Interzum first…

01/12/2014

The German May starts at Interzum. Sure, we were used to starting from Ligna, to some overlapping, to a sort of maybe more tangible collaboration… Small details. In Germany, May is spent in two locations: Cologne for materials and supplies, Hanover for technology. This year the starting gun will be shot in Cologne, a recent decision that should last for a few more editions, let’s see. And let us tell you that, according to organizers’ figures, the exhibition staged in the brand new site on the Rhine banks – from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 May 2015 – will set new records. This is a second youth for Interzum, after some uncertainty in the past editions.

There is no doubt that such strength makes this event the undisputed reference for hardware, handles, decorations, panels, edges, upholstery… everything you need to make furniture. And the second player in the ranking is far behind.

Forgive a touch of nationalism and the satisfaction to say that, also here, the Italian team is the largest one, besides showing innovative skills, proactivity and industrial expertise that the whole world considers a model. Italian exhibitors will exceed 300, versus 260 in 2013. 15 percent more is not bad… And there is also a surface record, with 18,300 square meters compared to 16,500 in the past edition.

These figures are even more significant if compared to the total figures to the Cologne event, hosting more than 1,400 exhibitors, with more than one thousand coming from abroad. Space is sold out in all three product areas of the exhibition: “Materials & Nature” (wood and materials), “Textile & Machinery” (products and technology for textiles and upholstery) and “Function & Components”, featuring supplies, components and semifinished materials. It’s no secret that the business of components, semifinished materials and hardware is the most successful, so much that this year it was decided to open also hall 3.2, and still not everyone has found a place.

There will be much to see at Interzum, that’s sure; not only in the booths, but also in all the “squares” and side events which, as usual, will provide an opportunity to look a bit further…