Visiting Hours: 31 January - 04 February, 10:30 - 20:00
OFFICEXPO FAIR GREW BY 100 % !
The Officexpo Fair 2011 was successfully realized for the 2nd time and once more pleased all its participants and visitors. The Office furniture producers who get a 25% share from the Turkish furniture industry, having a volume of approximately 9 billion USD met at Officexpo Fair, Istanbul CNR Expo. The fair, organised by the CNR Expo Trade Fairs between 01 – 05 February 2011 with the support of OMSIAD, Office Furniture Industrialists and Businessmen Association was welcome with great interest by the participants. A total of 16,420 people, of which 1,029 were foreigners, visited the fair in 5 days. The Officexpo Fair grew by 100% compared to last year; there were more than 100 brands participating over an area of 20,000 m². Mehmet Simsek, the Minister of Finance and Huseyin Avni Mutlu, the Governor of Istanbul, attended the inauguration ceremony. Kadir Topbas, the Mayor of Istanbul and Aykut Cengiz Engin, the Chief Public Prosecutor of Istanbul, also visited the fair. Ali Bulut, the CEO of the CNR Holding Trade Shows, said that the fair has proven to be productive for the participants and the industry and added that there will be more companies participating in 2012. He said, “The use of new generation products in workplaces is becoming more and more popular. New trends in the work culture have an impact on offices. For this reason, the fair was very beneficial for the industry in terms of viewing new trends. We believe that the short and medium term agreements signed during the fair have created a significant business volume. As the fair will further grow next year, the Officexpo 2012 will continue offering more opportunities for collaboration to the participants. ” The organization aims to increase the market share of the office furniture industry locally and internationally. Authorities who attended the fair also emphasized the fact that Turkey’s share from the office furniture industry, which is 300 billion USD worldwide, should be increased. They indicated that more emphasis should be put on design and R&D and underlined the importance of adapting oneself to global competition conditions.
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