Online News: International Attendance Sets New Record at the 2006 International Hardware Fair/Practical World in Cologne
With nearly 75,000 trade visitors attending the recently concluded 2006 International Hardware Fair/Practical World in Cologne, Germany (held March 5-8), show organizer Koelnmesse, Inc. reported that this year's attendance exceeded that of the show's previous event held in 2004.
A significant increase in international visitors from 140 countries (2004: 114) reaffirmed the show's status as the world's largest and most global hardware/home improvement event in the industry. There was a noticeable rise in attendees from North America, South America, and Asia, with increases of 26%, 60% and 20% respectively. Additional international attendance increases were largely due to visitors from several Eastern European countries.