Your Invitation to BIG&BIH:
ASEAN’s largest trade show for gifts, home decorative items and housewares
October 14-19, 2008
at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Thailand
Dear Sir / Madam,
After delivering phenomenal success & receiving fabulous response from both exhibitors & visitors for over 10 years, the Department of Export Promotion (DEP) is proud to announce the 26th edition of Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair 2008 (BIG&BIH), which will be held on October 14-19, 2008 at the Challenger, IMPACT Convention & Exhibition Center, Thailand.
We take this opportunity to cordially invite you and your esteemed organization to take part in BIG&BIH October 2008 that will provide you endless business opportunities available in the global market for lifestyle products.
750 Exhibitors + 17,000 trade visitors from 110 countries around the globe
Considering the past successes, we anticipate approximately 750 producers and exporters of lifestyle products from Thailand and across Asia to participate in BIG&BIH-October 2008.
Meanwhile, a number of 17,000 trade visitors, including thousands of international buyers from 110 countries around the world is expected to attend the October 2008 edition on trade days (14-17 Oct 08), while as many of 100,000 shoppers are also expected to visit the last two days of the show (18-19 Oct 08), which will be opened for the public.
Exhibiting Profiles
Occupying a total of 46,000sq.m of exhibiting space, BIG&BIH-October 2008 will showcase a vast variety and diversity of lifestyle products, ranging from gifts, premiums, home decorative items, household products, home textiles, toys and novelties to stationery and to office equipment. The exhibition will be categorized by the following concepts:
Pure Pleasure: Gifts/Handicrafts Decorative Items Pure Earth: Artificial Flowers/Plants, Potpourri, Candles Fun and Favorites: Christmas, Toys and Games, Stationeries Life Styling: Home Textile, Fabric Decorative Items Heart and Home: Household Products, Tableware, Kitchenware Comfort Zone: Bathroom Accessories, Cleaning Equipment, Small Electrical Appliances
Being organized for over a decade, BIG&BIH has become an international marketplace for manufacturers, traders, importers, exporters, distributors, sales agents and everyone in lifestyle products industry to establish trade ties and strengthen the existing ones. And that it will surely be a beneficial event for all participants.
We look forward to welcoming you at BIG&BIH-October 2008 in Thailand.
For more information or assistance, please free to contact us anytime at
Office of Export Service, Department of Export Promotion
22/77 Ratchadapisek Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Tel: + 66 (0) 512 0093 to 104 ext. 266, 269, 271
Fax: + 66 (0) 511 6009, 511 6010
E-mail: big@depthai.go.th
Website: www.bigandbih.com
Best Regards
DEP, the fair organizer
Fair News
The Department of Export Promotion (DEP) has proactively promoted the up-coming Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair 2008 (BIG&BIH) among international exhibitors and visitors at Decorate Life fairs in Frankfurt, Germany during July 4-8, 2008.
This activity was one of DEP’s attempts to draw greater number of participants to the next edition of BIG&BIH which will be held on October 14-19 this year at IMPACT Convention & Exhibition Center, Thailand. The roadshow has gained enthusiastic interest from exhibitors, visitors, as well as the press at the European shows.
According to participants to the Decorate Life, Thai glassware, kitchenware, home decorative items, artificial flowers and handicrafts have been sought after in European and Middle Eastern markets. The keen buyers are promised to find the variety and diversity of the high-quality products ranging from gifts, premiums, home decorative items, home textiles, handicrafts, housewares, toys, stationery and office supplies at BIG&BIH-October 2008.
Inside Industry
Despite the economic slowdown in the world’s main markets like the US, the export value of Thai toys during the first four months of 2008 has grown 20% compare to the same period last year, resulting from the price rise and the increase of orders from new markets: said the President of the Thai Toy Industry Association, Ms. Duangjai Koosrivinij. In 2008, the Ministry of Commerce anticipated that the total export value of Thai toys would finish at around USD 220.64 million, a 5% increase from the previous year.
Thailand’s main export markets for toys that altogether possess 60% of the country’s total export figure are USA, Japan, France and Australia respectively, while Canada and Russia are up-and-rising markets for the industry.
At present, there are about 200 toy producers in the country, 90% of which are original design manufacturers (ODM).
