As it is known, Turkey is becoming more and more important in the flooring industry with each passing day. In 2012, Turkey ranked as the second among the countries produce parquet flooring in the world and continued to create more gap between its competitors while getting bigger. By this means, some experts consider Turkey holding the title of best-selling country in Middle East and Africa when it comes to hardwood sector. As a result of this development, organizing a forum about the future of flooring industry here in Turkey, has been a necessity for the global flooring industry! Therefore as ORSIAD journal, a young but focused and committed publication of the industry, in coorperation Domotex Middle East Exhibition, organized by Hannover-Messe International, we have decided to set the topic of the forum as the “Outlook Of Global Parquet Flooring Industry”. ZGF 2013, The Future of Flooring Forum will be held for the second time this year and will take place on 8th of November, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Information on the conference details are as follows:
Date and place of the forum
The forum which will take place again this year in Istanbul’s IFM Expo Center as a part of the Domotex Middle East Expo, on 8th. November.2013 at 2.30 pm, is a free event and open to public.
Topic & theme of the forum
The topic of the forum is decided as the “Outlook Of Global Parquet Flooring Industry”. The main theme will be discussed under this topic and, the speakers with the moderator of the forum depending on the situation will consider subtopics. Audience will have the opportunity to ask questions at the forum. Recommended subtopics are;
a) Sustainable Production,
b) Sustainable Employment,
c) The future of the industry.
Forum’s speakers
Moderator
Naci Güngör
Istanbul Wood and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, Member Of The Board Of Directors
Speakers
İsmail Hakkı Yıldız
Yıldız Entegre Wood Industry and Trade Company, Member Of The Board Of Directors
Ahmet Çetinkaya
Kastamonu Entegre Company, Parquet Sales Director
Peter H. Meyer
EPLF European Producers of Laminate Flooring, Managing Director
Criswell Davis
AHEC The American Hardwood Export Council, Architectural Marketing Consultant
François Sougnez
FEP The European Federation of the Parquet Industry, Secretary General
Rick Barrett
LaCrosse Flooring @ Division of Midwest Hardwood Corporation
Kamil Deniz Özel
EGGER Retail Products GmbH Co.KG. Turkey, Iran & Azerbaijan Sales Manager
Participating the forum
Participating the forum is for free. But in order to avoid the over crowd, reservation is necessary in advance. For this purpose, you can visit our website at www.orsiad.com.tr/zgf
Organizers of the forum
The organization of the ZGF 2013 (The Future of Flooring Forum) is a joint work of the two companies: Deutsche Messe Worldwide – Honnover Messe International Istanbul LTD ŞTİ and GET Foreign Trade Ltd. Co. LTD – ORSİAD Journal.
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