Flanders Flooring Days will be held biennially and will become European Flooring Days
From 2028, Flanders Flooring Days will continue as European Flooring Days. The new name is intended to reflect the international scale that the event has built up over the past five editions – with Flanders as its permanent home. At the same time, the organisers have opted for a biennial schedule and three days of the trade fair. The first edition of European Flooring Days is scheduled for 21, 22 and 23 March 2028 at Kortrijk Xpo and in the showrooms and production facilities of the participating companies in Flanders.
According to the organisers, the new name is a logical next step in the event’s further development. What began in Flanders as an initiative for the local flooring industry has grown into an international meeting point for European manufacturers and professionals from around the world. Its Flemish roots will play a prominent role in this. ‘Passion for flooring in the heart of Flanders’ sums up the ambition of European Flooring Days: to bring European players together in a region where the flooring industry has strong roots.
The market dictates the new rhythm
This change follows extensive consultation with the market, which indicated that holding the event every two years is ideal. Consequently, European Flooring Days will henceforth take place alternately with the German trade fair BAU in Munich (next edition of BAU: 11–15 January 2027). The duration of the event is also changing and becoming more compact. From 2028, European Flooring Days will run from Tuesday to Thursday.
The concept is evolving
Kortrijk Xpo will once again serve as the permanent venue (Photo above: Ragolle at the most recent edition, image courtesy of Kortrijk Xpo), with over 100 European brands on display on the exhibition floor. From there, visitors can visit participating companies at their own showrooms and production facilities in Flanders. A free shuttle service connects the various locations.
This combination is one of the event’s major strengths. Visitors discover collections on the exhibition floor at Kortrijk Xpo and are then given the chance to get to know companies more closely at the source.
