From May 25 to May 28, 2023, a business delegation of six furniture companies in Toronto, Canada, was successfully carried out. The delegation was organized by the public agency Spirit Slovenia with the support of the Wood industry Directorate at METS. The coordination of the performance was provided by the Wood Industry cluster with the participation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry-the Association of the Wood and Furniture Industry, the Embassy in Ottawa and the Canadian-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce in Toronto.

The goals of the delegation were to explore the market and its characteristics, to learn about the trends in the field of furniture and to find business opportunities and contacts for Slovenian furniture companies. A delegation that numbered six companies; Lesna Doors, Carpentry Florjančič, Potočnik Furniture, Mlinar Furniture, Carpentry Tajhmajster and the Carpentry Lavre has successfully completed the visit and established a series of new business links, which will continue to be able to provide them with concrete business. These are profiled providers who address the Canada market with niche products for custom interior equipment and contract products.

The delegation visited Toronto in Canada, an extremely fast -growing city, which offers a lot of opportunities to export furniture as well. They met with the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario and visited the Center for Craft and Design at Sheridan College in Oakville. The central business event was organized together with similar delegations from the Czech Republic and Romania as part of the joint project “Furniture Go International“. The delegation members received exceptional insight into the Canadian market and the options for exporting furniture. The event carried out a series of business meetings with target Canadian contacts, such as architects, interior equipment, distributors, agents and companies for equipping interiors.

You can find the video of the event in Toronto HERE.

“Our expectations in the Canada market, which represents a very promising export market for furniture, were primarily new business links and obtaining useful information on trends, business environments and conditions for furniture export. Given the very positive assessment of the delegation participants, it achieved its goals. This year, however, we have a fall delegation to France and Egypt. “

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The event was organized by the public agency Spirit Slovenia, with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport, Directorate for Woodworking. The co -organizers are the Wood industry cluster and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia – the Association of the Wood and Furniture Industry.