POST EVENT REPORT Jewellery Arabia 2015, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain 24 th 28 th November, 2015 Overview: Jewellery Arabia is the largest and most prestigious jewellery exhibition in the Middle East. Since its inception in 1992, it has provided international jewellery houses with unrivaled direct access to trade buyers and private collectors from throughout this important economic sector. Held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Jewellery Arabia attracted over 600 exhibitors from 30 nations; whose exhibits range from incredible finished jewellery to luxury time pieces, to precious stones of every size, shape and cut. His Royal Highness declared the 24 th anniversary edition of Jewellery Arabia 2015 show Jewellery Arabia 2015 open and welcomed over 600 exhibitors from 30 nations, 9 Country Pavilions with large national group from India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Italy, UAE, USA, Lebanon etc. Fair Dates: 24 th Nov 28 th Nov 2015 Venue: Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Organizers: Arabian Exhibition Management Exhibition Statistics Total Gross Area - 21,000 sq. meters Highlights of the show: Group Country Pavilions at Jewellery Arabia Participants included a selection of exciting multi-national high-end brands, exclusive designers and official group participation from 9 leading jewellery export countries including India, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, UK & USA. The 11 th Middle East Jewellery of the Year Awards: For the 11 th successive year, the Middle East Jewellery of the Year Awards was given on 23 November 2015 evening at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay. Hosted by Arabian Watches & Jewellery Magazine and held under the patronage of His Excellency Zayed bin Rashid Alzayani the Bahrain Minister of Industry, Commerce and
Tourism, the Awards serve to recognize and reward the best jewellery and fine writing instrument brand performers across 15 different categories. Exhibitor Comparative Analysis: Year JEWELLERY ARABIA 2014 JEWELLERY ARABIA 2015 Companies 600 600 From Countries 30 29 Total Visitors Analysis: The five-day show attracted 48,717 buyers from 53 countries. Overseas visitors from Saudi Arabia the region s single largest jewellery market increased by a massive 3.5%, yielding a total visitor share of 32% These included High net worth private collectors, General public, Wholesalers, Dealers, Importers, Jewellery designers, Retailers, Retail Chain owners, Agents, Distributors, Procurement professionals Inauguration Ceremony: Jewellery Arabia 2015 The 24 th anniversary edition of Jewellery Arabia 2015 was inaugurated on 24 th November 2015 at 10:00 am by HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA; Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the august presence of all the dignitaries from across the world. Indian Ambassador at the Embassy of India in Bahrain His Excellency Alok Kumar Sinha attended the inauguration ceremony. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS declared the show Jewellery Arabia 2015 open and welcomed over 600 exhibitors from 30 nations, 9 Country Pavilions with large national group from India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Italy, UAE, USA, Lebanon etc.
