This year’s London Fabric Show, attended by fabric producers and suppliers from Belgium, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK, witnessed a rise of 26 per cent in footfall. The event, organized by BFM in the last week of February, has been termed ‘successful’ for both exhibitors and visitors.
The show witnessed an increase in pre-show registrations of over 62 per cent resulted in record visitor numbers, an increase of 26 per cent on 2016. What’s more, the number of companies represented rose by almost 50 per cent.
Majority of the UK upholstery and a large proportion of major UK furniture group retailers also participated in the event. The dates for London Fabric Show 2018 will be announced soon.
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Jackie Bazeley, MD of BFM said, “We are delighted with the success of this year’s show and have received many complimentary comments from exhibitors and visitors. All of the British and Belgian exhibitors, along with many others, have already confirmed their attendance at next year’s event. The substantial increase in the visitor numbers proves the value of this show to UK upholstery manufacturers. We will announce the dates as soon as we can confirm them with Chelsea FC and look forward to another successful show next year.”
