OREANDA-NEWS. May 29, 2008. The largest Belarusian furniture makers Gomeldrev and Pinskdrev have set up a joint venture Azerbaijani-Belarusian Trading House in Azerbaijan. The company Azles-Export-Import has become their partner. Every shareholder made a 33%-fee into the charter fund of the joint venture, said the Gomeldrev deputy general director for economy and marketing.

The sales of the Belarusian furniture in Baku go via a specialized shop which trading floor makes up 200 square meters. It will increase three times by the end of the year. According to Nikolai Gevrasev, the first days showed that the company had good prospects. Oak-made furniture for bedrooms and dining rooms are in great demand.

Gomeldrev is holding talks with large specialized companies of Ashkhabad that are also interested in the Belarusian furniture.

Gomeldrev is one of the largest furniture makers in Belarus. The company includes a logging enterprise, a woodworking factory and a factory producing veneers and matches. The company manufactures cabinet furniture and office furniture, bedroom suites, suits for dining rooms and sitting rooms, footwear cabinets, various tables and desks, chairs, and other products. In Janaury-April 2008, the company exported \\$4.4 million worth of products, 47% up over the same period of last year.