Business trip: Furniture Industry - AHK Saudi

Business trip: Furniture Industry - AHK Saudi

Business trip: Furniture Industry - Made in Germany (IMM-Fair Cologne 2014)
12th – 17th of January, 2014
The “imm cologne” is the most important furnishing fair in the global primary furnishing
market. The trade fair presents the new international furniture trends and design concepts
and surprises with numerous marketable innovations. The broad range on offer is combined
with high standards of quality and an excellent presentation of the products.
Through the guided tour of Mr. Hampel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Garant-Möbel
Holding International S.A., first contacts to selected German exhibitioners can be
established.
Company visits:
Proposal for companies during 12th – 17th January 2014
·
Nolte Möbel GmbH & Co. KG (Manufacturer of wardrobes and bedroom furniture)
Westenholzer Straße 61; 33129 Delbrück www.nolte-delbrueck.de
·
Nobilia-Werke; J.Stickling GmbH & Co. KG (Manufacturer of kitchen), Waldstraße
53-57; 33415 Verl http://www.nobilia.de/
·
Gepade Polstermöbel Pamme GmbH & Co.KG (Manufacturer of upholstery),
Juedendamm 2; 33129 Delbrück http://www.gepade.de/
·
Röhr-Bush GmbH & Co. KG, (Manufacturer of office furniture),
33397 Rietberg-Mastholte, www.roehr-bush.de
·
Garant Möbel Service GmbH & Co. KG (Buying group for the medium sized
furniture retail industry), Hauptstraße 143; 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück www.garantmoebel-gruppe.de
Dammstr. 32;
Aim of this business trip is to present the German furniture industry with German products
and services to entrepreneurs from Saudi-Arabia (trading companies, importers, project
developers, wholesalers, architects etc.) who are interested in the furniture industry for any
field (hotels, household furniture, kitchen, office furniture etc.), to manufacturers of furniture
who are interested in German machinery, to representatives of institutions (governmental –
and/or non-governmental) who are interested in cooperation with German buying groups and
companies. The number of participants from Saudi-Arabia will be 10-15 persons.
D. Preliminary Programm
1. Day (Arrival)
Sunday 12.01.2014
Flight from Riyad to Frankfurt a M.
Transfer by bus to Cologne
Transfer to the hotel
Introduction of the programme
2. Day (Cologne)
Monday 13.01.2014
Worlshop 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
·
Welcoming and Briefing
Johannes Wingler (MENA-PP)
·
Trends in the German furniture industry: Information on the capacity of the German
furniture sector.
Franz Hampel (Garant-Möbel Holding AG)
·
Facts and Figures: The German Furniture Industry (Market opportunities and –
developments)
Jan Schmüser MITTELSTANDSVERBUND ZGV e.V.
·
Colour and Fabric: German Design Essentials, Trends for the coming years in
Furniture Design
Michael Schneider, Furniture Designer, Berlin
·
The economic and legal framework for German-Saudi-Business relations
Andreas Hergenröther (GESALO; includes intercultural aspects of doing
business)
·
Export Finance
(e.g. Commerzbank Frankfurt, Herr Bahador Ghezelbash)
·
New technological developments in the furniture industry
e.g. Company representatives from the German Company Nolte or Nobilia or
Gepade
Networking
3. Day (Cologne/ Bielefeld)
Tuesday 14.01.2014
Visit of the IMM- Fair in Cologne
·
Welcoming by Mr. Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kölnmesse
Ltd. and Mr. Franz Hampel, Chairman of the Board of Directors Garant- Möbel
Holding International S.A.
·
Guided tour by Mr. Franz Hampel: Visit of selected Exhibitors (based on company
profile of participants from Saudi-Arabia) followed by transfer to Bielefeld
4. Day (Bielefeld)
Wednesday 15.01.2014
Company visits & company presentations
§ Nolte Möbel GmbH & Co. KG (Manufacturer of wardrobes and bedroom furniture)
·
Gepade Polstermöbel Pamme GmbH & Co.KG (Manufacturer of upholstery)
·
Röhr-Bush GmbH & Co. KG, (Manufacturer of office furniture),
5. Day (Bielefeld)
Thursday 16.01.14
Company visits & presentations
·
Nobilia (bedrooms)
·
Nobilia (kitchen), showrooms
·
Garant Möbel Service GmbH & Co. KG (Buying group for the medium sized
furniture retail industry)
6. Day (Departure)
Friday 17.01.2014
Transfer from Bielefeld to Frankfurt a.M.
Departure to Saudi-Arabia