Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Messe Düsseldorf Group

  23 World‘s Premier Trade shows

More than 40 trade shows are organised by Messe Düsseldorf, among these are 23 world‘s premier trade fairs. This means that early one fifth of all the world‘s premier trade shows take place in Düsseldorf.

1,500 Experts in five areas of expertise

Years of experience and the personal contact we maintain with companies and opinion leaders keep our fi nger on the pulse of the industries for which we organize trade shows. The lines of business covered by Messe Düsseldorf also mirror successful industries in our home country.

1. Plant, machinery and other capital goods.

2. Retail, skilled crafts and services.

3. Medical systems and healthcare.

4. Fashion and lifestyle.

5. Leisure.


Areas of expertise

International

More than half the exhibitors coming to us are foreigners – in terms of visitors nearly one third come from abroad. At the same time, nearly 40% of the consolidated sales are generated abroad, predominantly in Russia, the Czech Republic and in China.

Facts and figures at a glance

Trade fair programme in Düsseldorf:
• Over 40 fairs staged at the venue in Düsseldorf, including 23 world No. 1 events
• 40 fairs staged in 2008 of which 25 were proprietary and 15 guest events

Foreign representative:

• 66 foreign representative offices serving 127 countries (Oct. 2009)

Events staged abroad:
• More than 60 years experience staging foreign fairs around the world
• More than 5,000 events staged to date
• in 2008: 134 events staged in international business

Exhibitors:

• 32,488 in Düsseldorf in 2008, of which 56 % came from abroad

Visitors:

• 1,964,032 in Düsseldorf in 2008, of which 37 % came from abroad

Sales:

• EUR 496.4 million consolidated sales in 2008, of which EUR 346.2 million generated in Germany

Workforce:

•1,503 worldwide (2008)

Exhibition area:

• 306,329 square metres, total indoor exhibition space: 263,329 square metres, 19