Friday, December 10, 2021
ZOW 2022 announces new dates in May. ZOW will now happen between May 3 and 5 in Bad Salzuflen. Due to the current corona virus situation and the resulting concern in the sector, ZOW – the supplier fair for the furniture and interior design industry – has been postponed until 3–5 May 2022. ZOW has been a leading B2B marketplace for a quarter of a century. Manufacturers of products and components for furniture production and interior design gather here every two years to meet with purchasers in the furniture manufacturing industry, designers, craftspeople, architects, carpenters and product developers.
The popular trade fair, which is both a creative workshop and a business event where important orders are placed with suppliers to the furnishing industry in Germany and neighbouring countries, was scheduled to take place in Bad Salzuflen from February 8 to 10 2022. However, rising corona virus numbers in Germany and across Europe are presenting new challenges for the industry. According to Matthias Pollmann, Vice President of Trade Fair Management at Koelnmesse, “there is increasing uncertainty among companies about whether taking part in a trade fair would currently be the right and responsible thing to do. We are communicating closely and in a spirit of trust with our exhibitors, industry representatives and visitors.
What has become clear from our many conversations is that most are not prepared to attend ZOW in February 2022 as visitors or exhibitors, and that they have serious doubts over whether ZOW can successfully go ahead in a few weeks with the situation as it is,” continues Pollmann. “In close consultation with Messe Ostwestfalen GmbH, we have now reached the conclusion together that we cannot do justice to ZOW’s importance as an established industry event on the scheduled dates. We are therefore postponing ZOW until May 2022.” At the same time, the Vice President of Trade Fair Management emphasises that Koelnmesse’s commitment to ZOW is unaffected by this decision. At every ZOW event, professional exchange and networking form the basis for future-oriented innovations and the development of new products. And on its new date next year, ZOW will once again provide fresh inspiration for businesses in the industry.
Tags: Bad Salzuflen, corona virus, furniture and interior design industry, may, pandemic, woodworking event, woodworking tradefair, ZOW 2022
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