NürnbergMesse sets up its Indian operations
NürnbergMesse, one of the 20 largest exhibition companies in the world and amongst the top 10 in Europe, announced the inception of its Indian operations. NürnbergMesse India PVT Ltd. will strengthen the bond between Nürnberg and India in future. NürnbergMesse also announced the appointment of Ms. Sonia Prashar as the Managing Director of NürnbergMesse India Pvt Ltd. Ms. Parashar was presently looking after the Indian projects of NürnbergMesse as its Director of Marketing & Trade Fairs at Indo German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC). Speaking at the press conference, CEOs of the NürnbergMesse Group, Dr. Roland Fleck and Peter Ottmann said, “The portfolio of specialized Indian events and pavilion organization already existing is to be further is to be extended, and the flow of exhibitors and visitors from India to Europe, America and Asia and vice versa is to be made easier. This is backed by an ambitious growth programme, as NürnbergMesse wants to generate an annual revenue of 400 million US dollars (300 million euros) by 2020, of which international revenue is to contribute 70 to 80 million US dollars (50 million euros). The group is aiming for a position amongst the worlds top 10 with latest addition being of subsidiary in India.”
“In terms of purchasing power India is now the fourth largest economy and is expected to achieve a higher Gross Domestic Product than Germany by 2020. India has a diversified economic structure. Growth sectors like the automotive, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, information technology, mechanical engineering, medical technology, biotechnology, electrical engineering or food processing generate their demand mainly from the Indian tendency to consumption and investment” said Mr. Peter Ottmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Indian subsidiary. Dr. Roland Fleck further added, “If an economy grows, its exhibition sector grows too: 40 trade fairs in India have become 140 within a decade, plus numerous events of regional importance. A growing, high-spending middle class, a demand for modernization in industry, large-scale investment activities in the private sector and India’s advancing integration into the world economy continue to boost this development. The trade flows to Europe and Germany have increased noticeably – this is not only shown by the rising importance of the Indian exhibition sector, but also by the presence of Indian companies as exhibitors and visitors at the international trade fairs in Germany. After all, Germany is India’s most important trading partner in the EU.”
NürnbergMesse has been active in India for more than 20 years. Its first assignment was for a pavilion of German companies at the Agrotech exhibition in Chandigarh in 1992. The company cooperated with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) as its representative in India since 1992. A new phase of collaboration with IGCC on a project basis for individual events started in 2009. One the most recognized German exhibition companies in the world and the largest German Chamber of Foreign Trade join forces in the growing Indian market in order to explore the exceptional opportunities together. The exhibition expertise of NürnbergMesse and the chamber’s local network and know-how will prove to be a win-win situation,” said Mr. Bernhard Steinrücke, Director General of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce.
Just in time for the official opening of NürnbergMesse India, the company has entered into a long term cooperation with India’s largest and the only HVAC&R exhibition, ACREX India. “We are very grateful for the trust shown by ISHRAE”, added NürnbergMesse. According to figures from AUMA, the Ausstellungs- und Messeausschuss der deutschen Wirtschaft (Association of the German Trade Fair Industry), India with 2,832 exhibitors still clearly lagged behind China with 9,482 exhibitors in the international ranking of exhibitors at events in Germany in 2011. However, in terms of the other BRIC countries – Brazil with 622 and Russia with 880 exhibitors – this is already a promising basis for the future.” said Ms. Prashar.
Giving further details of NürnbergMesse’s operation in India Prashar informed that, “NürnbergMesse is present in India with a number of its own events, and fensterbau/frontale india and Powder & Bulk Solids India have joined BioFach India over the past years. In January this year, NürnbergMesse together with the German publisher Vincentz Network confirmed the purchase of a share in India’s biggest coatings exhibition, Paintindia.”
The Nürnberg Company’s portfolio contains various themes suitable for setting up and developing relevant exhibition networks in India. The aim in the Indian market is to acquire events and develop the company’s own events to establish a broad portfolio of events that correspond to the worldwide exhibition families of the NürnbergMesse Group and the international subsidiaries in China, Brazil and North America.
For more information
Web: www.nuernbergmesse-india.in
