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The India Expo Centre & Mart is a mega infrastructure that is truly international and provides both the buyer and seller with a trouble free platform for transacting business. The facility is spread in over 2 million square feet of space and incorporates cutting edge technology with large airy spaces and abundant natural light. Piped music and a public address system are part of the mart’s communication system. A state of the art signage and guiding system makes it easy for visitors to navigate around the complex. Video walls and LEDs help to make presentations and seminars easy for the participants.
The India Expo Centre & Mart is geared to any Integrated Building Management System is responsible for central monitoring of all equipment to prevent mishaps. The Mart also has CCTVs installed; this is just one of the many security measures. An advanced fire retardant system with sprinklers, wet rise and fire alarms minimizes risk and makes the mart a very safe place.
The business and logistics services include exhibition areas, an exposition mart, a conference centre, a hotel, restaurants that serve multi-cuisine food, a helipad, a buyers’ lounge and a convention centre. It also has a vast 800 sq. metres of banquet hall with an amazing sound proof partition and pre-function area. The Exposition Mart has been designed to provide complete accessibility; this is one of the features that make the mart unique. The eight exhibition halls (each covering an area of approximately 34,000 square metres), 1,800 Marts, restaurants, conference halls, business centre, banquet hall, and ATMs and for accessibility venue has 28 escalators, 7 imported passenger lifts, 22 Frieght lifts and 4 glass lifts, besides big freight lifts for the movement of goods. There is parking space for 8000 cars and over 200 trucks besides an effective helipad for sensitive visitors / dignitaries.
Some of the facilities at the India Expo Centre & Mart are as under:
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The Buyers’ Lounge for International buyers & VIP
Situated on the third floor of the India Expo Mart, the International Buyers’ Lounge, as the name suggests, is targeted specifically to attract overseas business. At this lounge, overseas buyers are provided with all the facilities they require to communicate and plan their activity.
The lounge has the state-of-the-art facilities, such as suitable conference space for 8 to 10 people’s meeting, computers with printers, a cloak room, Plasma TV sets, etc. A library of international standards is on the cards as well.
The company may set up more such VIP lounge to provide for any rush that may arise in any event.
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Business Centre
The Business Centre has been created to provide buyers with access to the Internet, fax machines, photocopiers, printers, and CD burning equipment.
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Meeting Rooms & Conference Halls
The India Expo Centre & Mart has several conference rooms available, where the sellers can meet prospective buyers, make presentations, and generally conduct business meetings. The availability of multiple conference halls enables multiple conferences between different buyers and sellers to happen simultaneously; no one is inconvenienced to have to wait for meeting rooms to be available. There are two meeting rooms available, one on the ground floor and another on the third floor. These can seat anywhere between 8 to 10 people. Besides, there is another conference room in the International Buyers’ Lounge on the third floor, which can seat up to 10 people.
All these meeting and conference rooms are wi-fi hotspots, i.e. people in these rooms can easily connect to the Internet. Audio-visual aids such as OHPs (overhead projectors), etc. are also available on request.
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Pantries
There are pantries on all the floors of the India Expo Mart. Each of these is equipped with tea and coffee dispensers, as well as mouth-watering snacks. The pantries are also equipped with machines to dispense soft drinks. The pantries are run by the Food and Beverages department of the mart on profit centre based, and are open from early in the morning to late in the night.
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Cafeteria
The India Expo Mart is equipped with a fully equipped modern cafeteria. Located on the first floor (CFB), the cafeteria can accommodate up to 160 guests at a time. The cafeteria provides fast food products prepared under strict supervision to ensure the highest quality. The cafeteria also meets the extremely high standards of hygiene set in the India Expo Mart.
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Restaurants
The first floor of the India Expo Mart also houses a multi-cuisine restaurant. With an ambience to make all guests feel at home and comfortable, the restaurant provides lunch buffets and dinner to all guests & can accommodate approximately 134 guests at a time. The food is delicious and cooked under supervision to ensure it meets the highest standards of hygiene.
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Fine Dining Restaurant - Third Floor(Mart Area)
Besides, there is another restaurant in the Mart area, which is also a multi-cuisine restaurant. This restaurant is slightly smaller, and can seat 90 people at a time.
