2009-10-18: Here we are, once again, approaching November 2009. Two years have rolled by … far too quickly … since the last Paris BATIMAT Exhibition in 2007.
Compared to what we are used to in Ireland, the BATIMAT Exhibition is huge … taking at least 3-4 days in order to see everything half-decently !
![Paris BATIMAT Exhibition - 2009 Site Layout & General Information Annotated, colour image showing the 2009 Paris BATIMAT Exhibition Site Layout and general information about dates (2-7 November), opening times (every morning, from 09.00 hrs), etc. Click to enlarge. Extract from Official Exhibition Catalogue.](https://www.cjwalsh.ie/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Paris-Batimat-Exhibition_2009-Layout-300x287.jpg)
I have been going there for many years … to spot new trends, discover innovative building products and systems … and meet up with friends from CSTB or CTICM. In a good year, I would expect to find at least 7-8 good new ideas …
![Paris BATIMAT Exhibition - Exterior View Towards Pavillon (Hall) 7 Colour photograph showing an exterior view looking up the main avenue towards Pavillon (Hall) 7. Click to enlarge. Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2001-11-09.](https://www.cjwalsh.ie/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Paris-Batimat-Exhibition_Exterior-300x225.jpg)
When I first enter the Exhibition, I usually become emotional … almost close to tears … with FRUSTRATION (!) … not at the enormous scale of the event … but because so much on view never appears in the Irish Construction Product Marketplace … and if they do appear, it is not until many years later. I kid you not ! There are reasons … but, that is a discussion for another day …
![Paris BATIMAT Exhibition - Interior View Over Pavillon (Hall) 1 Colour photograph showing an interior view looking over Pavillon (Hall) 1. Click to enlarge. Photograph taken by CJ Walsh. 2001-11-09.](https://www.cjwalsh.ie/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Paris-Batimat-Exhibition_Interior-300x225.jpg)
I wonder if the Current Recession in the European Construction Sector will have an adverse impact on this year’s exhibition …
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