Sleep Well November-December 2022

SLEEPWELL | FAIR 46
The star of
the mattress
sector is
shining
Yatak sektörünün
yıldızı parlıyor
The sector professionals showed great interest in
IBIA Expo-Bedding Sub-Industry and Technologies
Fair, the first and only fair of its sector in
Turkey, which was held in Istanbul Expo Center between
6 and 9 October, and held with the participation
of Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank,
and organized by Birleşik Fuar Yapım, Inc. (BİFAŞ) and
with the support of the International Mattress Industry
Association (IBIA), International Fair Producers Association
(UFYD) and KOSGEB.
PRAISE FROM MINISTER VARANK TO THE SECTOR
Mustafa Varank, Industry and Technology Minister,
speaking at the opening of the fair, conveyed that the
latest technologies and innovative products were exhibited
at IBIA Expo 2022, where visitors from 24 countries,
special procurement committees from 10 target
countries, over 25 thousand visitors, professionals from
Europe, Middle East, America, North Africa, Russia and
Commonwealth of Independent States took part. Varank
said “The fair is the first fair of our country on mattress
components and technologies. Although it was held for
the first time this year, it is the largest fair in Eurasia
and the second largest in the world in its sector. We
believe that the fair will be one of the most important
meeting points of the sector from now on” and added
“It is easy for Turkey to dominate the mattress sector,
mattress sub-industry and technologies in the coming
period.” Minister Varank added that for this, it is
necessary to integrate artificial intelligence and digital
technologies into mattresses.
Türkiye’de sektörünün ilk ve tek fuarı olan IBIA Expo-Yatak
Yan Sanayi ve Teknolojileri Fuarı, Sa¬nayi ve Teknoloji
Bakanı Mustafa Varank’ın da katılımıyla açıldı.
Bir¬leşik Fuar Yapım A.Ş. (BİFAŞ) organiza¬törlüğünde
Uluslararası Yatak Endüstrisi Derneği (IBIA), Uluslararası
Fuar Yapımcıları Derneği (UFYD) ve KOSGEB destekleriyle
6 – 9 Ekim tarihleri arasında İstanbul Fuar Merkezi’nde
düzenlenen fuara sektör profesyonelleri büyük ilgi
gösterdi.
BAKAN VARANK’TAN SEKTÖRE ÖVGÜ
Fuarın açılışında konuşan Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanı