UBM Asia, the World's Leading Organiser of B2B Jewellery and Gem Fairs, Expands its Global Jewellery Portfolio to Singapore and Europe

HONG KONG, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Asia, the organiser of the world's number one fine jewellery event -- the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair -- and many other renowned jewellery fairs held in China, India, Japan and Turkey, announces its latest ventures in Asia and Europe.

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Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair 2013

Riding the wave of steady growth in Asia's economy, UBM Asia will launch the first edition of Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair in October 2013.

Asia is growing at unprecedented pace and this brings about abundant opportunities for jewellery trade. Nestled in the heart of Asia, Singapore presents tremendous business opportunities for jewellers to position their products to capture consumer demand in Southeast Asia. The Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair, which will be held from 12 to 15 October 2013 at Marina Bay Sands, is therefore a great opportunity to tap into this robust market as well as the rest of the Southeast Asian region.

While UBM Asia already organises jewellery fairs in Hong Kong, mainland China, India and Japan, the addition of the fair in Singapore means the company now offers business trading platforms in all of Asia's major markets. Potential exhibitors and visitors polled believe the Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair and its October schedule will provide new business opportunities for them to tap into the robust Asian market all year round.

The Jewellery & Gem Fair -- JGF Europe 2014 in Germany

In cooperation with UBM Live, UBM Asia's sister company in Europe, UBM Asia will expand its global jewellery fairs portfolio to Europe with the launch of Jewellery & Gem Fair -- Europe, or "JGF Europe", in April 2014 in Freiburg, Germany.

JGF Europe, which will be held at the Messe Freiburg, is positioned as a high-efficiency, high-level face-to-face jewellery business platform aimed at creating real business value for international suppliers and buyers.

Freiburg is a city in southwest Germany and is conveniently accessible by car or by public transportation from major jewellery trading hubs such as Antwerp, Basel, Geneva, Paris, Pforzheim and Vicenza. JGF Europe will be held around the same time as Basel World in 2014. Being just 30 minutes away from Basel, buyers can easily visit two European fairs in one trip. Backed by UBM Asia's powerful database and intensive promotion in the industry, JGF Europe will provide a comprehensive trade fair featuring quality exhibitors showcasing a wide array of jewellery products and serving all of Europe.

For more information on UBM Asia's Jewellery Fairs, please visit www.JewelleryNetAsia.com.

Notes to Editors

1. About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)
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, including 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 over 1,100 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.

2. About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

For more information, go to www.ubm.com; follow us on Twitter at @UBM_plc to get the latest UBM news.

For press enquiries, please contact:
Jennifer Law, Director of Corporate Marketing & Communications, UBM Asia
Tel: +852-2516-1691
Fax: +852-3749-7342
Email: Jennifer.Law@ubm.com

Elsie Hui, Corporate Marketing & Communications Executive, UBM Asia
Tel: +852-2516-1679
Fax: +852-3749-7342
Email: Elsie.Hui@ubm.com