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Sanatci, left, and Alga at a promotion meeting in Dubai.

Turkey gears up for major furniture expo

DUBAI, October 14, 2014

The 32nd edition of Modef Expo, a international trade fair of furniture and decoration, will be held on an extended floor space next month in Turkey.

To be held from November 4 to 8 at the Hikmet Sahin Cultural Park International Exhibition Centre in Bursa, the show will be bigger than last year’s event and is expected to host 1,500 international buyers.

“Since the floor space is limited, every year we extend it by adding tents,” said Aysun Sanatci, fair organisation and foreign trade manager at Modef Fuarcilik - the fair organiser.
 
“Last year the total floor space was 15,500 sq m and this year it will be 19,320 sq m,” she stated.

“Modef Expo is one of the most important furniture shows in Turkey because it is held in Inegol, the town of Bursa which is the heart of the furniture industry,” remarked Sanatci, who was in Dubai recently along with Rabia Alga, business development director, Antexpo, to promote the event in the UAE.

Antexpo is the international marketing partner of Modef Expo.

"Inegol procures its raw materials from its own resources and most of them are in high-class quality. The region, therefore, produces the goods at low cost, which helps in keeping the export sale price low," noted Sanatci.

“Modef Expo is primarily for those companies who are looking to purchase a wide range and the best quality of products at low price,” she added.

At present, around 25 per cent of the $6-billion furniture production in Turkey is marketed across the globe. Inegol constitutes 35 per cent of this figure.

Visitors to the show can find a wide range of modern, classis, antique and modular furniture for homes, offices and commercial establishments.

"Every year, we have a record breaking number of buyers on our international hosted buyer programme. This year we expect to welcome more than 1,500 international buyers," said Sanatci.

“The fair is not very big when compared to other shows, but Inegol is a big exhibition in itself. It has more than 1,000 furniture showrooms and 1,500 furniture manufacturing facilities, including large factories. The visitors and buyers to the event can also visit the showrooms,” she added.

Last year, 145 exhibitors showcased the latest trends and designs in furniture to more than 13,927 key buyers and 2,454 visitors from 62 countries. This year, the show is expected to receive bigger groups from the UAE and for the first time groups from Kazakhstan and Greece.-TradeArabia News Service




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