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Valve World Expo has been acquired by
Messe Düsseldorf from KCI Publishing BV,
the Netherlands. The next event will be held
in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 30 November
to 2 December 2010.
KCI Publishing will remain the coordinator
of the leading international industry event.
The two organizers have agreed to work
closely together to promote the trade fair’s
further development.
Mr Donald Wiedemeyer, CEO of KCI
Publishing, comments, “Over the past few
years, Valve World Expo has developed
very positively to the extent that we have
reached our limits in terms of venue and
organizational capacity. In Düsseldorf,
the event will have a chance to continue
expanding and extending its international
reach even further.”
Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, president
and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, is delighted
with this addition to the trade fair program,
“Valve World Expo is the world’s No 1
event for its industry and, together with
the Valve World Conference, it serves as
an important meeting point for flow control
professionals. It also fits in perfectly with
our portfolio of metallurgy trade fairs
staged here in Düsseldorf as well as
around the world.”
Valve World Expo’s positive development
over the past few years is reflected not
only in the steady increase in exhibitor and
visitor numbers but also in the amount of
exhibit space booked. The last staging in
November 2006 attracted 430 exhibiting
companies from 34 countries and 9,000
trade visitors from Europe, Asia, North and
Latin America.
The trade visitors are predominantly from
the on- and off-shore oil and gas industry,
the petrochemical industry, the nuclear
power generating industry, the food industry,
and the shipbuilding industry.
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CRC-Evans celebrates
75 th year
CRC-Evans, a global provider of pipeline
equipment and services, will celebrate its
75 th anniversary in 2009. To mark the event,
the company will produce an exclusive
commemorative book containing historical
photos of the industry captured in the last
75 years.
“As we commemorate our 75th year, we
want to also honour the industry,” said Mr
Paul Evans, chairman of CRC-Evans. “If
it were not for the hard work, tenacity and
perseverance of pipeliners who had such
foresight, we wouldn’t have the foundation
and framework in place today to continue to
deliver our equipment and technology.”
“Because we’ve been so involved in the
major industry developments of the past
75 years, we’ve been able to collect an
archive of dynamic photos that capture the
spirit of the industry,” said Mr Tim Carey,
CRC-Evans chief executive officer. “We
felt the anniversary was an opportunity to
archive our shared history as well as share
memories with our friends in the industry.”
Valve World moves to Düsseldorf in 2010