For its fourth edition, the International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE) is heading back to İstanbul Expo Center, running January 6 to 9, 2027. More than 500 exhibitors and approximately 35,000 sector professionals from over 150 countries are expected, creating new routes for international trade and cooperation. Istanbul, Türkiye: The International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE) 2027 is scheduled for January 6 to 9, 2027 at the Istanbul Fair Center (İFM). Support for the fair, which is organised by Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc., comes from the Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters Association (GAHIB) and the İstanbul Carpet Exporters Association…
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Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt: A far-reaching line-up of live shows, visiting international artists, DJ sets and gala performances will usher 2027 in at the flagship resorts operated by Rixos Hotels Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Alamein and Alexandria. Globally recognised performers, live bands, DJs and bespoke productions shape the New Year programme, assembled so that guests collect festive memories across several of Egypt’s most coveted destinations. Rather than finishing on New Year’s Eve, the festivities run on into January’s opening week. Festivities at Rixos Premium Seagate open on 31 December 2026, when Alexandra Stan takes the headline slot and…
Leading firms from the construction industry, trailblazing technologies and purchasers from abroad will reconvene on 21 to 24 November 2026 at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center, Istanbul, for the return of the Eurasia Window & Door and Eurasia Glass Fairs. Istanbul, Türkiye: Ranking with the most consequential trade events anywhere in Eurasia, the pair of fairs continues as a strategic business arena bringing together architects, manufacturers, dealers, project developers, wholesalers and further industry professionals from Türkiye and every corner of the world. Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. stages both events jointly with PÜKAD (Window and Door Sector Association), PÜKAB (Window…
Transferring studio expertise and strengthening international production cooperation are the aims of a partnership formalised at MIPCOM Cannes. Five purpose-built sound stages feature in the first phase of Shams Production Hub, which is scheduled to commence in Q1 2027. CANNES, France: MIPCOM Cannes provided the setting as Sharjah Media City (Shams), a leading UAE freezone authority, formalised a strategic partnership with Origo Studios, which counts among Hungary’s leading film studio complexes, in support of how Shams Production Hub is being developed in Sharjah, UAE. Origo Studios has been given responsibility, under the agreement, for a three-phase training and knowledge-transfer programme,…
Istanbul, Türkiye – For its 31st edition, Eurasia Packaging Istanbul, among the Eurasian region’s foremost trade platforms serving the packaging sector, comes back to Tüyap Fair and Congress Center from 13 to 16 October 2026. Manufacturers of packaging, technology suppliers, buyers, investors and sector professionals from Türkiye and from overseas markets will gather at the show, which Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. stages together with the Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association (ASD) and further industry bodies, with backing from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade. Covering packaging products, production technologies, processing solutions, printing and converting, the fair once more delivers a…
Tüyap stages the 35th Plast Eurasia in Istanbul this December. Plastics machinery, raw materials and production technologies share a single venue, with organisers stepping up their appeal to trade visitors across the larger European markets ahead of opening. İstanbul – Plast Eurasia takes place 2-5 December 2026 at its venue in Istanbul, the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center. Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc. runs the fair in partnership with PAGEV, with backing from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade. The fair draws distributors, purchasing professionals, manufacturers, technology providers and raw material producers into one place to forge trading…
The Group’s UK arm, UNLU Securities UK Limited, has secured wider regulatory permissions from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is set to trade from now on as UNLU Merchant Bank Limited. This enlarged platform will widen what the Group can deliver from London and reinforce the position of ÜNLÜ & Co as a bridge linking Türkiye with international financial markets. LONDON – In its 30th anniversary year, ÜNLÜ & Co, the leading investment services and asset management group in Türkiye, is embarking on a fresh stage of international expansion. Having widened its regulatory permissions, the Group’s UK subsidiary, UNLU…
Commercial LED displays are increasingly being judged on long-term value rather than the lowest quotation. As projects become more carefully planned, businesses are paying greater attention to reliability, future maintenance and how display technology will perform over many years of use. There was a time when buying a commercial LED display was often a straightforward exercise. A business would decide on the size of screen it wanted, obtain several quotations and compare prices before making a final decision. While image quality and specifications were certainly discussed, the conversation usually centred on the project’s initial cost. That buying process has gradually…
Most fabrication businesses expect the occasional problem. A delivery arrives late. A drawing gets revised after production has started. Material turns up with the wrong specification. None of these situations is ideal, but they’re familiar enough that most workshops know how to deal with them. Machine breakdowns tend to be different. When a key piece of equipment stops unexpectedly, the effects can spread surprisingly quickly. What begins as a maintenance issue often affects production schedules, delivery dates, and workloads across the shop floor. For many fabrication companies, downtime remains one of the most expensive disruptions they encounter. Lost Hours Have…
Not that long ago, most startups didn’t overthink their domain. It was something that needed to be sorted quickly so everything else could move forward. If the exact name wasn’t available, it wasn’t a big deal. A variation would do for now, and it could always be revisited later. That mindset is changing. More founders are looking at the domain earlier in the process, and in quite a few cases, they’re putting real budget behind it from day one. First Impressions Carry More Weight A domain is often the first thing someone notices, even if they don’t realise it straight…