tract Abs l FAIRS Domotex 2017: The Global Showcase for Light Flooring This year the twelve pavilions of Domotex will house about 1300 exhibitors, and it will once again prove itself to be a powerful driving force for innovations, trends, contacts, and sales. The organisation has doubled down on showing new products and technologies with Innovations @ DOMOTEX. Construtec 2016 Breathes Optimism The building sector needed a shot in the arm, and the notable presence of professional visitors at Construtec 2016, including opinion leaders with projects under their arm, was the most stimulating thing of all. The number of exhibitors also tripled with respect to 2014. The recovery of the market in Madrid has encouraged this climate of confidence. InteriHOTEL 2016 Shows the Boom in Hotel Contracts InteriHOTEL 2016 was a resounding success. It brought together over 150 brand names, with a notable representation of light flooring and panelling, and it was visited by over 3000 professional visitors. l MARKETS Solid Flooring for Interiors: ATraditional, Sustainable, and Misunderstood Flooring The market for solid flooring for interiors has stabilised. Operators consider that sales may even have grown last year, but the real problem is that this product, in spite of its aesthetic appeal and many good qualities, has been relegated to a very limited market. Mural Panelling: A Market that is Taking Off Again Mural panelling is benefitting from a growing offer of products with greater added value in instal lation systems, up-to-date designs, new materials, and superior technical features. These improvements make them very functional solutions for remodelling, just waiting for the progress of decorative trends to show people the value of the many good qualities of this type of covering. l INTERVIEW Marcus Björck, Pallmann manager in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America «Professionals will be Pallmann’s main partner in Spain» A new operator on the market of finishes for parquet and accessories has landed in Spain. It’s Pallmann, a trademark of the Uzin Group that offers a wide range of products for parquet installations and finishes, a leader in Germany and Central Europe. At the head of the project is a personality with a great deal of charisma in our sector, Markus Björk, a man with extensive international experience in this business. Björk has taken on the challenge of bringing Pallman to the Iberian peninsula and Latin America with the energy and vitality that Spanish professionals know so well. l ASSOCIATIONS ACIP is Consolidating Its Viability by Incorporating Ten NewAssociates The Catalan Association of Parquet Industrialists - ACIP held its extraordinary General Assembly on 1st December with the participation of about forty people, who were given an excellent piece of news. For the first time since the start of the crisis, the number of associates has increased significantly. l COMPANIES Pallman Presents its Line of Parquet Products in Spain The German manufacturer Pallman showed its credentials on the Spanish market with a training workshop in Madrid about its wide range of products for parquet installation and facilities. It was a first contact between representatives of the wooden flooring sector in our country, in which some of the company’s main managers participated. Quick-Step Presents its Bet on Large Formats in Spain This autumn, in October and November, the distributor Distiplas Floors organised its traditional road show again to present the new ranges of Quick-Step products in laminate flooring, vinyl flooring, and multi-layer parquet in Spain. Amorim and Wicanders Want to Conquer the International Market with Hydrocork Amorim Group’s activity is based on the cork industry and the manufacturing of stoppers, but it has been on the lookout for the most innovative applications of cork for decades. Amorim Revestimientos hopes that the launching of Hydrocork flooring will lead to growth all over the world, and it trusts that it will multiply its sales on the Spanish market. The New Delegation of Exclusivas MV in Barcelona Opens a Great Pergo Showroom On 3rd November, Exclusivas MV inaugurated a 450 m2 Pergo showroom in Jornada Pallmann 64 - PAVIMENTOS
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