Turkish HVAC&R Exporters’ Association (ISIB) participated in an important organization at the Venetian Palace for the promotion of prestigious fairs to be held in 2025 and 2026. Held on Tuesday, November 12, the launch event introduced the Heat Pump Technologies exhibition to be held on April 2-3, 2025 and Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) to be held on March 24-27, 2026.
The opening speeches of the launch meeting were delivered by Stefano Kaslowski, President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association, Marco Vignali, Member of the Board of Directors, Mehmet Şanal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of İSİB and Massimiliano Pierini, General Manager of RX Italy.
In his speech, Turkish HVAC&R Chairman Mehmet Şanal emphasized the strong representation of the Turkish HVAC&R sector in the international arena and stated that the economic ties between Turkey and Italy are rapidly strengthening. Şanal stated that the trade volume between the two countries showed a significant increase after the MCE fair, which they participated as a Partner Country in 2022, and this reinforced the influence of Turkish companies in the Italian market. Reminding that Italy is among the top five export markets of Turkey in the air conditioning sector, Şanal stated that he believes that Turkey’s presence at Mostra Convegno Expocomfort will be even stronger in 2026.
Turkish HVAC&R Chairman Şanal also expressed his appreciation for the success of Turkish companies in these fairs. He stated that in 2022, 136 Turkish companies participated in the MCE fair with a total area of 6111 square meters, this year 158 Turkish companies participated and the exhibited area increased to 6998 square meters.
Mr. Şanal wished success to the Turkish companies participating in the fair and reiterated his belief that these fairs will create important opportunities for both Turkey’s air conditioning sector and the country’s economy.
In his speech, Şanal stated that the cooperation with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry provided Turkish companies with easier access to the Italian market and that this cooperation will continue and thanked the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the fair organizers and all participants.
Stating that as Turkish HVAC&R, such organizations are important milestones for the sector in order to further consolidate Turkey’s strength in the air conditioning sector, Şanal expressed his belief that the organizations will offer new business opportunities to Turkish companies.
