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ITAtube Journal No1/May 2013
Exhibitions
8th International Pipes and Fit-
tings Fair, held in the 8th and
9th showrooms of Istanbul Expo
Center between the dates 28 and
30 March, 2013 resulted in success
again this year.
The opening of the fair was carried
out by Peter BYROSLAWSKY, Execu-
tive Secretary of ITA (International
Tube Association); Dr. Umit Dogay
ARINC, Head of the Board of Direc-
tors of UGETAM (Istanbul, Applied
Gas and Energy Technologies Re-
search Engineering Industry and
Trade Co., Ltd.); Serkan KELESER,
General Manager of UGETAM; and
Ahmet KIZIL, General Manager of
Ihlas Fair Organizations. Officials
who opened the fair by cutting the
ribbon after the speeches visited
the participants’ stands.
Turkey’s first and only trade fair
in its field, the 8th International
Trade Fair for Pipe and Fittings was
home to professionals with a total
number of 183 participants, includ-
ing 111 overseas and 72 domestic
ones and visited by 5991 visitors.
Along with the success of Ihlas
Fair Organizations in specific fairs,
the desire of the manufacturers for
enhancing the pipe manufacturers’
qualities in Turkey, becoming a brand,
meeting new markets played an
important role for the industry to
adopt the fair. For these reasons, the
fair was held with a huge success.
Turkey continues to develop world-
wide with its rapidly growing pop-
ulation, advantaged location and
the contribution of this critical lo-
cation. Without any doubt, one of
the leading industry in our country
is pipe and fittings industry. Recent
developments, innovations and the
unique solidarity in the pipe indus-
try are among the other factors af-
fecting the sector positively.
Producers, consumers, purchasers,
practitioners, domestic and foreign
representatives ... Briefly stated,
all members of the industry came
together again at the 8th Interna-
tional Pipe and Fittings Fair.
After Show Report BORU 2013
28 - 30 March 2013
Opening Speech BORU 2013:
Executive Secretary ITA,
Peter Byroslawsky
From left to right: UGETAM Chairman
of the board Prof. Dr. Ümit Do˘gay Arinç,
IHLAS FAIR General Manager Ahmet Kizil,
ITA Executive Secretary Peter Byroslawsky,
UGETAM General Manager Serkan Keseler
Impression exhibitor booths and hall BORU 2013