Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 23
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
The Polish companies represented on the country’s stand at 22nd Azerbaijan International Construction Exhibition BakuBuild 2016, are interested in entering the Azerbaijani market, Viktor Adamski, the representative of the Polish companies at the exhibition, the head of GLOBIMPEX international trading house, told Trend.
Adamski added that the Polish companies, represented on the country’s stand at the exhibition for the first time, may have great potential for activity on the Azerbaijani market.
"This year, we have been represented at the exhibition by ten companies operating in the production of sanitary equipment, a variety of lighting systems, as well as the apartment interior design,” he said.
“Our companies have already achieved great success on the markets of Georgia and other former Soviet countries thanks to high quality and reasonable prices,” he said. “I hope that our reasonable pricing policy and high quality products will allow us to find a niche in Azerbaijan, as we can compete with the Turkish and Chinese products on the prices and quality."
Adamski said that currently, the Polish companies are negotiating with the major local distributors and expressed hope that soon these negotiations will come to a new level.
"We held a number of meetings with Azerbaijani companies in January 2016,” he said. “We have provided a number of large Azerbaijani distributors with our proposals and wait for their response.”
“I hope that we will discuss the first supplies soon,” he said. “I think that this exhibition will enable us to find new partners and enter the Azerbaijani market, as it has great potential for us."
The largest construction exhibition of the Caspian region - BakuBuild 2016 kicked off in Baku October 19. BakuBuild marked the beginning of the Caspian Construction Week in Baku, which also includes Aquatherm Baku 2016 and Securica CIPS 2016 exhibitions.
Some 298 companies from 26 countries attend BakuBuild exhibition in 2016. Azerbaijani companies, including manufacturers, distributors, companies rendering services in the construction industry, account for 50 percent of the exhibitors, which is a gratifying fact.
Poland is represented on the country’s stand where the products of 10 companies are showcased. Among them are Ferro Group, the manufacturer of valves, installation systems, dryers and bathroom accessories, Śnieżka company, the manufacturer of paints, Candellux, the manufacturer of lighting systems, Proline, the manufacturer of construction tools and uniforms, Wiper company, the manufacturer of gutter drains and traps.
Novoterm Ceramics, the manufacturer of ceramics and shower cabins, Kubala and AJKA companies, the manufacturers of painting tools, Porta Drzwi, the manufacturer of wooden doors and Kaczkan company, the manufacturer of parquet are also represented at the exhibition.
According to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Poland amounted to $55.76 million in January-September 2016, while $51.31 million accounted for the import of Polish products.