GERMANY - Due to the current coronavirus situation and the resulting concern in the sector, ZOW - the supplier fair for the furniture and interior design industry - has been postponed until 3–5 May 2022.

ZOW has been a leading B2B marketplace for a quarter of a century. Manufacturers of products and components for furniture production and interior design gather here every two years to meet with purchasers in the furniture manufacturing industry, designers, craftspeople, architects, carpenters and product developers.

The popular trade fair, which is both a creative workshop and a business event where important orders are placed with suppliers to the furnishing industry in Germany and neighboring countries, was scheduled to take place in Bad Salzuflen from 8 to 10 February 2022. However, rising coronavirus numbers in Germany and across Europe are presenting new challenges for the industry.

“In close consultation with Messe Ostwestfalen GmbH (Bad Salzuflen fairgrounds organizers) , we have now reached the conclusion together that we cannot do justice to ZOW's importance as an established industry event on the scheduled dates. We are therefore postponing ZOW until May 2022." advised Matthias Pollmann, Vice President of Trade Fair Management at Koelnmesse.