Italy's premier biennial trade show, Xylexpo, featuring the latest in woodworking machinery and technologies has confirmed its editions for 2014 and 2016 with the signing of the recent agreement between Italy's national association for woodworking machinery manufacturers' associaton, ACIMALL's CEPRA Spa and Fiera Milano SpA.
The dates for the 2014 edition are May 13-17, 2014 at Milan's…
Continuing to expand its North American presence, Italy's Biesse recently announced it had signed a lease for its new West Coast Showroom, strategically located in Anaheim California. This new facility will be devoted to a state of the art showroom fully equipped with Biesse machinery powered up for demonstrations and also the West Coast location for in-house events like Biesse’s…
For the italian woodworking machinery manufacturers, 2011 was characterized as reflecting a significant recovery. According to the preliminary figures processed by the Italian woodworking machinery manufacturers' association, ACIMALL, production amounted to 1,699 million euros - a stark increase of 10.2 % compared to the previous year. Italian exports in 2011 amounted to 1,278 million…
According to the preliminary figures processed by the Studies Office of Acimall, 2011 should have closed with 5.8 percent growth compared to 2010. This is a positive figure, though definitely far from the results expected based on the trend of the first semester. Good news for exports, up by more than 10 percent, with France and Germany as top destination countries. 2011 saw a significant…
The technology training centers were created with the principal objective of positioning Italy within those countries in economic ascension. They not only illustrate Italy as a dependable provider of machinery, but as well as a qualified intermediator in training and project development on specification.
Italian capital goods represent the best of what's "Made in Italy" to the world market.…
The Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers at its annual show, AWFS Fair 2011 (July 20-23, 2011) in Las Vegas announced the 2011 recipients of its AWFS Fair Sequoia New Product Awards. The awards not only address creativity and innovation but also leadership in green/environmental product development. This year the list of Sequoia winners included two Italian companies…
According to statistics, production increased by 23 percent, a good result, though certainly not enough to go back to pre-crisis levels. In this respect, we can add that, if the industry index in 2000 was equal to 100, today we are at 65, and at the end of 2011 we might climb up to 75. The crisis was heavy and is not behind us, yet; recovery has started, we can feel it, but it is highly unlikely…
13 well known woodworking and furniture supplier magazines who met in Istanbul by the sponsorship of Intermob 2010 trade fair, founded an organization called FSM (for International Woodworking & Furniture Supplying Magazines) on 17th October 2010.
The board consists in five members: Zeki Yücel, Mobilya (Turkey); Luca Rossetti, Xylon (Italy); Richard Barth, Material Technick Mebel (Germany);…
Some good news, at last, though long awaited, for the Italian production of machinery and technology to process wood and wood-based materials. According to the Acimall trend survey for the first quarter 2010, we are seeing a consolidation of recovery that started in the last three months of 2009. It’s mainly good news from foreign markets that are bringing cautious optimism also for the near…