“The stars are shining tonight!” The 2023 New Zealand International Building Expo and Summit opens in style, with plenty of highlights to discover!

The stars are shining tonight! All eyes in New Zealand’s construction industry are on this venue as the long-awaited 2023 New Zealand International Building Expo and Summit (NZIBES）finally opens in style!

 

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As one of New Zealand’s largest and most influential annual construction and property industry events, NZIBES has, over the past 8 years, carried the aspirations of many Chinese New Zealand property and construction professionals to build their dreams in New Zealand. It has provided a valuable platform for overseas and local building materials suppliers, developers, builders, designers and related industry professionals to communicate and exchange ideas. This year’s expo has attracted more than a hundred well-known companies and brands as exhibitors, with visitor numbers expected to exceed 9000.

 

One of the event’s organisers, the New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association (NZCBIA), has long made it its mission to promote a thriving property development and construction sector in New Zealand, using the expo to further raise industry standards. Over the years, the expo and its organisers have championed the Chinese property and construction community, strengthening communication between Chinese industry professionals, government departments and professional organisations. Here, participants can speak freely, discuss industry trends, spark innovative ideas, share information, expand their networks and explore current industry challenges and the best solutions together.

 

Today’s expo, gala dinner and Excellence Awards ceremony have concluded successfully. If you missed today’s exhibition, don’t worry: we will still be at Due Drop Events Centre to welcome you on 12 August, from 9:30 to 16:00!

 

At the expo’s opening ceremony

Time: 9:00 am. Venue: Due Drop Event Centre

 

 

Early in the morning, more than a hundred people from the property and construction industries and other walks of life across New Zealand had already gathered at the expo to witness its opening ceremony. VIP guests included MPs, government agency officials, representatives of businesses and institutions, regional chamber of commerce presidents, and leaders of community groups and the Chinese community.

 

At the grand opening ceremony, New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association President Frank Xu enthusiastically declared the expo officially open. He said NZIBES had attracted countless property and construction businesses and brands as exhibitors over the past several years. In today’s New Zealand property market, gaining clear market insights, understanding industry developments and building wider connections have become urgent priorities for every industry professional. Guided by the principle of “Linking north and south, building success together”, NZIBES provides an efficient platform for construction and property businesses and professionals to connect.

 

This year’s expo theme is Reduce Our Carbon Footprint (save energy, reduce emissions and build a low-carbon future). Although the path to zero carbon will be exceptionally difficult for New Zealand’s property and construction industries over the coming years, it also offers opportunities and challenges. He hoped that in-depth discussion and research would help Chinese New Zealand construction businesses and professionals become the greatest beneficiaries of the zero-carbon era. At the same time, the businesses concerned and every industry professional should fulfil their social responsibilities.

 

 

Seminars

Time: 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Venue: Seminar area

 

The seminars are a major highlight of the building expo every year, and this year is no exception! More than ten seminars were held at the expo, with every session and topic carefully designed around construction professionals’ needs and focused on this year’s theme, Reduce Our Carbon Footprint (save energy, reduce emissions and build a low-carbon future).

 

 

The seminars aim to inspire all participants, accelerate innovation and enable direct conversations with experts to explore industry challenges and solutions together. Unlike previous years, this year’s seminars are being held inside the exhibition hall, making participation easier.

8: seminar schedule for day 11

8: seminar schedule for day 12

A friendly reminder: if you missed today’s themed seminars, make sure you don’t miss tomorrow’s exciting sessions!

 

International Pavilion highlights

Time: 12:00 noon. Venue: Duo Drop Event Centre

At the expo stands

 

One of this year’s biggest NZIBES highlights is the launch of the International Pavilion. Here, leading international brands offering products and services compete to impress while exchanging ideas and collaborating. As a premier showcase for the construction industry’s latest international technologies, products and services, the International Pavilion can rapidly raise standards across New Zealand’s building and building materials markets while fostering wider industry exchange, brand connections and professional networks.

 

Homehopper is the International Pavilion’s naming sponsor. As well as making a prominent appearance with its portfolio of brands, it is using “Matchmaking” activities to connect brands with other brands, industries, projects and professional contacts.

 

 

The International Pavilion also includes a Function Zone, which is hosting several discussions and exchanges on new technologies today and tomorrow, covering industry topics such as green building and environmental protection. The organisers have invited numerous sustainability-focused brands and organisations to exchange technical knowledge, including NZ Green Building Council, Passive House institute and others.

 

 

Children’s play area: Kids Zone

Time: 3:30 pm. Venue: Kids Zone

 

This year’s expo has a specially designed Kids Zone, featuring activity areas including Bricks 4 kidz, Paintbrush School and Wow site, so children can stay entertained while their parents enjoy the expo. Bricks 4 kidz is offering several activities at the event. Tomorrow, Saturday, for example, the organisers will run three exciting activities for children:

 

Activity one: an all-day motorised model-building workshop

Activity two: a LEGO city-planning workshop

Activity three: a STEAM city LEGO building competition

 

2023 Chinese Building Industry Association annual gala dinner and

NZCBIA Excellence Awards ceremony

Time: 8:00 pm. Venue: Cordis Hotel

 

The stars are shining tonight! Each year, the gala dinner is a glittering highlight, showcasing the association’s and its members’ achievements and recognising industry professionals’ contributions over the year. The annual gala dinner was held in style at the Cordis hotel, bringing together nearly 1000 prominent New Zealand political and business figures and construction industry leaders to witness the selection and presentation of excellence and merit honours at the 2023 NZCBIA Excellence Award.

 

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The dinner opened with a welcome address from building industry association President Frank Xu. This was followed by speeches from a series of distinguished guests, including New Zealand’s Minister for the Environment and Transport David Parker, National Party leader Christopher Luxon and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.

 

 

Unlike previous years, this year’s awards were open to applications from all businesses, rather than being restricted to NZCBIA member companies. This means competition across several categories is more intense, with a richer and more diverse range of entries, helping strengthen the Excellence Awards’ industry influence and prestige.

 

Who will take home the annual awards? Presentations are under way! We will reveal the winning projects in a follow-up report, so stay tuned!