A'nge Kokkalaris, Aqua Mix
Pretty good turnout. Our practical demos encouraged tilers to talk to us and we met many of our existing clients and a number of prospective clients.

Craig Andrews, Ardex Australia
An excellent first show with good potential for the future. If the show grows over the years it could be a great asset to the industry.

Garreth Cruikshank, Belmondo Tiles
Good fit for us; small and starting up; organisation excellent. Response - we can do enough business to make this worthwhile. We will generate enough sales to pay for it and then some.

James Woodyatt, CDK Stone Australia
The attendance was moderate but the quality was excellent and from a perspective of promoting our machinery and a number of new products, FFTSE was considerably better than any other event and we will definitely do it again.

Mark Schofield, Eureka Tiles Australia
Like a number of other exhibitors we would have liked to see greater numbers of visitors, but with the exception of a lack of architects the quality was good. We met a lot of our prime clients and made a number of useful contacts. Overall we are very happy with the first FFTSE. The organisation was excellent and we will support it again.

John Zeng, Everstone
For a first edition you have all done a great job, we will be pleased to take part again.

Tina Di Lorenzo, Florim/Di Lorenzo
We met a number of interior designers and have already arranged appointments. It was also good from a trade and public perspective, unfortunately there were not enough architects in attendance.

Robert Frazer, Innvotech Solutions
Despite first appearances and the positive initial tests we conducted, the Dome floor was tricky in places, but that provided a test for TracLoc and ultimately we succeeded in supplying product for almost 20 stands and major exhibits. We met tile retailers from every state and succeeded in selling product from the stand. We also managed to reach agreement with Ardex, who have become national distributors of TracLoc. The quality of visitors and leads received was very high.

Alan McAllister, Iris Ceramica
Participation in FFTSE has been a useful exercise and we believe that we will benefit in the long run, but we need to follow up on the leads we received and translate these into positive gains.

Naomi Abood, RAK Ceramics NSW
We enjoyed a very strong response especially in regard to our new products, which will definitely generate business. Lots of new leads including architects and particularly interior designers. Overall we are happy with the first event and we believe it has great potential, but perhaps it should be held every second year to create a hunger for the event.

Paula Yench, Renaissance Tiles
A great success; fabulous show. I now have many more leads and more potential buyers are aware of our product. It was an expensive exercise, but very worthwhile and important for industry.

Sandy Hercus, Southern Cross Ceramics
Very pleased to see almost all our major customers. A good event from a trade perspective, but it needs more architects.

Matthew Voller, Stoneworld
We wanted to see retail and we certainly achieved our goal.

Renata Gilio, Trend Tile
We did receive quality leads and it is important to be present at these events. FFTSE was very well organised. However, we expected a bigger pavilion, but you have to consider the size of the tile industry. I think it is important that related products are added to the mix to attract more visitors. Promoting the show in the Sunday paper was fantastic and our stores are still getting leads. In fact, the leads started even before the show did! We will certainly participate again.

Alan Huang, Vigorboom
We made a lot of contacts. We feel that as a new company it was very beneficial to us.