Review of Mumbai Wood 2017

In a post event review of MumbaiWood, a leading trade show for the furniture sector, it has been reported that the event attracted more than 6,000 trade visitors, a significant increase on the 2015 show. 

This biennial event attracted participation from woodworking machinery and tool suppliers, fittings and accessory companies as well as raw materials and consumable suppliers to the furniture sector.

Most of the visitors, according to show registration data, were furniture and kitchen manufacturers but this year there was a jump in the number of visitors from the architectural and interior design professions.

Visitors from as many as 29 countries showed keen interest in Indian furniture designs and export capacity.

Trade visitors came from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Muscat, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.

Visitors from Europe included those from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, The Netherlands and the UK.

According to the Vice-President, PDA Trade Fairs, the organisers of Mumbai Wood “The market response speaks for itself. Our priority was to provide stimulating meetings, an environment for sharing information, generating ideas and initiating collaborations. I think we have succeeded in that aim.”