Work on the biggest exhibition hall in the Middle East is running ahead of schedule.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that 40 per cent of building work on the new space, being built on a 1,000sqm plot in the Marina area opposite the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, has been completed.
The waterfront hall, the first of its kind in the region, is two weeks ahead of its scheduled opening in October.
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, group CEO of ADNEC, said: “Construction work on the new hall, which is the first of its kind in the region, is progressing at a rapid pace, and it will become a valuable asset to Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
"It will support our efforts to consolidate Abu Dhabi’s position as a global destination for business tourism and leisure tourism. Additionally, it will contribute to consolidating ADNEC’s standing as a major and influential player in the business tourism sector by enhancing our ability to host and organize more special and major international exhibitions and events in all fields.”
Ahmed Al Mansoori, director of engineering Services at ADNEC, said: “The new hall is fitting for the high standing of ADNEC in the tourism and business sectors. Its global style provides a wide and distinctive array of facilities, services and advanced infrastructure and equipment. The hall is built using a solid metal frame covered in aluminium plates to provide flexibility with the ability to host events of various scales and types in all fields. Vehicles and persons can enter it via gates on all sides through roads surrounding it from all directions, which will help provide an exceptional experience for all participants and visitors.”
Once it opens, the new hall will boost ADNEC’s ability to service more sectors and bring in more international exhibitors and organizers of major exhibitions, conferences, and events from around the world.
In 2021, ADNEC unveiled an ambitious plan for developing the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and increasing the overall indoor exhibition area by 12 per cent to reach 92,000 square metres, increasing the overall area of the Centre to more than 151,000 square metres.
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