January 06, 2017
Messe Berlin turnover surpasses magic 300 million
euro mark for the first time
Press contact:
Messe Berlin GmbH
Strong leading events, successful launches at home and abroad and a large
number of congresses and guest events ensure Berlin trade fair company
achieves record results
Emanuel Höger
1.7 billion euro boost in spending in Berlin and the surrounding region
Press and Public Relations
Berlin, 6 January 2017 – Messe Berlin can look back on the most successful
business year in the company’s history. With turnover forecast to reach
around 308 million euros, Berlin’s trade fair com-pany is due to exceed the
300 million euro mark for the first time. In 2014, a year with a similar
number of events, Messe Berlin achieved a turnover of 270 million euros.
Thus, the company’s turnover has increased for the tenth year running and
has almost doubled (2006: € 168 mio.) within a decade. In 2016 business in
the capital and its surrounding region benefited from exhibitors and
visitors from out of town who attended the trade fairs and con-gresses and
boosted spending by around 1.7 billion euros. The Land of Berlin’s public
revenues derived directly from all sources amounted to 74 million euros.
Director
Dr. Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH: ”In 2016 the company’s
success story continued with a new chapter. What is more, the giant 14 per
cent leap in growth compared to 2014 meant that for the first time Messe
Berlin surpassed the magic 300 million mark. Our strong in-house brands and
leading trade fairs, successful launches at home and abroad and continuing
high demand for guest events at our venues in Berlin were instrumental in
achieving the best results in the history of Messe Berlin to date.“
According to the latest projections, in 2016 more than 2.2 million visitors
from around the world visited a total of 111 in-house and guest events. Over
32,000 exhibitors from Germany and abroad, in all representing more than 182
countries, occupied an overall dis-play area in excess of 2.3 million square
metres and provided a comprehensive overview of the latest products and
services from a wide range of sectors. In 2016 a total of 30,000 members of
the press from all over the world obtained accreditation for shows at Messe
Berlin, proving that the mega events on the Berlin Exhibi-tion Grounds are
spectacles for the media as well.
Trade fairs at Messe Berlin such as IFA, ITB Berlin, FRUIT LO-GISTICA,
InnoTrans and the International Green Week Berlin. all globally recognised
events, once again underlined their standing as international leaders in
their respective sectors for exhibiting product innovations, services and
technologies.
At Berlin ExpoCenter Airport the ILA Berlin Air Show showcased cutting-edge
technology from all parts of the aerospace industry. In addition, Messe
Berlin continued to build on the market standing of ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA in
Hong Kong and ITB Asia in Singapore and expanded Messe Berlin’s portfolio
in Asia with the launch of Consumer Electronics China in Shenzen.
In 2016 outstanding guest events were once again part of the Messe Berlin
calendar of events. They included medical congresses such as the German
Cancer Congress, with 12,000 medical professionals, as well as the Berlin
launch of Eurospine, the European conference on research, prevention and
treatment of spinal diseases, in which 4,000 doctors took part.
Messe Berlin’s congress business, in particular the events held in the
CityCube Berlin, ensure that Berlin maintains its leading posi-tion as a
venue for conference events. According to the latest sta-tistics of the
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Press Spokesman and
Group Corporate Communication
Messe Berlin Group
Messedamm 22
14055 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 3038-2270
[email protected]
www.messe-berlin.de
Twitter: @pr_messeberlin
Management Board:
Dr. Christian Göke (CEO),
Dirk Hoffmann
Chairman of the Supervisory
Board: Peter Zühlsdorff
Companies register: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 5484
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www.messe-berlin.com
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International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), for the first time
Berlin has become the world’s number one organiser of international
conferences. This ranking is one of the industry’s most important
indicators and in many cases signifi-cantly influences the decision to award
large-scale congresses.
The calendar included guest events ranging from Coil Winding, the world’s
leading trade fair for coil winding, insulation and electrical
manufacturing, to the Annual General Meeting of Daimler AG. Glamorous events
such as the Laureus World Sports Awards, the presentation of the German ECHO
Awards, and the GERMAN FILM AWARDS, the show that presents Germany's most
coveted cultural prize, rounded off the programme of guest events.
About Messe Berlin
Based on turnover and growth, Messe Berlin is among the world’s ten leading
trade fair companies operating their own exhibition grounds. The company’s
wide-ranging portfolio includes five global brands: the International Green
Week Berlin, ITB Berlin / ITB Asia in Singapore, IFA / CE China, InnoTrans
and Fruit Logistica Berlin / Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong. Every year
30,000 media representatives from Germany and abroad report on events in
Berlin. In terms of the media coverage it attracts Messe Berlin is one of
the capital’s most im-portant ambassadors. www.messe-berlin.com
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at: www.presseportal.de/Messe Berlin.
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