The virtual exhibition of economic achievements "Neutral Turkmenistan" was launched on November 1 and will run until the end of the month. Both government departments and the private sector presented their exhibition stands at the exhibition.

We talked to Gundogdy Atakov, Director of “Ak Bulut”, about participating in this first virtual forum in the country's history.

We would like to remind our readers that “Ak Bulut” is one of the first companies in Turkmenistan to start producing suspended ceilings. Now the company has the capacity to produce 4,000,000 square meters. meters of suspended ceilings and their profiles per year.

- “Ak Bulut” company regularly participates in exhibitions of economic achievements of Turkmenistan. This year you are taking part in an exhibition of an unusual format – a virtual one. Tell us what is special about such participation for you – are there any significant differences from the traditional exhibition, what are they?

- Hello. Thank you, this is a very interesting question. Every year, our company is very happy to participate in exhibitions of economic achievements of Turkmenistan, we demonstrate the stages of development of the company and new products. This year we switched to the virtual format for the first time.

I believe that an exhibition of this format has its pros and cons. Pros - in many ways, starting with economy and ending with a large reach of visitors around the world. The only drawback I see is that visitors cannot see our products live, as they say, touch them with their hands, evaluate the quality. But given the context of time, this disadvantage does not compare with all the advantages of a virtual exhibition, especially since the digital stand conveys the maximum clarity of the original.

- Was it easy to create and register your virtual booth?

- The team of the ES “Ak Bulut” has professional employees, so thanks to their work, there were no big difficulties in making a 3D model of the exhibition and registering it.

- More than half a month has passed since the exhibition opened. Do you have statistics on how many people visited your stand?

- Since the beginning of the exhibition, our stand has had more than 5,000 views.

- What do you think are the future prospects of such an event as a virtual exhibition in our country?

- I believe that a virtual exhibition is a great opportunity for people who live in other provinces or abroad to visit the exhibition. This means that information about high-quality products and services produced in Turkmenistan will become known not only to all citizens of our country, but also far beyond its borders.

- And in conclusion, how was this year for you?

This year we have expanded our product range, including aluminum ceilings and plasterboard ceiling panels, acoustic ceilings and panels. The client base has increased, and many profitable deals have been concluded with large organizations.

- Thank you for your time! We wish you further success!

- Thank you! Mutually!