ISK - SODEX

Organized biannually by Hannover-Messe Sodeks Fuarcılık ISK-SODEX 2010 Exhibition was held between the dates May 5-8, 2010. The exhibition that was held in Istanbul Expo Center - CNR Expo has attracted a lot of companies not only from Turkey but also foreign ones.

During four days the exhibition has become the international meeting point of HVAC&R industry and hosted 662 national and 221 international in total 883 exhibitors. Together with it's 52.143 sqm stand area which attracted 80.756 visitors ISK-SODEX has reinforced it's position as being the largest industrial trade exhibition in Turkey.

In the opening ceremony of the exhibition Industry and Trade Ministry Undersecretary Ali Boğa and Turkish Exporters Assembly President Mehmet Büyükekşi has attended and made speeches.

Hannover-Messe Sodeks Fuarcılık Chairman of the Board and General Manager Murat Demirtaş, has stated after the exhibition that they have the honour of organizing the 3rd largest exhibition of HVAC&R in the world and that ISK-SODEX will continue to be the driving force of te industry in Turkey. The exhibition that was held through the support of all the associations of the industry has added to the production power, employment rate and export rate. Mr. Demirtaş has added:

"From now on Turkey is on the road to become the production base and the exhibition has become the driving force of Turkish industry. The industry which had 10 billion USD volume and 2,5 billion USD export rate, has a target to reach 25 billion USD volume and 10 billion USD export rate in the 100th anniversary of Turkish Republic. We have the power to reach this target."

Common exhibition of the industry that runs to 25 billion USD

The exhibition was held through the supports of ISKAV Heating, Cooling, Air-Conditioning Research and Education Foundation , DOSIDER Natural Gas Equipment Manufacturers and Businessmen Associations, ISKID Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Manufacturers Associations, İZODER Association of thermal insulation, waterproofing, sound insulation and fireproofing material producers, suppliers and applicators, and TTMD Turkish Society of HVAC & Sanitary Engineers, Air Conditining Assembly of TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) and IMSAD Association of Turkish Building Material Producers.

Turkish Airlines was the "Official Carrier" and the exhibition was supported by DTM Undersecreteriat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade , KOSGEB Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization and OAIB Central Anatolian Exporter Unions.

Invitation to Erbil, Kiev, Moscow, Damascous and Sao Paulo exhibitions

Especially for the Turkish companies that want to export Mr. Demirtaş has indicated that it is very important to attend international exhibitions and has repeated his call:

"We are trying to help our industry companies to participate international exhibitions. Preperations to attend Erbil, Kiev, Moscow, Damascous and Sao Paulo exhibitions as Turkish HVAC&R industry are about to finish. The companies that do want to exhibit can apply."