TRADE SHOWS The 35th Cersaie, the Sa/one Intemazionale della Cerámico per I'Architettura e dell'Arredobagno, looks very promising, especially considering that almost four months before it was to take place, the space available to exhibitors had already run out. A goal achieved one month earlier than the 2016 event. From 5 to 10 November, the Mondial du Bailment trade show, an essential meeting point for the construction industry, where the bathroom world takes centre stage, will be held at the Paris Nord Villepinte venue. The event simultaneously hosts three exhibitions that were previously held separately: Ideóbain, Batimat and Inter- clima+Elechb. In a market with good prospects, the aim of the 2017 Mondial du Batiment is more than ever to help all players in the sector to consolidate recovery through the awareness of new trends. Cevisama 2018 promises to be an historic edition. The leading event for the ceramic tile and bathroom sectors, which next takes place from 5th to 9th February at Feria Valencia, has already begun to market itself, with notable success. So much so that barely a week after Cevisama 2018 opened for booking, 35% of the space available to exhibitors next year had already been taken. This is an unprecedented rate of reservations and demonstrates that the outlook for an event, which is planning to substantially increase the surface area given over to exhibits, is hugely positive. Barcelona Building Construmat, the International Construction Exhibition of Fira de Barcelona, closed its 20th event with an outstanding participation of exhibitors and visitors that showed the latest developments and trends of this key sector for the bathroom industry. The equipment for collectives, luxury spas and technical innovations such as prefabricated and modular bathrooms, among others, were the major features of the bathroom segment in a trade show that has grown significantly compared to the previous event in line with the progressive recovery of the sector. CONGRESSES On 19 and 20 October 2017, the Rectoróte of the former Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Cordoba will host this year's CONAIF Congress. The programme maintains the tone of the last few events, as it includes technical and current presentations from the world of installations combined with others of a transversal nature, more focused on the personal development of the installer as an entrepreneur. COMPANIES DuravH celebrates its 200,h anniversary in 2017 and has marked this event with the opening of a Pop Up of more than 500 m2 in Barcelona with first-class equipment that reinforces its commitment to the countries in which it operates and in the sector. Roca inaugurates an exhibition on the history of the products it has developed over 100 years. Following the success of Roca’s first centenary exhibition, 'A shared history: the brand through communication’, on 5 July, the exhibition 'From material to product: design, technology and innovation in the home’ was inaugurated in the Roca Barcelona Gallery. INTERVIEWS Esteban Blanco Serrano, president of CONAIF: «From CONAIF we demand the recovery of a single professional card of national scope» MARKETS Shower systems The care of the body and a healthier lifes64 SANITARISTA'S
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