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The first Domotex in Dubai for 13 years has been hailed a success by the organisers. "The overwhelming success of Domotex Middle East 2024 reflects the vibrant and resilient nature of the global flooring market," said Sonia Wedell-Castellano, Global Director of Domotex at Deutsche Messe AG. Over the course of three days - from 23 to 25 April 2024 - more than 100 exhibitors exhibited at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The five countries with the largest exhibition space were Iran, UAE, Turkey, Egypt and China.
With an increase of 17.1% compared to last year, the Salone del Mobile 2024 has reached a record number of 361,417 visitors. The proportion of trade visitors rose to 26.8%, of which 65.8% came from abroad. These figures underline the importance of the event in the international furnishing industry. A total of 1,950 exhibitors from 35 countries took part in the fair.
The living magazine is the name of the new online magazine with which the German purchasing association for interior decoration Südbund is now providing end consumers who are interested in living and interior decoration with inspiration. It replaces the previous printed magazine "Wohnen & mehr" and opens up new opportunities in digital format to generate and retain customers for Südbund speciality shops. It is updated four times a year with new content, seasonal focal points and lifestyle topics. The association also offers its customers and members the opportunity to customise the online magazine to suit the specific offerings of their specialist shop.
Preparations for the next IMM Cologne, which will take place from 12 to 16 January 2025, are already in full swing. According to Koelnmesse, the aim is to offer an even more attractive and effective trade fair experience by further developing proven formats that inspire and encourage exhibitors and trade visitors alike. In 2025, new hall concepts in the Pure, Home and Sleep segments will offer surprising trade fair experiences.
The management of SN-Verlag Hamburg, the publishing house behind Carpet Home, is setting the course for the tasks of the future and is getting younger: in addition to publisher Michael Steinert and his son Tim Steinert, a third managing director, Norman Virks, has joined the company on 1 April. He is known in the flooring industry as the long-standing head of the marketing cooperation of Joka Fachberater with wholesaler Jordan - a position Virks has held since 2013. The 42-year-old was born in Kassel and has a degree in economics. In his new position as co-managing director of SN-Verlag, Virks intends to focus on issues such as digitalisation and the company's trade fair activities - SN-Verlag will be organising the Hometex trade fair in Bad Salzuflen (formerly ABK Open).