This year’s Russia Building Week exhibition was held at the Krasnaya Presnya Expo Centre in Moscow, attracting over 850 exhib-itors from 30 countries. National groups from the United King-dom, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Finland, Austria, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic also were present.

Attendance figures reached more than 55,000, which show management said was a significant increase over last year. The majority of visitors were specialized trade professionals from a variety of backgrounds including architects, specifiers, distributors, retailers, and agents.

Awards were presented to exhibitors in each section for Best Russian Stand and Best Inter-national Stand. In the Heat Vent section, Daikin won the prize for Best Russian Stand and Electra Consumer Products won for Best International Stand.