Dec 14, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Barlinek decided to build up sales structures in China, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. "It turns out there is still room on the market for a European manufacturer," says Marek Janke, member of the management board and Barlinek's commercial director. Barlinek's first showroom, offering a wide range of floors and wooden accessories, opened at the end of October this year in Shanghai. Among the range on offer to the Chinese customer, the leaders are single lamellate floors, and aged and exotic boards. "The plans concerning the Chinese market in 2010 are ambitious, but realistic," considers Marek Janke. "In 2010 we plan to open 15 franchise shops, and we will also distribute our floors in collaboration with local DIY chains."