Expo Ferretera Internacional is an event ran by the Dominican Association of Hardware Dealers (Asociación Dominicana de Ferreteros). It has stood out for more than ten years for being the largest exposition in the Caribbean directed to the hardware and construction sectors. Our main goal is to enliven the field, in addition to serving as a link between manufacturers, importers, distributor, constructors, contractors, decorators and all other scopes related to the sector. The International Expo Ferretera ASODEFE was born in the year 2000 as part of the vision and initiative of a group from the Dominican Association of Hardware Dealers Asociación Dominicana de Ferreteros. The first version was celebrated in the installations of the institution.

As the expo started growing it had to be transferred to places with larger facilities, such as the Convention Center of the Hotel Dominican Fiesta and the Sansouci Port. The Dominican Association of Hardware Dealers was founded in the year 1972 when the construction industry started its arduous challenge in rising to prominence, commerce was being invigorated, and neighborhoods were suburbanized as consequence of the city of Santo Domingo’s growing demographic. With such populational growth, speculation occurred regarding basic products, including certain construction sectors. With this, the Association Hardware Dealers was born.