The Middle East’s Premier Conference and Exhibition for Lighting Design and Technology

Dubai, United Arab Emirateswww.lightME.net

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2013 Post Show Report

The 8th edition of Light Middle East was held from 7 – 9 October, 2013 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Officially inaugurated by Saeed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, Light Middle East featured 252 exhibitors from 25 countries showing over 400 international brands, re-emphasising the positioning as the Middle East‘s premier conference and exhibition for lighting design and technology.

The Show

Visitor Overview5,024 trade visitors from 69 countries attended the Light Middle East exhibition throughout the 3 days.

A 64% UAE

B 36% International

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Trade visitors by region Composition of international visitors by country of origin

A 16% Saudi Arabia

B 9% Oman

C 8% Bahrain

D 7% China

E 6% Kuwait

F 6% Qatar

G 48% Others

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Visitors initiating any potential business prospects with suppliers during the exhibition

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New suppliers

Old suppliers

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Action most likely to be taken after visiting the show

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Ask for a detailed quotation

Ask for samples & sales kit

Request for a visit from a sales representative

Discuss the opportunity of becoming an agent

Confirm / place an order

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A 88% Good / Very good

B 12% Not satisfied

Overall rating of Light Middle East 2013

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Visitor Overview

Visitors’ objectives while visiting the show

(all figures in %)

To be up to date with new products and trends

To find a specific product or service

To meet new / potential business partners

To meet existing business partners

To get an overall impression of the market situation

To obtain specialist knowledge

To purchase products

To monitor the activity of the competitors

Others

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Top Buyers at Light Middle East 2013

Visitors at Light Middle East

Architects:A By A Consulting France

Absar Consultant United Arab Emirates

ABV Solutions ltd. United Arab Emirates

AECOM United Arab Emirates

AFKAR Abu Dhabi

AHK United Arab Emirates

Al Bahri Architectural Consultants & Interior Designers

United Arab Emirates

Al Hilal Engineering Consultants United Arab Emirates

Al Hutaib Architects United Arab Emirates

Dar Al Handasa Consultant United Arab Emirates

Dar Consult United Arab Emirates

Dru consultant United Arab Emirates

Faisal Holding LLC United Arab Emirates

Krokis Interiors United Arab Emirates

Led Architects Tehran

Mayuresh Group India

RDK International United Arab Emirates

Su D Architecture Co. Turkey

Sunjin Engineering & Architecture United Arab Emirates

Via Concepts United Arab Emirates

Wanders Architects United Arab Emirates

Engineers: AADC United Arab Emirates

Aadnan Saffireni United Arab Emirates

ABB United Arab Emirates

ADDC United Arab Emirates

ADGAS United Arab Emirates

Adma Opco United Arab Emirates

AGOCO Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Al Baha Engineering Consultants United Arab Emirates

Al Gurg Building Services United Arab Emirates

Al Manal Contracting United Arab Emirates

Al Mashariq Contracting Co Saudi Arabia

Al Mostajed Technologies Co LLC United Arab Emirates

Al Naboodah Holding LLC United Arab Emirates

Al Nasr International United Arab Emirates

Al Waseet Contracting Electrical & Sanitary Est

United Arab Emirates

Al Watan Electrical Bahrain

Alabonian United Arab Emirates

Anglo Eastern Engineering United Arab Emirates

Arab Engineering Bureau United Arab Emirates

Asia Prime General Contracting United Arab Emirates

Atkins United Arab Emirates

Begolux Portugal

Dc Pro Engineering United Arab Emirates

Drake & Scull International United Arab Emirates

Drydocks World United Arab Emirates

Dubai Aluminium United Arab Emirates

Eas Consultant United Arab Emirates

Emirates Technical Associates United Arab Emirates

Empower United Arab Emirates

Energy Engineering Consultant Mechanical & Electrical

United Arab Emirates

Fnct Electro Mechanical United Arab Emirates

Fujairah National Electro Mechanical Works Est

United Arab Emirates

Future Integrated Co Kuwait

GAPS United Arab Emirates

Gasco United Arab Emirates

Global Contracting LLC United Arab Emirates

Global Engineering & Construction Svcs United Arab Emirates

Hafiz Electromechanical Cont United Arab Emirates

Halcrow United Arab Emirates

Hector United Arab Emirates

Hyundai Engineering & Construction United Arab Emirates

I & A Engineering Saudi Arabia

KAPF Kuwait

Khimji Ramdas LLC Oman

KPM Middle East LLC United Arab Emirates

Mathew Electromechanical Contracting United Arab Emirates

Mott Macdonald Ltd Bahrain

Najmat Al Ras Electro Mechanical Works LLC

United Arab Emirates

National Engineering Bureau United Arab Emirates

Natronic International Inc United Arab Emirates

Obaid Humaid Al Tayer Engineering Division

United Arab Emirates

Palace Engineering Consultants United Arab Emirates

Pyong Yang General Contracting LLC United Arab Emirates

Raed Al Hamad For Contracting Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia

