On Friday, November 27, 2020, representatives of the furniture business from all over Ukraine strengthened their export literacy at the annual UAFM SMART EXPORT 4.0 training conference

This year the event took place in Lviv. The site of the furniture centre “Three Elephants” hospitably received the participants of the event, comfortably accommodating everyone, according to the quarantine requirements. We are sincerely grateful to Serhiy Plandzhiev, the founder of Development West Group, for his hospitality.

“Exporting cannot be postponed!”, – the slogan of this year’s event, united representatives of the small and medium furniture business in a single desire to unleash their export potential in the international arena.

Volodymyr Patis, President of the Ukrainian Association of Furniture Manufacturers, greeted all present and spoke about the importance of training and improvement to strengthen the furniture industry.

The President called on everyone to be active and aware of their own business, offered their own help and expert support to each of its members.

 

 

So, gaining support in the ranks of UAFM, the participants began training.

The structure of the event consisted of four steps, each of which revealed one of the important expert topics and drew a practical export map, convenient for practical use. 

Stepped like this:

 – The presentation of the brand is the first important step, because only with the help of 3D models, an exquisite catalogue, a clear price, the company will be able to position itself correctly.         

Vitalii Kyryliv, the co-founder of Hochu rayu. Innovative design spoke about all the intricacies of the presentation. design bureau on the example of the project: “Visualize your identification”.

 – Certification of products for export is the second and no less important step.         

Expert Arsen Panasyuk, Director of the Industrial Department of Bureau Veritas, helped to understand this issue.

 – Concluding contracts is the third export step. At this stage, participants learned to export in accordance with international law, learned about innovations that will help in concluding contracts.         

This is described in detail Galina Perepelytsia – Independent Consultant, Certified Consultant exports to the EU and trainer in technical regulations.

 – Negotiations are the fourth export step.         

Alexander Yushchenko, a member of the UAFM Management Board, head of the Project Order Platform and director of MIRT, which has extensive export experience, spoke about all the intricacies of the furniture company’s export and negotiations with foreign partners.

Not without a favourite networking format in UAFM: Speed ​​Dating Furniture makers VS Designers

This is also an integral stage for export because designer furniture has added value and prestige around the world, and we really want the Furniture of Ukraine brand to have amazing quality furniture from a domestic manufacturer with a cool Ukrainian design and nothing else.

The conference is organized as part of a training project to prepare Ukrainian furniture makers for the first Bayer furniture exhibition Furniture of Ukraine Business Expo, which will take place from 7 to 9 April 2021.

Oksana Donska, Member of the UAFM’s Board, Head of the Cluster Platform and Exhibition FUBE addressed the audience and reported on statistics on the positive dynamics of production and exports of Ukrainian furniture. She invited everyone to participate in the Furniture of Ukraine Business Expo, which was created by UAFM to promote the Furniture of Ukraine brand and should increase sales in Ukraine and around the world.

We are grateful to all participants, speakers and partners who made this event possible, and the international markets closer. Thanks to the conscientious work of everyone and cooperation within UAFM

Ukraine will become the centre of European furniture production. Let’s keep walking …

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Event partners: Three Elephants, Häfele Ukraine, ViYar, Krayna.

Video recordings of the speakers’ speeches will be available at the UAFM Directorate

Cost for UAFM’s members: 200 UAH; for all others: 400 UAH.

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