Trade Fairs / Export Promotion / Foreign Trade
In 1971 the international trade fair for home textiles (Heimtextil) was created in close cooperation of Messe Frankfurt with the Community of Interests of the German Home Textiles Industry and has been developed since then. Another cooperation for trade fair promotion for the sector of textile floor coverings is existing with Deutsche Messe in Hannover, concerning DOMOTEX held once a year.
The role of the Association as to the promotion of trade fairs is the tool for the opinion formation and decision making of the exhibitors. This role means also being a dialogue partner of the trade fair organisers for the implementation of ideas and wishes of the exhibiting industry, inter alia as member of the Boards of Experts of DOMOTEX, Heimtextil and Orgatec in Cologne.
In addition, the Community of Interests offers support regarding the access to new trade fairs outside Germany as well as assistance in the application for collective stands and their organisation at foreign fairs in cooperation with AUMA.
Besides the consulting service and the promotion concerning all export questions we are also dealing with the careful observation of the trade flows inside and outside the EU. Branch-specific analyses will have to be elaborated for the Government, for the Parliament and if necessary also for the EU authorities to provide material and relevant arguments for economic decisions and foreign trade conferences.
In international negotiations on a textile trade policy it is focussed on the concerns of the Home Textiles Industry.
In cooperation of the Community of Interests, the Textile and Apparel Association North West and the Office Kronenwerth in Brussels a representation office is available in charge of tasks such as representing interests and acting as a contact agency and as consultancy for EU matters, also as far as EU-promoted projects for the textile industry are concerned.
In addition, the Community of Interests informs on developments in foreign trade affairs and acts as advisor.
The role of the Association as to the promotion of trade fairs is the tool for the opinion formation and decision making of the exhibitors. This role means also being a dialogue partner of the trade fair organisers for the implementation of ideas and wishes of the exhibiting industry, inter alia as member of the Boards of Experts of DOMOTEX, Heimtextil and Orgatec in Cologne.
In addition, the Community of Interests offers support regarding the access to new trade fairs outside Germany as well as assistance in the application for collective stands and their organisation at foreign fairs in cooperation with AUMA.
Besides the consulting service and the promotion concerning all export questions we are also dealing with the careful observation of the trade flows inside and outside the EU. Branch-specific analyses will have to be elaborated for the Government, for the Parliament and if necessary also for the EU authorities to provide material and relevant arguments for economic decisions and foreign trade conferences.
In international negotiations on a textile trade policy it is focussed on the concerns of the Home Textiles Industry.
In cooperation of the Community of Interests, the Textile and Apparel Association North West and the Office Kronenwerth in Brussels a representation office is available in charge of tasks such as representing interests and acting as a contact agency and as consultancy for EU matters, also as far as EU-promoted projects for the textile industry are concerned.
In addition, the Community of Interests informs on developments in foreign trade affairs and acts as advisor.