Schlemmer Middle East United Arab Emirates

Siemens LLC United Arab Emirates

Sigma Enterprises Co LLC United Arab Emirates

Softech Consultants United Arab Emirates

Super Shine Construction & Leasing LLC Oman

Wj Towell & Co LLC Oman

Wotek FZE India

WS Atkins United Arab Emirates

Zio Technologies LLC United Arab Emirates

Facility Managers:Abjar Hotels International LLC United Arab Emirates

Accor Hotels United Arab Emirates

Airostars Facilities Management LLC United Arab Emirates

Al Diyar Siji Hotel United Arab Emirates

Al Jazira Hotel United Arab Emirates

Al Manal Contracting United Arab Emirates

Al Manzel Hotel Apartments Management LLC

United Arab Emirates

Brayan Polyteck Facilities Management Service LLC

United Arab Emirates

Dubai International Hotel United Arab Emirates

Dusit Residence United Arab Emirates

Fortune Facilities Management Svcs LLC

United Arab Emirates

Ias Lootah Facilities Management United Arab Emirates

Ja Resorts & Hotels United Arab Emirates

Jebel Ali Resorts & Hotels United Arab Emirates

Jumeirah Beach Hotel United Arab Emirates

Landmark Group United Arab Emirates

Middle East Group Hotels United Arab Emirates

Radisson Blu Hotel United Arab Emirates

Rotana Hotels United Arab Emirates

Specialist Svcs United Arab Emirates

Visitors at Light Middle East

Government & Infrastructure:

ADNOC United Arab Emirates

DEWA United Arab Emirates

DHA United Arab Emirates

Drydocks World United Arab Emirates

General Civil Aviation Authority United Arab Emirates

Ministry Of Agriculture Saudi Arabia

Ministry Of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture

Qatar

Ministry Of Works Bahrain Bahrain

Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Est United Arab Emirates

Municipality Of Abu Dhabi City United Arab Emirates

Muscat Municipality Oman

Regulation & Supervision Bureau United Arab Emirates

RTA United Arab Emirates

SEWA United Arab Emirates

Sharjah Municipality United Arab Emirates

Lighting/Interior Designers:7ARTS Islamic Republic of Iran

8 Design United Arab Emirates

AADC United Arab Emirates

ACCOR United Arab Emirates

Acoulite Trading LLC United Arab Emirates

AHK United Arab Emirates

Aj Design United Arab Emirates

Al Naboodah Holding LLC United Arab Emirates

Amjaad Consultancy Oman

Archilum Lighting FZE United Arab Emirates

Armada Co Saudi Arabia

Art Design & Decore Works United Arab Emirates

Asi Design Solutions LLC United Arab Emirates

Azin Bana Islamic Republic of Iran

B T P Lighting Design Co Islamic Republic of Iran

Caffeeine Design United Arab Emirates

Cd M Lighting Design Group United Arab Emirates

Defakt India

Delta Lighting Solutions United Arab Emirates

Design Spot United Arab Emirates

Design Supplies Solutions United Arab Emirates

Design Tech Services Saudi Arabia

Designed Architectural Lighting Co Ltd United Kingdom

Designyoung United Arab Emirates

DLI United Arab Emirates

Dpa Lighting Consultants FZCO LLC United Arab Emirates

Electro Industries Co LLC United Arab Emirates

Equinox Light Ltd United Kingdom

Excel Sign Advertising Malaysia

Farzamnia Islamic Republic of Iran

Fifth Season Lighting Design United Arab Emirates

Future Design Consultants United Arab Emirates

Goettling Design FZE United Arab Emirates

Hamid Shahzad Design Studio Pakistan

Hoordesign Islamic Republic of Iran

Jove Sapati Interiors Australia

Keo Int Consultants United Arab Emirates

Krokis Interior Design United Arab Emirates

L B Design Group United Arab Emirates

Lighting Design Alliance Inc United Arab Emirates

Lumidesign Saudi Arabia

Metrico Designs United Arab Emirates

Mood Lamp Design & Lighting Concept Portugal

Niri Design United Arab Emirates

Planning & Design Consultants Ltd United Arab Emirates

Prospect Design International United Arab Emirates

Ranis Islamic Republic of Iran

Rdk Intl Qatar

Robert Sherwood Design South Africa

Salam Design United Arab Emirates

Secto Design Oy United Arab Emirates

Serendipity By Design United Arab Emirates

Tibia Design LLC United Arab Emirates

Tirshwell Lighting Design United States

Vann Furniture & Interior Design Jlt United States

Veda Ligh ting Design India

Distributor & WholesalersAkt Lighting Trading LLC United Arab Emirates

Al Ansari Lighting Co Bahrain

Al Enarah Electrical & Lighting Ltd Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Al Jaber Lighting LLC United Arab Emirates

