Events and Exhibitions
#CHILLVENTA2018:
PART OF THE GLOBAL FAMILY
By Ilana Koegelenberg
It was only during my third trip to the impressive Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg,
Germany, that I finally realised why their theme of ‘Connecting Experts’ was not only
accurate, but also invaluable for anyone working in HVAC&R.
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Add a 4% exhibitor increase to 1 019 (2% floorspace increase) and
an impressive 20% delegate increase for the congress that took
place the day before, and you can see why everyone is so positive
about this show.
“It wasn’t just the numbers that impressed industry
professionals, but above all, the fantastic atmosphere in the
halls where experts came together with other experts,” says
Daniela Heinkel, exhibition director Chillventa at NürnbergMesse.
“Chillventa is therefore once again impressively underscoring
its role as the most important gathering for the international
refrigeration community including the segments AC, ventilation,
and heat pumps.”
That is the real essence of the tale that follows. This year,
Chillventa was about a feeling, an excitement, an incredible
energy in the halls of a happy industry. Things may seem
rom 16 to 18 October 2018, Chillventa transformed the
Nuremberg exhibition venue into the number one gathering
place for the international refrigeration, AC, ventilation, and heat
pump community.
Our industry is built on relationships and connections —
Chillventa magnifies that on a global scale. With so much of our
equipment being imported and so many of our standards and
regulations modelled on international equivalents, it’s events like
Chillventa that truly give you the big picture of where we came
from and where we are going.
Chillventa 2018 seemed even more amazing than any of the
other ones I have attended. Looking at the official post-show
report, it is clear that this sentiment was shared by the organisers
as well. They have declared the event “a resounding success”
with an impressive 10% visitor increase to 35 490 trade visitors.
Chillventa 2018 took place at the NürnbergMesse centre in Germany from 16 to 18 October
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RACA Journal I January 2019
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