drupa 2008 d sseldorf messe is a trade fair ground and organizer based in d sseldorf germany . with a workforce of 1 459 employees worldwide 2006 and a total exhibition space of 306 000 m2 of which 262 700 m2 is indoors in d sseldorf 1 the company is one of the largest in the industry . more than 40 annual fairs are staged at the premises in d sseldorf including 23 leading events in their respective sectors . contents 1 history 2 subsidiaries 3 areas of activity 4 figures 2006 5 trade fairs organised by messe d sseldorf 6 art fairs organized by messe d sseldorf 7 references 8 external links history edit messe d sseldorf gmbh type gmbh genre congress and trade fair organizer founded 1947 headquarters d sseldorf germany key people werner matthias dornscheidt president and ceo number of employees 1 459 website www.messe duesseldorf.com based on d sseldorf s long history of trade fairs the trade fair organisation messe was founded in 1947 as nordwestdeutsche ausstellungsgesellschaft mbh nowea and is now messe d sseldorf gmbh german form of ltd. . in 1971 the company moved to the newly built exhibition centre in stockum next to the d sseldorf international airport . in 1993 it hosted the finals of the davis cup in one its halls . subsidiaries edit name location messe d sseldorf asia pte. ltd. singapore singapore messe d sseldorf north america inc. chicago united states messe d sseldorf moskau moscow russia messe d sseldorf india pvt. ltd. new delhi india messe d sseldorf japan ltd. tokyo japan messe d sseldorf china ltd. hong kong shanghai hong kong messe d sseldorf shanghai co. ltd. shanghai people s republic of china sniec shanghai new international expo center co. ltd. shanghai people s republic of china igedo company gmbh & co. kg d sseldorf germany d sseldorf congress veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbh d sseldorf germany messeturm verwaltungsgesellschaft mbh d sseldorf germany fixxus grundst cks vermietungsgesellschaft mbh co. & objekt rheinhalle kg d sseldorf germany d sseldorf marketing & tourismus gmbh d sseldorf germany veletrhy brno a.s. brno czech republic gec german exposition corporation international gmbh berlin germany areas of activity edit machinery plant and equipment retail and trade skilled trades and services medicine and health fashion and lifestyle leisure figures 2006 edit total exhibitors 26 222 of which 53 % came from abroad total visitors 1 297 026 of which 25 % came from abroad sales eur 303.753 million consolidated sales in 2006 of which eur 212.258 million generated in germany 2 trade fairs organised by messe d sseldorf edit rheinhallen of messe d sseldorf hall 6 boot d sseldorf international boat show caravan salon international trade fair for caravaning drupa international trade fair printing & media euroshop international trade fair for the retail industry gds & gls international shoe trade fair & leather goods fair glasstec international trade fair for the glass industry hogatec international trade fair for the hotel trade gastronomy and institutional catering interpack international trade fair for the packaging & confectionery industry k international trade fair for plastics & rubber medica international trade fair & congress for medicine metav international fair for manufacturing technology and automation organized by the german machine tool builders association vdw 3 metec international trade fair for the metalworking sector prowein international trade fair for wines & spirits tournaturinternational trade fair for hiking and trekking tube & wire international trade fair for the tube & wire industry valve world expo international trade fair for industrial valves art fairs organized by messe d sseldorf edit psi dusseldorf international promotional products trade fair von hier aus zwei monate neue deutsche kunst in d sseldorf references edit facts & figures messe d sseldorf at a glance english website of messe d sseldorf metav external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to messe d sseldorf . official website website of d sseldorf inside messe d sseldorf guide for business travellers preceded by tarrant county convention center fort worth davis cup final venue 1993 succeeded by olympic stadium moscow coordinates 51 15 36 n 6 44 27 e 51.26000 n 6.74083 e 51.26000 ; 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