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Drafting Interempresas02/04/2009

The presence of professionals from 69 countries this week in Bilbao Exhibition Centre confirms the position of Ferroforma/Practical World 2009 as most important event of hardware, DIY and industrial supply in Europe this year. In total have been 15.172 the participants who have come to the fairground, data that has been rated by José Miguel Corres, Managing Director of BEC, as "satisfactory, indicator of the good development of the call, where there have been contacts, operations"", activity…. in short, where the entire sector has met".

Ferroforma inauguration.

In addition, the participation of foreign professionals, a total of 1.237, has been one of the values of the event and stands as one of the most clear effects of the agreement signed with Cologne, whose first experience specifically in Bilbao has been the current edition of Ferroforma. Thus, the outreach has strengthened this year with the tender, with 65% of companies foreign exhibitor, 19% of them participating for the first time.

Elkor participated in Interempresas TV.

Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and United Kingdom, all of them leading countries of the European Union, have participated with a significant volume of representatives in the sample, which also have been present as exotic as Australia markets professionalsNew Zealand, Yemen, and Suriname, among others.

At the national level, it should be noted the assistance of a group of about 5,000 professionals from outside of the Basque Autonomous Community. This group, together with the foreign visitors, has marked the appearance before the greater Bilbao and its surroundings during the last few days. Rates of hotel occupancy, restaurants and leisure facilities in general, have been notable.

Wood, protagonist, also, of the pageant.

In general, the sectors of greatest interest to the participants have been those of manual and electric tools, industrial supply and locksmith

The profile of visitors, as indicated in the records of the organizing team of Ferroforma/Practical World and also pointed out the own exhibitors of the event, has been high, mainly consisting of prescribers, purchase managers and company directors. In general, the sectors of greatest interest to the participants have been those of manual and electric tools, industrial supply and locksmith.

General view of a pavilion.

In the institutional section should also highlight the presence of the Mayor of Bilbao and Barakaldo and other manufacturing towns in the environment, as well as the visit yesterday Friday from Markel Olano, Deputy General of Gipuzkoa, territory with great presence of companies in this sector, and the Minister of industry, Commerce and tourism, Ana Agirre, during the official opening. Today has come to the compound Izaskun Artetxe, Member of innovation and promotion.

Ultimately, Ferroforma has closed its eighteenth edition with a positive balance, with results that exceed the initial expectations, corroborate the presence of the main actors of the sector and consolidate this appointment as a meeting point for thriving with the greater power to call for statewide.

Since last Wednesday, March 25, Ferroforma/Practical World 2009 has brought together a total of 776 companies from 27 countries in halls 1, 3 and 5 of Bilbao Exhibition Centre. The main areas of the sample have been 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%).