FAIRNET was present with its wide range of services at numerous major conferences held at the Leipzig Trade Fair in 2016. Alongside individual and systematic presentations and a last-minute service for exhibitors, the company was also able to implement ever more modern event formats. One example is the multifunctional, 10,000 square-metre conference centre for the leading trade fair OTWorld, which was integrated directly into the specialist exhibition inside the hall. For the three-country gathering of the German, Austrian, Swiss and European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine, as well as for the conference of the German Urology Association, meeting rooms were installed directly within the hall, thereby enabling optimal programme planning.

With its experience in the conference and events sector, FAIRNET was also a reliable partner for organisers and exhibitors at the KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig. Here the company’s customised services contributed to the success of special events such as the Presidency Reception of the International Transport Forum and the Designers’ Open.

Interior design in HALLE:EINS

FAIRNET took on the interior design of HALLE:EINS at the Leipzig Trade Fair. The event experts created perfect conditions for sporting highlights, TV shows and concerts with up to 15,000 audience members at Central Germany’s most flexible event location. The highlights in 2016 included the first-round games of the Fed Cup, the “Goldene Henne” awards ceremony, sold-out concerts, the New Year’s Eve gala “Nutcracker on Ice” and the Dance World Cup. In accordance with the organiser’s wishes and using the company’s own mobile tribune system, FAIRNET can implement virtually any event format across 20,000 square metres and in all the venue’s exhibition halls.

Success at national and international trade-fair venues

In 2016, trade-fair operations were shaped by highlights in Leipzig. Traditional highlights such as the Leipzig Book Fair were this year joined by DreamHack Germany and the RoboCup World Championship 2016. Ideal conditions were created at the venue for these new formats – including the perfect environment for e-gamers and over 70 pitches for the robot competitions.

Numerous contracts in Düsseldorf and other national venues also contributed to these positive business developments. FAIRNET created presentations on behalf of long-standing customers for key trade fairs. These included presentations for the Reifenhäuser Group at the plastics trade fair K, Ottobock at Rehacare, and Schaltbau Pintsch Bamag and the Goldschmidt Thermit Group at Innotrans.

At the same time, a growing number of foreign exhibitors came to impressed by the know-how of this Leipzig-based trade-fair expert. New customers from the USA, Turkey, India and Belgium commissioned FAIRNET with their trade-fair presentations at drupa Düsseldorf. At Leipzig’s double event, denkmal and MUTEC, FAIRNET also took on responsibility for the communal stand of Russian companies and institutes.

Customers abroad also increasingly placed their faith in FAIRNET’s precision-customised concepts and the reliable collaboration they have come to expect from this company. Thus in 2016, FAIRNET 2016 for the first time created a trade-fair stand in the USA for the Reifenhäuser subsidiary Reicofil, while Frankfurt Airport commissioned the Leipzig-based team for World Routes in Chengdu, China.

“FAIRNET was launched 20 years ago as a subsidiary of Leipziger Messe, and since then has developed into an all-round service provider for 3D communication” says FAIRNET’s authorised representative Dirk Deumeland. “That’s why I am all the more pleased that our anniversary year is also a record year. It shows that we are on the right path as a service partner and provider for trade fairs, events and conferences. At the same time, this record is a reflection of the trust placed in us by our partners and customers. This a good foundation for our future development – including as an employer, vocational training provider and contractor.”

2017 is dedicated to EuroShop and the Anniversary of the German Reformation

Two key events will shape 2017. In March, the all-round service provider for 3D communication will present itself at EuroShop in Düsseldorf. This triennial trade fair is the leading industry gathering for the retail sector, and the only trade fair at which FAIRNET demonstrates its know-how as a specialist in brand communication by presenting its own brand.

In addition, preparations are already under way for the R2017 anniversary of the German Reformation, which will be celebrated in Berlin and several locations throughout Central Germany. In this context, FAIRNET received what is the biggest event commission in the company’s history to date. Among other things, it will implement the so-called world exhibition in Wittenberg, which will be open from 20 May to 10 September. In the public spaces of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Wittenberg, and subject to strict regulations, installations and places of discovery will be implemented. As an event expert, FAIRNET will also be responsible for providing the technical infrastructure at the festive religious service at the city’s Elbwiesen venue. Around 200,000 visitors are expected here.