Turkish Launching of Heimtextil International Home Textile and Commercial Textile Products Fair which is one of the world’s most important home textile fairs and where Turkey is represented with the most participating firms from foreign countries was carried out. The fair which will be realized between the dates 12- 15 January 2016 in Germany and will have the duty of an international platform by gathering world- wide manufacturers, designers, sector professionals and visitors is shining out with the feature of being the first sectoral fair of the year at the same time.
“We care about Turkey’’
For the Heimtextil 2016 launching meeting, the President of Messe Frankfurt Textile Fairs Olaf Schmidt and the Chairman of the Board of Association of Turkish Home Textile Industrialists and Businessmen (TETSIAD) Yaşar Küçükçalık participated. Olaf Schmidt who talked at the meetings, by emphasizing they care about Turkey which is one of the strongest participants of Heimtextil fair, said that they are waiting an intense participation from Turkish firms this year again. Olaf Schmidt who maintained his words said ‘’Turkey reinforces its position at textile sector as being one of the most important countries of the world especially recent years. Turkish home textile sector exports its products to the four corners of the world each year. We are expecting 4.500 square meter more Turkish firms’ participation to our fair which we host many Turkish firms each year’’
Schmidt who kept on his words said ‘’In January, the main players of the sector will take their places in the fair. For example many important international manufacturers of home textile world such as Enzo Degli, Luilor, TEXAO, Marzotto Lab, Ratti Spa, Pozzi Arturo, Libeco-Lagae, Verbatex, Annabel Textiles and Penelope from Turkey will meet with the visitors. Heimtextil fair in which any side of home textile is reflected from furniture fabrics to curtains, embroidery designs to thermal prints, from pillows to bed clothings, from Wall papers to carpets and bathroom textile products, is a sector date which mustn’t be missed every year’’.
“We will participate with more Firms”
And the Chairman of the Board of Association of Turkish Home Textile Industrialists and Businessmen (TETSIAD) Yaşar Küçükçalık who began his speech by giving a short information on Turkish home textile sector, said ‘‘It attained a sustainable competitive power at World Home Textile sector and manufacturer and exporter position by renewing its rooted information heritage which goes back to hundreds of years past and current information and technology. In our day, if the definitions on the manufacturers of our country as a quality manufacturer by the customers and these manufacturers can present choice for the customers among the their collections which are created by themselves and manufacture according to the demanded amount and make quick delivery, the point where we reached at the home textile is defined perfect’’.
Küçükçalık who mentioned the importance of Heimtextil fair for the sector said ‘’Heimtextil fair creates an important market and turnover opportunity for Turkish home textile with its international qualification. By the beginning of 1970s, Turkish home textile manufacturers took part at these important events. Just in last 5 years, when the area at this fair used by Turkish participants are taken into consideration, it will be seen that each year more than 10% participation is carried out each year’’. Küçükçalık who said that they participated to the fair with 159 participants in 2015, also stated that they will join with more firms this year.
