2013 Second Best for Deutsche Messe

Deutsche Messe AG, a trade fair company headquartered in Hannover, Germany, has just signed off on a very successful 2013.

With consolidated revenues of more than $424m and a net profit of $18.2m, the company has delivered its second best result since 2001.

The Chairman of the company’s Managing Board, Dr. Wolfram von Fritsch emphasized that Deutsche Messe was on track to achieve the profitability target set under the HERMES+ strategic initiative launched in 2009.

Under the initiative, the company aims to achieve a positive result on a four-year cumulative basis from 2011 to 2014.

“The pleasing result for 2013 stands us in good stead for attaining our medium-term goal of sustained profitability,” Dr. Fritsch said.

In 2013, Deutsche Messe ran 56 trade fairs, exhibitions and events in Germany, which together attracted a total of more than 2.1 million visitors, including more than 300,000 from outside Germany, and featured 24,300 exhibitors, including 10,300 from beyond Germany.

That year, the company’s 63 foreign-based trade fairs had 16,700 exhibitors and attracted 1.9 million visitors.

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June 5, 2014