Page 8 - Professional Parquet July 2013

NEWS
INTERNATIONAL FAIR
B Matexpo
International Trade Fair for Building Machines
Moscow, 4 - 8 september 2013
B Home & Living
Trade Fair of Residential Building Materials and Interior Fitments
Kielce, Poland, 13 - 15 september 2013
B Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Exhibition & Conference
Chicago, USA, 19 - 20 september 2013
B Domotex Russia
The specialized exhibition for flooring Kortrijk, Belgium, 25 - 27 september 2013
B Saudi Build
Int'l Construction Technology and Building Materials Show
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
04 - 07 november 2013
B Batimat
The international innovation event for construction
Paris, 04 - 08 november 2013
B Domotex Middle East Flooring trade fair
for Turkey and middle east Istanbul, 7 - 10 november 2013
First Global Timber Forum Focuses
on Illegal Logging
More than 80 industry organizations and private sector delegates from 40 countries met for the First Global Timber Forum Focuses on Illegal Logging May 22-23, held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) headquarters in Rome and
convened by the UNFAO, the Forest Trust/Timber Trade Action Plan and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). The inaugural meeting of the Global Timber Forum sought to educate members of the timber industry about new regulations to combat illegal logging, the significant benefits of wood and forests to combat climate change and the promotion
of wood as a green building material. Organizers asked the Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) to lead the forum in discussions of sustainable forestry. “The inspiration behind the initiative for the Global Timber Forum was the growing number of issues, from climate change, sustainable development and construction, to anti- illegal timber measures, where the timber sector needs to speak with a single voice - said André de Boer, ETTF secretary general, in a statement -. Facing a range of key challenges and opportunities worldwide, there has never been a more important time for our industry
to present a united front”.
WHAT’S UP
Domotex Russia rescheduled
Domotex Russia has been moved to a new time slot in first half of the year.
The second season of Russia’s leading tradeshow for carpets and floor
coverings will therefore now be held from 1 to 3 April 2014 instead of 25 to 27 September 2013 as originally
planned. The venue has also changed, with Deutsche Messe AG’s Russian subsidiary Deutsche Messe
RUS now staging the fair at the Artplay Design Center in Moscow instead of Moscow’s Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center. “Many participating companies had requested that the fair be moved to the later slot to reflect Russia’s unique market situation - explained Andreas Gruchow, a member of Deutsche Messe’s Managing Board -. The Russian sales and order cycles and the country’s summertime building and construction season favor running the fair in spring.”
Domotex, the world’s leading trade fair for floor coverings, is held in Hannover, Germany, in January of each year. The new timing
of Domotex Russia, a spin-off of the main Domotex fair in Germany, means that manufacturers of carpets and floor coverings can now complement their showcase at the main event with a second presentation in April that is targeted specifically at buyers and trade visitors from Russia and its neighboring states.
“Staging Domotex Russia in spring enables our exhibitors to better synchronize their offering with the Russian order cycle and to thus more effectively build their business in the Russian Federation
and the Commonwealth of Independent States - Andreas Gruchow added -. We are confident that this move will further strengthen Domotex Russia and boost the business development prospects
of our international exhibitors in the booming Russian market.” Domotex Russia showcases the full range of hand- and machine- made carpets, textile floor coverings, parquet and laminate flooring and resilient floor coverings as well as application, laying, cleaning and maintenance technologies. Next year’s show will also be complemented by a supporting program of conferences and events featuring a solid line-up of renowned industry experts.