International Construction Week to attract over 500 companies to IFEMA MADRID to drive the sector’s future

From 10 to 13 November, CONSTRUTEC, VETECO, SMARTDOORS and PISCIMAD will combine to form a professional platform covering more than 43,000m², focusing on industrialisation, sustainability, digitalisation and new construction models.

The international dimension will be central to proceedings, with companies from 25 foreign countries – making up 39% of the total – as well as more than 100 international buyers from over 30 countries, with Colombia in attendance as this year’s Guest Country.

The 2nd International Construction Week Congress, the BIM Forum and the Construction Forum will round off the trade programme with a wide-ranging programme of knowledge-sharing and debate on the main challenges facing the industry.

From 10 to 13 November, IFEMA MADRID will host a new edition of International Construction Week, the project that brings together CONSTRUTEC, VETECO, SMARTDOORS and PISCIMAD and which will unite under a single umbrella the various stakeholders that form part of the construction value chain.

With more than 500 exhibiting companies and over 43,000m² of net exhibition space, the event will take place in Halls 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the IFEMA MADRID Exhibition Centre, providing a professional platform for the presentation of solutions, generating business and exchanging knowledge.

Over the course of four days, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of materials, systems and technologies will connect with construction companies, property developers, architectural practices, engineering firms, installation companies, quantity surveyors, specifiers, façade specialists, renovation contractors, importers, project managers and officials from public authorities. Alongside the commercial offering will be a comprehensive conference and educational programme focusing on issues such as housing, industrialisation, sustainability, digitalisation, technological innovation and the transformation of production models.

A great forum for addressing the challenges facing the construction industry

Alongside the commercial activities, knowledge will play a key role through the 2nd International Construction Week Congress, organised in collaboration with Alimarket, and through events such as the BIM Forum and the Construction Forum.

The conference will take place across two parallel venues, the Business Auditorium and the Sectoral Auditorium, with a programme designed to combine a business perspective with technical, institutional and strategic analysis of the industry.

The Business Auditorium will focus on issues such as trends in the residential market, demand for housing, property development, the distribution of building materials and industrialised construction. The programme will feature representatives from companies such as Kronos Homes, TM Grupo Inmobiliario, Avintia, Grupo Salas, Exxacon, Vía Ágora, Ibosa, Grupo Ibricks and BigMat Iberia, among others.

For its part, the Sectoral Forum will address concepts such as industrialisation, innovation, sustainability and digitalisation from a cross-cutting perspective, with the participation of organisations such as CEPCO, the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción, COAM, CGATE, CSCAE and APCEspaña, as well as other experts, companies and institutions involved in the sector.

As part of the programme, on Thursday 12th there will also be the Industry Afternoon, which will include the presentation “Speed, engineering and construction: Formula 1® Spanish Grand Prix at IFEMA MADRID”, as well as the ceremony and presentation of industry awards and the 16th VETECO-ASEFAVE Awards.

The programme will also extend to the BIM Forum, organised jointly with Building Smart and Itec, which focuses on advancing digitalisation and the application of BIM methodology to project planning, coordination and management; and the Construction Forum, which aims to present solutions, technologies and experiences relating to specific challenges in the areas of efficiency, quality, sustainability and profitability.

A line-up with a distinctly international flavour

International growth will be another of the key themes of this year’s event. International Construction Week will feature companies from 25 foreign countries, making up 39% of the total number of participating companies at the event.

China, with 68 companies, will lead the international line-up, followed by Italy, with 36; Portugal, with 30; Turkey, with 17; Germany, with 9; and France, with 6. Also in attendance will be companies from the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Finland, Greece, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Peru, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, San Marino, Singapore, Sweden and Thailand.

And that overseas presence is not just limited to the commercial exhibition. The event will also feature more than 100 international buyers from over 30 countries in Latin America, Africa and Europe and will be attended by more than 15 international journalists.

This year’s Guest Country is Colombia, with representatives from that country’s institutions, sectoral associations and companies all on hand. The 2nd Congress will feature a special session organised in collaboration with CAMACOL, the Colombian Chamber of Construction, which will address the evolution of the Colombian sector, opportunities for investment and international cooperation, and issues such as industrialisation, digitalisation, sustainability and innovation.

The international outreach programme will be rounded off with the International Expansion Forum for the Construction Sector: “Building the world”, organised in partnership with ACOCEX, will centre on the challenges and opportunities of international growth processes, while the ASEFAVE Ibero-American Forum will bring together representatives from different countries to address challenges relating to windows, façades and building envelopes, and to explore cooperation opportunities between Ibero-American markets.

Territory, architecture and innovation

There will also be a markedly regional dimension to the occasion, with Navarra as the Guest Autonomous Community and Barcelona as the Guest City, two participations that will strengthen the institutional presence and the exchange of experiences relating to architecture, innovation, sustainability and the transformation of the built environment.

From 10 to 13 November, International Construction Week will bring together trade exhibitions, expertise and international growth at IFEMA MADRID, centred around CONSTRUTEC, VETECO, SMART DOORS and PISCIMAD, connecting companies, professionals, associations and institutions linked to the present and future of the construction industry.