gateway to the massive numbers of luxury apartments, shopping centers, factories, public sites, new apartments, and houses, this would help the exhibitors in generating vast amount of sales. The exhibition will also help them to find new partners, talk with potential customers face to face, under-stand the market strategy and experiences of well-known companies, and stay ahead of the competition. The exhibitor profile would include professionals associated with: Handmade Carpet Various floor carpet tiles Traditional antiques Machine-made Carpets and General carpets alike. Antiques Benefits of participating of QCarpet Fast track access to professionals from the flooring industry from all over the world and Middle East. Displaying the potential of your company and product portfolio. B2B opportunity with buyers who are decision makers An opportunity to expand and increase market penetration. Impressive international presence Building networks with representative from industry, media and government. Cost-effective advertising opportunities. 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition QCarpet 2015 5
Visitor Profile The visitors for Qatar International Carpet Exhibition would include: Carpet Manufacturers Importers/Exporters Designers Emporiums General Public Carpet Suppliers Investors Hand loom Houses End Users Others... Visitor Target Countries For the Attention of Foreign Guests: Foreign Nationals guests arriving to Qatar directly from abroad, the GCC countries and some of European and American Countries no need entry visa. 6 QCarpet 2015 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition
General Information Exhibition: Date: Venue: Time: 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition (QCarpet) February 12-18, 2015 Doha Exhibition Center 10:00am - 10:00pm Stand Package Type of Stand Truss Carpet Stand Price per m 2 $ 270,00 Size 24m 2 (m) Min Stand Details Fascia Name 2 Projectors 1 Table 1 Socket 2 Chair 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition QCarpet 2015 7
Floor plan ROLL UP EXIT EXIT DOCK LE VELLER DOCK LE VELLER LOA DING DOCK LOA DING DOCK WC WC EXIT ROLL UP WC OFF ICE E LE CT 'L ROOM EXIT ROLL UP EXIT ROLL UP WC OFF ICE E LE CT 'L ROOM EXIT ROLL UP ENTRANCE S TORE LADIES LOUNGE GENTS SECURIT Y & CCTV OFF ICE OFF ICE OFF ICE LADIES WA SH LOUNGE GENTS ENTRANCE ENTRANCE LADIES ENTRANCE SOUTH CORRIDOR SOUTH CORRIDOR CENTRAL CORRIDOR K IOSK - 2 K IOSK - 1 CAFETERIA SEATS CAFETERIA SEATS EXTERIOR EXIBITION CAT ERING LADIES JAN GENTS DOCK LE VELLER DOCK LE VELLER B41 48SQM B42 B43 9x4 B44 B45 B46 B47 B48 Khozan Hall Stand Stand No. Size M2 Stand 72 6 x 4m 1,728 Stand 1 48 Stand 1 9 x 4m 36 Stand 25 5 x 4m 500 Total 99 2,312 B40 B39 B14 B13 B38 B15 B12 B37 B16 B11 B36 B17 B10 B35 B18 B09 B34 B19 B08 B33 B20 B07 B32 B21 B06 B31 B22 B05 B30 B23 B04 B29 B24 B03 B28 B25 B02 A14 A39 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49 A13 Maraya Public Relations Drawing by : RMG 10-15-2009 A12 A11 A38 A15 A37 A16 A36 A17 A35 A18 A34 A19 A33 A20 A32 A21 A31 A22 A30 A23 A29 A24 A28 A25 A10 A09 A08 A07 A06 A05 A04 A03 A02 INFORMATION DESK LIFT S TORE GENTS LADIES B49 B27 B26 B01 A50 A27 A26 A01 8 QCarpet 2015 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition
Rules and Regulations 01. Certificate of origin & invoices must be legalized as usual. Also the country of manufacturer must be fixed clearly & readably on all products (stickers not accepted). All nutrition and food items should have at least six months validity before its expiry date. 02. The participant / exhibitor will have his stand three days before opening and to vacate it within one day after exhibition closing date. 03. Sub Organizer will have the right to take any decision related to the requested location and will do their best to satisfy everybody s needs. 04. It is not allowed to use the stand for any other purpose rather than displaying and selling the items agreed by the organizer. It is also not allowed to rehire the stand to any party without a written approval from the sub organizer. 05. It is the exhibitor / participant duty to keep his stand clean, tidy and without any garbage, cartons etc., and also to keep corridors clean and free. 06. The items security & insurance are the exhibitor / participant responsibility during the exhibition timing. 07. The decoration of the stand is up to the exhibitor which should be well done. Sub Organizer will provide 1 table, 2 chairs, 1 electrical powerpoint, 3 spotlights, carpet and one fascia with company name and stand no. to the exhibitor. For any additional decorations and special stands please contact the following companies: Maraya Exhibition Services - Tel: +974 44447740 08. Electricity Supply (socket) 220V 240V. 13Amp will be available and for any additional power supply please contact the Exhibition Center. 09. Foreign participants should send a certificate of origin along with his list of items. All freight documents should be addressed to Al Shohob Cargo and Clearance Custom, P.O Box: 19427, Doha. Qatar. 10. Goods will not be transferred out of the exhibition center before exhibition closing period. 11. For Storage purposes, a tent of 2000 m 2 will be available on the back side of the Exhibition center. 12. All participants should not cause any damage to the stand by using nails, clipping or hammering. Otherwise he will be subject to charged against that from his own account. 13. No one is allowed to block all fire alarms, fire extinguishing equipment, smoke alarms, and sprinklers closing devices and emergency exits on hall doors and other safety equipments. 14. Sub Organizer has full rights to cancel, suspend or close the stand for any exhibitor who will violate any of these rules mentioned above. The participant will have to pay any pending amount which is to be paid to the Sub Organizer and he will not get any refunds. 15. Qatar Tourism Authority has full rights to cancel or postpone the date of exhibition under unforeseen circumstances and will not be responsible for any consequential loss caused due to is emergency cancellation. 16. Goods will be removed or transferred in or out of stand only during the timing scheduled by the exhibition center. 17. Exhibitor / participants / agents must pay the stand rental before Feb 01, 2015. In case of cancellation all amounts paid are not question to refund. 18. Exhibition / participants / agents must submit Visa Request Form with clear copy of passport before Feb 01, 2015 and visa request is not refundable. We request from all participants / exhibitors/ agents to follow the above rules & regulations. 16 QCarpet 2015 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition
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Who s behind the Event Our Company Tel +974 4444 7740 Fax +974 4444 1146 P.O. Box 3618 Doha, Qatar E-mail maraya@maraya-pr.com Website www.maraya-pr.com Our Management Team Jaber Al Mansouri Chief Executive Officer M: +974 5505 4949 E: maraya@maraya-pr.com Maher A. Eid Marketing Manager M: +974 5552 6368 E: maher@maraya-es.com Ahmed Ghonaim Accountant M: +974 7793 6789 E: ahmed@maraya-es.com Nabil Louati Business Development Manager M: +974 7706 7738 E: nabil@maraya-pr.com Fatema Limdiwala Administration - Hotels M: +974 5512 9574 E: fatema@dohatradefair.com Randy M. Gozun IT Manager M: +974 6651 4578 E: randy@maraya-pr.com Stefan Stojanovic Designer M: +974 3393 7112 E: stefan@maraya-pr.com 18 QCarpet 2015 4th Qatar International Carpet Exhibition
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