Al Nasser Group Saudi Arabia

Al Reyami Lighting LLC United Arab Emirates

Al Salahiya Lighting Center United Arab Emirates

Al Watania Lighting System Co Kuwait

Alrouf Lighting Tech Saudi Arabia

Apollo Lighting LLC United Arab Emirates

Arabian Lighting Trading Establishment United Arab Emirates

Archilum Lighting FZE United Arab Emirates

Arrco Lighting Co LLC United Arab Emirates

B T P Lighting Design Co Islamic Republic of Iran

Bcn Lighting & Electric FZCO United Arab Emirates

Ben Banij Lighting LLC United Arab Emirates

Cd M Lighting Design Group United Arab Emirates

Cinmar Lighting Systems LLC United Arab Emirates

Creo Lighting Qatar

Delight Lighting LLC Oman

Delta Lighting Solutions United Arab Emirates

Ds Lighting United Arab Emirates

Electrical Lighting Co LLC United Arab Emirates

Evergreen Lighting & Electrical Lanka Pvt Ltd

Sri Lanka

Gargash Lighting Systems LLC United Arab Emirates

Gee Lighting Tech India

Granada Lighting Qatar

Haneen Lighting United Arab Emirates

Huda Lighting United Arab Emirates

Lighting Solution LLC Oman

Lighting Solutions Ltd Kenya

Lira Lighting Poland

Mahnoor Lighting Industries United Arab Emirates

Mode Lighting Middle East United Arab Emirates

Mood Lamp Design & Lighting Concept Portugal

Murano Lighting LLC United Arab Emirates

Orient Lighting Syrian Arab Republic

Orient Palace For Lighting Jordan

Sakr Lighting Systems Sal Lebanon

Universal Lighting WLL Bahrain

Zoomlux Lighting LLC United Arab Emirates

Brands represented at Light Middle East

Featured Exhibitors:

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Exhibitor Feedback

252 exhibitors from 25 countries showcased over 400 international brands at Light Middle East. Exhibitors were impressed by the quality of visitors and the number of deals that were made during the exhibition.

A 79% Successful / Very SuccessfulB 21% Not successful

How successful was the exhibition in terms of meeting objectives?

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A 91% Good / Very goodB 9% Not satisfactory

Overall rating of Light Middle East 2013

A 26% To find potential customersB 16% To test the Middle East market for first timeD 11% To raise the profile of the company / organisationF 11% To get an overall impression of the market situationC 9% To find a local agentE 9% To present innovations / new products / developmentsG 9% To increase salesH 5% To support a local existing agent / partner / client I 3% To monitor the activity of the competitorsJ 1% Others

Primary reasons for exhibiting at Light Middle East

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Exhibitors interested in exhibiting again at Light Middle East 2014

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Light Middle East Awards

Light Middle East, with the support of Society of Engineers, hosted the first ever Light Middle East Awards celebrating excellence in the field of lighting design in the region.

The Awards function was an extraordinary evening for the lighting professionals where the most ravishing and breathtaking lighting projects were awarded by the elite panel of judges.

Light Middle East wishes to express its appreciation to the members of the jury and especially to all the sponsors for their support.

InnovativeLighting Project of the Year

SustainableLighting Project of the Year

LightingFor Public Buildings/Areas

ResidentialLighting Project of the Year

InteriorLighting for a Hotel Project

ExteriorLighting for a Hotel Project

Project Name:Princess Tower, Dubai, UAE

Winner:Tanas Khoury, Light Concept

Project Name: The Change Initiative, Dubai, UAE

Winner: Rolf Hulsbeck, Delta Lighting

Project Name: Dubai Festival City, Dubai, UAE

Winner: Naeim Noori, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate

Project Name:DP World, Jebel Ali Terminal 1, Dubai, UAE

Winner:Saeed Abdulaziz, DP World

Project Name:State Mosque of Qatar, Doha, Qatar

Winner:John Nell, The Lighting Architects TLA Ltd.

Project Name:Emirates Hills Villa R-42, Dubai, UAE

Winner:Nehme Moujaess, Terraverde

Project Name:St. Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Winner:Alessandro Ayanian, Neolight

Project Name:St. Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Winner:Alessandro Ayanian, Neolight

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Congratulations to the winners

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Retail Lighting Project of the Year

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Future Zone at Light Middle East

Companies that showcased the future:

Light Middle East launched ‘Future Zone’ at the 2013 show with global brands like ERCO, iGuzzini, Linea Light, ACDC, Osram, Trilux and many more showcasing their futuristic products to highlight their innovations, trends, concepts and technical specifications on how to achieve the efficiency in projects.

