El Bathroom and Kitchen Equipment Strategies Club de ARVET and integrated associations ASSEBAN y cofearfe with support from AIDIMME It met in 2024, in May and December. This forum allows Marketing Managers and Sales Directors from leading companies to share their vision and anticipate market changes. It facilitates strategic dialogue and B2B networking, strengthening relationships and exploring new business opportunities in a constantly evolving market.
High satisfaction and perceived value by attendees: 8,7 out of 10. This forum is a space for dialogue and reflection highly valued by participants. The 2024 meetings focused on industry trends and challenges, as well as innovation and competitiveness, addressing the sector's economic situation in the domestic and international markets. The average rating for these meetings is 8,7 out of 10, reflecting the high satisfaction and perceived value of attendees.
Participation of leading companies. Leading companies in the sector have actively participated in the meetings, reflecting the value and relevance of this forum, especially in today's fragile, ever-changing, unpredictable, and highly complex environment.
A sample of key data: Bathroom furniture (+3,9%) in the third quarter. The figures presented showed a positive trend in sales of other bathroom equipment (sinks, bathtubs and shower trays, and shower screens) (up 8,7%) and bathroom furniture (up 3,9%) in the third quarter. Exports increased by 4,62% from January to September. Forty-one percent of companies invested in production improvements, averaging €41 in machinery. The incorporation of artificial intelligence into business processes was another prominent topic. Attendees discussed its future usefulness for corporate decision-making and acknowledged that current knowledge of its application is still limited, with 73.800% of companies planning its implementation in the short term.
Looking to the future: A call to institutions and regional governments. Looking to the future, the sector is urging various national and regional agencies to create aid and incentive programs that facilitate home renovation and interior remodeling for families, particularly bathrooms and kitchens. These programs will boost industry activity and the professional installation community, creating quality employment and enabling end users to purchase higher-quality products, without limiting these grants exclusively to energy efficiency and usability improvements.
Next steps: Meeting in April 2025 and expansion of product categories. The next meeting will take place in April 2025. The club is open to manufacturers of bathroom and kitchen equipment, as well as various suppliers, professional distributors, large retailers, and online retailers who wish to share their outlook for the current year and their expectations for the following quarter.
For more information and to participate in the Bathroom and Kitchen Equipment Strategies Club, contact info@arvet.es
