Armando Lopes

Armando Lopes

Promoglobal | Portugal

I am always on the lookout for new suppliers and manufacturers from Europe, these companies are an alternative to products from China for me. Although we buy most of our products in China (95%) directly from factories, this trend has changed in our company over the past 4 years. And from 2019, as a result of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, to an even greater extent. We visit the largest trade fair for gifts and promotional items in Europe, and for several years I have also been visiting the PROMO SHOW trade fair, so we can primarily find manufacturers of products that can meet our needs, whether in terms of price, quality and speed of production. The vast majority of our customers are large companies that usually do significant orders. That’s why we are happy to participate in events organized by OOH magazine and meet new suppliers.