85 per cent of stand space already booked up

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A large proportion of exhibitors have already registered their participation in the anniversary Interzoo: "Even now, ten months in advance of the fair opening, more than 85 per cent of the stand space of the last Interzoo 2006 is already reserved. A host of new exhibitors and increased stand areas have also been registered," says Hans-Jochen Büngener, chairman of the Interzoo fair committee. The fair organiser, the Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe GmbH (WZF), is thus expecting over 1 200 exhibiting companies at Interzoo 2008 once again, representing the entire range that the global pet sector has to offer: "For the 2008 event we have reserved a gross exhibition area of around 86 000 m². Exhibition hall 4A, with a direct link to the East entrance, is new and will offer our show visitors a perfect circular tour," explains WZF managing director Herbert Bollhöfer.
Interzoo 2006: over 34 000 trade visitorsInterzoo in Nuremberg attracts top decision-makers and industry experts from all over the world. In 2006, more than 34 000 trade visitors from 108 countries visited the exhibition stands of 1 270 companies from 56 nations. The international flavour of the event has increased continuously over the years. Whereas 73 per cent of the exhibitors came from abroad in 2004, 75 per cent of the companies exhibiting at Interzoo 2006 were foreign. The contingent of foreign trade visitors also increased to 58 per cent.92 per cent of exhibiting companies rated their overall success at Interzoo 2006 positively. 94 per cent of exhibitors succeeded in reaching their most important target groups and 94 per cent also made new business contacts. Nine out of ten companies expected follow-up business from the contacts made.Another key criterion was the high quality of the trade visitors at Interzoo 2006. The biggest groups of visitors included self-employed businessmen and proprietors (50 per cent), managers (13 per cent) and heads of department (15 per cent). 96 per cent of the visitors were involved in company procurement decisions. Roughly two-thirds of the visitors were specialists from the pet supply trade (excluding garden centres, DIY stores and supermarkets). 
Symposium on pet food technologyIn collaboration with the International Research Association of Feed Technology (IFF), WZF GmbH will once again stage a pet food technology symposium on the first two days of Interzoo 2008 on 22 and 23 May…