{"id":7081,"date":"2026-07-22T06:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccisrilanka.org\/?page_id=7081"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:10:24","slug":"southern-expo-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccisrilanka.org\/?page_id=7081","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:40px;padding:40px 0;\">\n\n    <!-- Left Content -->\n    <div style=\"flex:1;min-width:320px;\">\n\n        <div style=\"line-height:1;\">\n            <div style=\"font-size:52px;font-weight:700;color:#0b1635;\">\n                SOUTHERN\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div style=\"font-size:52px;font-weight:700;margin-top:-5px;\">\n                <span style=\"color:#f26a21;\">BUILD<\/span>\n                <span style=\"color:#0b1635;\"> EXPO 2026<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:22px;font-weight:600;color:#0b1635;margin-top:10px;\">\n            HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION &#038; TRADE FAIR\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"font-size:18px;color:#24457a;font-weight:600;margin-top:15px;\">\n            Building Today, For Better Tomorrow\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#555;margin-top:15px;\">\n            Southern Province&#8217;s leading platform for construction industry\n            professionals, suppliers, contractors, consultants and homeowners.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div style=\"margin-top:25px;font-size:18px;color:#0b1635;line-height:2;\">\n            \ud83d\udcc5 <strong>16, 17 &#038; 18 OCTOBER 2026<\/strong><br>\n            \ud83d\udccd <strong>GALLE MUNICIPAL HALL, GALLE<\/strong><br>\n            \ud83d\udd59 <strong>10.00 AM &#8211; 8.00 PM<\/strong>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div 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