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Preview: Hygiene and Infection Protection Concept
Messe Düsseldorf
Ready for Re-Start: Messe Düsseldorf draws up Hygiene and Infection Protection Concept
Trade Fair Operations resuming in September
CEO Diener: “We offer all the prerequisites for safe and suc- cessful trade fairs in Corona times”
Here we go again: CARAVAN SALON Düsseldorf, the world’s leading trade fair for motorhomes and caravans, will mark the resump- tion of trade fair operations at the homebase in Düsseldorf from 4 to 13 September 2020. After the lockdown in spring it has been possible to hold trade fairs and congresses again subject to specific conditions in North Rhine-Westphalia since 31 May 2020. Other Düsseldorf events on the agenda for this year include the medical technology trade fairs MEDICA and COMPAMED (16 – 19/11), the industrial fittings event VALVE WORLD EXPO (1 – 3/12) as well as the trade fair duo for wire, cable, pipes and tubes, wire and Tube (7 – 11/12).
The Hygiene and Infection Pro- tection Concept of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre enables relevant industry platforms to be held while ensuring the greatest protection possible for exhibitors, visitors, partners and members of staff. It ensures observance of the required health precautions, hygiene meas- ures and distancing rules and encompasses both measures for headcount and space management as well as hygiene, technical and organisational measures provided
by the federal state government for holding congresses and trade fairs. The current Corona Protec- tion Ordinance of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia serves as a basis.
At the same time, the gradual easing of international travel restrictions promotes the resump- tion of trade fair operations. Fol- lowing the first border openings within Europe the German Federal Government has gradually lifted the restrictions for entries from third countries since 1 July 2020. Such initiatives especially benefit Düsseldorf’s leading international trade fairs as they stand out with their particularly high interna- tional attendance. In 2019 this stood at 73.4% for exhibitors and 37.1% for visitors.
Significant Step for Business
“I welcome how responsibly Messe Düsseldorf deals with the topic of infection protection and takes all precautions to ensure that safe trade fair operations are also pos- sible in Corona times,” empha- sises Thomas Geisel, Lord Mayor of the state capital and chairman of the supervisory board of Messe Düsseldorf. “With its concept the trade fair company provides the basis for the re-start that busi- ness needs so urgently. Its global No. 1 trade fairs are indispensable for this; and this not only applies to exhibitors and visitors from throughout the world but also to the numerous firms operating in skilled crafts, stand construction,
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