Marked increase in demand for parquet and laminated flooring
Visitors once again showed a strong interest in handmade and machine-woven rugs and carpets as well as in textile and resilient floor coverings. Also very pleasing was a huge 30-percent rise in the sections of the show devoted to parquet and laminated flooring as well as installation, cleaning and application technologies. These trends were also broadly reflected in exhibitor remarks, thus confirming that DOMOTEX is and remains the world¡¯s premium showcase for floor coverings of every description. "DOMOTEX 2010 is a vital part of our communication mix. We had very high customer traffic at our stand this year. There was a huge amount of interest in our product innovations. The show has helped us get off to a good start in 2010," said Ivo Schintz, General Manager of Tarkett Holding GmbH, based in Frankenthal, Germany.
