Expo Centre Sharjah delays SteelFab event to June 2021

The SteelFab exhibition, has been further delayed to June next year, its organiser and host – the Expo Centre Sharjah – has announced.

The 17th edition of the event was scheduled to be held in January 2021, official news agency WAM reported.

The Centre’s Board of Directors said that the decision was made after assessing the current global conditions and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy, aviation, and air freight, and conferring with strategic partners and a number of industry leaders.

“We have already reached an agreement with a number of exhibiting companies that have booked a reasonable percentage of stands and booths. However, the delay of the event would be in everyone’s best interest to attract the largest possible number of visitors and exhibitors,” the centre added, in a statement.

The early announcement will enable participating companies to avoid the current restrictions of travel and allow both exhibitors and visitors to meet again with old and new customers in a conducive environment.

SteelFab is organised with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and represents an annual forum to explore the latest equipment, advanced technologies, and new products and applications.