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| Stone+tec: Confidence instead of resignation  Stone+tec Nürnberg 2009, 16th International Trade Fair Natural Stone and Stoneprocessing Technology, from 20th to 23rd May at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, once again confirmed itself as the leading meeting place for the participating sectors in Central Europe. Even if the worldwide crisis and social changes have left their mark on many companies, among the 770 exhibitors from 43 countries and 34,458 trade visitors there was a predominantly good mood, marked not only by calculated optimism, but also by confidence and trust in the future.Since Stone+tec was founded in 1979 in Nuremberg, the world economy has certainly not experienced such a difficult period as the current situation. Ahead of Stone+tec Nürnberg 2009, now in its thirtieth year, there was a correspondingly more subdued mood instead of one of celebration. But during the four days of the fair the general situation gave way mainly to realistic optimism and energy. New ideas and impulses were high on the agenda, aimed at maintaining the attractiveness of the tradition-steeped material natural stone. In Nuremberg the spectrum of products and services from the exhibition segments natural stone, technology, gravestones and accessories showed the entire diversity and versatility of the material and everything required for its professional processing and working. The share of international exhibitors was 61 per cent. Many expert and specialist visitors, 23 per cent of them from abroad, seized the opportunity to make investments in the future. In addition to Germany, trade visitors from Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Belgium and France featured prominently at the event. Visitors from the non-European regions also travelled to Nuremberg, in particular from India, China and Korea as well as the Middle Eastern countries. Around half the visitors were accounted for by the skilled trades, 19 per cent came from industry and 11 per cent from the wholesale trade. The share of architects, construction planners etc. was around 4 per cent. In 2010, from 9th to 12th March, NürnbergMesse Brasil is holding REVESTIR, the exhibition for tiles and stone, at the Transamérica Expo Center São Paulo. In accordance with its two-year rotation, the next Stone+tec will be held again in May/June 2011 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |