HFZA Beckons South East Asia Timber Businesses

SHARJAH- (11/02/2015) A delegation from Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) successfully participated in the 4th international trade fair for furniture
production technology - DelhiWood 2015, South East Asia’s largest B2B trade expo for furniture production technologies, tools, fittings, accessories for furniture production and raw materials for woodworking.

The event that was held recently at India Expo Center & Mart in New Delhi attracted over 15,000 business visitors and 440 exhibitors from 20 countries. DelhiWood show-cased world's most modern woodworking  technology, machines, tools, materials and   furniture hardware & accessories.

“Our team got a good chance to interact with the woodworking industry across India and South Asia . It was a  great opportunity to meet and interact with small, medium and large wood-based manufacturers from different parts of the world” said Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) and Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF ZONE).

“The event that displayed the latest in technology, hardware, software, tooling and accessories was an excellent platform for our delegation to introduce our timber market. Hamriyah Free Zone has a number of famous companies in its timber zone and Hamriyah Port receives a huge volume of timber import so often”, Al Mazrouei added.

Hamad Al Shamsi, Head of Sales Department at HFZA, said that they got to delve deeper into the Indian wood industry which is very colossal. “We also got a chance to visit the country pavilions of  Canada, Italy, China, Taiwan, France , Turkey, Germany, USA helping us get better acquainted with the market leaders,” Al Shamsi concluded.