Everything is ready for Ferroforma/Practical World
March 24, 2009
The geographical origin of the companies exhibiting, as well as professionals and foreign buying groups accredited as visitors, certify the external projection of the fair and its value as a platform of support for internationalization. The countries who will occupy the top positions in the exhibition are Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Portugal, India and Taiwan, while in the sample, there will be companies from markets as diverse as Turkey, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hong Kong, China, EgyptDenmark, Holland, Poland, Pakistan, Japan, Belgium and Argentina, among others.
Ferroforma/Practical World 2009 has in its list of exhibitors companies in all areas of activity, so the hardware, industrial supply and DIY sectors will be widely represented in the sample. The main areas, according to their corresponding percentages of participation, shall be those of industrial supply, construction and employment protection (24%), hand tool (23%), hardware and home (16%), locksmith and fittings (11%), decoration, lighting, equipment and Garden (10%), fixation (7%), machinery for wood and electroportátil (7%) and services (2%).
Thus, activities grouped under the brand name 'ferroforma' will be 65% of the set, while 'bricoforma' aglutinará to the remaining 35%.
The main novelties of the market
Advances for this year, presented by exhibitors themselves, include white tails of high resistance to moisture and ultra-fast adhesive, weather changes of high quality and instant adhesives for high-performance, lit bubbles for construction, measuring distance laser range of up to 60 meters, screw of tightening adaptable to any surface for carpentry or joinery, markers of work, reversible tool with magnets and non-slip strips for the guidance of caladoras and circulars, guide to drill 'picks up dust,' cutting machines by manual plasma, Bank of rapid action screws, chests of great resistance for use in masonry, digital dinamométricas keys, new range of cameras for inspection of pipes, lighter cortavarillas, bolts with special measures for new fire-retardant doors, medium shrink Keychain with rotating steel of 360 chipscrew for different surfaces which are set by taco, evolutionary and duplicators remote controls, folding doors of interior colours, elastic sealing glue for high resistance, short electric tube for fast cuts at right angles, shopping cart tools for the workshop and the industry, scaffolding of alloy of aluminium and folding stairs of double rise, among others...
Internationality
While the number of professionals registered to date has exceeded the 29,500, the fair continues to attract major groups of purchase of the national and international level.
At the national level is confirmed assistance groups and associations of buyers as 'Group locksmith', Cecofersa, Fedafe, Ancofe (includes Coanfe, Coarco, Cofedal, Cofedeva, Coferdroza, Comafe, Las Rias, Unife), Fergrup (grouping Cifec, Cofac, Coinfer, Universa, Cofedas, Iruña), FercodisGremi Ferreteros of Catalunya and Leroy Merlin. The support of these groups to Ferroforma/Practical World, unique in the State, is one of the great values of the call.
In the international section should be noted that they will be present in Ferroforma/Practical World representatives of Edra (Association European of self-service/big surfaces of articles for the construction and DIY and gardening) and Eurocraft, one of the most important groups of purchasing industrial supply and hardware, which are part Socoda, Luna Verktyg & Maskin AB, Necomij and E/D/E. BHB, MBI Groupe, Cofaq, Belgian DIY Association and MR. Bricolage will also participate in the contest.
In total, programme of delegations of buyers and foreign guests bring Bilbao Exhibition Centre professionals of first line of 36 countries (Germany, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Greece, Guatemala, the Netherlands, Iran)(, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Dominican Republic, Russia, Syria, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Venezuela), thereby multiplying the possibilities of business in the sample.
New customer services
In its aim to facilitate the dialogue with customers and improve the attention towards them, Bilbao Exhibition Centre is developing new features, most of them related to the information and communication technologies. Interactive tools such as the store and the online catalogue and services advanced search of exhibitors for the elaboration of agendas (operating, also, from mobile devices) are some of the progress that has been offered, and offers, Ferroforma this year.
In addition, the international appeal of the quote has been reinforced by the creation of the card Exhibitor +. This initiative, jointly developed by Bilbao Exhibition Centre and Kölnmesse, benefits exhibitors registered in both pageants, a set of 84, with significant technical, service and promotional benefits.
The agreement, that beyond the commercial results pursues the attainment of the highest standards of quality in both pageants, has also resulted in a campaign of commitment to the intellectual and industrial property for the protection of the rights of exhibitors. The initiative ' Stop copy!' has included close coordination with competent authorities in the field, the signing of MOUs with associations of manufacturers and the annex on a specific clause relating to the legal protection of the mark in the participation agreement. Likewise, during the celebration of the pageant, specialist lawyers in this area will offer their help in an information stand.
