We are already counting down the days until LIGNA! From May 15 to 19, the pioneers of the wood industry will (finally) meet for the most important industry get-together of the year. For exciting insights, we recommend our Hybrid Guided Tours. 

Manufactured profiles from Küberit provide an elegant transition from wall to floor in the new Walloon Parliament Building.

They are visually stunning and offer impressive sound-absorbing prop-erties: the new “Acoustic Sense” by MEISTER are a real plus for mod-ern living space design and absorb up to 95% of sound.

The Austrian family business was pleased to present its innovations to existing and potential further customers at the Bau trade fair in Munich.
In addition to the functional design acoustic panels, decorative wall cladding, a new fastening system and the already implemented investment in a state-of-the-art digital printing system and its diverse possibilities were also presented.

1600 exhibitors are expected to exhibit in 200,000 sqm of space at show’s 25th edition, scheduled to take place from 26 to 28 July 2023 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai.

Munich, 19 April 2023 – The global sales figures of MMFA members show an overall decline of -14% for multilayer flooring across all categories in 2022 compared to 2021. This declining trend has spread across the globe with the exception of two regions: Africa and Australia/Oceania. The category “wood” suffered the most last year with almost -16% sales decline compared to 2021. When it comes to polymers products, the loss represents -13% of the total sales.

Brussels, DD MM 2023 – EPLF, the European Producers of Laminate Flooring, is delighted to announce that Wemhöner Surface Technologies has joined the association as of February 2023.

• BAU booked out with exhibitor record
• Very good marks from exhibitors and visitors
• Internationality with visitors hits record level

DOMOTEX will take place from 11 to 14 January 2024 at the Hannover exhibition grounds with several new features. In addition to a presentation area for wholesalers and more Mood Spaces, the leading trade fair will also present an exciting new country focus for the first time.

Välinge Innovation will participate in the BAU trade fair on the 17th-22nd of April 2023, in Munich, where they will share their most ground-breaking flooring technologies and show the great advantages they bring.

• Thin-cutting band saws ranging from entry-level models to high-speed solutions as well as the tried-and-tested DSG Notum thin cutting frame saw (hall 27, stand F60)
• TRC machines for automated precleaning and repair of wood surfaces (hall 27, stand F60)
• New saw blades for improved efficiency and longer tool life
• Automation in sawmill technology (VAP-Wintersteiger, hall 25, stand N25)
• Mobile and stationary sawmills (Serra GmbH, part of the Wintersteiger Group, stand N25 in hall 25 and outdoor stand FG K52)

• i4F technologies on show include drop-lock Click4U Pro, CeraGrout, Be-Lite and AquaProtect
• All exclusively from i4F

• Nguyen Kieu Nhu joins i4F as Country Manager, Vietnam
• Tony Dong named as Commercial Director, China
• Increased adoption of new technologies by manufacturers results in fast-growing licensee base

Waregem, Belgium – April 3, 2023 – With this statement, B.I.G. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Australian B2B flooring wholesaler to acquire its complete range of activities. Through this acquisition, both companies will strengthen their growth opportunities in both soft, resilient and hard flooring in Australia and New Zealand.

Bjelin has launched a new range of hardened wood floors – with updated and improved colours, formats and technologies. The company has entered an exciting phase of growth and has expanded into new markets with more products to be launched throughout the year.