Tile & Stone Show 2009

19th August 2008
KBBREVIEW EXPO 2009 joins forces with The Tile and Floor Show and Floorstyle.
Kbbreview Expo 2009, the trade exhibition for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom industry, is proud to announce it will now be joining forces with two other successful events – The Tile & Stone Show and Floorstyle.
Held at London’s multi award winning ExCeL centre, the obvious links between the respective target audiences make the partnership an immediate success. Dmg world media, the organiser of kbbreview Expo 2009, says the aim is to offer one exhibition bringing together the overlapping kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, tiles, stone and flooring industries under one roof.
The single exhibition, held from May 10-12 2009, will also see the famous 1,000 seat kbbreview Industry Awards held on the Monday night of the show.
The Tile & Stone Show and Floorstyle are organised by Kick Start publishing, the company behind well known titles – Tile & Stone Journal (the official magazine for The Tile Association, and Contract Flooring Journal (the official magazine for the Contract Flooring Association). The two shows were run side by side at ExCeL London at the end of June this year and featured a wide range of exhibitors from the practical tools and fixing sector through to the latest designs from major manufacturers.
Patrick Taylor, group publishing and events director for dmg world media, said: “The synergies between kbbreview Expo and The Tile & Stone Show and Floorstyle are so obvious joining together under one banner feels like a very natural fit.
“It’s great news for dmg and Kick Start, but more significantly it’s great news for all the industries and sectors previously covered by the three shows. It means a wider audience and the chance to expand the horizons of visitors into areas that perhaps they don’t work with everyday but so clearly should. I’m very excited that this partnership will result in an even more exciting and valuable show for everyone concerned.”
The announcement also provides an important boost for kbbreview Expo 2009 and puts it in prime position ahead of the rival CMP – KBB London show that scheduled itself a week after Expo at Earls Court.
“We always said that while the Earls Court show was an inconvenience, we were more than confident that the industry was ultimately made up of professional business people and they would make their decision based on hard facts,” said Taylor. “The Expo was always the most established show with the best credentials, but now it is incorporating The Tile & Stone Show and Floorstyle as well as the kbbreview Industry Awards it is in a different class.”
Based on previous shows, the joint event is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors from across all sectors.
Stuart Bourne, Kick Start’s sales director, said: “I am delighted that we are now part of a very constructive partnership with dmg. The 2008 Tile & Stone Show and Floorstyle events were very successful and now that we’re joining kbbreview Expo they’ve opened up to become a really significant part of a wider picture.
“Our knowledge of the tile, stone and flooring markets combined with dmg’s knowledge of not only kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms but also its considerable experience and expertise in exhibitions and events is an irresistible combination. Equally, being part of an occasion that is associated with the company’s portfolio of magazines – including kbbreview itself – is a real privilege. Together we make a pretty formidable team and the 2009 event will be a real highpoint for the entire industry.”

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