Exhibitors voiced widely varying opinions regarding the Italian trade show Zoomark, which finished in Bologna last Sunday. While the visitor numbers at the weekend fulfilled the expectations of most companies to some extent, the exhibition halls were deserted for long periods at a time on the two preceding show days. Nevertheless, the four-day fair continues to attract a truly international spread of visitors, with large contingents from the countries of Eastern and Southern Europe as well as from the USA, Germany and the Benelux states.