Just under three months before the 12th edition of Zoomark International opens its doors at Bologna Fiere, the organiser has reported that the fair is sold out. “There will be over 550 exhibitors, more than half of these from abroad,” explained Adolfo Somigliana, managing director of Piesse, the managing and operating secretariat of Zoomark International. “We are particularly pleased with the increasingly international nature of our trade show, as witnessed by the many foreign entries.” There are many exhibitors from China, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The organiser has also registered a strong presence from the USA, Brazil, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Slovakia. Thanks to agreements with local governmental bodies and associations, the presence of UK, German, French and Belgian exhibitors has increased too. The last edition of Zoomark welcomed 545 exhibitors, some 50 per cent of whom came from 35 countries, and 20 000 professional buyers, 20 per cent of these foreign visitors from 73 countries.