Heimtextil, an international trade fair for home and contract textiles which was recently cancelled because of the pandemic, is now planned as a one-time Summer Special from 21 to 24 June.
The event will take place at the same time as Techtextil and Texprocess, the respective trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens and for the processing of textile and flexible materials.
“It is great to see the high level of trust that our exhibitors have in us, even after more than two years of the pandemic,” event organiser Messe Frankfurt textiles and textile technologies vice-president Olaf Schmidt said.
“The results of the vote and the first confirmations of participation show: The need to finally return to personal business meetings and new global contacts in face-to-face exchanges before the end of this year is as strong as ever – even if the reunion this year will take place in a different setting than usual.”
First manufacturer and brands have already confirmed their participation – including long-standing Heimtextil exhibitors such as the Jover Group, the Lenzing Group and Hohmann Weberei.
According to Schmidt, as a result of the parallelism of the three trade fairs, national and international buyers will be able to experience global trends and innovations along large parts of the textile value chain bundled in one place – starting with fibers and yarns, through functional textiles, textile technologies and production and finishing processes, to the end product for textile interiors and recycling.
“The close proximity to Techtextil and Texprocess provides Heimtextil buyers with exciting new perspectives on innovative functionalities of technical textiles or also nonwovens as well as processing technologies for the home textiles industry. Through these synergies, we create additional incentives to attract national and international buyers for the re-launch of Heimtextil in summer,” Schmidt added.
He also said the simultaneous presence of retailers, interior designers, textile engineers, architects, material experts from research and development, as well as machine and technology specialists, will also give exhibitors at all three trade fairs the unique opportunity to establish business contacts in completely new constellations through cross-networking.
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