Qatar- Expo helps companies to expand business

Companies participating in the exhibition have lauded the exhibition organised jointly by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) in collaboration with Qatar General Electricity & Water Cooperation (Kahramaa). They said the event has helped them to clinch new deals and expand their business.

The third edition of ‘Buy Local Products 3' exhibition began yesterday at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre.

'I was chasing a big company for about two-three years to strike a deal but the discussions did not result into any concrete result. Last year, we participated in a similar exhibition organised by Qatar Development Bank. We had a booth in the exhibition and to my surprise, a senior official of the same company was at the event. After visiting stalls of other companies, he visited our stall and asked us to visit his office. Later on, I sealed a business deal with the company, Muhammad Bilal, Assistant Manager Marketing, Al Khayarin Plastic Factory told The Peninsula. 'Such events are helpful in giving important leads which can be later converted in deals, he added.

The two-day event aims to support Qatar's local manufacturing industries involved in providing electricity, water and recycling services. The exhibition seeks to connect local buyers to companies and manufacturers within the country.

'This kind of exhibition is very helpful for companies looking for new contracts. We are participating for the first time in this exhibition and I am hopeful that the exhibition will be useful in getting new orders, Nadheem V, Project Engineer, Coastal Qatar told The Peninsula. 'Another benefit of participating in this exhibition is that we get to know about procedures required by Kahramaa, he said.

'We appreciate the efforts by QDB and Kahraama to promote small and medium enterprises and local companies. It has been very help as it brings, contractors, consultants, government agencies, designers and other stakeholders to a common platform. We have also attended the previous two editions of this exhibition, said Bilal.

Exhibitors were encouraged by the positive and supportive attitude of senior government officials. 'I was very happy to see many of top officials of government departments who visited our stall and asked about our activities, said a representative of a company having a stall in the exhibition.

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