Eastern Europe’s largest furniture exhibition has been postponed until May after visitors expressed fears of over the pandemic and travelling.
Meble Polska and sister event Home Decor was due to take place in Poznan from 22-25 February, with UK buyers the second largest group of registered visitors.
Now the event has been pushed back to May, with exact dates yet to be decided.
‘We were fully prepared to hold the fair in February with the highest safety measures in place. However, we had to take into account travel concerns expressed by some visitors,’ says Józef Szyszka, Meble Polska director.
‘As at mid-January, buyers from 50 countries had already registered their participation. Unfortunately some key purchasing groups, mainly from Germany, due to the spreading Omikron variant, during their talks with us announced a significant reduction in the number of their representatives at the February trade fair or even complete cancellation of their participation in the event. At the same time buyers indicated May as an alternative date. Also the exhibitors, who were also informed about the possible absence of their clients in February, opted for the postponement of the fair date.’
Organiser Grupa MTP adds that moving the show will just be for 2022 and it intends to revert to its tradition timing of the second half of February from 2023.
