Record Tube at Dusseldorf
For the first time in the history of International Tube & Pipe Trade Fair, established in 1988, over 1000 exhibitors have registered - a new exhibitor record.
1988 saw the launch of Tube with 147 firms. Held every other year the trade fair attracted a maximum of 660 exhibitors in 2000. In 2004 the number rose to 730 exhibitors and two years ago totalled 827. This means 2006 already attracted a record-making number of 100 extra firms and hence produced excellent results. Two-thirds of exhibitors came from abroad, one third were German companies.
The international flair continues in 2008. The majority of European exhibitors come from Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Strong participations have also been registered from the USA, Taiwan and China. Already a tradition, the concurrent holding of Tube with the International Wire and Cable Fair, wire, and now also with METAV, one of the most important trade fairs for metalworking, generates valuable synergies for both exhibitors and visitors in all three sectors.
