WELCOME TO OMAN DESIGN & BUILD WEEK

The Oman Design & Build Week (ODBW), incorporating The BIG Show and Oman Real Estate Exhibition (OREX), is the most definitive networking and sourcing event for the building, construction and real estate industry in Oman to meet and develop business. The three days of the event provide innumerable opportunities to network with industry peers, find suppliers and distributors, make new connections directly with manufacturers, and gain access to updates on trending subjects in the industry. ODBW also offers a platform for the manufacturers to showcase building material and solutions to architects, consultants, engineers, contractors, distributors, procurement managers and decisions makers.

With the announcement of several mega projects aiming long-term transformations and developments in lines with Oman’s economic growth plans and resumption of on-going construction projects, the construction market in Oman has started showing signs of recovery, post the global slowdown caused due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In the current scenario, Oman Design & Build Week is an ideal platform for companies to present their offerings and solutions to the ascending market, leading to acceleration of business growth.

ABOUT THE MARKET

The construction industry is the second major contributing sector to the Omani economy. In lines with Oman’s Vision 2040, the sectoral growth will drive investment in infrastructure, commercial, residential projects, and energy infrastructure. Under Oman’s 2040 Industrial Strategy, the government has marked industrialization, diversification and privatization as growth opportunities; benefitting the construction industry.

The industry is expected to reach US$19.4 billion* in 2023 including energy and utilities construction, residential construction, and infrastructure construction.

Despite the slowdown caused due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Oman announced that they have begun master planning for different projects which include infrastructure and service works, industrial workshops and basic facilities, hotels, resorts. Due to the flourishing construction industry, Oman has become a sought-after destination for investment.