“It is our first time here. My market has always been Japan. I’ve been going for 12 years into Japan and I just decided to have a go at something different. I’ve been overwhelmed. I came with a lot of brochures and samples and I’m now wondering whether they’ll last me the whole time. It has been really, really good. You get a lot of people coming through who are just interested and that’s fine, but I think I’ve got three or four buyers who are very, very serious. If I don’t get some new customers from this I’ll be very surprised. For me the organisation has been very good. I’ll come back – unless I get too busy with orders.”

Terry Newman, Director, Terry J Newman Pty Ltd, Australia

“We take part in many exhibitions, and we were here last year. We have made some useful business contacts and the experience has been good.”

Dian Herdiana, Marketing Executive, PT Swabina Karya Indonesia, Indonesia

“This is my first time here and I have spoken to a lot of customers. Yes, I think I will come back again.”

Nyeo Hwa Lai, Gold Paint Chemical Industrial, Malaysia

“This is the first time I’ve been to a Hong Kong trade fair. The organisational support has been very satisfying. We have appointments this afternoon and some potential customers. We would come back next year. I think it is a good place to be.”

Benjamin Meriau, General Manager, The Bamboo Factory, Vietnam

“I found some quite nice products here and the quality is good. The fair layout is clear so it is quite easy to find what you are looking for. The organisation is good. People speak English and it is easy to make yourself understood.”

Diego Fernandes, Senior Import Advisor, Baumann, Brazil

“I am most satisfied with the factories and suppliers that have participated in this show. I am here for the hardware. Our head office is in America and we are the Asia purchasing office. We have been able to catch up with some of our existing suppliers at this show and I am looking for new ones.”

Alan Liang, Project Manager, Masco Asia (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chinese mainland

“It is interesting for me to know what is going on in Asia. I’m looking for technical solutions for intelligent houses and things like that. There is a good selection of interesting suppliers.”

Stanislaw Kotlarz, General Manager, Econ_Group, Germany

“It has been very useful. There is some really interesting stuff on the hardware side. I just found this Malaysian paint that is amazing. You come in the hope of finding something new. I’m here for four days, and yes, I hope to be back next year.”

Mehran Parry, Director, Complete Lighting Systems Ltd, UK

“This is my first time here. We have some building projects in Vietnam and we need to find some new building materials suppliers and products. It’s very well organised. Yes, I would like to come back next year. I am making a lot of useful contacts, and later we will be placing orders for our projects.”

Pham Nguyen Bao Khanh, Vice Director, Thuong Tin Commercial Construction Material Company, Vietnam