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NürnbergMesse China and Hangzhou Fima Form Joint Venture

This cooperation marks a crucial step for both parties in deepening the exchange and collaboration between the Chinese and international refrigeration industries.

Top 3 in Global Growth! NürnbergMesse Group remains Top 15 among the world’s exhibition organizers!

NürnbergMesse China Signs Strategic MoU with Hangzhou Fima Exhibition to Expand Global Refrigeration

Darren Guo’s continued leadership ensures our strong momentum in China endures

Darren Guo’s contract extension was officially approved at the annual meeting of the Supervisory Board of NürnbergMesse Group, held in Nuremberg on July 4th, 2025.

Executive Interview | NürnbergMesse Group’s Deep Globalization and Its Strategic Response in China

The core of any exhibition lies in its people. Regardless of technological advancements, face-to-face communication remains irreplaceable.

CBCE and IPB awarded the title of "Distinguished Exhibition of 2024 in Shanghai"

NürnbergMesse China’s two flagship exhibitions awarded the title of "Distinguished Exhibition of 2024 in Shanghai"

NürnbergMesse earns record approx. EUR 360 M in sales and continues investing in the future

Sales up some 40 percent in 2024 Jubilee Year, compared to 2022

Mr. Darren Guo wins the "2024 Exhibition Industry Distinguished Individual Award"

"I envision NürnbergMesse China not only as a business platform connecting the world but also as a stage where China's stories can be heard globally."

NürnbergMesse China Wins the "Golden Panda Award" in China’s Exhibition Industry

Mr. Darren Guo, Managing Director of NürnbergMesse China, was invited to participate in the 7th CIIE

A strong half-century: NürnbergMesse turns 50

“From 0 to 100, from a regional exhibition startup in 1974 to a global player with an established position among the top 15 exhibition companies worldwide!”

Peter Ottmann elected to the UFI Board of Directors

Peter Ottmann, CEO of the NürnbergMesse Group, has been elected to the Board of the World Association of the Exhibition Industry UFI

NürnbergMesse nominated for German Sustainability Award

NürnbergMesse nominated for German Sustainability Award

NürnbergMesse back on track for success

NürnbergMesse bounced back strongly in 2022

NürnbergMesse has strong comeback

Preliminary calculations indicate that more than 23,600 exhibitors took part in 135 events around the world, with some 829,500 square metres of rented space and more than 981,000 visitors.

NürnbergMesse: onsite plus online into the trade fair future

NürnbergMesse’s fiscal year 2020 was dominated by the impact of the pandemic. “COVID was a flash freeze for our business model. Without our successful Q1 2020 and our systematic cutbacks on expenses and investments, the net loss for the year would have been even more severe”, was the summary given by NürnbergMesse Group CEO Dr Roland Fleck at the company’s hybrid annual press conference today. And more: “NürnbergMesse was able to masterfully protect its liquidity during the crisis, primarily by systematically reducing personnel expenses and material costs, for instance by applying subsidised shortened work schedules and putting a freeze on new hires, as well as deferring investments. This course was and is necessary to create a resilient financial foundation for a sustainable trade fair tandem onsite and online.”

NürnbergMesse is ready for restart

The entire Nuremberg Metropolitan Region is eagerly awaiting the resumption of the trade fairs and congresses. The opening perspective in September lets many industries breathe a sigh of relief whose business is connected with the events of NürnbergMesse, such as the hotel industry, gastronomy, transport companies and exhibition stand builders. Due to the cancellation and postponement of events at the Nuremberg exhibition center, purchasing power effects of 1.55 billion euros failed to materialize last year in Germany alone.

Electrifying: NürnbergMesse launches new automotive sector cooperation in China

At the opening of Auto Shanghai 2021, the CAR institute of internationally famed mobility expert Prof. Dr Ferdinand Dudenhöffer and NürnbergMesse China issued a memorandum of understanding announcing an exclusive partnership.

NürnbergMesse goes through Covid low

For NürnbergMesse, 2020 wasn’t just the year of COVID, but also a turbocharger for digitalisation. We accumulated a great deal of know-how in building up digital platforms, and thus surpassed ourselves in coping with the crisis. The new digital formats provide important bridges for our customers, and establish a meaningful complement for our in-person events.

The way to the heart is through the stomach: Acquisition of Lehrieder bolsters event and exhibition

From 1 January 2021, event and exhibition catering provider Lehrieder will be a wholly owned service subsidiary of NürnbergMesse. Exhibition company supports subsidiary and employees during the coronavirus crisis. Improved range and quality of service in catering at Nuremberg trade fair venue.

