Italcolor Ukraine Company
Stanislav Volski, Commercial Director:

“The exhibition is less than last year’s one. In my opinion that is because the Ukrainian market has already determined and strong producers became stronger. People who tried to start from beginning left. Earlier the exhibitors mainly collected to demonstrate something new. Nowadays they collect to show that they are still on the market. That’s why our customers are more confident than on other exhibitions. All other impressions will be after the exhibition. It is very difficult to make projections for 2010. The competition becomes very serious at the market. Maybe next year we will be at fair in Poland. Organizers I would recommend to visit a similar exhibition in Poznan”.

Dask-Tsentr Company
Eduard Solohin, Manager:

“The level of the exhibition is very good. Everything was like I expected. I knew that here would be a lot of participants and equipment. I think we will take part in 2010 and have bigger stand.
Such exhibitions of course are good for the market. Our people are very inert. It happens that they call only after six months! Advertising in newspapers is not so good for the market as the exhibitions. We advertise in newspapers, but only two or three calls we have at a month! Instead of it the exhibition gives very big results. We would like to see a little clearer worked schedule of the exhibition the next time”.

Stankodnepr Company
Vladislav Kachaykin, Director:

“Our expectations come true and the exhibition was pretty good. The weather could let us down because it is Kyiv Autumn, but all was well. The European manufacturers are interested in Ukraine. It is a notable that the exhibition is becoming bigger and bigger each time. As for our colleagues in the business – the number of firms is steadily growing. The quality of the stands improves as well”.

Michael Weinig AG  Company (Germany)
StefanReder, Project Manager:

“The Ukrainian woodworking market grows. That is why it is a very appropriate time to be a sponsor of this congress now. The congress has passed very well! We liked it a lot. There was a good atmosphere and a lot of new useful information. There were many interested visitors. Our reporter presented the new systems of wooden windows. He spoke about updates that are now being introduced in Europe.

We have noticed here at the exhibition many customers and growing competition. Therefore we need to take the right steps at the market. Our customers sometimes deters very overpricing price at the first glance. But in discussing the characteristics of the windows and all benefits of its quality customers understand why it takes the money”.




Tsentr Tehnologiy Derevoobrabotki Company (Ukraine)
Pavel Kolesnikov, Director:

“In this exhibition we saw unexpectedly high and steady interest to our equipment. There were a lot of interested visitors here. Everything was just great and professionally organized. We are happy. We thank to the organizers. At our stand we showed the first in Ukraine professional line for finishing moulded products and facades. For the first time in Ukraine you could see this equipment in work and it was at our stand. They will remain at the peak demand in 2009-2010.
I am glad that we made the right decision when focused on selling high-quality equipment. Demand for the equipment grows”.

AUTRA Ukraine Company
Andrey Shuba, Sales Manager:

“It is always a pleasure to work with people who not only want to earn money, but also to benefit the industry. At all contacts I ever had with the organizers of the exhibition I always seen understanding. All problems were solved in full trust. My partners and I feel comfortable at the trade show.

Like the industry – like the exhibition. If woodworking and furniture industry grows, the exhibition aims to woodworking equipment market. Ukraine is the most advanced country in Europe in terms of harvesting and processing wood. It is clear that at one day the situation will not change. People need to get information. If there were not such exhibitions, the development will not be able. We believe in Ukraine! ”



Italian association of wood processing equipment manufacturers ACIMALL
Perandzhelo Boroni, Marketing Department:

“Undoubtedly the exhibition is the place where very important contacts are emerged. The number of Italians at the exhibition showed considerable interest shown to the Ukrainian market of Italian industry manufacturers. Show status perfectly encapsulates the status of the market. With all political and economic instability, for 5 months of current year woodworking machinery from Italy to Ukraine sold was up 42% The Ukrainian exhibition is very effective because here are all the same companies that we can see in Hanover and Milan. It promotes the development of our countries, because any economic event contributes to overall economic development”.





Yushchishin Company (Ukraine)
Ruslan Yushchishin, Director:

“I beliave that the exhibition was successed. The organizers prepared very well. There were a lot of exhibitors as well as visitors. Our company represents tools for wooden housing construction, installation and construction of roofs, equipment for painting, filter installation software. I believe that we were successfully”.









Woodworking in the World Magazin (Germany)
Ekaterina Muller, PR-manager:

“I am at the exhibition for the first time. Everything is very compact here, so you can quickly and accurately now about the Ukrainian market. Stands and organization here are none the worse than at the other European exhibitions. There even more possibilities for creativity in Ukraine. Everything is organized well, not only the exhibition area but also all around.
I really liked Ukrainian specialists. For all four days to our stand not come none incompetent persons. I know almost all manufacturers of the equipment. Of course there ware a lot of interesting things. We liked the official reception that was last night because that is where the most important contacts are solved. You can talk to all and solve everything, people are more talkative there”.

Vasiliy Koroed
Director of AVIKO (Ukraine):

“Talking about our participation in the exhibition, I can say that everything went perfectly. We had no problems or questions. Weather, or bad weather, of course, had an effect, but I think we were helped by bad weather, as it effectively screened out all but the target audience. We have for the first time showcased a technology line for refining of thin and short lumber, which was previously destined as firewood, but now can generate a tidy profit. Ukraine is having more and more people who want to work on really modern high quality equipment. We will participate in the next event, and if everything is well, we will be sponsors”.






Jurgen Kostens
Director of Rettenmeier Holding AG (Germany):

“We provide Sponsor’s support and actively participate in the Congress because we see this event as a very important platform for exchange of experience and movement of latest materials and technologies. Also we are of the opinion that participation will allow our company to successfully enter the Ukrainian market. Delivery of the presentation will help us to contribute in the popularisation of use of wood in construction and present our company as a producer of high-quality materials. We are generally satisfied with the exhibition and the congress. We had interesting meetings and constructive talks. Of course, we also found new clients”.

For more customer's reactions and responses please download the report [PDF] of the exhibition.