Sharjah show opens to muted response

The variety of equipment on display was as good as ever

ConMex, the key event in Sharjah’s construction machinery show calendar opened on Monday morning to small numbers of visitors, although the variety of equipment on display was as good as ever.

Gleaming new cranes and excavators surrounded the entrance, while inside rows of equipment from Komatsu, Hamm, JCB, Hyundai and others waited for admirers.

Saleh Rajab from Al-Yamamah Spare Parts said “It is very quiet here so far – hopefully it will pick up in the week.”

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Others echoed his sentiments; “Perhaps later in the week we will see some more visitors, but for now, there is virtually nobody here” said another stallholder who did not wish to be identified.

Some were optimistic about the optimistic about the show, though. Andy Reinders of concrete preparation firm Blastrac said; “It doesn’t matter if footflow is a bit low, just so long as they are the right quality of visitors.”
“If we just ten visitors who wanted our product then it would have been worth coming.”

The show runs daily until the 15th in the Sharjah Expo Centre.