Europarkett: fewer exhibitors, fewer visitors

The organisers of Europarkett, held in Kortrijk, Belgium, at the end of April, report a fall in the total number of exhibitors from 186 in 2008 to 122 this year. The decline amounted to 34 per cent, while the number of trade visitors went down by 31 per cent to 4 449. Fair visitors came from 30 countries (Belgium 65 per cent, Netherlands 15 per cent, France 10 per cent).