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Furnifab - Furniture Fabric Show in Poznań 2009:
Textile Suppliers present latest Trends for the Spring Shows

It’s the second opportunity this year for suppliers in the seating and upholstery industry to showcase their latest products at Furnifab, the Furniture Fabric and Accessories Show. Organiser Survey Marketing + Consulting Sp. z o.o. (Poznań) opted at short notice to bring the event forward from spring to autumn in response to the rescheduling of Furniture Poland. Furnifab will take place in Pavilion 15 of the trade show venue in Poznań, Poland, from 17 - 19 November – providing a showcase for exhibitors’ latest products and coinciding perfectly with the run-up to the eight biggest furniture shows in Poland and central and eastern Europe.

Following on from the successful spring event in 2009, the preparation time available for the November show was unusually tight. Show manager Iwona Cerba explains: "In spite of the fact that the chosen date is ideal for exhibitors to showcase patterns in the run-up to the spring shows, it was a challenge to encourage old exhibitors to come back for another show after just a few months and attract new exhibitors, too. The uneasy mood in the industry has resulted in some interested companies postponing their attendance until 2010."

Highly motivated Exhibitors

Despite the fact that Furnifab will be on a somewhat smaller scale than usual, Cerba stresses that there will be no shortfalls when it comes to quality: "This Furnifab will offer the same excellence on a smaller scale. As the organiser, we will be offering the same high standard of service throughout the event and each of our 32 exhibitors will be doing their utmost to give visitors an attractive product range and professional presentation."

Ever since 2003, Furnifab has served as a professional industry forum for the seating and upholstery industry in central and eastern Europe. The target audience of Furnifab, which is geared towards volume business, consists mainly of decision-makers in purchasing, design and product management. In addition to visitors from Poland and the Baltic states, the show now attracts industry professionals from Russia, Germany, Benelux and even southern Europe.

Within the industry, Furnifab is seen as the place to be for effective communication and good business. The complete product spectrum of Furnifab covers traditional product segments from covering materials, semi-finished parts, padding und lining materials, cushion pads and inserts, fabrics, microfibre materials and real and artificial leather, to foam rubber, foam plastics, felt, mattress materials, moulded cushions, spring systems and components (such as spring cores, coil springs and spring cages), cushion frames, castors and threads – not to mention sewing machines, cloth cutters and the associated software.

The second show of the year on 17 - 19 November will present a selection of key product groups. Furnifab will therefore help manufacturers in the seating and upholstery industry to prepare for the major furniture shows in spring 2010: imm Cologne in Cologne/Germany (18 - 24 January 2010), Furniture Poland in Poznań/Poland (16 - 19 February 2010), MTM in Ostroda/Poland (15 – 19 March 2010), Furniture Fair in Brno/Czech Republic (10 – 14 March), Furniture Fair in Kiev/Ukraine (10 – 13 March 2010), Furniture Fair in Nitra/Slovakia (9 - 14 March 2010), Furniture Fair in Vilnius/Lithuania (25 – 28 March 2010) and M.O.W. in Bad Salzuflen/Germany (25 - 28 April 2010).