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MARKET THE FAIR

Successful DOMOTEX

Domotex drew to a close with outstanding results,
earning its place among the best-ever stagings of the
world’s flagship fair for carpets and floor coverings

BY EDITORIAL STAFF

W ith 1,441 exhibitors from 59 Visitors from around the world found all the
countries and 45,000 trade latest trends and innovations on display in
visitors from more than 12 different exhibition halls, setting the stage
100 nations, DOMOTEX delivered for lively deal-making, order-placing and
fruitful dialogue with business associates.
fresh momentum for the interna- Out of a total of some 27,500 visitors from
tional floor coverings industry, abroad, around 50 percent came from EU
serving as a powerful driver of countries, with another 25 percent coming
sales, trends and innovations. from Asia and eight percent from the Amer-
"Whatever aspect you choose to icas. There was a notable increase in atten-
look at – exhibitor lineup, visitor dance from Asia, which went up by 29 per-
cent. "DOMOTEX is the definitive meeting-
turnout, international coverage, place for the global floor coverings indus-
the ratio of decision-makers pre- try," said Köckler, adding: "No other event
sent – exhibitors and visitors all in the world attracts so many high-caliber
attest to the event’s top perfor- decision-makers."
mance, underscoring its ever
greater appeal for the sector," Highly international event
stimulates new business
remarked Dr. Jochen Köckler,
the Deutsche Messe Managing The international scope and reach of DO-
Board member in charge of MOTEX is key to its reputation as a power-
DOMOTEX, on the last day of ful driver of new business. "DOMOTEX is
the show. "DOMOTEX has demonstrative- the central hub for the floor coverings in-
ly enhanced its reputation as an unrivalled dustry – on a global scale. All the important
source of momentum for the global floor
coverings industry."

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