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MADE EXPO 2010: preparations underway

MADE expo 2010 is planned for 3-6 February: the International exhibition dedicated to structures, planning and design, architecture and construction technology. The forthcoming edition of this trade fair in Milan will reaffirm its role as a leading international event, the only event planned for the construction industry in Europe in 2010. The organisers are busy planning the event: despite the…

DOMOTEX promotes the work of young interior furnishers and decorators

Domotex 2010 (Hannover, 16-19 January) is hosting the second European Competition for the Interior Furnishing Trades. During the two-day competition young interior furnishers up to the age of 25 will be able to demonstrate their skills by designing and furnishing a room from scratch. To qualify for entry, candidates must have passed their apprenticeship examination during the previous year and…

Romanian laying COMPETITION

An interesting event was held this summer (27-29 August) in the gymnasium of the University of Oradea, Romania: the “National laying Competition”. Organized by AMPR (Association of Romanian wooden floor layers), P + F EUFA (European Association for the promotion and development of skills and technology in laying the parquet in Europe) and Princeps Parchet, a local parquet laying company,…

FEEL THE REAL WOOD

“Feel the real wood” is the motto of the European Veneer Convention and the accompanying showcase exhibition on the 14th and 15th May at the Interzum trade fair in Cologne (13th - 16th May 2009). The thematic emphasis is on emotion and elegance, attractiveness and design and the natural and sustainable qualities of veneer - all attributes which clearly underline…

200,000 visitors to MADE EXPO

The second edition of MADE expo closed with attendance by 200,126 visitors, 19,202 of whom came from as many as 118 different nations. Thanks to its proposal of high-quality products and systems, the Made Expo surpassed the highest expectations with a 17.1% increase in the number of visitors despite the current economic trend. “The result was even more gratifying -…

BAU SHOW sets new records

Crowds of visitors thronged the aisles at the Bau Show in Munich with the fervent wish to put current economic difficulties behind them. Just as cyclical as predicted, the crisis has now developed into a financial crisis and is therefore harder to control. As many as 211 thousand visitors flocked to the event held from January 12 - 17 at…

AHEC in India

The first edition of the Delhiwood Show held at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan exhibition center from February 14 - 17 was the ideal way for the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) to make contact with operators in the Northern India wood market and launch a handy new technical publication entitled “American hardwoods and their suitability for the Indian market” developed…