Euro Fair Statistics Certified Key Figures of Exhibitions Euro Fair Statistics in Europe Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Luxemburg Facts about Euro Fair Statistics 4 Montenegro Introduction 5 Poland UFI message 6 Portugal Definitions 8 Romania Location of events 12 Russia Lists of used codes 13 Slovenia Event data by city 20 Spain Switzerland Sweden The Netherlands Turkey Ukraine FACTS ABOUT EURO FAIR STATISTICS The 2014 edition contains the certified statistics of 2 321 exhibitions Rented space Number of events from the following 23 countries: Industry sector (UFI code) sqm % % Austria ....................................................................................... 25 Leisure, Hobby, Entertainment (3) 3 187 188 13% 371 16% Belgium...................................................................................... 44 Bulgaria ....................................................................................... 5 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery (1) 2 463 750 10% 151 7% Croatia ......................................................................................... 3 Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturing, Machines, Instruments, Hardware (19) 2 254 129 9% 164 7% Czech Republic ......................................................................... 48 Finland ....................................................................................... 69 Construction, Infrastructure (5) 2 215 935 9% 166 7% France ..................................................................................... 536 General (27) 1 941 017 8% 140 6% Germany .................................................................................. 210 Hungary ..................................................................................... 15 Food and Beverage, Hospitality (2) 1 726 595 7% 203 9% Italy .......................................................................................... 179 Textiles, Apparel, Fashion (25) 1 647 732 7% 160 7% Luxembourg................................................................................. 5 Montenegro ................................................................................. 1 Furniture, Interior design (12) 1 428 895 6% 84 4% Poland ..................................................................................... 212 Portugal ..................................................................................... 27 Premium, Household, Gifts, Toys (13) 1 339 821 5% 114 5% Romania .................................................................................... 10 Transport, Logistics, Maritime (26) 1 274 650 5% 67 3% Russia........................................................................................ 78 Slovenia ....................................................................................... 1 Automobiles, Motorcycles (16) 1 228 902 5% 75 3% Spain ....................................................................................... 240 Business Services, retail (4) 635 818 3% 118 5% Sweden...................................................................................... 42 Switzerland ................................................................................ 81 IT and Telecommunications (21) 615 254 2% 66 3% The Netherlands ........................................................................ 62 Health, Medical Equipment (22) 599 732 2% 93 4% Turkey ...................................................................................... 407 Ukraine ...................................................................................... 21 Travel (6) 570 022 2% 43 2% Security, Fire Safety, Defense (7) 471 027 2% 35 2% At these events, organized by 735 organizers, a total of 659 335 Jewelry, Watch & Accessories (24) 449 459 2% 43 2% exhibitors, 64.6 million visitors and 24.7 million square metres of rented space were registered. Printing , Packaging (11) 353 720 1% 23 1% Energy, Oil, Gas (9) 332 424 1% 38 2% 39% of the exhibitions were addressed to trade visitors, 28% to public visitors and 33% to both target groups. Electronics, Components (18) 324 099 1% 26 1% UFI estimates that the audited events present in this report represents, Education (8) 294 019 1% 100 4% in 2014, almost around half of the European exhibition market in Beauty, Cosmetics (14) 269 414 1% 35 2% terms of net space rented. Environmental Protection (10) 264 243 1% 46 2% The breakdown of all the events by industry sector (provided by each Real Estate (15) 146 560 less than 1% 36 2% partner) is presented in the table on the right. As almost 5% of all events (representing 6% of the total net space rented) had more than Chemistry (17) 123 154 less than 1% 21 1% one industry sector mentioned, the overall cumulated % respectively reach 105% and 106%. UFI regularly produces some additional Aviation, Aerospace (20) 73 065 less than 1% 5 less than 1% analysis on this data in its annual report on Global Exhibition Industry Optics (23) 61 950 less than 1% 5 less than 1% Statistics. 