Domotex Hannover Attendance Down

Hannover, Germany, Jan. 20, 2009--Attendance at Domotex Hannover at approximately 38,000 was down--as expected--compared with last year‘s event, which had been staged under significantly more favorable market conditions.

There was virtually unanimous agreement among the floorcovering show's 1,394 exhibitors, however, about the high quality of leads generated in Hannover.

With a trade visitor ratio of virtually 100 percent, Domotex 2009 was on a par with last year‘s event, organizers said. Attendance from the categories of self-employed, managing directors and department heads experienced further growth.

In spite of reduced visitor turnout in absolute numbers - largely attributable to the current economic environment, tighter travel budgets and a general cost-cutting trend - the percentage of visitors from abroad was up 5 percent, for a record 64 percent. Attendance from Eastern Europe and the Americas was particularly strong.