UNICERA AND KITCHEN WORLD 2012 FAIRS ISTANBUL / TURKEY

UNICERA AND KITCHEN WORLD 2012 FAIRS OPEN THEIR DOORS ON MARCH 14

As the leading fairs in which the construction sector best expresses itself, UNICERA 24th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair and KITCHEN WORLD 8th International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fair open their doors March 14-18, 2012 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center.Exhibiting innovations in the construction, building and decoration sectors and bringing various product segments together, the fairs will allow visitors to find the latest technologies and applications in the building sector.

Held by Tüyap Tüm Fuarcılık Yapım A.S. on March 14-18, 2012 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center, Büyükçekmece-Istanbul, UNICERA 24th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair and KITCHEN WORLD 8th International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fairs will bring together the sector representatives.

As an important marketing platform for the ceramic and bathroom sectors, UNICERA and KITCHEN WORLD 2012 Fairs bring qualified local and foreign purchase committees and company representatives together. In this context, coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, Purchase Committees from 32 countries were organized for the KITCHEN WORLD Fair and from 43 countries for the UNICERA Fair, which is the most lucrative international marketing platform of the Turkish ceramic sector.

UNICERA 24th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair organized by Tüyap in cooperation with Turkish Ceramic Federation and TIMDER is held simultaneously with KITCHEN WORLD 8th International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fair organized in cooperation with MUDER. In 2011, UNICERA was visited by 60,841 professionals, 3,530 of which were foreigners from 72 countries. It will bring representatives of the ceramic, bathroom and kitchen sectors together again this year. UNICERA and KITCHEN WORLD are meeting platforms for the purchasers and vendors of the bathroom, ceramic and kitchen sectors from the Middle East to Europe and from Central Asia to the Balkans. These fairs once more realize great commercial potential.
A 90 percent increase in foreign visitors

As one of the most significant sectoral fairs in Europe, UNICERA is eagerly anticipated by the professionals in the construction sector and individual consumers this year as well. UNICERA increased its sales 15 percent/sq m against last year. It is currently the largest and most extensive fair of the ceramic sector which steadily grows and gains strength every year. In 2009, UNICERA’s number of foreign visitors was 1,916 and domestic visitors 36,223. In 2011, these figures increased to 3,530 foreign visitors and 57,311 domestic visitors, with a total of 60,841 visitors. The average number of total visitors has increased 60 percent within the last three years, while the increase in the number of foreign visitors was nearly 90 percent. Ceramic coating materials, granite, glass mosaic, vitrified products, bathroom and kitchen furniture and accessories, and fittings will be exhibited in UNICERA Fair.

8th KITCHEN WORLD International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fair, which is organized in cooperation with Kitchen and Bathroom Furniture Industrialists and Importers Association, establishes new markets for representatives of the Turkish kitchen sector. As a supporter of the Turkish kitchen sector, KITCHEN WORLD fair is the meeting point of the construction and kitchen sectors which grow in proportion to each other. Domestic and foreign professional visitors meet the participants at the fair where the latest and most diverse products are exhibited.

UNICERA and KITCHEN WORLD Fairs comprise the ceramic, bathroom, kitchen, construction, building and decoration sectors. They bring the giant companies of the Turkish building materials sector together with the professionals of the building sector which consists of architects, engineers, contractors, trade associations, governmental and local administrative representatives, investors, academicians, students and related NGOs. These fairs will enable companies to meet other manufacturers in the sector to fulfill their various needs, and to follow the latest trends and technological improvements; and allow visitors to seize the opportunity to collectively view all modern and ergonomic decoration materials and furniture that they can use at home, the office and in daily life. Moreover, the fairs will also contribute positively to Turkey’s economy.

PRESS RELEASE

UNICERA AND KITCHEN WORLD 2012 FAIRS OPEN THEIR DOORS ON MARCH 14

As the leading fairs in which the construction sector best expresses itself, UNICERA 24th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair and KITCHEN WORLD 8th International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fair open their doors March 14-18, 2012 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center.Exhibiting innovations in the construction, building and decoration sectors and bringing various product segments together, the fairs will allow visitors to find the latest technologies and applications in the building sector.

Held by Tüyap Tüm Fuarcılık Yapım A.S. on March 14-18, 2012 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center, Büyükçekmece-Istanbul, UNICERA 24th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair and KITCHEN WORLD 8th International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fairs will bring together the sector representatives.

As an important marketing platform for the ceramic and bathroom sectors, UNICERA and KITCHEN WORLD 2012 Fairs bring qualified local and foreign purchase committees and company representatives together. In this context, coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, Purchase Committees from 32 countries were organized for the KITCHEN WORLD Fair and from 43 countries for the UNICERA Fair, which is the most lucrative international marketing platform of the Turkish ceramic sector.

