Special DOMOTEX 2012 Discounts For Exhibit Applications Sent Before 4/30/2011

Early Bird Gets the Worm at DOMOTEX 2012! Get your Exhibit Application Sent in Before 4/30/2011 and be Eligible for Discounts!

Can you believe that we are less than nine months away from the next DOMOTEX - January 14-17, 2012 in Hannover, Germany? I certainly can!

We are in the development stage of creating yet another robust event and understand how important it is to help support the continued success of the flooring industry and an event such as DOMOTEX which believes intensely in the value of bringing together in one place the world of flooring. The more we can plan ahead and continuously position the event - with feedback from exhibitors, visitors, presenters and participants - as the best global meeting place for the flooring industry, the better we can maintain the momentum of DOMOTEX 2011.  We are very proud of the relationships we have established as a result.

Are you planning ahead? Here is one specific example if you, too, plan ahead!

Just like the saying goes, 'the early bird gets the worm' and so, too, in the form of discounts for DOMOTEX 2012 do those companies that send their exhibit application before April 30, 2011. Special discounts are being offered to companies who submit their contracts for the next year’s event as well as deeper discounts for those who sign a multiyear agreement with Domotex.

Please remember that there are also several exhibiting options that include not only the raw exhibit space but booth set up as well. This is an easy way to just ship your marketing materials and/or products while we do all the work of setting up your booth space before you even set foot on the show floor.

Last, but not least, give me a call or drop me an email if you have any questions about any of the online forms. If this is the first time you are filling one out, it might be a little overwhelming so I promise I will walk you through it.

Here is a link to the Domotex 2012 Exhibitor Information Brochure.

I look forward to speaking with you and answering any questions!

~ Katherine

Katherine León
Director of Sales - DOMOTEX and LIGNA Worldwide Events

Hannover Fairs USA
1170 Howell Mill Road, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404.214.0432

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2011 Highlights

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2011 closed its doors last week on March 29, 2011 in an upbeat mood. Although attendance was just shy of last year’s record breaking numbers, there was a 15% increase in the number of exhibiting companies.

Several US companies exhibited at this year’s event including The American Flooring Alliance (AFA), organized by Wanda Ellis, Executive Director.

Included in the AFA pavilion space was CMC Card-Monroe, Summit USA, VRW, and Mannington who chose to create a private meeting room within the pavilion space.

A highlight of DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2011 was the Wood Flooring Forum (WFF).  Held one day prior to the exhibit hall opening, it took place at the Kerry Hotel Pudong which was right next door to the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The WFF addressed issues concerning the wood flooring industry such as market trends, the environment and legal issues. The overall theme of the forum also included the United Nation’s International Year of Forest which "celebrates forests for people".

The afternoon speaking tracks at the WFF were broken into two categories, the first for those attendees interested in Western markets and the other was exploring the market opportunities in China. [For more perspective on the event, you may enjoy reading the Floor Covering Institute Blog's post describing Wood Flooring Forum: presenting forces of change in the wood flooring industry.]

Many US media publications participated in these discussions such as Floor Covering Weekly, Floor Covering News and TalkFloor. Also included was the National Wood Flooring Association and - representing the retail channel in major western markets - Rob Banks, Co-Founder of Build Direct. The forum was very well co-organized by China’s National Forest Products Industry Association and our friends at the Floor Covering Institute here in the US.

Kudos to all those involved in making this happen!

Special thanks to our friends at AFA for sharing photos of DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2011.  In the top photo, you see TalkFloor's Dave Foster and Fred Almay from Summit USA.

These links to interviews and articles from the flooring media offer additional perspective on DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2011:

• From TalkFloor TV: Elegant Living’s Ray Kwan from Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor and Alex Shaoulpour, South Mountain Hardwood Flooring from Domotex Asia
• From Floor Covering Weekly: Domotex Asia takes center stage
• From Floor Covering News: 13th Domotex asia/ChinaFloor shaping up to be largest ever and in the April 4/11 issue, LVT takes center stage while ITC case is pending
• From NWFA's Hardwood Floors Magazine: Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor Attendance Down Slightly

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR will take place again next year - March 27-29, 2012 at the New Shanghai International Exhibitions Center. Will you be there?

~ Katherine

Katherine León
Director of Sales - DOMOTEX and LIGNA Worldwide Events

Hannover Fairs USA
1170 Howell Mill Road, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404.214.0432