CMP Information is delighted to announce the acquisition of Decorex International Ltd. http://www.decorex.com/.
Decorex, currently celebrating its 30th year, is acknowledged as the UK’s leading event for the higher-end interior design market. Cool, stylish and beautifully edited, it provides a hugely influential buying audience with the opportunity to select the very latest ranges from the industry’s most innovative and aspirational suppliers.
Housed in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea and running from September 23rd-26th, Decorex provides both national and international visitors with a unique and exclusive location - an inspiring setting to select from the 270 handpicked exhibitors, strictly vetted to ensure only the very highest quality design and products are on show.
CMPi’s Interiors Portfolio consists of Interiors Birmingham, KBB incorporating Expotile the National Floor Show, and the soon to be launched flagship Interiors event in Abu Dhabi, Interiors UAE.
Decorex complements CMPi’s ‘Interiors’ series which is the UK’s pre-eminent event for the retail and soft contract interior design markets, with leading show brands such as Design Interiors and Collection. Held annually in January at the NEC, Interiors Birmingham covers over 100,000 square metres and attracts 60,000 visitors from nearly 100 countries.
CMPi Group Director, Andy Braid said “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Decorex into the CMPi portfolio. We now have a superb, high-end interior design show running in London to complement our strong design and interiors brands. Decorex provides visitors and suppliers alike with a truly unique experience; our aim is to invest in and continue to grow the brand.
We are also delighted to welcome the Decorex team to CMPi, who will continue to shape and deliver the event going forwards.”
Ian Thompson, Managing Director of Decorex International added,
“It seems so appropriate that in our landmark thirtieth year we have become a part of the CMPi Interiors series, forging a partnership with a well respected company with unrivalled experience in our industry. The entire Decorex team is looking forward to the challenges and opportunities presented by this new partnership in the UK and abroad. I am confident the news will be welcomed by all our exhibitors and the British interior design industry at large“
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Contact:
Marie Taylor, PR & Promotions Manager
Tel: 020 7921 8442
Email: mtaylor@cmpi.biz
About CMP Information
Operating internationally, CMPi provides creative professional media solutions to around 20 industry sectors. Its products, including magazines, exhibitions, conferences, awards, information products and websites, are targeted at business professionals across a range of markets; these include Building & Property, Licensed Trade, Travel, Agriculture and Ingredients.
Amongst its well-established brands are industry-leading publications including Building, Travel Trade Gazette, The Publican, Farmers Guardian, and Property Week. It also has a number of exhibitions recognised as the pre-eminent events in their respective market sectors. These include CPhI, Interiors Birmingham and IFSEC.
CMPi’s magazines reach over 780,000 readers directly through subscription and controlled circulation. Each year, over 330,000 business professionals and marketers visit its exhibitions each year. CMPi has approximately 1,000 employees in the UK, US, Asia and Europe and in 2006, generated £170m in revenues.
About the Interiors Portfolio
The Interiors Portfolio provides a comprehensive product and service mix that includes exhibitions, magazines and awards, all supported by a fantastic range of informative websites.
www.interiorsbirmingham.com
www.nationalfloorshow.co.uk
www.interiorsuae.com
www.kbb.co.uk
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