ARTIFEX GROUP named Official Partner of the international BUILDEX Jeddah 2027 exhibition for the CIS and post-Soviet countries

MADINAH / JEDDAH, 23 October 2026 — ARTIFEX GROUP has entered into an official partnership with BUILDEX, the Saudi exhibition for real estate and construction. The company has been appointed Official Partner of BUILDEX Jeddah 2027 for the CIS and post-Soviet countries. The exhibition will take place from 20 to 23 January 2027 at Jeddah Superdome. For construction, industrial and real estate companies from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Azerbaijan and other countries of the region, this opens a trusted route into one of the Kingdom's most active markets.

What is BUILDEX BUILDEX is a specialised Saudi exhibition for real estate, construction, industry, infrastructure and logistics. The official title of the Jeddah edition is the "International Exhibition for Real Estate, Construction, Industry, Infrastructure and Logistics Services". It is organised by Al Hilal Al Mustaqbal (Al Hilal Future), a Saudi company dedicated to organising exhibitions.

The idea behind BUILDEX is simple and strong: bring every part of the market onto one floor — developers, investors, manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, consultants and government bodies. New building materials, technologies and projects are shown, specialists share experience in seminars and talks, and companies find new partners on the spot.

How BUILDEX has grown The exhibition has grown in the Kingdom's Western Region, in Madinah and Makkah. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Madinah edition of October 2024 hosted 120 exhibitors. Media reported more than 150 local, regional and international companies at the 2025 Madinah edition. Makkah Buildex 2026 followed in April 2026. Each edition has been larger than the one before.

Madinah Buildex 2026: the latest edition The latest edition, Madinah Buildex 2026, was held from 15 to 17 October at the King Salman International Convention Center in Madinah. It covered real estate, construction, industry, infrastructure and logistics, and brought government bodies, universities and associations alongside the companies. Local media reported more than 60,000 visitors over three days. Its main sponsors included the National Housing Company (NHC) and Knowledge Economic City.

The numbers point to one conclusion: demand for construction and real estate in the Western Region is strong, and BUILDEX has become one of the main places where that demand meets supply.

Jeddah 2027: the international stage The next step is Jeddah. BUILDEX Jeddah 2027 will run for four days as an international exhibition, open to foreign exhibitors and visitors. The location is deliberate. Jeddah is the Kingdom's main gateway on the Red Sea, a major trading port and the point of arrival for millions of pilgrims travelling to Makkah and Madinah. Jeddah Superdome, the venue, opened in June 2021 and is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's largest geodesic dome.

Who is ARTIFEX GROUP ARTIFEX GROUP is an international architecture and development company founded in 2009. It is more than a design studio: it brings master planning, urban design, architectural and BIM design, facade engineering, construction management and construction support, 3D visualisation and material supply into one integrated practice — from idea to finished building.

Its core markets are Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. In the Kingdom, Madinah is the company's strategic focus and the home of its office. Its Founder and CEO is architect, developer and urbanist Rustam Khaitmetov, whose practice counts more than 100 projects with a total area of over one million square metres. The team works in Uzbek, Russian, Arabic and English.

On 17 October, ARTIFEX hosted the Saudi Business Insider Forum at its Madinah office together with the Saudi Business Insider Club, bringing entrepreneurs who already do business in the Kingdom together with those now entering its market. It is ARTIFEX's hands-on experience in opening the Saudi market to entrepreneurs from the CIS.

How the partnership began BUILDEX and ARTIFEX share one goal: to open the Saudi construction market to international partners. Recently the BUILDEX team came to ARTIFEX with gifts, among them a hand-carved wooden door. In Arab hospitality a gift is a sign of respect and trust, and a door expresses the meaning of this partnership precisely: a door to a new market, new meetings and new projects. After the meeting, ARTIFEX founder Rustam Khaitmetov underlined that the Jeddah exhibition will be international and an important opportunity for anyone who wants to enter the Saudi market.

Why ARTIFEX First, ARTIFEX knows both worlds from the inside. It works in Madinah and sees the rules, requirements and business culture of the Saudi market every day. At the same time its roots are in Uzbekistan, and it understands the needs and questions of CIS businesses.

Second, ARTIFEX is a professional team working within the industry itself. It speaks the professional language of every participant at a construction exhibition — from materials manufacturer to developer and investor — and can give practical answers to questions such as which product fits this market, how a project is structured and how to choose a partner.

Third, language. The team works in Uzbek, Russian, Arabic and English, so a CIS company and its Saudi counterpart can talk without interpreters — quickly and precisely.

Fourth, practical experience. ARTIFEX already introduces entrepreneurs from the CIS to the Saudi market, as the October forum showed.

What ARTIFEX does as Official Partner ARTIFEX acts as a bridge between CIS markets and the Saudi construction sector. It explains the terms of taking part as an exhibitor or visitor, connects interested companies with the organiser, guides their first step into the Saudi market, and carries news of the exhibition to CIS audiences through its own channels in four languages.

What it means for CIS companies Under Saudi Vision 2030, the Kingdom is investing at scale in housing, infrastructure, tourism and urban development. The national housing strategy aims to raise the share of citizens who own their homes to 70 per cent. In such a market, demand for building materials, equipment, engineering services and development expertise stays high.

BUILDEX Jeddah 2027 gives CIS companies four days to see the market with their own eyes, meet Saudi developers and investors face to face, test demand for their products and find long-term partners. It will be especially useful for building materials manufacturers, construction and engineering firms, equipment suppliers, developers and investors.

Less than three months remain before the exhibition. Stand space and terms of participation are best agreed early. The ARTIFEX stand number will be announced later.

How to take part Companies from the CIS and post-Soviet countries can contact the ARTIFEX team on Telegram at @Artifex_office, or by phone: +966 56 804 0061 (English), +966 56 160 7044 (Russian and Uzbek), +966 59 720 8005 (Arabic). More at artifexceo.com. Official exhibition website: buildxsa.com.

"ARTIFEX GROUP is not just a company; it is a team of professionals united by a common vision of creating spaces that inspire and transform." This partnership continues the same idea: building long-term bridges between people, companies and markets.

ARTIFEX GROUP — Build for generations.