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PLANT a TREE

Bona will continue to sponsor Vi Agroforestry Programme. In 2008 and 2009 the firm planted a tree for every Bona colleague, and once again Bona has contributed to the planting of 500 trees that will support United Nations Environment Programme, Billion Tree Campaign (the worldwide tree planting initiative, The Plant for the Planet).

MADE EXPO in tour

One year away from the next appointment, Milano MADE Expo (Italy) is taking a series of steps to better present and communicate the news and innovations for the coming 2011 edition to be held from October 5-8, 2011. The organizers are scheduling some intense promotional activity in both Italy and abroad in order to confirm the event’s growing leadership at…

Who''s today's FLOOR INSTALLER?

How can today’s installer use his professional skills to increase a wood floor’s value? What assets must he possess and exactly what must he know? More to the point, what is the current state-of-the-art in the sector in Italy and Europe? Mapei posed these important questions to a vast international audience last Thursday, October 21, in Milan, Italy, at the…

Russia's largest interior décor showroom

Madex - Expo Design Center, inaugurated last spring, is the largest interior décor showroom in Russia and will cover an area of 18,000 sq m west of Moscow. Designed to be an important commercial crossroads, Madex is the site of preference for the display of new design and informing visitors of all the latest news and innovation in the market.…

DOMOTEX ASIA/CHINAFLOORS'S

With more than five months to go, Domotex asia/Chinafloors’s (DACF) expanded 110,000 square meter exhibitor space is already 75 percent sold putting the event on track to exceed last year’s record breaking mark of 40,414 visitors and 1,000 exhibitors. The event takes place March 22-24th, 2011 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) and is preceded by The World…

Italy wins THE EUROPEAN PARQUET LAYER'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Italian layer Thomas Garfiller won the eighth European Parquet Layer’s Championships held on 25th - 28th May in Poznan (Poland). The Italian layer (from Alto Adige) beat Killinger Florian of Germany (second place) and Thomas Reiner of Austria (third place). The competition – organised by the Association for the Promotion of Professional Training for Parquet Laying and other Floor…

EUROPARKET 2010: fewer visitors, but good business volume

We knew in advance the number of visitors would go down during Europarket, which took place at the end of April in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium. In these tough times, it was only to be expected that the number of exhibitors would fall (122 in comparison to the previous record edition of two years ago, when there were 186 exhibitors). Eventually,…

NWFA convention 2010

The 2010 Convention of the NWFA (National Wood Flooring Association) was held on 22nd - 25th March in Washington (USA) at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center. The NWFA is America’s leading trade association in this sector, whose goal is to advance and promote the wooden flooring sector. The NWFA is an association that covers all aspects of this…

CONTRACTWORLD 2011: the international architecture award now open for entries

Architects, interior designers and designers can now enter the contractworld.award, the international architecture award for the most innovative solutions for managing space that each year sets higher standards for the interior design sector. Next year, the eleventh edition of contractworld.award will be presented at Domotex (15th - 18th January 2011), during Contractworld: a fixed appointment for architects and interior designers…

Success for DOMOTEX MIDDLE EAST

A positive balance for Domotex Middle East and for R+T Middle East, two successful events recently held in Dubai. 225 exhibitors from 34 different nations gave an extra boost to the constant growth of this region seen in the sectors of the building industry, hotels and catering and industry. Domotex Middle East is the only international fair to specialise in…