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Management Report on
Koelnmesse GmbH and the Koelnmesse
consolidated companies
__ for the fiscal year from 1 January to 31 December 2015
Business operations at Koelnmesse encompass the
planning, organisation and realisation of trade fairs,
exhibitions and events in Cologne and in the leading
markets worldwide, as well as the execution of guest
events in Cologne. For this purpose, at its location in
Cologne the company operates trade fair and
exhibition halls along with related equipment and
facilities that it constantly maintains and develops.
In addition to the rental of stand space, Koelnmesse
offers its customers a complete service portfolio for
the execution of fairs and exhibitions. These include
stand construction, technical and logistics services,
together with marketing, hotel reservations and
other services.With a total of nearly 50,000
exhibiting companies from 123 countries, and
around 3 million visitors from 209 countries,
Koelnmesse is one of the largest international trade
fair organisers in the world. It organises the leading
trade fairs for around 25 sectors of the economy.
Each year, Koelnmesse organises and manages around
80 trade fairs, exhibitions, guest events and special
events in Cologne and in the most important markets
worldwide. Along with events of its own abroad,
Koelnmesse also organises participation in foreign
trade fairs for stakeholders in the German economy, as
01. Business Model
well as German pavilions at world expositions. The
global network, with representative offices in more
than 100 countries, provides the greatest possible
proximity to customers, industries and markets. On
average, nearly 70 percent of exhibitors and more than
40 percent of visitors come from abroad.
The trade fair complex in Cologne is the world
’
s
sixth-largest: 284,000 m² of exhibition space and
100,000m² of outdoor area are available for all
manner of events. Compared to the competition, the
complex is distinguished particularly by its size, its
flexibility, its proximity to the city centre and the
quick and convenient accessibility of a wide variety
of means of transportation.
A majority share of the Koelnmesse consolidated
companies is held by the City of Cologne (79.075%)
and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia
(20%). The consolidated companies consist of
Koelnmesse GmbH together with nine subsidiaries
abroad, as well as Koelnmesse Ausstellungen GmbH.
Rounding out the portfolio are a 49-percent share in
KölnKongress GmbH (City of Cologne: 51%) and in
Expolink Global Network Ltd., of Bangkok, Thailand.
I. Profile of the company and the consolidated companies
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