OREANDA-NEWS.  On 30 January 2008 at an opening ceremony of Domestic Construction Materials 2008 exhibition Vladimir Strelbitsky, deputy head of the Associate board of architecture, construction, development and reconstruction of Moscow, declared that last year the Moscow manufacturers of construction materials sold the production to the sum of 48 billion roubles.

“The construction complex of Moscow is developing the manufacturers of construction materials. This branch is being developed dynamically and we have reached quite good results here,” Mr Strelbitsky said.

According to him, the planned performance concerning the production of construction materials was completed by 130 per cent in 2007.

“We have reached the sales of products equal to 48 billion roubles,” the deputy head emphasized.

Mr Strelbitsy noted that the Moscow manufacturers of construction materials produced more than 8,000 items for the construction market.

“Today is a solemn day. We open the ninth exhibition Domestic Construction Materials and the third All-Russian forum Construction Industry of Russian Regions,” the official said.

According to him, the main goal of the Associate board of architecture, construction, development and reconstruction of Moscow is the realization of the priority national project Affordable and Comfortable Housing for Russian Citizens.

“Its successful realization depends to a large extent on the development of the construction industry,” Mr Strelbitsky specified.

The specialized exhibition Domestic Construction Materials 2008 will be held in pavilions No 4, 7 of Expocentr till February 2.

The exhibition involves more than 400 companies from 38 regions of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The total area of exposition amounts to 11,000 square metres.