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Introduction
Introduction: Dusseldorf Messe 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 285,000 sqm 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 International Airport. In 1993, it hosted the finals of the Davis Cup in one its halls.

Areas of activities: Machinery, plant and equipment Retail and trade, skilled trades and services Medicine and health Fashion and lifestyle Leisure

Figures: 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 shows:
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 & 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
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