France is the sixth exporter of textile machinery worldwide and Turkey is its second most important market. ITM is the leading textile machinery fair in Turkey.
Mr. Hubert TRETSCH (Superba’s marketing manager), President of the Promotion Committee of the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (UCMTF), states, “Our tradition of R & D associated with our long term partnerships with our clients explains why France is exporting around one billion Euros worth of textile machinery each year.” Even though there are many opportunities to meet the Turkish customers on their own premises or at fairs such as ITMA, he considers ITM a major opportunity. “ITM is a major regional event and we look forward to meet our long time customers as well as new ones from Turkey and surrounding countries. Our clients and we share the same goal, be reliable long term partners for our customers. We are not looking for short term profits but to make our companies stronger and stronger to seize the market opportunities and be able to absorb difficult years. We are mostly SME’s, often family owned, leaders or co-leaders in their markets. This is why we understand each other so well with our Turkish customers who are real entrepreneurs”.
At ITM, the textile and carpet industrialists are showing the latest technical innovations by the French teams. The stability of these teams allows them to go well beyond purely technical and address the long term objectives of their customers.
More information on the French textile machinery manufacturers can be found on the portal www.ucmtf.com