Category: Conventions / Expos

Coverings Sets Fla. Record

ORLANDOCoverings 2008 posted a site record – if not an overall one – during the massive stone-and-tile event here this spring.
Event producer National Trade Productions (NTP) noted, in a news release, that attendees during the four days of April 29-May 2 numbered “more than 35,000,” and that “overall attendance” showed an increase of 3.8 percent from the last time Coverings appeared in Orlando two years ago.

Marmomacc 2007 Sets Another Record

VERONA, Italy – The latest version of the mammoth Marmomacc natural-stone event kept pace with its tradition of setting records last fall. The Oct. 5-8, 2007, show drew approximately 65,000 attendees, a four-percent increase...

StoneExpo East Off Indefinitely

DALLAS — Hanley Wood Exhibitions canceled its StonExpo East event “indefinitely,” according to a Nov. 5 e-mail to exhibitors, “after much consideration and industry feedback.” The trade show, which held its inaugural biennial event...

Stone+tec 2007 Stays Solid

NUREMBERG, Germany – With the construction economy of central Europe holding its own – and showing signs of improvement – it’s not surprising that Stone+tec 2007 reflected that optimistic outlook. The 41,084 trade visitors...

Carrara Fair Carrries On

MARINA DI CARRARA, Italy – The overall attendance numbers didn’t tell the whole story of CarraraMarmotec 2007, held on May 30-June 2 in this seaside Tuscan town. Unaudited counts from this year’s natural-stone event...