Developer plans furniture showcase in Abu Dhabi
Expects to draw 500 furniture exhibitors
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, July 2, 2008
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A developer plans to establish the International Furniture City here, with more than 500 furniture manufacturers showing their products, according to a report by the Malaysian news agency Bernama.
Ismail Kassim, deputy chairman of Spectrum Furniture (Middle East), said the company was partnering with the UAE's United Eastern Group in developing the project.
“We expect to rope in 250 Malaysian furniture makers and 300 more from China. The IFC concept is akin to a furniture supermarket offering medium to high-quality products,” Ismail, the deputy chairman of Spectrum Furniture, told Bernama.
Ismail said the IFC is expected to start operations in January 2009, and will cost as much as 250 million dirham, the equivalent of $68 million.
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