Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124Good things are happening. At the 2016 edition of Cersaie, the international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom fur- nishings held in Bologna from September 26-30 in cooperation with BolognaFiere, nearly 5,000 more visitors attended than in 2015 – an increase of 4.7%. This brought the total attendance to more than 106,000, with growth of Italian and international visi- tors. Here are the stats for atten- dance from various sectors and audiences: • Italian visitors –55,623, up 3.8% • International visitors – 50,976, up 5.7% • Journalists – 797; 472 Italian and 325 or 40% non-Italian • Visitor countries of origin – 170 • Number of exhibitors – 852 in six sectors: ceramic tile, bathroom furnishings, wood, marble, natural stone surfac- ing; 335 non-Italian companies exhibiting • Exhibitor countries of origin – 43 • Ceramic tile exhibitors – 491, with 237 non-Italian • Bathroom furnishings exhibi- tors – 194 As the figures above indicate, ceramic tile was the best rep- resented sector, followed by bathroom furnishings, confirm- ing Cersaie’s position as Italy’s largest bathroom furnishing exhi- bition and one of the leading shows for the sector in Europe. In addition, the show’s appeal coupled with a strong economy in several international markets fueled double-figure attendance growth, including a recovery in numbers of Italian visitors after Cersaie recap Attendance at Cersaie 2016 totals 106,599 over five days. Numbers of international visitors exceed 50,000 for the first time. By Lesley Goddin 68 TileLetter | December 2016