Big 5 lives up to its name with a strong bounce back in attendance and $2.7bln business delivery

Big 5 lives up to its name with a strong bounce back in attendance and $2.7bln business delivery

- Big 5 to rebrand to BIG 5 Global for next year’s event, set for December 4-7

Dubai, UAE – The Big 5, the largest and most influential construction industry event in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA), lived up to its name for its 2022 edition recording a strong bounce back in global attendance with over 65,000 industry professionals from 150 countries filling the Dubai World Trade Centre for a mega event that featured product innovations, high-level summits, industry talks, start-up competitions and more.

The four-day event, which ran from 5-8 December 2022, generated US$766 million in onsite declared business with its 2,000 exhibitors anticipating a further US$2.7bn over the next 12 months.

And the 43rd edition of the Big 5 attracted high-profile government support throughout following its opening by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media Council, alongside His Excellency Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. Other government leaders attending the four-day event included His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown