Testimonials

PRIMUS: HORECA UKRAINE 2010

	HOTEL LINK GROUP Company Sergey Pavlenko, Sales Manager We’ve managed to achieve all goals that we had, coming to participate in this exhibition. It was our first exhibition in a new status. First of all, we wanted to present ourselves to the specialists and to claim ourselves in Ukraine. And this goal has been achieved in full. As for the visitors – they were mainly professionals, interested in cooperation. We presented French company Group GM. It has been presented leading brands for hotels and trading networks at the European market for 30 years already. We are exclusive representatives of this company in Ukraine. Now we will be able to promote our production actively, and hotels will get everything necessary to serve the clients properly.
	КRISTALL Trade House Maxim Sitnikov, Sales Director This year the exhibition was quite an unordinary one. There were very little visitors, who came here just “to have a walk”. All our stand visitors were professionals, to communicate with whom we actually participate. They were mainly our clients, whom we know very well and have been fruitfully working with them for a long time. We have gathered them together and discussed our plans for the future. And the exhibition was that very tool, which helped us to do this. Now the market development is not so dynamic. But in spite of it, this year we are even more satisfied with the exhibition, than with the previous one.
	КОZENKO Company Marina Kozenko, Manager We liked the exhibition and organizers attitude on the whole. They’ve managed to make our participation very comfortable. The only thing that we had to focus at was our work. We would like also to mark specialists’ visiting the exhibition. We hope to see more designers and architects, restaurant, hotels and clubs directors next year. Our participation has already been planned.
	GLOBAL TRADING UKRAINE Nataliya Kirillova, Commercial Director The aim of participating in the exhibition was popularization of our trade marks and clients’ base widening. Our impressions about the exhibition are positive. We have held many negotiations. There was a very favourable atmosphere at the exhibition. We are sure that we will work over the gathered information effectively and the exhibition aims will be achieved. We have represented some new series of tableware. Visitors’ interest was quite strong. The Organizers’ work was very well done and it was pleasant and easily to work. We have gathered a lot of information. The visitors’ mood was to begin cooperation as soon as possible. Therefore we hope that the number of clients will increase and the sales will increase too. That is why we will participate next year!

PRIMUS: AMBIENTE UKRAINE 2010

	EUROGOLD INDUSTRIES Company Juriy Moroz, Head of Delivery Department Participating in the Fair we would like to find out how much the crisis year influenced the situation at the market and make forecast for the next year. Gathered information will help us to know what has changed in partnership relations. The exhibition was a success. Everything was just wonderful. We have understood that the situation has stabilized. Though we cannot say that we have come through “the bottom”, nevertheless market downfall has stopped. Negotiations held during the exhibition, received information and the main our feelings let us think that situation has improved. We have optimistic prospects as to the future. There is still a demand. People are interested in qualitative products. It is that what is really pleasant!
	VINZER Company Eugenia Klepikova, Brand-Manager This year our company is again the exhibitor and sponsor of the International Fair PRIMUS: AMBIENTE UKRAINE. It absolutely confirms the fact that as before we appreciate highly the level of organization of this event and remember about positive results achieved by Vinzer Company owing to the previous year results. For four exhibition days we have met our foreign and Ukrainian partners, have conducted negotiations with present and potential dealers successfully as well as discussed news and trends of our market segment. We wish sincerely all the best to the project and its organizers!
	MAESTRO Company Julia Bahchevan, Director We have well developed dealer network in Ukraine which include markets and network shops where we are successfully represented. I think during the Fair we have achieved these aims to a great extend. We have held a number of negotiations within the exhibition as usually. We like its organization. The most precious at the exhibition is a possibility of live communication. Here we find out about necessity of products line increase and change of items. It is very important for us. In such a way we react to new consumers’ demands. As to visitors we are not disappointed by them at all even this time. Here we have met our former partners. They came to see how we represent the trade mark. Having seen that we are being developed they are more certain in making their choice. There were the ones who have never heard about our trade mark. To get acquainted with it was the aim of their exhibition visiting. We are pleased to hear that many potential clients were interested in us. Among them are as follows: networks and retailers as well as small businesses which is in great demand now. As to participation next year it is already planned. We like the exhibition PRIMUS: AMBIENTE UKRAINE. We appreciate it and always participate in it.
	BOLSIUS POLSKA Sp z o.o. Company Slavomir Vazhbinskiy, Export-Manager Our firm is dealing with candle sales. We are very pleased with this exhibition. We couldn’t even imagine that there will be so many visitors there. We noticed a great interest towards our production. Many companies are interested to bye candles here in Ukraine. We’ve got some distributors, which we hope to work with after the exhibition. We also had negotiations with net buyers, who are interested in our production. Our impressions from the exhibitions are very positive. And I hope to increase our sales and continue our cooperation with Ukraine. Here we have showed all our assortment, which will be sold well in countries of Eastern Europe. We have also made some marketing research and studied new trends and buyers’ preferences in Ukraine. We were pleased with the place, provided by the Organizers. We will surely participate next year.

PRIMUS: INTERNATIONAL CLEANING FORUM 2010

	The company KARCHER (Ukraine) Alexander Balatuk, Sales Director of Professional Equipment Present exhibition is considered to be as indicator of presence of the main players at the market and autumn results of the work for the whole year. We participate in the exhibition regularly as we are leaders in sales of cleaning equipment. In the exhibition we communicate with our colleagues and competitors: both suppliers of cleaning equipment and consumers of our new services and products. Now we see that the market started to rise. The exhibition has shown that we have to come to the clients. A client came to us before, now we have to work with him, sell to him not “to ship”, as we did the last years. It just says about our market improvement. We have to develop in the existing present conditions. We are moving surely in the determined direction, open for cooperation and wish success to all the participants of the exhibition and cleaning market!
	The company KIMS (Ukraine) Alexander Kogan, Founder First of all I would like to thank the organizers for permanently excellent work. All technical and organizing matters were solved in a quick and distinct way. Our work at the exhibition turned out to be quite successful and fruitful. We’ve managed to meet with our partners and clients, to make some transactions. On our stand we’ve demonstrated the equipment for dry cleaners’ and laundry companies, which we present in Ukraine. Among other exhibits there was a machine for dry cleaning Bowe, which operates on carbo-hydrogen solvent. It’s undoubtedly the most innovative equipment in our branch by the moment. Our enterprise is successfully using it. There is a permanent interest towards it from our clients, because having such equipment made possible to considerably widen the assortment of things, which dry cleaners’ successfully manages to clean, to provide more qualitative service. We’ve surprised in a pleasant way to mark a special interest towards shoes repair equipment Hardo, which we present in Ukraine, as well as shoes repair consumption materials.
	The International Institute of Care to Buildings Vladimir Fevralyov, Director Strictly speaking the exhibition really became the place for meeting of professionals and gathered professional society. Here in warm and friendly atmosphere people are gathered to discuss serious technological questions. We have just summed up the results of the contest which showed that the companies’ level has started to grow. However there are some mistakes and failures – some companies continue to economize on the staff arrangement. Though it has got moving. I have the best impressions from the exhibition. The seen overcame my expectations.
	Centre of Cleaning Technologies PROFESSIONAL (Ukraine) Sergey Matlach, Director: We liked the exhibition! It gives us possibility to make ourselves known, meet business colleagues, see their level of work and demonstrate them our new possibilities. Thanks to the exhibition we can directly talk to the customers who are not only interested with our products but they have possibility to evaluate and compare all the existing market offers. In our turn we have possibility for ourselves from the best side. I am satisfied with the exhibition because there are different visitors here at the moment. We have received contacts with leading restaurants, with representatives of regional hotel nets, with executives of clubs, fitness and sports firms. It was very interesting as it is the only fair where cleaning business is represented to the largest extend. In spite of crisis the exhibition was held and was a success. I think that this success should be increased next year.

PRIMUS: WOODPROCESSING INDUSTRY 2010

	Stankodnepr Company Vladislav Kachaykin, Director I can quite certainly say that this year the exhibition was better than the previous one in any case. There were quite many visitors during all days of the exhibition’s work. The market has got a little revival. Plenty of specialists come to us. They are interested actively in our equipment. I suppose that there will be some practical result. As for the Organizers’ work, I can say that I have no remarks. We had long-term partner and friendly relationships with Primus Company. I can say that we were provided with all conditions for a good standard work. It was very pleasant to see all our partners here. The representatives of new companies also came to us. The enterprises are created, though not in such amount as it was before. Investments are not so huge, as before, but they are present. Everybody, who has survived in a difficult period, looks ahead and thinks about the future.
	Representative office of Wainig Group Sergey Ratoshnyuk, Director In respect of work at the exhibition, we liked everything. The Organizers, Primus, have worked without any censures from our side. On a five points’ scale our estimation is 5 points; on a twelve points’ scale it is 12 points. We remained satisfied. But the market situation, and it was evidently shown by the exhibition, unfortunately, is very distant from the desired yet. Any substantial improvement in our industry will come not earlier than the general raise of the economy, proceeding in the volumes of crediting and renewal of building rates. You can judge yourself, if in Europe they credit for 2%, here it is for 25%. And only then, when businessmen see that it is possible to get the real income here, they will be ready to do large investments without which, as you understand, the sales of woodworking equipment are difficult.
	Royek-Lvov Company Аlexander Dzyupin, Chairman It’s for the first time during the history of our long-term collaboration that we don’t have any remarks to the organizers. This exhibition became a large holiday. Everything is well organized. Any technical questions, which arose up in the process of preparation to the exhibition were decided properly and in time. We are very glad to be treated as the good friends. We are cared. The Organizers try to make the exhibition successful. We are satisfied with the exhibition on the whole. Personally I feared the worst. I supposed that the exhibition would be weakly visited. However, there were a lot of specialists of the industry. They knew what they wanted very well and set concrete questions. We have sold three units just at the exhibition. It can’t be considered expository. We had many contacts, new ones by the way. It confirms the fact that new firms appear at the market and just they need our equipment.
	Маrketlis Company Vasiliy Khlud, Head of the Supervisory Council We liked the exhibition for sure. The organization was at enough high level. There are no claims against the organizers. The volumes of the exhibition have obviously reduced. I hope that it is that very level, from which we will not go down. Our clients were concerned with the problems. Although we hoped for some revival at heart, but it did not appear yet. As for the visitors, only those, who were interested in the purchase of our equipment, visited us at the exhibition. They were mainly our old clients. Among the novelties there was a drilling machine-tool presented with digital program managing. However, I haven’t noticed a distinct tendency for the revival and renewal of the market development.

PRIMUS: WINDOWS, DOORS & PROFILES 2010

	REHAU Company Igor Binkovsky, Marketing and Sales Director We are glad to congratulate our old Partner, company Primus Ukraine, with the fact that the exhibition took place. We are also glad that we were able to support the Organizers of the exhibition, remaining its sponsor. Ten years ago we were one of the first, who felt the necessity of changes in the exhibition business in Ukraine, and Primus company supported and developed this idea. Year by year the exhibition PRIMUS: WINDOWS, DOORS & PROFILES was becoming brighter, meaningful and memorable event in window business in Central and Eastern Europe, and the Organizer of the exhibition was raising the level of service higher and higher. The window market of Ukraine was growing very quickly, adding 50-60% annually, but already in 2007 the market growth became less dynamic, and in 2008 the market came to the point of its satiation. The economic situation in the country became the reason of considerable (almost for 50%) falling of the market in 2009, which has resulted the situation, when a number of players were forced to finish their activity. The most effective companies have remained at the market. The market proceeds further along the way of concentration. We would like to wish «Primus Ukraine» company to remain firm, successful and create new ideas!
	ARKADA-PLAST Company Yuriy Stefanovish, General Director The exhibition was traditionally organized at a high level in spite of the crisis in the construction industry. Our company annually takes part in PRIMUS: WINDOWS, DOORS & PROFILES. Plenty of visitors made us happy. Many people arrived from different regions of Ukraine as well as CIS countries. At the exhibition we have reminded about ourselves and also showed the products that are in demand on the market. More than 1000 people have visited our exhibition stand, direct agreements were made, and new business partners were found. We sincerely thank all guests, partners of the company and hope for fruitful collaboration. The impressions from the exhibition remained positive on the whole. The exhibition passed in an enough quiet and relaxed atmosphere. Our special thanks to the Organizers of the exhibition for professional work.
	Winbau® Group of Companies Oleg Bludov, Commercial Director Anniversary tenth exhibition have passed in a sufficiently active way, though with a less scale. The fact that it took place in such not easy for the industry period already certifies that the present market players have gotten through instability and went out on the new stage of development. This year Winbau® company became a sponsor not only of the exhibition but also of all meaningful events which were held simultaneously. Those were 7th International Congress WINDOWS. DOORS. FACADE SYSTEMS. ARCHITECTURAL GLASS and the lottery WINDOWS. DOORS 2010 held for the first time. The Congress has united those industry players, who, in spite of general instability, gave their preference to the energy saving technologies. We hope, that gotten knowledge will allow the producers reach the optimum cost of the finished product in 2010 season not at the expense of the quality reduction, but due to modern technologies and materials application. Winbau® company traditionally made a research during the exhibition. The results testify that, in spite of exhibition’s reduction in scale, visitors have marked its efficiency and were interested to visit it again. Due to the exhibition organizers’ competent management, the concentration of exhibitors in one pavilion did not narrow its scope, but, vice versa, created comfortable conditions for partners’ communication.
	ift Rosenheim Juergen Benitz-Wildenburg Director PR & Communication Exhibitions are the ideal possibility to familiarize with the newest technologies, and also to exchange the knowledge, experience and ideas. Congresses like 7th International Congress WINDOWS. DOORS. FACADE SYSTEMS. ARCHITECTURAL GLASS, optimally complement the afore-mentioned aims of the exhibition. We, as the leading European research institute of window and façade industry testing and certification are glad to support this congress and this exhibition with our experience. Many experts and enterprises of Eastern Europe see the market with the long-term prospects in Ukraine, as Ukraine historically is a gate to the market of Russia and CIS countries. Therefore there is a necessity to work with the clients and architects to clarify that a cheap product at first sight will be more expensive, if there occurs a necessity of its replacement. In 2010 Institute of window technologies ift Rosenheim was not only the Congress co-organizer, but also participated in the exhibition with the own stand for the first time, where we conducted many successful negotiations with our Ukrainian partner. We thank all Primus command for the successful collaboration and will also support the exhibition and the congress in 2011.

PRIMUS: ARCHITECTURAL GLASS 2010

	GMT Company Andrey Minenkov, Founder It is nice to note that the exhibition was quite alive. It was a pleasant surprise for us, because we supposed that it would be worse. The amount of visitors particularly on our stand was not far less, than the last year. And, judging by the colleagues reviews, they weren’t boring as well. There was enough work for everybody. Owing to this exhibition the prospects of the coming year appeared quite distinctly. And they are mostly encouraging. The main result of the exhibition is that the industry is alive and developing. I want to thank the Organizers of the exhibition once again. If it were not for a crisis, we, probably, did not realize all importance and value of their work yet. Many thanks!
	LISEC Ukraine Company Aleksey Obrezumov LISEC Ukraine company, the official representative office of LISEC Company, has been working in Ukraine for two years. During this time clients service equipment and storage of spare parts were organized in Kyiv. LISEC Company takes part in the exhibitions, organized by Primus Exhibitions Group for a few years already and wants to express its gratitude to the organizers of the exhibition for the possibility to meet with plenty of our partners & clients for the joint decision of accumulated questions. Such meetings allow us analyze the past year, build prospects to the future, correct our actions at the glass package market for the work improvement with each of our partners & clients. In spite of today's difficult times we see the Ukrainian market development in production quality and volumes upgrading at the expense of high-technology machines purchasing and passing to all production stages automation. We’ve got the forecast and expected result from the passed exhibition and we are sure of the market activation in the nearest future as well as of the increase of demand for our products.
	SFERAGLASS Company Elena Nosenko, Deputy Director It was the excellent exhibition! We were very pleased with it. This exhibition gave us a vision of the glass market minimum for a half-year forward. Here we were able to meet with the real and future clients. We have spent time in a very pleasant atmosphere and with a large benefit. The features of this year exhibition allowed us to work in an especially effective way. Everything was organized at a high level. We succeeded to decide all given tasks in an absolutely quiet way, without any fuss. As for our stand, it was constantly full of people. There were even more target audience among this year’s visitors than the last one.
	CHAMELEON ART Company Alexander Orlichenko, Director I would like to mark very legible organization of the exhibition. Everything was considered carefully. Organizers paid much attention to the exhibitors. All our requirements and wishes were executed in the excellent way. Yesterday's gala dinner also influenced positively – helped the exhibitors to find common language and drawn together, although we are competitors in many moments. General impression from the exhibition is remarkable. We would like to wish Primus to be further engaged in exhibitions organization with the same energy. They help very much in business and partner relations development in fact.

PRIMUS: BUILDING UKRAINE 2010

	OSIN Company (Ukraine) Vladimir Rakovskiy, Sales Director Professionals can value good art. Reasonable propositions, which we have designed, were a pleasant surprise for the visitors. Our products were of great interest for the visitors and even for the exhibitors. It means that organizers made everything very professionally: starting from exhibitor’s choice up to visitors inviting. We are for the first time at this exhibition and are pleased with the results. We hope that our presented production inspired other exhibitors for more inventive projects. We want to thank the organizers and hope for further cooperation.
	KANAT Company (Turkey) Savag Alav, Export-Manager It’s a very good exhibition. Not a big one, but very cosy and everything is at a hand. The exposition is organized in a classic way of exhibition, as it was everywhere at the exhibitions in other countries, where our company took part. But the more companies participating, countries represented and visitors the better. What we see now at the exhibition is a very distinct reflection of the Ukrainian market condition on the whole. It must be especially marked that many visitors, coming to the exhibition, already knew what they wanted to purchase. We managed to make many negotiations.
	Svetlovodsk Plant BMZ Victor Sulin, Deputy Director I liked practically everything at the exhibition. I am noting the clear work of the organizers. Everything was done according to the contract, clearly, fully and on time. It was uplifting to note the high level of visitation to our stand, and high interest level in our production. That is to say, there were many visitors, and among them were a high number of specialists. Overall mainly targeted visitors came, for signing of contracts. That is to say, people knew what we produce, how and for what. This was facilitated by the uniqueness of our offer, and the fact that we were the only ones representing our market segment. We are happy about that.
	Group of Companies ETS Stanislav Kiriatov, Sales Manager Despite the fact that, perhaps, the size of the exhibition was less than in previous years, communication with current and new clients has brought a result. Our work was effective, brought results, and gave us a series of happy moments, for which we express gratitude to company Primus.

PRIMUS: INTERFARBA 2010

	Factory of Varnishes and Paints "Rolax" (Ukraine) Sergey Robak, Director We have executed the exhibition program. Everything that depended on us as from its sponsors, we also have executed completely. As to the organization, in my opinion, exhibitions should be even more accessible to exhibitors especially during such uneasy period for all of us. Probably, now all of us need to reconsider approaches to business dealing.
	"Irkom-EKT" (Ukraine) Galina Polishchuk, Sales Manager Our company considers that the exhibition PRIMUS: INTERFARBA – is one of the best and interesting exhibitions in Ukraine. It is organized at the highest level. In spite of the fact that scales of the exhibition of this year less than the previous one, it has brought to us much more advantage. We had many potential clients who were interested in our production and wished to work with us as dealers. We presented here acrylic first coat on metal among novelties of this year. This absolutely unique product in Ukraine has been developed in laboratory of our enterprise for an original compounding. We count on a great interest to our novelty. Next year we will participate necessarily. We wish all participants and visitors of the exhibition prosperity and successes!
	Company "CrimRosService" (Ukraine) Oleg Uzljakov, Director Here at the exhibition we have met many our competitors. Certainly, it would be desirable, that more people have arrived on the exhibition. It is said that it such time, but, I consider, that exactly now it is necessary to be especially active. After all knowingly say that the hungry wolf runs faster than the full. As to the exhibition, I have no any questions to organizers. All is executed functionally, simply, clearly, well. The chemistry is a science and the industry of high technologies which is not stay on the same place. Always there is something new, any highlights. We mark interest to our antibacterial coverings. Applying them, the Ukrainian manufacturer will make furniture which is exported to Europe.
	Company "BASF" (Ukraine) Tatyana Biletskaja, Manager For me as for the representative of chemical concern, it was very important to hear experts’ opinion on new products workings out and market problems. Thanks to it we flexibly react to changes of consumers’ inquiries, we develop strategy of the enterprise development; we define products and technologies which it is better to emphasize. The last congress – is a nice place for experts’ dialogue: technologists and heads of the leading paint and varnish companies. Taking part in it, it is possible to see the general tendencies of paint and varnish industry development. It was discussed many rather pressing questions on the congress. New horizons of development have been planned. It is pleasant to notice that in this business there are no indifferent people. They are ready to share the long-term experience and last achievements. On events of such level and subjects technologists not only raise qualification, but also receive stimulus for introduction of innovations and production improvement of quality.