Valve World Conference and Expo, Dusseldorf

665 exhibitors from 40 countries came together at the summit of the industrial valves and fittings industry at the Exhibition Centre Düsseldorf from 2 to 4 December 2014

This, the 9th Valve World Expo and the concurrent conference took place on approximately 18,000 square metres of net space across three exhibition halls, Halls 3, 4 and 5 (2012: Halls 3 and 4).

On show were the latest technologies, components and systems from a wide range of segments in the industrial valves and fittings sector. Some 45 UK companies were exhibiting, with an impressive 30 of these from BVAA membership. Several more BVAA members attended as trade fair guests, there were 12,500 delegates in total.

Once again BVAA hosted a ‘British Group Stand’ including a busy hospitality area. On the first evening of the show, BVAA also hosted a drinks reception, which was well attended by visitors to the show.

We had great feedback from our group stand partners: Mogas, Adanac, HSP, DFT, AllValves Online, Maher, Quickits, MP Filtri, SACO and the VMA. Between those companies, members who held meetings in our hospitality area, other visitors and friends – our team were kept busy pouring drinks and making sure everyone was comfortable.

Feedback from the show, both anecdotally from our conversations with members, and in the official show statistics has been very positive.

Messe Dusseldorf report: 'About 12,500 qualified trade visitors from 57 countries attended the Valve World Expo 2014. That’s a plus of approximately 19% over the previous Valve World Expo in 2012. About 75% of trade fair guests were international visitors from countries such as Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, France and India. Roughly 76% of trade fair visitors were executives, with 28% of trade fair visitors classifying themselves as users of valves or fittings, followed by manufacturers (22%) and distributors (16%) of valves or fittings and other traders (4%). Just under 3% were craftspeople. Visitor interests revolved mostly around valves and fittings (74%), followed by actuators and positioners (38%), valve components and parts (36%),and compressors (7%). Overall, about 98% of trade fair visitors handed out excellent or good marks for all the expo and the conference had to offer.'

Published: 24th February 2015