Trade fair duo in Cologne

Asia-Pacific Sourcing opens its doors at the Cologne fair grounds from 3 to 5 March 2015. A diverse range of offers and information relating to products for the house, garden and leisure time activities from the Far East awaits trade visitors in Hall 5. So far, around 600 manufacturers and distributors from seven countries have confirmed their participation. Exhibitors from Hong Kong, China, India, Taiwan and the Republic of Korea are among them. Since IAW, the International Trade Fair for Retail Promotions and Imports, is being held concurrently, both visitors and exhibitors can benefit from noticeable synergy effects. Over the three exhibition days, Asia-Pacific Sourcing will bring the offerings of the Asian boom markets together with the growing demand from Europe and North America. "In its capacity as an order and information platform, Asia-Pacific Sourcing is particularly relevant for top buyers from the trade - especially from the large-volume business sector," said Katharina C. Hamma, chief operating officer of Koelnmesse. "Once again in 2015, the trade fair will cover the important trends of the sourcing sector." New products from the areas of tools, locks and fittings, DIY, sport and leisure activities as well as garden tools and equipment will be exhibited on a gross floor space covering over 24 000 m².

The organisers are confident that the participants in Asia-Pacific Sourcing 2015 will get double the benefit from their visit to Cologne: in addition to their trading partners from the Far East, they will also meet up with around 300 international suppliers of promotional and trend-led products and high-volume orders at the IAW. Passages between the halls at the exhibition site will give all trade fair attendees direct access to both of the events that are being staged simultaneously in adjacent halls. Admission to IAW is free for exhibitors and visitors of Asia-Pacific Sourcing. The IAW is regarded as Europe's leading order fair for promotional and trend-led products and high-volume orders. IAW is staged at the Cologne fair grounds twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn. Over 300 international exhibitors present promotional products from all trade-related industries in two halls on floor space spanning 28 000 m². The IAW trade…