Listed as one of the prominent exhibition in flooring industry in the international arena, Domotex introduces new trends to the sector on January 14-17 dates in Hannover, Germany. A wide range of products exhibited for parquet, laminate flooring, floor covering and application technology as well as machinery and hand-made carpets in Domotex where participants from retailing, architecture and furniture sectors are present.
Turkey has left its mark on the show where 1,409 participants from countries such as Belgium, India, China, Netherlands, Iran, Italy, Egypt, USA and Turkey as well as Germany are present. The big number of participants from Gaziantep has attracted attention in Domotex where 174 participants from Turkey attend the show. Total of 81 companies from Gaziantep attend the exhibition, 12 of which attends the show through the support provided by Ur-Ge Project carried out under the structure of Union of Southeastern Carpet Exporters (GAHIB).
Carpet Makers From Gaziantep Leave Their Mark On Domotex
"The number of participant companies is quite high compared to that of previous year. 174 companies from all across Turkey has exhibited their products on a 18,438 square meter fairground. Domotex Hannover means much more than what it stands for when it comes to our companies. Attention drawn to the booths of the companies available in the booth of GAIB has been quite satisfying from the very first day. All the sector will continue to conduct promotional and marketing studies in order for us to achieve our USD 1,5 billion goal we have set for 2017", says Salahattin Kaplan, Chariman of GAHIB stressing the fact that 81 companies from Gaziantep attend the show and that they have hosted visitors during the show after having gone through long-continued preparations.
Emphasizing the exhibition is as much substantial for other carpentry companies in Turkey as for other subsidiaries affiliated to the sector, Kaplan notes Southeastern Carpet Exporters, who set the export target for 2017 as USD 1,5 billion, continues to conduct their studies worldwide to reach their goal and thus this exhibition has offered a great opportunity for this cause. Mehmet Törer, Chairman of Chamber of Gaziantep Carpet Makers and the accompanying officials as well as Salahattin Kaplan, Chairman of GAHIB, who visits the booths of companies from Gaziantep, have all obtained information about the products displayed throughout the show. Carpet companies from Gaziantep state they have had a chance to display their collections for 2017 and they have had productive talks with purchasing officials and they thanked Ministry of Economy and GAIB for this opportunity. Thanks to the contacts established during the exhibition, carpet makers from Gaziantep has given a very clear message that they will maintain their presence in international arena.
