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01/04/2006
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EXPORT HOME beats foreign buyers record
EXPORT HOME, the largest exhibition of Furniture, Lighting and Household Products for Exports doubled the number of foreign buyers this year, with a new record of attendance at EXPONOR.
With over 42.283 trade visitors, EXPORT HOME 2006 – Furniture, Lighting and Household Products for Exports again proved to be the best place to show furniture products and design in Portugal, having beaten the record of foreign buyers and even doubled that figure when compared to last year’s figures (2,203).
The aim of EXPORT HOME is to show what Portugal is doing in the area of furniture, decorations and lighting. It seeks to provide trade visitors with a showcase of design and innovation in the Portuguese furniture sector and to boost this market. This year these aims were fulfilled with an incomparable attendance of foreign buyers from European countries (like Spain, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Holland, Hungary, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, among others) and from outside Europe (the United States of America, Senegal, Korea, Cape Verde and Brazil).
They came to find out about Portuguese production and they have confirmed the positive outcome of their trip: «I am very happy and surprised, positively surprised, by the diversity of the products available», said Mário Amaral, General Manager of Sweetspie Design from the United Kingdom, who believes it is possible for Portuguese products to step into that market.
EXPORT HOME is an exhibition for professionals and it is an important meeting point with Portuguese producers for possible exporting partnerships. Vladimir Zelenak, a representative from Konsepti S.P.O. from Slovakia, came to EXPORT HOME for the first time and he told us that he has «new projects (…) and I am pleased with what I have seen».
International buyers highlight above all the quality of the materials used and the productive Know-how. They usually attend the main international exhibitions for the sector and they think Portugal is potentially a good business partner because of our good price-quality relationship.
The importance of the presence of these buyers is recognised by exhibitors, who are made up almost entirely of companies that know the advantages of EXPORT HOME very well and who have focused on the design of their stands for many years as a way of standing out among competitors. «In Portugal, coming to this Exhibition is the best marketing we can choose», Vítor Mateus from Mobiramos told us.
The exhibition also stands out for the other activities it organises to encourage design and Portuguese production, namely the Design Event which, on its 6th year, had 20 contesting companies as a result of a partnership between EXPONOR and the Commercial and Industrial Association of the Municipality of Paredes (ACICP).
This year the Jury Award went to AMC (Antonino da Maia Costa Lda) with OPENSEAT, a multi-position Chaise Longue. The jury also gave a special mention to the company A. Brito for its cabinet bar. The Journalists Award was won by ZS – Indústria de Mobiliário, S.A, with the Rubik multi-purpose cupboard; and the Trade Visitors Award was given to the bookcase by Mobiliário Jomasil, with design by Celso Lascasas.
About Exponor: EXPONOR - Porto International Fair has achieved acknowledged success in the organisation of international exhibitions, with a history in event organisation that dates back to 1856. EXPONOR was the first Portuguese organiser to receive APCER accreditation by obtaining the ISO 9001 certification and it is one of the few international organisations of its kind to boast that recognition. It has the largest events area in Portugal at present, managing exhibitions in a covered area of 100,000 square metres covered area, 60,000 at EXPONOR’s venue and another 40,000 at EUROPARQUE, in Santa Maria da Feira, just south of Porto.
With delegations throughout the world, the Porto International Fair organises over 50 annual exhibitions for different sectors in Europe, Africa and South America, which are attended by thousands of exhibitors and visitors every year.
EXPONOR belongs to a highly regarded organisation in Portugal, the Portuguese Business Association – Chamber of Commerce and Industry, founded in 1849. It has been a member of UFI - The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry since 1991 and 23 of its exhibitions boast the UFI guarantee stamp at present.
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(Source: Exponor)
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