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Banquet Hall - Second Floor(CFB)
Besides the restaurants, the India Expo Mart also boasts of a magnificent banquet hall, and can accommodate up to 1000 people at a time. The food available ranges from Indian to Continental cuisine. Buffets are available as well.
The banquet hall is totally wi-fi enabled, so meaning that guests can access the Internet from here, and can also make use of projectors and other audio-visual aids that are available on request. The banquet hall, therefore, is ideal for holding large scale lunches and dinners, as well as making presentations to large delegations of people.
For queries regarding these facilities, interested parties can contact any of the Floor Managers in the mart. Interested parties can also contact Mr.Pinakie Kansabanik (Mobile No: 98713 87221).
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Conference Area
The Conference Area includes the banquet hall as well, as this can also be used to hold conferences. Besides the banquet hall, the conference area in the India Expo Mart includes a conference room, meeting rooms and a VIP lounge.
The following are the technical specifications of the conference area:
Banquet hall : 936sqm
Conference Room : 110sqm
VIP Lounge : 98sqm
Meeting Rooms : 45-50sqm
For queries regarding these facilities, interested parties can contact any of the Floor Managers in the mart. Interested parties can also contact Mr. Pinakie Kansabanik (Mobile No: 98713 87221).
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Inhouse Travel Counter
This counter has been set up to help buyers plan out their travel plans. Besides, buyers can also make use of the taxi and shuttle service available to ferry them from the Mart to their place of stay. There is also a left luggage counter which acts as a holding area for the buyers luggage.
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Information Desk
The Information Desk inside the entrance in the to CFB the Mart is one place where buyers can go to avail any information and assistance they require.
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Touchscreen
Touchscreens at several points help visitors navigate their way around the Mart.
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OTHER FACILITIES
Since the mart is a huge place, buyers may like to have immediate & instant information of the entire view at one place, on his arrival. To accomplish this, touch screens are located all across the Mart. Buyers can make use of these to acquaint themselves with the layout of the Mart, so that they can go from one point to another easily.
The India Expo Centre & Mart also boasts of state-of-the-art electronics systems and computer appliances as well. The entire mart is wi-fi enabled, allowing buyers access to the Internet from any point in the mart. There are also PDAs to enable buyers to make notes about vendors they are interacting with. These notes can later be updated from the PDAs to their profiles on the Mart website. Buyers can also view alerts about the latest schemes and discount packages being offered at the different vendor locations within the mart. They can also view customized alerts on the discounts and other such schemes being offered by vendors in the area they are currently in.
Besides, the mart also provides the latest in telecommunications to registered buyers. Registered buyers can make use of the VoIP phones available at the Mart.
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ADDITIONAL FACILITIES TO MART OWNERS & EXHIBITORS
The India Expo Mart also provides adequate facilities to the vendors and exhibitors as well.
• Logistics and Support
The India Expo Mart has the most upgraded facilities when it comes to logistics and support for the exhibitors. Exhibitors too can make use of the Information Desk at the entrance of the India Expo Mart. The company has established panel of vest vendors for supply Logistics & Services forth with in case of any requirement from the exhibitors.
• Hardware Store/Stand Construction Counter
There is also a hardware store and a stand construction counter. These are there to assist vendors in setting up their stands before an exposition, trade fair, or any such event.
• Business Centre
The Business Centre can be used by the exhibitors as well to have strong communications with their home base and also send and receive mails over the Internet, take printouts. Besides, all mart owners are provided with video conferencing facilities and also usage of the VoIP phones. They can also utilise the regular conferencing facilities available at the Mart.
• Freight Counter
The Mart also provides Freight Counter which the mart owners and exhibitors can make use of to move their goods to and from the venue. Besides, they can also make use of the taxi stand to help their staff travel from the venue to their home base.
• Other Amenities
Besides these facilities like banquet hall, conference rooms, VIP lounge, mart owners and exhibitors can also make use of general utility outlets like the ATM, the florist, and the convenience store, all of which are situated inside the Mart. Besides they also have access to the various pantries and cafeterias for their food requirements.
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