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DOMOTEX is back in Hannover to welcome 2026 with a stronger portfolio, a plethora of the world’s biggest names on board and a fresh emphasis backed by six new product groups
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DOMOTEX 2026 LOOK FORWARD
In a matter of days, the international fl ooring community will descend on the Hannover exhibition grounds once again. It’s a long-awaited event for many and promises to be more popular than ever, given the way impetus has been building.
promising valuable synergies for skilled trades and architecture as well as the industry as a whole. And ceilings will be given special focus this year, all of which sees the concept evolve from the leading trade fair for carpets and fl oor coverings to the international trade fair for fl oor coverings and interior fi nishing. It even has a new motto: ‘Creating Rooms – Transforming Spaces’. It comes on the back of a highly successful 2024 edition which once again cemented its status as the most important and powerful driving force for business, trends and innovations in the industry. Around 18,000 visitors attended the four-day event from 140 countries, to engage with 1,000 or so exhibitors from more than 60 countries – including 170 debutantes. Seventy one per cent
As long ago as early summer, some
of the biggest names in the industry were confi rming attendance, and that interest has been building ever since, not least because of an expanded concept which sees it position itself as a broader platform for holistic interior design. The expanded portfolio will include six new product groups for paints, wallpapers, acoustic elements, tiles and outdoor fl oor coverings, not to mention privacy shields and shading elements,
came from outside Germany, the majority from elsewhere in Europe, followed in order of numbers by Asia, America, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. There was innovation there too. For the fi rst time, products for walls and ceilings were presented in the newly launched Retailers Park in collaboration with DECOR UNION and the MEGA Gruppe to include paints, varnishes, wallpapers and more interior fi nishing.
It was an immediate
success with one in three participants expressing specifi c interest, according to the post-show visitor survey, pointing the way to the inclusion of more products for interior fi nishing in the future. The survey also revealed that 42 per cent of participants were interested in related topics and products beyond the fl ooring
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