4 - Euro Fair Statistics 2014 INTRODUCTION Exhibitions play a vital role in today’s business world. It is therefore of fundamental importance that customers have access to reliable exhibition data. Carole Ramuz Association President, Expo-Event.Live This report includes the data provided by the 14 bodies mentioned below who certify that the statistics contained Communication Verband Schweiz in this report have been issued according to the definitions outlined hereafter. Further information is available by contacting each organization directly directly (contact details are provided on page 7). Ettore Riello Chairman Italian Exhibition and Trade Fair Association Thierry Hesse Sergei Alexeev President of UNIMEV, President of the Russian Union Mathias Limbeck France of Exhibitions and Fairs President of FKM-Austria Daan Rodenrijs Chairman of the Research Committee CLC-VECTA , The Netherlands Pedro Aleixo Dias Mikael Jansson Wolfgang Marzin BDO & Associates, Portugal President of SFC, President of FKM, Germany Sweden Anni Vepsäläinen Chairman of the Finnish Union of Trade Fair Organizers Frédéric François Hennadii Kroychik Cengiz Özcan President of FEBELUX, Chairman of CENTREX, Deputy Secretary General, Belgium & Luxembourg Central East Europe UCCET, Turkey José Antonio Vicente President of AFE, Spain Euro Fair Statistics 2014 - 5 UFI MESSAGE UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry is happy to present the seventh UFI edition of this report. Our goal is continuously to develop the geographical scope of this project and an important step was taken two years ago with the inclusion of certified data, in addition to audited data. UFI is the association of the world’s leading tradeshow organisers and fairground owners, This year, data from Switzerland is included for the first time. as well as the major national and international exhibition associations, and selected partners of the exhibition industry. With over 650 member organizations in 83 countries, UFI’s global Due to the different levels of development and global diversity, reach provides unique value to its members through promotion, information and networking. methods may vary slightly from country to country but all the national bodies who have taken part in this study guarantee UFI’s main goal is to represent, promote and support its members and the exhibition industry the quality of the statistics they have provided. worldwide. It provides a global networking platform through its events, website and other media where exhibition industry professionals can exchange ideas and experiences. UFI strongly believes that auditing should, wherever possible, be done in a consistent manner to make figures comparable UFI promotes exhibitions globally as a unique marketing and communications tool. We and audited events are identified as such in this report with provide our members with valuable studies and research regarding all aspects of the the name of the auditor. exhibition industry and offer educational training opportunities and a variety of professional seminars. UFI also deals with issues of common interest to its members through lobbying, UFI continues to play an important role in developing a basic our engagement in appropriate international organisations, media campaigns and direct minimum standard for the industry including the publication intervention with governments where needed. and implementation of “UFI’s Auditing Rules for UFI Approved Events”. The latter are identified in the report. All organiser members of UFI must have at least one UFI Approved Event. This growing list of over 900 of the world’s leading exhibitions represents the highest quality international If you have any questions or comments, please contact fairs. Christian Druart at [email protected]. Paris, July 2015 Paul Woodward UFI Managing Director UFI Headquarters 17 rue Louise Michel 92300 Levallois-Perret, France +33 (0)1 46 39 75 00 (*) The “UFI Approved Event” label is given to exhibitions organized by UFI www.ufi.org members after a quality assessment. In 2014, UFI approves more than 900 international events. 6 - Euro Fair Statistics 2014 THE FIGURES LISTED IN THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY: AEFI – Associazione Esposizioni e Fiere CLC-VECTA Scandinavian Fair Control (SFC) italiane De Corridor 10F Elmiavägen 11 Via Emilia, 155 47921 Rimini, Italy 3621 ZB Breukelen S-554 54 Jönköping Phone: +39 (0541) 744 229, Fax: +39 (0541) 744 512 The Netherlands Phone: +46 36 34 62 30 e-mail: [email protected] Phone: +31 (0)346-352444,