An innovation award will feature at next year’s Fair of Machines, Raw Materials and Accessories for Furniture Industries (FIMMA) Brazil 2005 in a bid to create a culture of worldwide product launching in the country.

Organisers of the biennial show, promoted by the Furniture Industry Association of RGS-MOVERGS, have asked the Brazilian minister of science and technology to support the initiative.

FIMMA Brazil 2005 will be held at the Bento Gonçalves exhibition centre on March 15-19. Last year’s event attracted 621 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors.