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An answer to quick development
In Turkey, the need for modern building technology is constantly growing. The HVAC sector is developing particularly quickly. ISK-SODEX has taken this development on board. It will be staged from May 4 to 7, 2016 at the Expo Center in Istanbul and is the largest industry meeting place in Turkey for heating, cooling, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment, insulation, pumps, valves, pipe fittings, water treatment and solar systems. This year, the Sustainable Indoor Climate Conference will be held for the first time. It makes reference to this year’s ISK-SODEX topic, Sustainable Indoor Climate Solutions, and brings international experts together. The exhibition is organised by Hannover-Messe Sodeks Fuarcılık. ank
Market place for growing consumption
In a few weeks’ time, the Colombian capital, Bogotá, will be the meeting point of the worldwide food industry in Latin America: Food and beverage manufacturers as well as suppliers of horeca equipment and food services will present their new products and innovations to the Latin American trade audience at the international trade fair, Alimentec, from 8 to 11 June 2016. The organisers
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Emerald Expositions acquires two leading tradeshow businesses
Emerald Expositions, LLC, San Juan Capistrano, announced that it has acquired two leading tradeshow and conference businesses in separate transactions with Vendome Group, LLC and Macfadden Communications Group: Healthcare Design Conference and Expo, Healthcare Design Magazine, Environments For Aging, and Construction SuperConference, operated under the Vendome Healthcare Media division of Vendome Group. Healthcare Design Conference and Expo is the industry’s best attended and most respected tradeshow/conference primarily focused on evidence-based design for healthcare facilities. In addition to the annual tradeshow and conference, the brand has a complementary and leading magazine, Healthcare Design Magazine, education and sponsored events, and an online presence, which together engage the industry all year round. These three brands are based in Cleveland, and the team is led by Ron Lowy. International Pizza Expo operated under Macfadden Communications Group is the largest tradeshow for pizza professionals in the world, and Pizza Today is the partner magazine and leading publication in this market. Operating in the $40 billion pizza restaurant industry, International Pizza Expo is the fastest growing foodservice show by several metrics, including net square footage, and ranks in the top 200 largest tradeshows in the U.S.The pizza team is based in Louisville, and is led by Peter Lachapelle. The financial terms of the two transactions were not disclosed. ank
Feria Valencia organises the new Home Textiles Premium
The Royal Tapestry Factory of Madrid will be the staged this year from September 17 to 19, 2015 for the new Home Textiles Premium trade fair, an event responding to the sector needs, that proposes a unique scenario and is a very attractive showcase for products manufactured by a selection of manufacturers and publishers in the home textile market. The show is organised by Feria Valencia under the coordination of the textile employers' association Ateval – Home Textiles from Spain and the collaboration of the Portuguese Association ATP – Home From Portugal and will bring together about fifty exhibitors on a surface not exceeding 2.500 m², in line with the project’s philosophy of uniqueness. The planned supply will cover everything from furnishing and interior decoration fabrics, curtains and ornamental trimmings to carpets and rugs, plus home textiles, decorative accessories, and textile editors and publishers. ank
