27.06.2018
During the event, the association's activities during the past twelve months were discussed. The highlights included the redesign of the website, which is now also completely responsive, the IFN stand at the imm cologne 2018 and the successful press work of the office with almost 87 million printed copies in total since the IFN moved under the umbrella of the Main Association of the German Wood Industry (“Hauptverband der deutschen Holzindustrie” - HDH) in 2011. This does not include online publications.
In addition, the association's activities for the coming year were planned. For example, together with its partner koelnmesse, it was again agreed that the IFN would again have its own stand at the imm cologne 2019 and naturally at the interzum 2019 veneer fair. “Here the IFN shows exhibits provided by our members, and thus the diversity of options of our wonderful material veneer”, said Axel Groh, Chairman of the Board of the IFN on the planned trade fair participation. The new members in 2018, Hans Hahn and LeuchtNatur, were also welcomed officially. Furthermore, the Managing Director of Rollwood Holztechnik, Reiner Brüls, announced it would now be joining the association. At the recommendation of the board, the members' meeting co-opted Edmund Smolarek, Vice President of the Möhring Group and Managing Director of Balti Spoon in Estonia, onto the IFN board.
The IFN members' meeting was closed with an interesting talk given by the guest speaker, Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Wagenführ of the TU-Dresden, in which he presented many inspirations and innovative ideas on the material veneer.
The head of the europlac company and IFN board member, Reinhold Röhr, who died recently under tragic circumstances was remembered in a minute of silence. IFN
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) e.V. was founded in 1996 by the German veneer industry and its partners. The purpose of the association based in Bad Honnef is to promote veneer as a material. It is funded and supported by European companies in the veneer industry, trade and the veneer processing industry as well as professional associations of the timber industry.
Image: The well-attended IFN members' meeting 2018 in Bad Honnef. Photo: IFN
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IFN Members' Meeting: The European veneer market is becom-ing a trade hub for the world
Bad Honnef. At the recent members' meeting in Bad Honnef, the members of Initiative Furnier + Natur e.V. (IFN) were satisfactorily optimistic about the industry's situation. The European members of the IFN recognise the increasing development in the individual European markets into a trade hub in the global competition. The emotionally appealing internet campaign on products made of and with veneer is very successful, the relaunch of the www.furnier.de website has been completed.During the event, the association's activities during the past twelve months were discussed. The highlights included the redesign of the website, which is now also completely responsive, the IFN stand at the imm cologne 2018 and the successful press work of the office with almost 87 million printed copies in total since the IFN moved under the umbrella of the Main Association of the German Wood Industry (“Hauptverband der deutschen Holzindustrie” - HDH) in 2011. This does not include online publications.
In addition, the association's activities for the coming year were planned. For example, together with its partner koelnmesse, it was again agreed that the IFN would again have its own stand at the imm cologne 2019 and naturally at the interzum 2019 veneer fair. “Here the IFN shows exhibits provided by our members, and thus the diversity of options of our wonderful material veneer”, said Axel Groh, Chairman of the Board of the IFN on the planned trade fair participation. The new members in 2018, Hans Hahn and LeuchtNatur, were also welcomed officially. Furthermore, the Managing Director of Rollwood Holztechnik, Reiner Brüls, announced it would now be joining the association. At the recommendation of the board, the members' meeting co-opted Edmund Smolarek, Vice President of the Möhring Group and Managing Director of Balti Spoon in Estonia, onto the IFN board.
The IFN members' meeting was closed with an interesting talk given by the guest speaker, Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Wagenführ of the TU-Dresden, in which he presented many inspirations and innovative ideas on the material veneer.
The head of the europlac company and IFN board member, Reinhold Röhr, who died recently under tragic circumstances was remembered in a minute of silence. IFN
Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) Initiative Furnier + Natur (IFN) e.V. was founded in 1996 by the German veneer industry and its partners. The purpose of the association based in Bad Honnef is to promote veneer as a material. It is funded and supported by European companies in the veneer industry, trade and the veneer processing industry as well as professional associations of the timber industry.
Image: The well-attended IFN members' meeting 2018 in Bad Honnef. Photo: IFN
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IFN-Mitgliederversammlung.jpg (0.94 MB)
Image: The well-attended IFN members’ meeting 2018 in Bad Honnef. Photo: IFN