Trade fairs in Hanover: DOMOTEX

General information

The Domotex* is the biggest trade fair and meeting place for the carpets- and flooring industry in the world.(*1) The number of visitorsincreases constantly. Therefore it lists every year new visitor records (even during the big economic crisis in 2008/2009!). For 4 days 1400 exhibitors present their innovations on over 89.000 square meters. The most of the issuer arrive from abroad. The focus from the trade fair are handcrafted- and machinery manufactured carpets, textile- and elastic floorings, fabrics, yarns and other parquets. Furthermore, the relocation and the fosterage are shown to you. The most important architecture prize is awarded here, too.

Normally approximately 65 % of the visitors come from abroad.(*2) Almost 100 % are professional visitors. There is a big increase of visitors from Amerika and the eastern European countries. Most of the foreign guests come from India, Great Britain, Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands.(*3)




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* The Domotex is a registered trademark of the Deutschen Messe AG. Lodging Service does not belong to the Deutschen Messe AG.


Sources

*1 In the first paragraph I refer from the source:
http://www.brd-info.net/nachrichten/meldung_294082.html

*2 In the second paragraph I refer from the source:
http://www.productconcept.com/pcn/report/297548.html

*3 In the last sentence of the second paragraph I refer from the source:
http://www.auma.de/_pages/MesseDetailListe.aspx?id=97648