Düsseldorf 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 306,000 m2 (of which 262,700 m2 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.
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.
Machinery, plant and equipmentRetail and trade, skilled trades and servicesMedicine and healthFashion and lifestyleLeisureTotal Exhibitors: 26,222 of which 53% came from abroadTotal Visitors: 1,297,026 of which 25% came from abroadSales: EUR 303.753 million consolidated sales in 2006, of which EUR 212.258 million generated in Germanyboot Düsseldorf – International Boat ShowCaravan Salon International Trade Fair for Caravaningdrupa – International Trade Fair Printing & MediaEuroShop – International Trade Fair for the Retail IndustryGDS & GLS – International Shoe Trade Fair & Leather Goods Fairglasstec – International Trade Fair for the Glass Industryhogatec – International Trade Fair for the Hotel Trade, Gastronomy and Institutional Cateringinterpack – International Trade Fair for the Packaging & Confectionery IndustryK – International Trade Fair for Plastics & RubberMEDICA – International Trade Fair & Congress for MedicineMETAV - International Fair for Manufacturing Technology and Automation, organized by the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW)METEC – International Trade Fair for the Metalworking SectorProWein – International Trade Fair for Wines & SpiritsTourNaturInternational Trade Fair for Hiking and TrekkingTube & Wire – International Trade Fair for the Tube & Wire IndustryValve World Expo International Trade Fair for Industrial ValvesPSI Dusseldorf – International Promotional Products Trade FairVon hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf
