Decotex is well established as Russia’s premier exhibition for the decorative textile industry. It features a broad range of products, exhibited by some of the world’s leading textile suppliers.

Visitors to Decotex include interior designers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and professionals from the hospitality industry (such as hoteliers and restaurateurs). Russian consumers have an appetite for a wide variety of fabrics and designs and the growth of the interiors sector means that Russia is a market that is packed with opportunities. Below you can read few exhibitor's testimonials from Mosbuild 2009:

“Before MosBuild we were a little concern about how the financial crisis might affect the industry, but actually, it was excellent, I haven’t met any customers complaining about the crisis, on the contrary, everyone was positive and ready to make investments for the future. Russia has been growing for the past 10 years, so today it’s one of the best markets.”

“We’ve seen some architects, some designers, but those customers that are really interested are the blinds manufacturers from all over Russia. We’ve seen people from Sakhalin Island, from St. Petersburg, from Rostov-on-Don, and actually that’s why MosBuild is so important to us because people from all regions of Russia come here.”

 Risto Junninen, Director, Almedahls Oy - Decotex

 (Mary Lynn) “MosBuild has been very good for us.  We’ve had a very enthusiastic response to US products and I think there’s tremendous interest. I was exhibiting here in 2004, and there’s been a remarkable development in the sophistication and taste, as well as the level of expertise in importing. It’s been a very good show for us. ”

(Bill Calhoun takes over) “My first trip to Moscow, my first exposure to the Russian market, very pleased with the calibre of people, the interest in the product has been excellent, look forward to much success here.”

“Economic crisis seems to be more on the minds of many other countries than here. I’ve been very impressed by the fact that no one has mentioned the crisis, only the newspapers, but everyone that we have talked to seem to be sure that there’s plenty of opportunity, so we feel very comfortable and optimistic, it’s been wonderful.”

Mary Lynn Langraf, Senior International Trade Specialist, followed by Bill Calhoun, General Manager, Koroseal Interior Products Group - Decotex