Report on the India Pavilion Overview Spread over a significant 840 square metres of exhibition space, the Indian pavilion showcased exquisite craftsmanship and jewellery collections comprising of high-end diamond jewellery and fine jewellery. Also on display were studded gold jewellery, designer handmade jewellery, bridal jewellery and exclusive pieces. For the Middle East market, Indian participants focussed on jewellery with colour stones, sapphires, emeralds, rubies and solitaire diamonds. This year, the Indian Pavilion was showcased in the Main Entrance Hall and Hall 2. A separate promotional stall of 12 sqm in Hall 2 was provided to GJEPC and was manned by Shri Tarun Ray, Asst. Director Delhi, Shri Pranabes Hazra, Manager Exhibition (Delhi), Shri. Kedar Belwalkar, Manager Logistics, (Mumbai) The GJEPC officials ensured that the requisites of the exhibitors and their booths / furniture / fixtures were adequately provided before the start of the exhibition. List of exhibitors under India Pavilion Name of the Company Booth No Sq.mtr HALL NO 2 1 AHILYA JEWELS PVT. LTD. 1531-A 12 2 AKM MEHRASONS JEWELLERS 1335/1335B 36 3 AMORE JEWELS PVT. LTD. 1445A 12 4 ASIAN STAR JEWELS PVT. LTD. 1447 12 5 BEAUTY GEMS & JEWELLERY 1628 15 6 BISHAN SINGH JASBIR SINGH JEWELLERS PVT. LTD. 1347 15 7 BNA ENTERPRISES PVT. LTD. 1332B/1332C 18 8 CREATIVE OVERSEAS 1527C 9 9 DIAGEMS EXPORTS PVT. LTD. 1345/1345A 30 10 DIALMAZ 1331 24 11 DURGA GEMS 1527 9 12 DWARKADAS CHANDUMAL JEWELLERS 1112D/1112C 18 13 GJEPC 1042 12 14 G.M. PRODUCTS PVT LTD 1112 9 15 GOLKUNDA DIAMONDS & JEWELLERY LTD. 1445 12
16 HAZOORILAL JEWELLERS PVT LTD 1420A/1420B/1423A/1523 36 17 HAZOORILAL & SONS JEWELLERS PVT LTD 1110A/1110D 18 18 HIA EXPORTS 1110E 9 19 J.H. JEWELLERS 1331A/1331-B 24 20 JAGAN NATH HEM CHAND 1531B 12 21 JAWALA PARSHAD JEWELLERS PVT LTD. 1544 9 22 KASHVI JEWELS PVT. LTD. 1531 - C 9 23 K. K. JEWELS 1629 15 24 K.P. INTERNATIONAL 1332/1332A 18 MANOHAR LAL SARRAF & SONS JEWELLERS PVT 25 LTD 1349A 9 26 M.L. NATURAL COLOURLESS DAMONDS PVT LTD 1110C 9 27 MOTI LAL JEWELLERS 1327A 12 28 NAHAR GEMS 1327 24 29 ORIENTAL GEMCO PVT. LTD. 1535 18 30 P.C. JEWELLERS LTD 1327B/1527B 24 31 PARMESHWAR EXPORTS 1542 & 1545 18 32 RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD PADAM PRAKASH 1638C 10.5 33 RAJWARAH JEWELLERS PVT LTD 1542 A & 1545 A 18 34 RATNALAYA 1112E 9 35 RISHABH JEWELS & EXPORTS 1349 9 36 ROSENTIQUES FINE JEWELLERY 1349B/ 1548A 18 37 SANTOSH JEWELLERS 1525 18 38 SHREE NNANSHARDA JEWELLERY 1638E 10.5 39 SHREE SHREE EXPORTS CORPORATION 1547 9 40 SHRI RADHEY JEWELS 1531 9 41 SHRIANS JEWELS 1110 B 9 42 SHWET RATAN IMPEX 1551 9 43 SITAL DASS & SONS 1335A 12 44 SITAL DASS SON 1642 9 45 SITAL DASS SONS 1638 12 46 SPECTRUM JEWELMART PVT LTD 1110 9 47 SUMTI DASS & CO 1638D 9
48 UNIALMAZ 1630 18 49 VARUN GEMS 1535A/1535B 24 50 VIJENDRA SURENDRA EXPORTS PVT. LTD. 1527A 12 51 ZEL JEWELLERS LTD 1112A/ 1112B 18 759 Main Entrance Hall 1 LAXMI JEWELLERY EXPORT PVT. LTD. EH 141/ EH 141A 18 2 SHREE RAJ MAHAL JEWELLERS PRIVATE LIMITED EH 23/ EH 24 18 3 CHAMPALAL & COMPANY (JEWELLERS) EH 25 9 4 TEJORI JEWELLERS PVT. LTD. EH 26 9 5 GEMS & JEWELS PALACE EH 28 9 6 AAKS JEWELS PVT. LTD. EH 27 9 7 SUNAR JEWELS PVT LTD EH 29 9 Promotional Activities Done by GJEPC for Jewellery Arabia 2015 The GJEPC promotional booth was located in Hall No. 2 Booth No. 1042. The promotional booth was used to provide information about GJEPC and also for distributing Exclusive Flyer of India Pavilion, Solitaire magazine, Sparkle of Success, Promotional bags to the visitors of the show and also used for promotion of VOD. Major Promotional banners were placed at a strategic location to promote India Pavilion. Following promotional measures were undertaken by GJEPC to promote the India Pavilion at Jewellery Arabia 2015: Exhibitor Catalogue giving details of the exhibitors of India Pavilion Promotional Bags Promotional Posters incorporating the Exhibitors name and the Booth No.s Exclusive Design for India Pavilion Mass e-mailing to the trade buyers in UAE inviting to visit the India Pavilion. Sponsorship of Banner Advertisement SMS- SMS were sent to all the visitors in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain (in Arabic) which loudly spoke about the mega scale of the India Pavilion and the jewellery displayed. One Model A model with an Indian Attire wearing exhibitor s jewellery moved around the exhibition halls on all the days of the exhibition One Hostess
Press Kits Visit by His Excellency Alok K. Sinha, Ambassador of India to Kingdom of Bahrain to India Pavilion on 26 th November 2015 His Excellency visited India Pavilion and the Jewellery Arabia 2015 show on the third day. His Excellency was given a grand welcome by GJEPC officials at the promotional booth and also by Regional Chairman, Northern Region Shri. Anil Sankhwal Thereafter His Excellency was escorted and taken around the show by the Regional Chairman along with GJEPC officials. His Excellency interacted personally with the Indian exhibitors about the business conversions; visitor footfall, business projections, market trends etc. He was very happy to learn that such a large contingent of Indian Exhibitors have come to Bahrain to show case their creativity, he was very happy to see a large variety & designs of Gems & Jewellery being displayed at the show. Regional Chairman North handed over a small memento to His Excellency. In addition to the dignitaries visiting India Pavilion, Shri Om Prakash, Second Secretary (Commerce), Shri Anand Prakash, Second Secretary (Political) also visited the show and the Indian Pavilion and appreciated the efforts of GJEPC in organising the show. Major Important Meetings 1. Meeting with Ambassador of India, H E Alok Kumar Sinha Shri Tarun Ray, Asst. Director, RO Delhi visited His Excellency s office on a courtesy call at Blgd No 182, Road 2608, Area 326, Ghudaibiya, Post Box 26106, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Shri Tarun Ray was welcomed by Embassy staff and guided to His Excellency s office. Shri Tarun Ray briefed His Excellency about GJEPC s organising India Pavilion at Jewellery Arabia 2015 with 58 exhibitors and invited him to visit the show and India Pavilion. His Excellency informed that he would try to visit and meet the exhibitors during the show and take briefs from the exhibitors about their experience. His Excellency was provided with the Show guide of India Pavilion and other booklets (Media kit) of GJEPC.
The courtesy call ended with thanks to His Excellency. 2. Meeting with Ms. Susan Lee, Project Manager, Overseas Exhibition Services Ltd, organizers of Jewellery Arabia GJEPC officials met up with with Ms. Susan Lee, Project Manager; to discuss about the Show, the India Pavillion location and other details 3. Luncheon Meeting organised by Mohamed Sajid, Chairman, Jewellery Association of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain The Luncheon Reception under the patronize by H.E. Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Kingdom of Bahrain and organised by Mohamed Sajid, Chairman, Jewellery Association of Bahrain was held on 25 th November, Wednesday, 12 noon, at Grand Ambassador Ball Room, Diplomat Hotel and Spa, Diplomatic Area. Mohamed Hussain Malim, Treasurer of Jewellery Association of Bahrain welcomed Shri. Anil Sankhwal, Regional Chairman North & Shri. Tarun Ray, Asst. Director North for the luncheon meeting. Meeting with Mr. Marcus, Head of Local Sales Department, City Neon, Bahrain The GJEPC officials in their meeting with City Neon discussed about the Stall Construction and Logistics; and also communicated the exhibitor s feedback about the stall construction.
GLIMPSES OF JEWELLERY ARABIA 2015