Two-year scheduling for Kortrijk

This year the DIY & Homing trade fair in Kortrijk, Belgium, is for the first time being held according to the two-year schedule decided on in 2011. The actual dates are 29 September to 1 October. So far 130 suppliers have announced their intention to attend. The organisers are expecting some 3 000 visitors to this 31st staging of the exhibition. On offer there they will find a programme of lectures, in addition to the new products, for which there will once again be the Stars in the Box competition. The speakers will include Erik Haegeman, the new CEO of Brico, who will explain his company’s multichannel strategy. On the supplier side Kees van Opdorp, managing director of Husqvarna Benelux, will speak about the convergence of the DIY and trade markets. On the second evening the Belgian retail association Comeos is inviting participants to The Networking Happening.