WCA July 2010

Industry news

wire Düsseldorf pleases its visitors Art and technology were both on show at wire Düsseldorf 2010 (copyright Rene Tillmann/Messe Düsseldorf) m

days saw a total of 69,200 trade visitors come to the exhibition halls. The proportion of international trade fair visitors is traditionally high. wire was attended by 35,000 trade visitors from 70 countries, 63% of which were from abroad. The majority of wire visitors came from the United Kingdom, France, USA, Italy, India, the Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Poland. wire 2012 will be held from 26 th to 30 th March 2012. Messe Düsseldorf – Germany Fax : +49 211 45 6087 7793 Email : wire@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.wire.de

capital spending dollars. I am told that the [visitor] numbers were lower than previous shows, but you could not prove it by me. Our booth was swamped each day with eager customers looking to find equipment that is new and innovating, as well as giving them what they need to be successful in their business. “I did see a lot of new faces, young and eager, as well as new to the wire and cable industry and trying to soak it all in and take away the best ideas to further their respective companies. “Overall, I rate the show as a huge success.” Visitors gave ‘very good’ to ‘good’ ratings for the events. Five trade fair

Early reports from Tube/wire Düsseldorf suggest a busy and optimistic show attracting international interest. At wire, 1,219 enterprises from 52 countries filled 52,000m 2 of exhibition space, corresponding to a 7.3% rise in exhibitor numbers. “Wire is going well and customer interest is high. Almost everyone feels that business is picking up,” was the view of Benedikt Niemeyer, CEO of Schmolz + Bickenbach, a global player in the steel sector. Howard Fancher, of Huestis Machine Corporation, sensed interest and excitement for the future. “The wire Düsseldorf show was fresh and exciting with people focused on new technology and getting the best bang for their

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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2010