Press Release
No. 5 / Cologne, July 2010
interzum 2011 on course for success
80 percent of the space has already been booked
Egger is just one of numerous companies returning to
interzum 2011
Cologne 25.05. – 28.05.2011
www.interzum.com
Following the early booking phase for the interzum 2011 on May 31,
2010, Koelnmesse GmbH is in optimistic spirits. “We have exceeded our Contact:
expectations. 80 percent of the space has been reserved a whole 300 days Markus Majerus
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particularly pleasing that companies such as Egger, Süddekor, Lamigraf,
Technocell and FunderMax will be once again using the interzum as their Koelnmesse GmbH
forum. This is an excellent result for us”, comments Gerald Böse, Messeplatz 1
50679 Cologne
Chairman of the Board of Koelnmesse GmbH. Frank Haubold, interzum P.O. Box 21 07 60
Product Manager makes the following statement: “We believe that the 50532 Cologne
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current developments confirm that the interzum is a leading international Tel. +49 221 821-0
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trade fair. In view of the economic downturn experienced last year, many info@koelnmesse.de
suppliers are increasingly focussing on proven trade fairs to expand their www.koelnmesse.de
regional and global business activities.” The world’s leading trade fair for Executive Board:
suppliers for furniture production and interiors will be taking place in Gerald Böse (Chief Executive Officer)
Oliver P. Kuhrt
Cologne between May 25 - 28, 2011. Herbert Marner
Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
Clinching the decision of the wood materials manufacturer EGGER was the Mayor of the City of Cologne
Jürgen Roters
outstanding development of the interzum and the dramatically changed trade
fair landscape on a customer level over the past few years. During the last Place of business and (legal) domicile:
Cologne – District Court of Cologne,
years, Cologne has increasingly developed into a cross-target group innovation HRB 952
show: “At the interzum, we not only reach out to the furniture industry, we
also attract architects and the specialist trade”, explains Ulrich Bühler, Head of
Sales and Marketing within the EGGER Group.

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In addition to leading companies from the fittings, surfaces, wood materials,
upholstery materials and machines sectors, we have already received numerous
registrations from small to medium-sized companies – a circumstance that is
already providing insight into the well-known diversity and breadth of what the
interzum offers.
Next year, Hall 6 (decorative surfaces, décor papers, wood materials, laminates,
mineral materials, edging, surface treatments, adhesives, embossing cylinders,
sheet panels) will be all about the returning exhibitors. With Süddekor,
Technocell, Impress, Lamigraf and the two wood materials companies Egger
and FunderMax, this focus will undoubtedly once again become a veritable
audience magnet. “For FunderMax, the interzum 2011 is the perfect setting to
address our target audience within the international furniture industry and to
make our mark with our own innovations at the “innovation trade fair”. It is
not without reason that we have decided to launch our new collection of
décors at around the time of the interzum. We hope to be inspired at this
trailblazing trade fair – but we wish to also provide inspiration,” discloses
Erlfried Taurer, Managing Director of FunderMax.
Hall 4.2 will be dedicated to the topics of lighting and innovative materials. The
presentation focus will lie on innovative applications for interiors. This
attractive mix of well-established companies and start-ups contributes towards
the special charm of this hall. Here, as at the previous event, there will be
special funding by the German Federal Ministry of Economics aimed at
supporting young and innovative companies in Germany to have a stand at the
trade fair. For the second time now, the “innovation of interior” project will be
providing architects and designers with an exclusive look at the latest material
developments and their potential applications. Various focus topics will be
specially presented in an autonomous event zone directly adjacent to the
interzum 2011 trade fair activities.
To date, Hall 5.2 Components & Ergonomics (semi-finished components for
cabinet, kitchen and office furniture, tables and chairs), Halls 7 and 8 Function
& Parts (fittings, locks, furniture components) as well as Hall 9 Machinery &
Technology (machines for upholstery and mattress production) are virtually
fully booked.

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upholstery accessories, cover materials and leather), once again make the
interzum the world’s largest bedding and upholstery event. With Hall 5.1
Nature & Interior (natural materials – wood, veneer, parquet, interiors), the
interzum reveals its competence particularly in the area of interiors.
Bucking the trend and strikingly in contrast to regional supplier trade fairs,
Koelnmesse is expanding the total exhibition space for the interzum 2011. And
the trade fair will be once again impressively documenting its growing
significance in 2011.
The interzum offers everything you could want for furniture production and
interiors: all at a single venue which has been concisely planned for visitors as a
result of the assortment focuses and staged with flawless timing. At this
hugely-attractive event, highly qualified trade visitors from more than 130
countries come to see and experience global innovations.
In a nutshell: interzum 2011 – the future starts here.
For more information on the leading world trade fair, log onto:
www.interzum.de
May 25 – 28, 2011
Cologne, Germany