MEBLE POLSKA Furniture Fair: Next edition 5-8 March 2013

28,000 m², 13,000 visitors and a business atmosphere – MEBLE POLSKA 2012 proved to be the biggest Polish furniture-related event in the last several years. As expected, the organisers of the trade fair are developing very dynamically since the change of the formula. 

During the three years since the introduction of the new formula of the fair, the event has grown almost twice in terms of area and number of exhibitors, and the number of visitors has nearly tripled. Exhibitors and visitors have once again learned the advantages of the new centre in Poznań. Again, Poznań has become a place where Polish producers can present their offer to key customers from Europe and the world, and achieve their commercial objectives. At this year's fair 203 exhibitors presented their offer in the area of 28,000 m². The event was visited by more than 13,000 people from 42 countries. A large group of visitors were German furniture buyers – up to 22% of all foreign visitors. Subsequent places in this year's trade fair visitor statistics were taken by the representatives of Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Holland, Belarus, Belgium, France, Hungary and Italy. The growing interest in the event among Polish and foreign merchants confirmed that over the last three years MEBLE POLSKA has marked its presence on the furniture map of Europe. The organisers do not hide their satisfaction and are already planning activities to make next year's edition even more successful. That's true, we are very pleased with this year's edition – says Józef Szyszka, Director of Meble Polska fair – we managed to strengthen the international character of the fair and further improve the quality of our services.  But we will not rest on laurels, this event and the industry have great potential – he adds.

Everything indicates, however, that the period of the most dynamic growth of MEBLE POLSKA fair is yet to come. One of the factors stimulating the development of the event will certainly be the programme to promote the furniture industry in international markets planned by the Ministry of Economy for the years 2012-2015. MEBLE POLSKA fair were included in the programme as the most important industry event in Poland with a strong export bias. This year's fair featured an information meeting on the rules for granting subsidies to companies willing to participate in the programme. It was attended by many Polish producers and representatives of the Ministry of Economy, MTP and the National Economic Chamber of Furniture Manufacturers. Topics discussed at the meeting included conditions for participation in the programme and procedures for the call for proposals. The programme includes: participation of Polish producers in European trade fairs, trainings, trade missions, trade conferences, study visits of foreign journalists and contractors, and a campaign advertising the "Polska Meble" brand. In the exhibition space one could feel a foretaste of the campaign under the slogan 'Created in Poland' to be conducted in five foreign markets. In the passage between Halls 7, 7A, 8 and 8A and in front of Hall 6A, large billboards promoting the Polish furniture sector were displayed. The campaign will be launched abroad in the autumn – in Germany before the M.O.W. fair.

This year, winners of the MTP Gold Medals were announced before the fair. The competition was organised in the new formula for the first time this year. The jury composed of: Prof. Ewa Ratajczak, Ph.D., Prof. Stanisław Dzięgielewski,Ph.D., Eng., Marek Grześkiewicz, Ph.D. Eng., Prof. Halina Kościukiewicz, Prof. Marek Owsian, Andrzej Rybacki. M.Sc., eng., Prof. Władysław Wróblewski, Tomasz Kobierski, M.Sc., awarded products offered by the following companies: Poldem, Cotta, Klose, Mebin, Taranko, Meble Rynkowski, Paged Meble and Kam. During the fair a consumer poll to choose the best product from among this year's winners of the Gold Medal at MEBLE POLSKA and HOME DECOR fairs was launched. Visitors had the opportunity to vote for their favourite via touch screens located in the Champions' Zone in the centre of the exhibition space.  Internet users can vote for the best products by 8 April at www.zlotymedal.mtp.pl. At the moment, the most popular among voters are: RESORT corner sofa, COTTA POLSTERWERKE sp. z o.o. and OLEO furniture collection entered by KLOSE KOLEKCJA MEBLI.

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Number of exhibitors: 203
Number of visitors: 13,073
Exhibition space: 8 halls with a total area of 28,000 sq. m.
Simultaneous events: HOME DECOR Interior Fair and arena DESIGN 

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