UNICERA 24th International Ceramic Bathroom Kitchen Fair organized by Tüyap in cooperation with Turkish Ceramic Federation and TIMDER is held simultaneously with KITCHEN WORLD 8th International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fair organized in cooperation with MUDER. In 2011, UNICERA was visited by 60,841 professionals, 3,530 of which were foreigners from 72 countries. It will bring representatives of the ceramic, bathroom and kitchen sectors together again this year. UNICERA and KITCHEN WORLD are meeting platforms for the purchasers and vendors of the bathroom, ceramic and kitchen sectors from the Middle East to Europe and from Central Asia to the Balkans. These fairs once more realize great commercial potential.
A 90 percent increase in foreign visitors

As one of the most significant sectoral fairs in Europe, UNICERA is eagerly anticipated by the professionals in the construction sector and individual consumers this year as well. UNICERA increased its sales 15 percent/sq m against last year. It is currently the largest and most extensive fair of the ceramic sector which steadily grows and gains strength every year. In 2009, UNICERA’s number of foreign visitors was 1,916 and domestic visitors 36,223. In 2011, these figures increased to 3,530 foreign visitors and 57,311 domestic visitors, with a total of 60,841 visitors. The average number of total visitors has increased 60 percent within the last three years, while the increase in the number of foreign visitors was nearly 90 percent. Ceramic coating materials, granite, glass mosaic, vitrified products, bathroom and kitchen furniture and accessories, and fittings will be exhibited in UNICERA Fair.

8th KITCHEN WORLD International Kitchen Bathroom Furniture and Built-In Appliances Fair, which is organized in cooperation with Kitchen and Bathroom Furniture Industrialists and Importers Association, establishes new markets for representatives of the Turkish kitchen sector. As a supporter of the Turkish kitchen sector, KITCHEN WORLD fair is the meeting point of the construction and kitchen sectors which grow in proportion to each other. Domestic and foreign professional visitors meet the participants at the fair where the latest and most diverse products are exhibited.

UNICERA and KITCHEN WORLD Fairs comprise the ceramic, bathroom, kitchen, construction, building and decoration sectors. They bring the giant companies of the Turkish building materials sector together with the professionals of the building sector which consists of architects, engineers, contractors, trade associations, governmental and local administrative representatives, investors, academicians, students and related NGOs. These fairs will enable companies to meet other manufacturers in the sector to fulfill their various needs, and to follow the latest trends and technological improvements; and allow visitors to seize the opportunity to collectively view all modern and ergonomic decoration materials and furniture that they can use at home, the office and in daily life. Moreover, the fairs will also contribute positively to Turkey’s economy.

LIST OF EXHIBITORS 2012

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICES

Free Shuttle Services to Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center during the fair period.
Bakırköy Seabus Port-Carpark
Departure:
March 14-15-16-17-18, 2012
10.15-11.15-12.30-13.20-14.20-15.50
Return:
March 14-15-16-17-18, 2012
15.00-16.00-17.00-18.00

Bostancı Seabus Terminal
Departure:
March 14-15-16, 2012
09.30-10.30-11.45-12.45-13.45-14.30

March 17-18, 2012
09.30-10.00-10.30-11.00-11.30-12.00-12.30-13.00-13.30-14.00-14.30

Return:
March 14-15-16, 2012
14.30-15.30-16.30-17.30-18.30

March 17-18, 2012
14.00-15.00-16.00-17.00-18.30

Atatürk Culture Center (Taksim)
Departure:
March 14-15-16, 2012
09.30-10.30-11.30-12.30-13.30-14.30-15.30

March 17-18, 2012
09.30-10.00-10.30-11.00-11.30-12.00-12.30-13.00-13.30-14.00-14.30-15.00-15.30

Return:
March 14-15-16, 2012
15.30-16.30-17.30-18.30

March 17-18, 2012
14.00-15.00-16.00-17.00-18.30
Atatürk Airport Domestic and International Terminals
Departure:
March 14-15-16-17-18, 2012
10.30 -11.30

Return:
March 14-15-16-17-18, 2012
16.00 -18.00
Metrobus Transportation
Tüyap is the last station of Bus Rapid Transit (Metrobus), integrated with intercity rail and underground public transportation systems.

(*March 18, 2012 Sunday the last shuttle departure is at 18:00)

Tüyap reserves the right to change shuttle services and to alter the timetable without prior notice.

MAP

Tuyap Fair Convention And Congress Center Layout