# 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 m$^2$ (of which 262,700 m$^2$ is indoors) in Düsseldorf, 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.

## 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

## Trade fairs organised by 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)
* 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