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"I have agreed to participate in the Committee of Ferroforma because I believe in this fair"

Interview with Fernando Bautista, Cofac Manager and Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of Ferroforma

Esther Güell07/10/2010

October 7, 2010

Fernando Bautista holds the new position of President of the renewed ferroforma-bricoformaTechnical Advisory Committee. So we wanted to talk to him to know, first hand, waiting for the Organization of the next edition and what position is the fair with respect to the wide dispersal of business meetings and private exhibitions.

Why this change of model, as well and now?

The fairs, 'all', must reinvent itself, now or never. There are many fairs that make no sense and that do not contribute anything. Currently economic financial, we are moving is responsible for making a large selection so that will be only those that provide something at a reasonable cost. All companies (exhibitors and visitors) need to make profitable your time and resources.

Fernando Baptist during the presentation of the fair before potentially exhibiting companies in Barcelona, on 5 October.

After the presentation in Barcelona, are provided for more?

If, in Madrid her will surely do at the beginning of December. We want to make different presentations in several points of Spain. We have done so because something must change, and if we have a new Committee, with a President who previously did not exist - I initially did not want to but in the end I said yes - because it is to change things and we have another mentality. Us we reinvented or we will not do anything.

"I have agreed to participate in this Committee because I believe in this fair and I think that we need to keep an international fair as Ferroforma for our sector"

And the strategy has been to form this new Committee?

Own change also entails an upgrade and renovation of the people. Because this Committee? Simply because they are influential within our sector, because they can contribute new ideas and opportunities, and mainly because they have agreed to participate in this Committee and steal a little time at his free time. I, personally, accepted to participate in it because I believe in this fair and I think that we need to keep an international fair as Ferroforma for our sector.

And how 'breathe' Ferrroforma?

Ferroforma breathes well and eager to improve the best fair of hardware Spain hardware. Ferroforma is putting the necessary resources so that all have the interest and the need to attend the 2013 Ferroforma.

In the light of all the matches and rooms that have proliferated in recent times, Ferroforma lost bag?

Ferroforma lost bellows as all the fairs, absolutely all. Now the fairs needed as the other operators in the sector, concentration. This crisis, will put us all on our site. I am in favour of the two large fairs of our sector focus or collaborate

They bet enough for this fair the companies in the sector?

The companies in the sector have always opted for Ferroforma but continue betting, Ferroforma must evolve, saving and illusion.

Finally, what are their expectations for this edition?

Forecasts for this year 2011, after the results of the 2009, were not very positive. However, now and through the efforts and resources that are being, are now very good.