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News
W
ith just under eight months before the start of Tube
Düsseldorf 2008, organisers Messe Düsseldorf have
reported an unprecedented interest in the event and that
“applications exceed expectations for 2008”
. This increased
bookings urgency is partially due to the recent announcement
that a new show Metav will be held alongside wire and
Tube 2008.
Bookings for Tube have accelerated considerably
in recent months, with figures released by Messe
Düsseldorf in May showing that 27,600m
2
of net
exhibition space had been sold with 360 exhibitors
registered from 29 countries.
In comparison, a lower exhibit space of 22,500m
2
had been rented at the same point in May 2005,
before the last record-breaking show of 2006.
Those registered so far for 2008 include a high
number of companies from Belgium, Austria,
Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy
and Turkey.
A similar picture has emerged for wire 2008, with
May booking figures revealing that 43,000m
2
of net exhibition space
had already been rented for wire 2008, compared to 37,000m
2
back in May 2005. This figure comprises 650 registered companies
from 36 countries, with the largest number of bookings coming from
Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, China and India.
The hall locations at Tube and wire Düsseldorf – which will be
held from 31 March to 4 April 2008 – will be affected by the
introduction of Metav, billed as the international trade fair for
manufacturing technology and automation. Exhibitors at Metav
will occupy exhibition halls 1-5 and 15-17, requiring Tube
exhibitors to shift to halls 6 to 8b and wire exhibitors to reshuffle
into halls 9 to 14.
Already the world’s most important trade fairs for the wire, cable,
tube and pipe industries, the five-day event is expected to offer
a broadened perspective with the addition of Metav Düsseldorf.
Metav will host a complete range of state-of-the-art manufacturing
technologies for the metal working industry – from machine tools,
precision tools, and automation technology to complete systems.
The increased strength of the trio of events is predicted to pull in a
crowd of over 100,000 visitors.
Messe Düsseldorf
– Germany
Fax
: +49 211 4560 87
:
infoservice@messe-duesseldorf.deWebsite
:
www.tube.deBooming demand for modified
Tube Düsseldorf 2008
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All change: some tube exhibitors and
visitors will find themselves in unfamiliar
exhibit halls at Tube Düsseldorf 2008
LöbbeckeMuseum
+Aquazoo
Beckbuschstr
Stockumer Kirchstraße
AmHain
Danziger Straße
Kaiserswerther Straße
Rotterdamer Straße
Restaurant
Café
CCD.Ost
Congress
Center
Düsseldorf
450m
Thewissenwe
CCD.Süd
1
2
3 4
5
9
10
11
15
17
0–2
7
16
CCD.Pavillon
A
B
7
a
Nordpark
C
897
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896
722
City
896
897
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722
City
722
City
722
City
D
1
6
6
0
Innenstadt 4 km
Messe-Einfahrt/Tor1
Fair entrance/Gate1
Zoll
Spediteure
Customers
Carriers
Innenstadt 4 km
City 4 km
City 4 km
D DüsseldorfCongress.
Veranstaltungs-
gesellschaft
A MesseDüsseldorf
Verwaltung/Administration
IGEDO COMPANY
B MesseDüsseldorf
Verwaltung/Administration
C Messe-Center/Trade Fair Centre
Polizei, Fundbüro
Police, Lost property office
12
Logistikzentrum
Logistic Center
78/79
897
+
896
78
CCD.Stadthalle
722
City
Düs
Fas
Ho
78
Autobahn/
Motorway A44
0,5 km
(Nord-Ost)*
(North-East)*
*Nur für Pendelbusse
(nicht bei allen Veranstaltungen geöffnet)
*Onlyfor Shuttle busses
(opened on demand only)
Ost/East
Heinz-Ingenstau-Str.
LTU
arena
Düsseldorf
CARAVAN CENTER
Magazin
Storeroom
Werkstatt
Workshop
14
13
U-Bahnhof
Tram Station
LTU arena/
MesseNord
Süd/South
78
Rheinbad
Nord/NorthC
Nord/North
8
a
8
b
Nord/NorthB
Nord/NorthA
Nord/NorthD
Exhibitors at
Metav will occupy
exhibition halls 1-5
and 15-17, requiring
Tube exhibitors
to shift to halls 6-8b
and wire to reshuffle
into halls 9-14
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Below left: the Düsseldorf showgrounds, host to Tube, wire and Metav from 31 March to 4 April 2008; and below right: a plan of the how the exhibition halls will be divided
for the trio of events (orange for tube, red for wire, and light blue for Metav)