Press releases of the group of companies

Messe Frankfurt establishes Digital Advisory Board

Messe Frankfurt has set up a Digital Advisory Board to oversee its digital activities. With this step, the company is seeking to engage with its customers more intensively regarding the digital transformation of marketing in the trade fair industry and the evolution that this entails for the trade fairs themselves.

Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound: upward trend for internationality and exhibitor satisfaction

The Saturday-evening concert by Dionne Warwick and the New Philharmonic Orchestra Frankfurt marked the end of a week of music and events. 1,803 companies from 56 countries launched their latest products during the five days of Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound.

Festhalle Messe Frankfurt – winner of the PRG Live Entertainment Award (LEA) 2018

Messe Frankfurt’s Festhalle, the city’s largest multifunctional hall with capacity for 15,000 visitors, has been voted Hall of the Year 2017 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Final report Light + Building: 220,000 visitors at Light + Building 2018: more visitors at the world’s leading trade fair

More than a bright surface!

Luminale 2018 – A source of inspiration with lighting art and future-oriented debates

Final report: A highly successful Intersec Forum 2018 brings together 650 experts from the security and building-services technology sectors

Messe Frankfurt expands event portfolio for industrial and building automation in Dubai

With SPS Automation Middle East 2018, Messe Frankfurt is expanding its technology portfolio in the Gulf region. The international trade fair and conference is organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East, a subsidiary of the Messe Frankfurt Group, in cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and, as of 2018, will be presenting the latest innovations in the field of industrial and building automation in Dubai.

Messe Frankfurt sets up UK subsidiary

Messe Frankfurt further expands its international network: With the acquisition of Forest Exhibitions Ltd, the Group now has its own subsidiary in the United Kingdom.

Messe Frankfurt’s guest event business is thriving

Frankfurt is the destination of choice for the international event sector

Frankfurt in lights!

Luminale 2018 will feature international lighting art, mark an attitude to aspects of urban design, and show the biggest popcorn machine in the world.

Record number of visitors – Buyers from 168 countries make Ambiente 2018 the most international ever

After five action-packed days the world’s leading trade fair of the consumer goods industry finished in an upbeat mood today. Trade visitors from more countries than ever before spent their time networking and ordering the latest products from all over the world for their companies. They also obtained worthwhile stimuli for a digital future.

Messe Frankfurt acquires Thailand Lighting Fair and Thailand Building Fair

Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd has acquired Thailand Lighting Fair and Thailand Building Fair to expand the worldwide portfolio of its Light + Building brand of trade fairs.

Christmasworld, Creativeworld, Floradecora and Paperworld: More exhibitors and visitors at the consumer-goods fairs in Frankfurt

Both manufacturers and retailers have made a successful start to the new business season at the Christmasworld, Paperworld and Creativeworld consumer-goods fairs, as well as at Floradecora, the floral market place.

Messe Frankfurt has acquired a majority holding in Middle East Cleaning Technology Week in Dubai

Messe Frankfurt has acquired a majority holding in Middle East Cleaning Technology Week in Dubai, further strengthening its position in the Middle East, one of the fastest growing regions of the world.

Green fashion fairs: the future of fashion has begun

All expectations exceeded, as visitors crowd into the Greenshowroom and Ethical Fashion Show Berlin. The new FashionSustain conference and the collaboration with Premium Group’s #Fashiontech conference turn the event centre into the foremost hub for future-oriented fashion.

Messe Frankfurt Middle East expands Beautyworld brand into Saudi Arabia

Dedicated beauty and wellness trade fair opens new pathway to Kingdom’s US$5.4 billion beauty and personal care market. Launch Partners sign up early for October 2018 showcase in Jeddah as analysts predict solid industry growth through to 2021.

Nordstil on the upswing: over 20,000 satisfied visitors to the exhibition halls in Hamburg

Beginning the new year in a great mood: this year’s winter Nordstil ended with a slight increase in visitor numbers. Trade visitors from North Germany and Scandinavia ordered the latest products for their businesses, and benefited from fresh impulses and valuable specialist knowledge.

Automechanika Shanghai 2017: record breaking participants reflect on another successful edition as Asia’s leading automotive fair

After closing its doors for the 13th edition, Automechanika Shanghai has recorded its most successful ever year.

Heimtextil 2018: Renewed growth in visitors and exhibitors

Successful start to the new furnishing season: around 70,000 visitors from 135 countries experienced design innovations by 2,975 international exhibitors at Heimtextil from 9 to 12 January. Urban design in the context of architecture and the hotel industry became the top topic of the international trade fair for home and contract textiles.