abstrAct NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS The Federation of Bathroom Equipment AssociationsFEBAN organizes the group participation of Spanish Bathroom Equipment companies in Cersaie. ICEX has organized a technical conference on Spanish tile and bathroom equipment for the first time in Georgia. ARVET: Financing aid. On 15 June, Andimac held the 10th Business Innovation Forum in Barcelona, under the slogan ‘The Great Transformation of the Business Model’. Andimac develops the Dual Vocational Training model with specializations for the sector. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Cerami-Unie welcomes the EU’s new trade defence instruments. The European Bathroom Forum launched a new website (http://www.europeanwaterlabel.eu) to coincide with World Water Day. Annual Congress of the European Association of Taps and Valves. NKBA: the kitchen and bathroommarket in the United States exceeds 147 billion dollars. TRADE SHOWS The 36th Cersaie trade show will take place in Bologna from24 to 28 September 2018 with several major innovations: the entire space sold several months before the event, two new pavilions opened for the occasion and a full programme of activities. Cevisama has now opened the official marketing period for its next event, to be held from 28 January to 1 February 2019. After over 800 exhibitors and 90,500 professional visitors on the last occasion, the forthcoming Feria Valencia event is expecting to increase its exhibition area once again. CONGRESSES On June 20, the 2018 Amec Forum, entitled ‘Internationalization Ecosystems: A New Collaborative Paradigm’, brought together more than 300 executives and managers of international industrialized companies - including a significant representation of the health sector - at IESE to address this need. From 17 to 19 April, Madrid hosted the 12th World Retail Congress, where 130 speakers and more than 1,500 visitors from over 60 countries gathered to learn about and discuss the new challenges facing the retail sector. COMPANIES Griferías Galindo launches the innovative hot water home automation system, Galindo Ness Confort, which changes the concept of comfort and functionality in the bathroom and offers maximum water savings. Ramon Soler presents its flagship store in Barcelona, an attractive exhibition space for taps both for the home and for hotels, communities and public areas, where architects, interior designers, decorators and professionals from the contract sector can get to know the firm personally. Franke has launched its newTechnical Catalogue of Sanitary Equipment 2018 and its many new products include Medius, Firmus and Cubus, the three new collections of bathroom accessories for hotels that this firm specializing in public and commercial sanitary spaces offers the sector. 64 SANITARISTA'S
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