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DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2009

 

The Asia Platform for Floorings

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR, Asian show of DOMOTEX worldwide events, firmly established itself in past 10 years as the largest international trade fair for total floor covering products and solutions in Asia Pacific region and the second largest in the world. It has been internationally recognized as one of the best places for sourcing and selling floor coverings.

 

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR provides a supreme industry platform where manufacturers from China & rest of the world present new products and promote brands. DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR also encourages the communication within the industry, brings numerous business opportunities and actively promotes the development of floor covering industry in Asia.

 

Agents, traders, buyers and manufacturers from around the world come to source products from the Asian flooring market and to witness what opportunities this market is offering.

 

 

A New Height in the Asian Century

As Asia’s No.1 trade show for flooring industry, DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR will celebrate its 11th edition again in Shanghai during March 24 to 26, 2009. DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2009 will occupy 8.5 halls at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) with an expected gross showing space covering 97,750 square meters. It is forecasted that about 1,100 exhibitors from Asia and rest of the world will present their products and promote their brands in front of more than 42,000 professional visitors and buyers from China and other Asian countries as well as from the rest of the world.

 

What was important in the past is now even more important in 2009

The expanding exhibition spaces make the show possible to structure the exhibit profile even clearer than in the past, further facilitate the visitors with really detailed information in attractive and, at times, much more extensive special events and a varied accompanying program.

 

Rational classification and sophisticated product segmentation freely guide professional visitors and buyers locate their target sellers at a glance. Textile Floor Coverings and Area Rugs will lead the west wing of SNIEC taking Hall W1-W2, and half of Hall W3; While for East wing, Resilient Flooring, arousing more and more attention from the market, will cover Hall E1. Floortech asia will again be located in Hall E2. Parquet & Laminate flooring as the largest sector of the show also the biggest in the world will occupy Halls E3-E6, further strengthening the status of DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR as the key trading portal for flooring industry based in Asia.

 

THE RESULT: never before has DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR offered a better and more varied insight into the entire Asian floor covering industry!

 

 

Why your trip to Shanghai for DOMOTEX asia /CHINAFLOOR will be WORTHWHILE?

 

The best place for sourcing floor covering products in Asia

 

The exhibition has been internationally recognized as one of the best places for sourcing flooring products. Especially with the financial crisis further affecting the economic development, it will definitely be an ideal opportunity next March from 24th to 26th at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR to source quality and inexpensive Chinese and other Asian flooring products.

 

Grown with DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR, more leading Chinese flooring manufacturers have presented themselves in the show with bigger space for the coming 2009 edition to seek more business opportunities facing the coming market uncertainties.

 

-- Wood Flooring

Renowned domestic wood flooring players, such as Nature, Yekalon, Sunyard, Yongji and etc. have further enhanced their relationships with the organizer by entering strategic partnerships on a long-term basis spanning from 3 to 5 years. They totally rely on DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR as a most ideal window promoting their brands in Asia and further to the world.

 

-- Textile Floor Coverings

For textile floor coverings, all Chinese well-known branding participated the 2009 show represented by Shanhua, Haima, Dongsheng, Jambros, Jackson, CTTCC, Jiamei, Huade Mutual Benefit, Binzhou Oriental, Xingyue, Artists, Kaili and many others welcoming all coming buyers with their latest premium products.

 

-- Resilient Flooring

As a rising star, resilient flooring sector has been expanding rapidly. By now, the sold space has realized a 41.8% increase compared with 2008 edition. Top domestic manufactures like Jianchen, Saigao, Anssom, Tiansue, Naiwei, Jinka expanded their space showing full confidence of this popular floor solution for Asia and global commercial property and contract business market. In 2009, resilient flooring will expand to cover a whole main hall of E1, being the largest growth point of DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR.

 

-- Global Supply Giants Souring On-site

The organizer has been successfully working on the corporation with both International and domestic decoration and construction material supply giants to source directly on-site during 2009 edition. They also consider DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR as a perfect one-stop buying platform for them to get the detailed information of all interested flooring products. Quite a few from U.S. & China have confirmed their involvement setting up sourcing offices during the show. That provides the exhibitors the best and convenient approach to meet the “dream” clients face to face.