Coronavirus vaccination centre at Nuremberg exhibition venue ready for use

Hall 3C at NürnbergMesse has been converted in recent weeks into the central vaccination centre for the city. It will start work on 15 December and remain in operation until at least 30 June 2021. Medical professionals will be able to vaccinate as many as 1,000 people each day. The international exhibition sector is one of the groups most strongly affected by the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. By establishing the vaccination centre we are sending out a strong signal in the fight against the virus, and at the same time we are helping to get real-life exhibition activities back on track!”, says Peter Ottmann, NürnbergMesse Group CEO, at last Friday's visit of the new vaccination centre situated in our exhibition Hall 3C.

Peter Ottmann new Deputy Chairman of AUMA

The Board of Management of AUMA – the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry unanimously elected Peter Ottmann (53), CEO of NürnbergMesse, as 1st Deputy Chairman at its meeting in Frankfurt yesterday. Peter Ottmann will alternate on the AUMA Board of Management with his CEO-colleague Dr Roland Fleck since 2011.

NürnbergMesse postpones construction of the new “NCC Süd”

In view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the trade fair business, NürnbergMesse has decided to postpone the planned investment in the fourth convention centre in the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. Originally planned for February 2021, the destruction of Hall 3 and the start of construction of the new “NCC Süd” will now take place in February 2024 or February 2025.

Notice of Exhibition Delay of NürnbergMesse in 2020

Thank you for your support and participation in the NürnbergMesse exhibitions! Due to the global spread of the new Coronavirus, NürnbergMesse Group has decided to postpone some exhibitions in Germany, India, Brazil and Russia.

Coronavirus – FAQs

In order to bundle the relevant information for you around the topic "Coronavirus", we have summarized the FAQs to answer the inquiries from exhibitors, visitors or journalists. These are continuously updated. Please use them only reactively, i.e. as an answer to specific questions.

NürnbergMesse wins prestigious international ARC Grand Award

Great honour for NürnbergMesse: The jury of the International ARC Awards (annual report competition) has given the annual report of the Franconian exhibition company the prestigious Grand Award in the category “Best of Germany”. This year, the competition, which was established in 1987, received more than 2,100 entries from a wide range of sectors in 34 countries. “We are very proud that our annual report concept was able to impress an international jury across the board,” says Peter Ottmann, CEO of NürnbergMesse Group.

NürnbergMesse China organized public welfare activity - old clothes collection

NürnbergMesse China Co., Ltd. joined hands with "MAYI", a public welfare platform, to organize the old clothes collection public welfare activity from 2 to 6 September 2019 during the philanthropy week.

Eureka! NürnbergMesse Makes Major Advance

Greek philosopher Archimedes supposedly said it when he completed difficult tasks. And “eureka” also seems to apply these days as a motto for NürnbergMesse Group. Because according to CEO Dr Roland Fleck, fiscal year 2018 was something like a step into a new dimension: sales of EUR 315.1 million, a profit of EUR 28 million and an EBITDA of EUR 67.9 million. Key financial figures founded on a mighty record of organised events: more than 35,000 exhibitors, more than 1.5 million visitors, and more than 1.2 million square meters of net exhibition space. On top of that, according to Fleck’s fellow CEO Peter Ottmann, Greek market leader FORUM SA will join the NürnbergMesse Group as its largest international subsidiary.

Meeting the highest standards: multiple awards for Hall 3C

Hall 3C wins tremendous prize from the highest level: the German Society for Sustainable Building (DGNB) has awarded the latest Nuremberg exhibition hall its “platinum” certificate for outstanding sustainability. According to the DGNB, there is no other exhibition hall worldwide with standards comparable to those of Halls 3A and 3C at NürnbergMesse. The exemplary fire protection system in the new hall was also awarded “Sprinkler Protected” quality certification by the Federal Association for Technical Fire Protection (bvfa).

Nuremberg: Germany’s no. 1 exhibition venue for start-ups

NürnbergMesse is the top platform for start-ups in Germany. More than 1,000 “Young, Innovative Companies” have taken part in the eponymous trade fair programme organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) at NürnbergMesse events since 2007. For 2019, the BMWi is providing sponsorship at 63 trade fairs around Germany, with the greatest concentration – 12 – in Nuremberg.

Bavarian Capabilities Pooled in China

Focus: Enhancing NürnbergMesse China’s trade shows with the successful “Vocational Training: Made in Germany” model Secretary General Dr Witterauf and NürnbergMesse CEOs Dr Fleck and Ottmann ink partnership