This was a great learning platform which allowed the industry professionals to witness the future of the Lighting industry.

It is amazing. Every year we are experiencing new features. The awards event is an amazing concept, especially because the industry is in a need and demand for such an award. The Future Zone is an amazing idea as well. It has been very successful.

Rami Obeid, Manager Retail & Marketing, Osram Middle East

I have been repeating the same sentence, we are here again and again, we have a lot of interest in the Future Zone as we are posting our brand between the world masters in this industry here in the Future Zone. We are serious in this business, and looking forward to more new concepts such as the Future Zone.

Vinod, Senior Manager – LED Lighting & Solar PV Solution, LG Electronic

The great thing about the Future Zone is that it gives you the latest in the new world of lighting. The conference as well has a lot of designers and industry experts which is so nice for socialising. We had good support from the organiser which made Light Middle East a perfect place to exhibit at.

Giuoliang Cai, Technical Designer, iGuzzini

The quality of the visitors which is what we are looking for is so high and we have had very positive responses from our participation.A wide variety of sales managers, managers, serious people who know about LED, it was a great opportunity to build our partnerships here.

Rishi Kohli, Group Executive Director, LEME

This is our first time exhibiting at Light Middle East and we are fully satisfied about the quality of visitors. We have had the chance to meet all contacts in the Gulf Area which is very important for us. The presence here in Dubai is a bridge to the Arabic region and Iran which is our target.

Eng. Paolo Manenti, Export Area Manager, ave – Italian Design

This is our second time here. We are a regular at Light Frankfurt and we are happy to be here in Dubai as well. We have met our expectations, visitors numbers are high and it has been a fruitful experience for us. There are new leads and new contacts from all over the world – not only Dubai and the GCC.

Zsolt Tramontini, Commercial Operations Leader – Middle East, Africa & Turkey, GE Lighting

Light Middle East is one of the significant regional platforms for GE Lighting to showcase our diverse array of lighting solutions with a particular focus on sustainability, in line with the region’s current focus on promoting energy efficiencies in lighting.

George Bou Mitri, General Manager of Middle East, Africa and Turkey, GE Lighting

Testimonials

Emirates Green Building Council has been working with partners across the lighting industry to highlight the need to introduce energy efficient light – both in new buildings and for retrofitting. We will continue to support events such as Light Middle East, which bring together different stakeholders in the lighting sector, and promote stronger awareness of the need to introduce energy-efficient lighting.

Adnan Sharafi, Chairman, Emirates Green Building Council

Light Middle East is the leading trade fair for the lighting industry in the region and is regarded as a dependable indicator of the developments and trends that are currently shaping the industry globally.

Osama Swalmy, Sales Manager, Home Automation Division, Al Mazroui

Being the most significant trade event for the regional industry, Light Middle East brings together all the major players from the regional trade. This provides us with a great arena to spread our message region wide.

Tarek Zakaria, Head KNX Building Automation UAE / Southern Gulf

ERCO is excited to be part of the first ever Light Middle East awards. It is a perfect opportunity for designers and consultants to not only showcase their lighting designs but also to be celebrated for the amazing contributions they have made to projects within the region. The awards also provide us with the opportunity to offer our support to the Middle East design community and we look forward to a continued involvement with them on their future projects.

Murray Cameron, Regional Manager Middle East for ERCO Lighting Pte. Ltd

There has been no such platform in the region for recognising excellent work in lighting design. The Light Middle East awards will fill this void and award outstanding projects from across the region. This will be a great way to encourage further innovation and forward thinking in lighting design and will also serve to make case studies on regional best practices available in the market.

Ahmed Abdulla Alsalami, Head of Building Systems Development Unit, Qualification & Building Studies Section, Building Department, Dubai Municipality

Testimonials

Light Insight Arabia ConferenceJointly organised with Lux Review and Epoc Messe Frankfurt, the conference featured high profile lighting designers and experts in the industry, bringing together an engaging and educational program.

• Rogier van der Heide, Chief Design Officer and Vice President, Philips Lighting

• David McNeil, Dpa Lighting Consultants

• John Carruthers, Managing Director, Lietcorp MENA

• Bill Johnson, CD+M

• Steven Bradley, Debbas International Ltd.

• AbdulAziz Al Azem, Design Tech Services

• Zoltan Kalocsai, Technology Director, GE Lighting

• Gordon Routledge, Lux Review Magazine

• Ajith Gopinathan, Senior Project Manager, ERCO

• Agostino Renna, CEO, GE Lighting EMEA

• Michael Nuyttens, CEO, Etap Lighting

• Mike Jankowski, Owner/Principal, Ikon Design

• Mick Reilly, Atkins Middle East

• V Sekhar Reddy, Trans Gulf Electro Mechanical LLC

• Dan Hodgson, ACDC

• Sergio Padula, iGuzzini

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