Messe Düsseldorf
The Messe Düsseldorf is a trade fair ground and organizer, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. With a workforce of 1,459 employees worldwide (2006) and a total exhibition space of 306,000 m2 (of which 262,700 m2 is indoors) in Düsseldorf,[1] the company is one of the largest in the industry. More than 40 annual fairs are staged at the premises in Düsseldorf, including 23 leading events in their respective sectors.
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| Type | GmbH |
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| Genre | Congress and trade fair organizer |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, President and CEO |
Number of employees | 1,459 |
| Website | messe-duesseldorf.com |
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Messe Düsseldorf during drupa 2008
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 form of Ltd.). In 1971, the company moved to the newly built exhibition centre in Stockum, next to the Düsseldorf Airport. In 1993, it hosted the finals of the Davis Cup in one its halls.
Subsidiaries
| name | location |
|---|---|
| Messe Düsseldorf ASIA Pte. Ltd. | Singapore,  Singapore |
| Messe Düsseldorf North America Inc. | Chicago,  United States |
| Messe Düsseldorf Moskau | Moscow,  Russia |
| Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. | New Delhi,  India |
| Messe Düsseldorf Japan Ltd. | Tokyo,  Japan |
| Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. | Hong Kong / Shanghai,  Hong Kong |
| Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Shanghai,  People's Republic of China |
| SNIEC - Shanghai New International Expo Center Co. Ltd. | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Igedo Company GmbH & Co. KG | Düsseldorf,  Germany |
| Düsseldorf Congress Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Messeturm Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| FIXXUS Grundstücks-Vermietungsgesellschaft mbH Co. & Objekt Rheinhalle KG | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourismus GmbH | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| GEC - German Exposition Corporation International GmbH | Berlin, Germany |
Areas of activity
- Machinery, plant and equipment
- Retail and trade, skilled trades and services
- Medicine and health
- Fashion and lifestyle
- Leisure
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[2]
Trade fairs organised by Messe Düsseldorf
The "Rheinhallen" of Messe Düsseldorf
- boot Düsseldorf – International Boat Show
- Caravan Salon International Trade Fair for Caravaning
- 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 & Confectionery Industry
- K – International Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber
- MEDICA – International Trade Fair & Congress for Medicine
- METAV - International Fair for Manufacturing Technology and Automation, organized by the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW)[3]
- METEC – International Trade Fair for the Metalworking Sector
- ProWein – International Trade Fair for Wines & Spirits
- TourNaturInternational Trade Fair for Hiking and Trekking
- Tube & Wire – International Trade Fair for the Tube & Wire Industry
- Valve World Expo International Trade Fair for Industrial Valves
Art fairs organized by Messe Düsseldorf
- PSI Dusseldorf – International Promotional Products Trade Fair
- Von hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf
References
- Facts & Figures Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Messe Düsseldorf at a glance
- English website of Messe Düsseldorf Archived 2006-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- METAV
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messe Düsseldorf. |
- Official website
- Website of Düsseldorf Inside, Messe Düsseldorf guide for business travellers
- Take better notes during the PSI Dusseldorf
| Preceded by Tarrant County Convention Center Fort Worth |
Davis Cup Final Venue 1993 |
Succeeded by Olympic Stadium Moscow |
| Preceded by Suzhou International Expo Center Suzhou |
World Table Tennis Championships Event Venue 2017 |
Succeeded by SYMA Sports and Conference Centre Budapest |
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