Messe Düsseldorf
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With a workforce of 1,459 employees worldwide (2006) and a total exhibition space of 285,000 sqm. (2006) in Düsseldorf, the company is one of the most important trade fair organizers worldwide.
More than 40 fairs are staged every year at the venue in Düsseldorf, including 23 leading events in their respective sectors.
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[edit] History
Based on Düsseldorf's long history of trade fairs, the Trade Fair Organisation (Messe) was founded in 1947 as Nordwestdeutsche Ausstellungsgesellschaft mbH (NOWEA), and is now Messe Düsseldorf GmbH (German Ltd.), one of the largest fair organizers worldwide.
In 1971, the company moved to the newly built exhibition centre, next to the Düsseldorf International Airport.
In 1993, it hosted the finals of the Davis Cup in one it's halls.
[edit] Areas of activity:
- Machinery, plant and equipment
- Retail and trade, skilled trades and services
- Medicine and health
- Fashion and lifestyle
- Leisure
[edit] Figures (2006)
- Total Exhibitors: 26,222 of which 53% came from abroad
- Total Visitors: 1,297,026 of which 25% came from abroad
- Sales: EUR 303.753 million consolidated sales in 2006, of which EUR 212.258 million generated in Germany
(see: website of Messe Düsseldorf)
[edit] Trade fairs organised by Messe Düsseldorf
- boot – International boat trade fair
- drupa – International Trade Fair Printing & Media
- EuroShop – International Trade Fair for the Retail Industry
- GDS & GLS– International Shoe Trade Fair & Leather Goods Fair
- glasstec – International Trade Fair for the Glass Industry
- hogatec – International Trade Fair for the Hotel Trade, Gastronomy and Institutional Catering
- interpack – International Trade Fair for the Packaging & Confectionary Industry
- K – International Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber
- MEDICA – International Trade Fair & Congress for Medicine
- METAV – Internationale Trade Fair for the Metalworking Sector
- ProWein – International Trade Fair for Wines & Spirits
- Tube & Wire – International Trade Fair for the Tube & Wire Industry
- Caravan Salon International Trade Fair for Caravaning
- TourNaturInternational Trade Fair for Hiking and Trekking
- cpd – International Fashion Trade Fair
