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About UBM Rotaforte (<\/strong>www.ubmrotaforte.com<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

UBM Rotaforte, a joint-venture company formed by UBM Asia and Rotaforte International Fairs Inc., owns the Istanbul Jewelry Show, an international exhibition for jewellery, gems, watches, and related equipment. Now in its 29th year, the exhibition is held twice a year, in March and in October. Overall, the shows attract almost 60,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors, occupying net show floor space of more than 38,500 square meters. Products covered include gold, diamond, and silver jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones, pearls, gold mountings, watches and clocks, machinery, tools and equipment, display units, and security devices. The business is supported by the Turkish Jewellery Association JTR, a national trade body which represents more than 1,100 jewellery companies, including the major manufacturers. UBM Rotaforte also publishes a supporting magazine RFJ (in Turkish and English) and organises Turkish jewellery pavilions at a number of third-party events in Italy-Vicenza, U.A.E-Dubai, India-Mumbai, Ukraine-Kiev, and Germany-Freiburg.<\/p>\r\n

About UBM Asia (<\/strong>www.ubmasia.com<\/strong><\/a>) <\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 19 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Beijing. We have over 240 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B\/B2C portals, and virtual event services. As Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in China, India, and Malaysia, we stage the leading events of their kind across the region. Our 200 events, 24 publications, and 16 vertical portals serve over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers, and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant market news and industry trends, and round-the-clock online trading networks, and sourcing platforms. We have 1,100 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.<\/p>"]; $("#dvExtra").html(content_array[0]);})();