Show calendar grows again
The already crowded trade exhibition schedule continues to grow with details of two news shows confirmed.
The organiser of Interiors UK announced it plans to introduce a 'boutique' version of the show, to be held at Excel, London from 19-21 May. 'Interiors UK London will provide the mid to high-end contract and design led retail sector with an edited version of the long-established show. The event is set to showcase the cream of British and international design, a must-see for style connoisseurs seeking the latest launches, unique designs and cutting-edge products,' says a UMB statement.
' As a leading global design capital, we felt London was the ideal location for a boutique, version of Interiors UK. With hand-picked, up and coming exhibitors who are shaping the future of the design industry, Interiors UK London is set to make its mark on the interiors calendar in 2013 and beyond,' says Tony Crinion, Interiors UK brand director. ' Listening to the market and its needs, the launch of an event in London allows Interiors UK more access to an ever increasing international audience of buyers, hunting for the best in British design and beautiful product.' He says the show will give the London based design and retail communities a unique opportunity to make fully informed buying decisions at the conclusion of the key buying period of the year.
The dates of the 2013 NEC show were also confirmed as 20-23 January.
Meanwhile the exhibitors at the Branded Furniture Show have been confirmed.
Originally designed as a replacement for the companies that exhibited at the Silentnight Group Autumn Salterforth show, it has expanded to include 26 companies: Ashwood, Beaumont Textiles, Belfield Furnishings, Buoyant, Cavendish, Celebrity, Corndell, Daneway, Furnico, Furniture Origins, Gola, International Furniture, JC & MP Smith, Julian Bowen, Kingstown, Morris Furniture Group, Peroda, Scanthor, Stompa, Tetrad, Welcome Furniture, Westbridge, Whitemeadow, Wiemann and Value Mark.
The show will take place at Cranmore Park, Solihull from 30 September – 1 October
This month has already seen the exhibition calendar grow with the debut of Home and The Furniture Show, amid concerns that furniture shows were becoming too fragmented and Interiors UK having significant empty areas of halls 1 and 4 screened off.