IPM Essen 2014

1,537 Exhibitors from 46 Countries Presented 57,743 Trade Visitors Their Products and Services for Everything to Do With the Green Sector at Messe Essen

The high internationality, the comprehensive range on offer and the presentations of the exhibitors aroused the enthusiasm of the around 60,000 trade visitors to the 31st IPM ESSEN in 2013. The world's premier fair in the green sector was marked by high satisfaction amongst the exhibitors and the visitors as well as by substantially increased ordering activities. At the fair, over 35 percent of the visitors placed orders directly with the 1,537 exhibitors from 46 countries. Thus, the ordering activities have risen by 16 percent in comparison with the previous year.

Jürgen Mertz, President of Zentralverband Gartenbau ("Central Horticultural Association"), the ideal sponsor of IPM ESSEN, also made a positive assessment: "I am enthusiastic about the frankness of the exhibitors, the partners and the trade visitors in the dialogue with each other. The outstanding success of IPM 2013 is marked by the international spirit: Here once again, important networks were strengthened and impressive technical and product innovations were introduced. I am absolutely convinced: The visit to IPM is not only worthwhile but also indispensable for gardeners as a professional group - even now, I am already looking forward to next year!"

The great satisfaction not only of the visitors but also of the exhibitors can also be gauged by the revisiting intentions. Even now, 92 percent of the visitors and of the exhibitors thus already stated that they will be involved in IPM ESSEN 2014 which will take place at Messe Essen on January 28 - 31, 2014.