FESPA 2010 Press releases

Factual report offers detailed insights into visitor attendance and market trends emerging from June’s flagship FESPA show

FESPA has published its FESPA 2010 post show report, providing members of the community with an invaluable snapshot of the flagship show which took place from 22-26 June at Messe Munich, Germany.

30 skilled vehicle wrappers competed in the FESPA 2010 Wrap Cup competition to win the title of FESPA Wrap Star and a share of 182,500€ worth of prizes.

Majority of survey respondents say recession is over;

first half sales fuel optimism

FESPA’s third Economy Survey, conducted by FESPA research partner InfoTrends immediately after FESPA 2010, underlines the event’s significance in stimulating and motivating visitors to make significant business decisions. 70% of respondents who visited FESPA 2010 intended to make strategic business investments following their visit, and 80% said they had learned something relating to innovation that they planned to use in their business.

The first dedicated FESPA Fabric event took place in Munich, Germany, last week within the FESPA 2010 exhibition (22-26 June 2010) , putting the spotlight on the latest techniques and trends in screen and digital garment printing and decoration.

More than 21000 individual visitors from 130 countries flocked to FESPA 2010 in Munich, Germany, last week (21-26 June 2010), looking for innovative solutions and applications to help their wide-format businesses ride the wave to business success.   More than half of all visitors extended their stay beyond one day, taking total attendance to 32504 visits.

FESPA will host its next event in Asia from 26 –28 October 2011 in Singapore’s Suntec exhibition centre (www.suntecsingapore.com).  The three-day FESPA Asia 2011 exhibition will be followed by a FESPA Asia Golf Day, providing a relaxed networking environment for event delegates.

The first FESPA Americas event is confirmed to take place from February 24-26 2011 in Orlando, Florida, occupying around 72000 sq. ft. (8000m²) of exhibition space at the city’s Orange County Convention Center.

Gyorgy Kovacs will be inaugurated as FESPA President at FESPA 2010, with an official ceremony at the Gala Dinner on Friday 25 June at Munich’s Nockherberg.  Gyorgy takes over from outgoing President Anders Nilsson, who has held the position since FESPA 2007 in Berlin.

Plans for FESPA Digital 2011, which will take place in Hamburg, Germany from 24 – 27 May 2011, are well underway, with the exhibitor promotion campaign set to kick off during FESPA 2010.

Would-be ‘waveriders’ from the global imaging community are making their way to Munich this week to catch the new wave of innovation at FESPA 2010, the most comprehensive FESPA event ever.