Europe
Seven of the top 15
exhibition companies
are German, says
study
London Mayor turns the guns on DSEI at ExCeL
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told which some sources estimate to be
Clarion Events, organisers of major almost £1m (US$1.24m).
arms show DSEI (Defence and Security
The Mayor wrote in a letter to Clarion:
Equipment International), that he will ‘As I stated in 2017, I strongly oppose
‘take any opportunity’ to prevent the this event taking place in London.
tradeshow from taking place in London London is a global city, which is home to
in future years. individuals who have fled conflict and
The Mayor has also told Clarion
Events to ‘foot the bill’ for policing costs,
suffered as a consequence of arms and
weapons like those exhibited at DSEI.’
Manchester’s EventCity confident of planning
permission for new site
anchester, UK venue the planning guidelines, but there
EventCity says it is is contingency planning and we’re
confident its planning committed to delivering a new, totally
application to move to a bespoke events venue of circa 24,000sqm,
new site will be accepted. The venue has capable of handling trade and consumer
announced that it intends to move to a exhibitions, conferences and gala
new 24,000sqm space in TraffordCity. dinners.
A spokesperson for the Manchester
“Whatever happens in terms of
easured by revenue venue told EW: “We’ve submitted plans planning, we’re committed to investing in
in 2018, seven of the and we are confident we meet all of the new EventCity.”
world’s top 15 exhibition
companies are based in
Germany.
The results come from a study
completed in August by AUMA – the
Association of the German Trade Fair Right:
Industry. It is based on reported revenues The
from companies that solely operate proposed
as exhibition organisers, venues, or new
companies active in both fields. EventCity
Two UK-based organisers lead
campus
the way in terms of revenue: Reed
Exhibitions (€1,351.9m) and Informa
(€1,318.9 m), which acquired British
organiser UBM in mid-2018. Messe
Frankfurt sits in third place with sales of
€718.1m, and is followed by GL events
Comexposium splits into three regional
divisions, CEO Simon Foster to leave
from France (€477m), the MCH Group rench organiser from Switzerland (€463.9m) and Messe Comexposium has will continue as President of the Group.
München (€417.9m). announced it is splitting Stephen Corrick and Elaine Chia remain
into three regional divisions regional CEOs of Americas and APAC
Another five German organisers also
To lead the business, Renaud Hamaide
make it into the top 15: Messe Berlin is in – Comexposium Americas, APAC and respectively, and Alexandre Lavoisier
ninth place (€352.1m) and Koelnmesse EMEA. will become CEO of the newly formed
in tenth (€337.4m); additionally
The company says the new structure
EMEA region.
NürnbergMesse lies 12th (€315.1m), is to support its international growth, Deutsche Messe AG Hannover 13th reflect current business operations and Comexposium will no longer have a
(€309.7m) and Messe Düsseldorf is in 14th create platforms for further business Group CEO, meaning Simon Foster will
place (€294m). development. leave Comexposium at the end of 2019.
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