In total 59 companies from the Valencian Communityaccompanied by employers Atevalhas been attending the fair since this Tuesday Frankfurt Heimtextile. The German event, which opened the industry’s fair calendar, opened its doors until next January 12 and was attended by a total of 94 Spanish participants, more than half of whom were from the Valencian Community. Their aim is to explore markets and establish contacts to revive exports, which fell by 2 percent last year.
heimtextil The main global event for companies and professionals in the home textile industry. A unique international platform for home textiles, contract and textile design and the opportunity to introduce innovations and trends that will leave their mark on home textile fashion in 2024. Support for both participating companies and for professional visitors who will come to the event from all over the world during these four days.
It should also be noted that, as in previous editions, Spain remains one of the European countries with the highest number of participants. In total 94 signatures will introduce their new products at the fair 59 of them come from the Valencian Community. Specifically, 14 are from the l’Alcoià and El Comtat districts and 28 from Vall d’Albaida.
as described Leila Bachetarzi, Ateval Director of Trade Promotion and Internationalization “This is a very important fair for our industry because companies have the opportunity to meet international customers from all over the world, learn about new collections and establish new connections. Also at Ateval are Heimtextil Colombia in Medellín; Proposte Como in Italy; HomeTex in Istanbul or Home Textile Premium from Textil Hogar in Valencia. All this is accompanied by other actions throughout the year, such as the Room Design for the contract channel, which we will celebrate in Madrid in February.”
Ateval-Home Textiles From Spain supported the participation of Spanish companies and is at the fair to provide support on the event days. On the other hand, Ateval coordination of corporate visit It will take place next Thursday, January 11th. The institutional delegation will be chaired by the president of the Generalitat Valenciana. Carlos Mazon, accompanied by Nuria MontesMinister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism; Felipe Carrasco, regional secretary for Industry, Energy, Internationalization, Trade and Consumption; José Manuel CuencaRegional Secretary of the President’s Cabinet and Communications; Ester Olivas, General Director of Entrepreneurship and Internationalization at the Department of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism; Natalia Enguix1st vice president of the Valencia Provincial Council and Richard GallegoDirector of the Vice-Presidential Cabinet of the Valencia Provincial Council.
Likewise, mayor of Ontinyent for another year, Jorge Rodríguez will go to Heimtextil to show their support for 15 companies from the city taking part in the event; Home Textiles Fair Home Textiles Premium Director will also attend, Maximum Solaz and president of the Habitat and Home Textile Federation from Spain, José Ramón Return.
On behalf of Ateval, its president and also the president of the Spanish Intertextile Council visited the fair. Pepe Serna; Ateval’s manager Salome Beneyto and the organization’s Internationalization director, Leila Bachetarzi.
The corporate visit will start with a welcome ceremony attended by Messe Frankfurt management and Ateval executives. Afterwards, there will be a tour featuring the most representative Valencian participants in the industry.
Ateval and Spanish Intertextile Council CIE President Pepe Serna, emphasized that the atmosphere of the fair was very positive from the first hours, with good products, a good stand atmosphere and strong investments of the participants, especially the Spanish, in the quality, innovation and design in their collections. . . Although the forecast for the first half of 2024 is not very encouraging due to the global economic context, We hope that the second half of the year will contribute positively to the development and competitiveness of the sector. ”.