KBIS

KBIS (Kitchen and Bath Industry Show) founded in 1963, held annually in America by NKBA (National Kitchen & Bath Association) and sponsored by Nielsen Expositions. KBIS has been successfully held 47 sessions and it is the world’s largest international trade fair dedicated the professional exhibition of kitchen and bath industry. The show attracts kitchen and bath dealers, designers, architectural firms, decoration companies, distributors, retailers, home centers from all over the world.

KBIS provides a platform to the kitchen and bath industry to release latest products, show the most innovative designs, lead fashion trends and bring educational program. KBIS‘s size and effect can be comparable with ISH in Frankfurt and MCE in Milan.There are two galleries in the show: kitchen gallery and bathroom gallery. It always attracts the participating of kitchen and bath industry’s best know companies. Participating companies can show the latest products and designs at the exhibition, communicate with clients and collaborate with peers. The exhibition also provides a wealth of lectures, seminars and professional training courses. KBIS exhibition is the benchmark of American kitchen and bath market, KBIS trade show is not to be missed event.

The United States is a traditional bathroom consumer, give faucet market as an example; its market capacity reaches to $13 billion to $14 billion, of which the U.S. market share amounted to 30% as about $4 billion. Bathroom products in the market reach to $9 billion. American market capacity is very huge. After the financial crisis, the American clients more and more prefer relatively cheap OEM products. This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for Chinese enterprise to enter the market.

BKIS 2011 Exhibition was held in Las Vegas Convention Center. About 31, 945 trade visitors participating. There are 93 exhibitors companies from China, including 80 standard booths, occupy 720 square meters area. The main exhibits are ceramic sanitary wares, kitchen cabinets, sinks, faucet accessories, kitchen appliances and so on. In recent years, the organizers of the exhibition are to focus on improving the quality, the quality of exhibits and booth decoration quality requirements have raised a very high demand. Therefore, there given a strict limit to the Chinese exhibition stands and booths area. This also led to short supply situation of the booth sales in 2011. Chinese participating companies show the satisfied with the exhibition effect; many of the participating companies also booked the 2012 exhibition booths after 2011 show.

In 2011 KBIS exhibition, the Chinese exhibitors dominate half of the booths. The exhibition products from high-end kitchen and bath products, such as bathtub, toilet, showers, sinks, kitchen cabinets, they are mostly put on special booth; to the supporting accessories products, such as pipes, all kinds of valves, lightings, bathroom accessories, they are put on the standard booth.

Because the exhibition is mainly on displaying, in the exhibition center, the world-renowned products are divided into many model rooms, such as Delta, Toto. While the guests step into the hall, they will be refreshed and fascinated by the powerful designs at once.

Survey after KBIS 2011:

a. 70%of the audiences’ major jobs are for kitchen and bathroom products or custom design works.

b. 70%of the audiences are the first time to attend the show.

c. visitors come from 70 countries worldwide

d. 81% of the audiences plan to purchase the products after the show

e. 73% of the viewers take two days or more time to visit the exhibition

f. 72% of the audiences did not participate other shows except KBIS

KBIS 2012 will be held in Chicago on April 24th to 26th, we believe that this grand event will bring us the brightest and newest insights and practical solutions, promote the kitchen and bath industry to a new stage. Companies who want to stay current and competitive can never miss the inspiring big event.

Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS)

April 24-26, 2012

McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

2301 S.Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60616

312-791-7000