This year's Meble Polska trade fair, which ran from 24-26th February, confirmed the event's standing as one of Europe’s key furniture contracting shows.
This edition was visited by professional furniture buyers from all over the world, with international visitors accounting for nearly two-thirds of all attendees. Organiser MTP Group says the total number of trade fair participants was 15,266: "An international representation of buying groups, wholesalers and furniture retail chains from various continents filled the exhibition halls from the very first hours of the event.
"The fair in Poznań – traditionally opening the European buying season for the furniture industry – once again became the place where global furniture trade met the broad offering of manufacturers. This year, international visitors accounted for as much as 62% of all attendees."
Furniture buyers from a record number of 73 countries attended this year's show, MTP continues. As in previous years, the largest foreign group was made up of visitors from Germany, the most important trading partner of the Polish furniture industry, accounting for 16.9% of international attendees.
"Surprisingly, despite the weaker market conditions, the number of buyers from our western neighbour increased this year by 5.3%," adds MTP.
The next largest groups came from the Czech Republic (6.6%) and Ukraine (6.5%). Among the most strongly represented markets were also Lithuania and France (5.5% each), followed by the UK (5.1%), Romania and the Netherlands (4.9% each), Slovakia (4.4%), and Belgium (3.7%). Compared with last year’s visitor structure, notable increases were recorded in the number of visitors from the Czech Republic (+46%) and Slovakia (+31%), as well as from Italy (+19%), Lithuania (+12%) and the UK (+11%). At the same time, slightly fewer visitors came this year from Belgium (-12%) and Ukraine (-10%).
Meble Polska is the world’s most comprehensive presentation of Polish furniture manufacture, while at the same time increasingly attracting foreign exhibitors looking for business partners in Poznań. The exhibition covered around 60,000 sqm across 10 halls, and the number of exhibitors increased again to 387.
Companies from 22 countries took part in the fair, including strong exhibitor representations from France, Turkey, Slovakia and China. Once again, Ukrainian furniture manufacturers also prepared a national exhibition.
The trade fair was also a platform for gaining knowledge. The lecture programme focused on key challenges and development directions for the industry, from online sales and international expansion to the growing role of regulatory compliance and certification.
The next edition will be held in Poznań from 23rd-26th February 2027.
