Tehran’s International Permanent Fairground will host the 26th International Exhibition of Home Furniture (HOFEX 2017) from August 1 to 4.
According to a Farsi report by the Azad News Agency (ANA), more than 400 domestic and foreign production units will participate in the fair which is the biggest and most important furniture industry exposition in Iran and West Asia.
Foreign production units to take part in the exhibition will come from Italy, Spain, China, Turkey and Switzerland. They will put their latest capabilities and products on show in an area extending over 40,000 square metres.
The fair will play host to most of the leading Iranian and foreign export brands. Organized by Iran’s Furniture Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization has granted the permit for holding the expo.
The motto of this edition of the exhibition is “Furniture Exports, National Project”. The holding of the exposition is aimed at securing the Iranian government’s support the for domestic furniture industry to improve the quality and increase the quantity of the country’s furniture exports.
Among the other aims of the exposition are to encourage export-oriented industrial activities, prepare the grounds for raising the quality of the Iranian furniture’s designs and boost the production of such products.
A number of foreign trade delegations have also been invited to visit this year’s exhibition, which may lead to the signing of MoUs. The exhibition will be open to visitors from 10 am to 6 pm during the four-day period.
