EBPA Upcoming Activities & Events   

Evergreen Building Products Association members have access to a comprehensive offering of programs, activities and support services developed specifically to increase competitiveness and create international business opportunities.  For more information or to register for EBPA programs, contact Larry Kvidera, EBPA Program Manager at (253) 396-0131 or e-mail us at evgreen@ep.org .

 

Japan
US-China Build
Local, National & Web Events

 
 Japan
 
March 7 - 10, Tokyo Big Sight - Tokyo, Japan
EBPA Member—$750, Non-member— $850
Registration Form & Info:  http://www.ep.org/program_flyers/2006_spring_catalog_flyer.pdf
 
Promote your products and services to a major cross section of the Japanese construction industry in a catalog display at this major trade event.  Architecture & Construction Materials 2006 (ACMS) targets primary decision makers involved in the planning, development, design and construction of medium-to-large scale residential and commercial projects, including: hotels, condos, hospitals, commercial buildings, churches and schools.  The show attracts architects, contractors, real estate developers, trading companies, and local and national government officials, among others. 
 
 
March 17— 20, West Japan Gen. Exhib. Ctr. - Kitakyushu, Japan
Member—$250, Non-member— $350
Registration Form & Info:  Contact Larry Kvidera, EBPA @ (253) 396-0131, or e-mail evgreen@ep.org
Event Web Site: http://www.nishiten.or.jp/tlshow/e_outline.html

 

This trade show is the entry point for companies interested in promoting products or developing distribution in the regional market of Kyushu and western Japan.  The 8,000m2 exhibition features over 300 booths and attracts approximately 30,000 visitors over the four-day event.  Attendance at the Total Living Show is evenly weighted towards industry professionals and consumers. 
 
 
May 15 - 19, Akita, Yamagata, Omiya, Maebashi, Yokohama—Japan
EBPA Member: $700, Non-member: $800
Registration Form & Info:  http://www.ep.org/program_flyers/2006 spring mission flyer.pdf

Locate new distributors or expand your customer base in strategic cities throughout Japan participation in the 2006 Spring Building Materials Sales Mission.  The program is a focused, low-cost activity for US building materials manufacturers, exporters and their Japanese dealers to reach a pre-qualified regional audience of prospective buyers.  In all, as many as 200– 250 Japanese industry professionals are expected to attend during the five-day program.

 

Companies participating in the sales mission benefit from free pre-event promotion via a direct mailer that will include company name, contact information and profile to 10,000 industry contacts in the region.  A complete list of attendees with contact info for pre– and post-event follow-up is also included in the registration fee.
 
 
 US-China Build
 

 

US Housing Industry & Building Products Newspaper (China Edition)
Registration Form & Info: http://www.ep.org/program_flyers/Issue9_c_newsadv_flyer.pdf

 
Reach over 10,000 readers with an ad in issue 9 of the newspaper.  This publication targets Chinese developers, architects, building materials importers and the trade, providing useful information about construction technology and US building materials. The spring issue will also be distributed at the US Pavilion at the Shanghai International Construction & Building Materials trade show in May 2006.  Each company that reserves a ¼ page ad or larger receives a FREE 250 word profile with a product photo.

 
2006 China Business Development Mission
April 10 - 14, Shanghai - China
 
Join US-China Build for this one week mission to China to learn about China's building materials market and meet key business contacts.  Mission participants will learn about the distribution system for building materials and consumer preferences during round table discussions with developers, architects, and distributors, and tours of single family and high rise developments and building materials factories.
 
 
2006 Shanghai Int'l Construction & Building Materials Trade Fair (Pavilion)
May 23 – 26, Shanghai New Int’l Expo Centre – Shanghai, China
Registration Deadline:  March 10, 2006 
Registration Form & Info:  http://www.wes-expo.com.cn/english/build/

96ft2 (10'x10') booth
EBPA Members: $1,650;  Non-Members: $1,750

126ft2 Booth
EBPA Members: $2,150;  Non-Members: $2,250

Catalog Space
EBPA Members: $450, Non-Members: $550
 
Display your products at of China's largest building materials trade fairs in the US-China Build Pavilion.  The 2005 show included 1,522 exhibitors, was visited by 50,728 professionals, covered 460,000 square feet of exhibit space, and resulted in $121 million in sales signed at the show.  
Registration Form & Info: http://www.ep.org/program_flyers/2006_c_directory_flyer.pdf
Registration Deadline: May 30, 2006          Publication Release:June 2006


US housing and building materials manufacturers and exporters and their Chinese representatives are invited to promote their company in the 2006 Chinese-Language Directory of US Housing & Building Materials Companies, a publication listing suppliers of wood and non-wood construction materials and service providers. Now in its third printing, the directory is a cost-effective means of promoting your company to an audience of builders, architects, building materials importers and related construction industry professionals throughout China. Ten thousand copies of the directory will be printed and distributed through direct mailings, at trade shows and US government overseas trade offices.

 

Listings from last year’s directory are available online at: http://www.uschinabuild.org/USCompanyDirectory/EnglishDirectoryindex.asp

 

Evergreen Building Products Association

5631 Tacoma Mall Blvd., Suite #4, Tacoma, WA  98409

Phone:  (253) 396-0131, Fax:  (253) 396-0132

e-mail:  evgreen@ep.org

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