Labelexpo Europe 2007 breaks all records

Labelexpo Europe 2007, which took place 26-29 September in Brussels, surpassed all its records this year, in terms of visitors, exhibitors and equipment sales. This makes Labelexpo Europe 2007 the largest and most successful label event ever to have taken place.

In total, 24,752 visitors from 114 countries attended this year's show – an increase of seven percent over the 2005 event. This included large delegations from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Turkey and the Middle East.

A remarkable 66 percent of visitors extended their visit by at least a day (compared to 2005), which meant that the daily attendance was significantly higher than the overall figures suggest.

Of the 511 exhibitors at the show, 145 were exhibiting for the first time, showing the continuing growth and development of the industry.

Exhibitors reported a marked increase in machinery and material sales and, by the end of the show, 85 percent of exhibiting space had already been rebooked for Labelexpo Europe 2009 – the show's highest rebooking rate yet.

New for 2009 – the Digital Experience

A major development for Labelexpo Europe 2009 – announced at this year's event – is the creation of the Digital Experience in Hall 9. This hall will be opened to exhibitors in 2009 and will have a strong focus on digital technology. Within a week after its announcement, over 70 percent the available space had already been booked by suppliers including HP, Xeikon, Epson, EFI and Grafisk. The event is currently looking at ways of making more space available.