 

Your Key to China and Asia’s flooring markets

 

As Asia’s No. 1 trade show for flooring industry, DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR provides excellent venues for initiating contacts with new customers and developing new trade leads. Equally important it enables maintaining and renewing contacts with valued clients. Involved in this trade platform where all chain players gather together selling through this market of huge potential is your Must-Not-Miss annual event.

 

More international brands will present themselves at the show, indicating their business strategies into this prosperous Asian-Pacific market International player in the Parquet and Laminate Flooring sector show great enthusiasm in participation as over 95% of the area has been booked till so far. W1 is the international hall of the Textile Floor Coverings sector, Milliken, Beaulieu, Balta and many other world-renowned players have confirmed their re-participation. In E1 where hosts Resilient flooring sector, about 44% of the exhibiting space will be covered by international branding dedicatedly promoting their products and image on this Asia platform. Armstrong, Tarkett, Vertex, Mondo, Gerflor, Nora, Grabo, Open, LS Cable, and Mei Jer International have again confirmed their participation. DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2009 will again prove to be the best choice for international trading in Asia.

 

See the latest trends in Asia flooring industry

 

Exhibitors use DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR to showcase the trends of tomorrow-numerous innovations and developments can be seen at the show. DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR has officially opened its e-forming service facilitating the preparation of all exhibitors. Statistics show that over 90% of them will bring their innovated products along next March in Shanghai.

 

Why your attendance at DOMOTEX asia /CHINAFLOOR 2009 will be so important:

 

3 days that will make you even more successful!

 

The possibly most important argument for your attendance at the trade fair: DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR is far more than a general event for the industry in Asia, it is also primarily and ideal platform for meeting business associates from this region and exchanging information and experiences with them.

 

 

 

Featured Events & Activities – More than just Exhibition!

 

·               Asia Flooring Forum (AFF)—From Asia, Covering the World

 

During the 2009 edition, the Asia Flooring Forum (AFF) is created by the organizers to make the show a unique All-In-One industry platform in Asia. All the industry topics will be covered as policy, technology, management, market & trends and design. The attendees will also visit the show on site.

 

Sino-US-Europe Flooring Summit will be held again under Asia Flooring Forum. Chinese and international association leaders and representatives of companies will exchange ideas on the hot topics in the flooring industry and strengthen cooperation under the serious global economic conditions.

 

·               Sports Arena

 

Resilient Flooring, arousing more and more attention from the market, will cover Hall E1 in 2009 edition. The exhibitor will demonstrate optimal solutions for ground laying. And the constructors of nationwide sports stadium will be invited by the organizers to visit this area and meet the leading suppliers in sports flooring. Furthermore, separate lounges and catering services will be provided to create a comfortable and pleasant environment for business negotiations.

 

·               Lay-Tech & Pro-Tech Special Area

 

Besides of the whole hall of E2, presenting the raw material, manufacturing processing facility and appliance, there is also a special display area for the “After-sales” market in Hall E5: Lay-tech and Pro-tech solutions. Lay-tech will display the laying equipment and tools, underlay, adhesives, skirting, moldings, and flooring locking system, while Pro-tech will show the cleaning and maintenance technologies including equipment and tools, oils and waxes and other products. With these two emerging sectors, DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR will be able to offer a more comprehensive and advanced flooring “life-time” solutions covering the whole industry chain.

 

 

Intensive Visitor Services

According to the visitor registration statistic analysis of 39,509 visitors in the 2008 edition, 93% of them said that they would visit the 2009 edition.

 

And for 2009 edition, a multi-channel based marketing campaign covering Asia Pacific region as well as North America will make the show attract over 42,000 buyers and industry practitioners. That includes:

-Direct mail, phone call and e-marketing initiatives to over 80,000 industry professionals and high-level attendee prospects.
-Extensive ad campaigns in key industry publications and websites worldwide.
-Personalized VIP invitations to leading government and public/corporate sector individuals.

 

Online visitor pre-registration has already opened in November 2008 to further facilitate the show planning of coming buyers by providing one-stop show information through “visitor guiding system”. This system will include all necessary pre-view information like exhibitor introduction, floor plan, venue traffic, accommodation, visa services, on-line event booking, helping registers fully realize their participation “ROI”.

 

The organizers are confident to present an even more splendid DOMOTEX asia / CHINAFLOOR 2009 and warmly welcome exhibitors and visitors from home and abroad.