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Photo: Trade fair Deutsche Messe AG
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Photo: The Shanghai New International Expo Centre Co. Ltd. (SNIEC)

About GEC

GEC is the German Exposition Corporation International. With more than 200 offices worldwide, the three partners are the pulse of international business. We are familiar with key industries that are the driving forces behind worldwide growth.

In the past GEC has accumulated extensive experience in developing and realising new trade fair grounds in all parts of the world, including such diverse countries as China, Russia, Iran and India. One of our most successful projects to date is the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Every year SNIEC hosts a record number of exhibitions and has the highest turnover rate of any exhibition centre in the world. 

GEC has successfully worked as a project consultant in the following countries:

  • Egypt (Cairo),
  • Russia (Moscow),
  • India (Hyderabad),
  • Iran (Teheran),
  • PRC (Wuhan),
  • PRC (Tianjin) and
  • PRC (Shanghai).

Using GEC allows you to reap all benefits of our own success. 

Who is behind GEC?

Three of the world’s largest venue owners and trade fair organizers have joined forces to invest in one of the best trade fair grounds in the world (SNIEC):
 

Photo: Trade fair Deutsche Messe AG

Deutsche Messe AG, Hannover

More than 1,000 employees, maintains a network of 56 sales partners, subsidiaries and branches in over 100 countries. The exhibition center has a superb infrastructure totaling 1 million square meters of space. Deutsche Messe – based in Hannover, Germany – is one of the world’s leading trade fair organizers.

Photo: Trade fair Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

50 international trade fairs are organised by Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, among these are 23 No. 1 events, spread over five areas of expertise. This means that nearly one fifth of all the world’s premier trade shows take place in Düsseldorf. With 7 subsidiaries and 77 representatives abroad servicing 141 countries Messe Düsseldorf has contact persons all over the world.

Photo: Trade fair Messe München

Messe München GmbH

With around 42 trade fairs for industrial goods, consumer goods and new technologies, Messe München is one of the world’s leading trade fair companies. Currently it organizes 14 international leading trade fairs, including the largest trade fair in the world, which is bauma. Messe München combines internationally appealing trade fair locations with excellent trade fair service.



SNIEC. One of our Success Stories

Facts about SNIEC

The Shanghai New International Expo Centre Co. Ltd. (SNIEC) officially opened on November 2001. Ever since it has become the most successful exhibition center in China and one of the leading exhibition venues in the world. More than 7 million guests arrive each year to visit more than 100 world-class exhibitions. The unprecedented success of SNIEC, the Chinese-German exhibition pilot project, underlines the role the exhibition industry plays in the breathtaking economic development of China and East Asia.

Discover SNIEC

17 halls for more flexibility

  • 200,000 sqm of column-free, ground-level space
  • Outdoor exhibition space of 100,000 sqm
  • 3 entrance halls well-equipped with multi-functional facilities etc.
  • 20 loading bays between the halls with direct drive-in access
  • 51 meeting rooms with different sizes
  • Spacious parking for 4730 cars
To the halls

What we offer

As one, we are strong. That is our motto at GEC when it comes to it´s worldwide activities.

We are there for you whenever you need us – from A to Z, from first concept to realisation, thus combining our competence and your passion. As three leading German exhibition organisers we have a proven track record in highly competitive markets and the experience as well as ambition to contribute to the globally expanding exhibition industry.

As organisers, we have created innovative and world-leading trade fairs such as bauma, drupa and Hannover Messe. As an international site developer and operator our world-renowned, international venues set the highest standards for purpose-built exhibition facilities.

With us as a partner, you are able to tap into our broad trade fair experience in this dynamic international market.  

If you want a partner who really knows his and your business, choose GEC!

Our Services:

Feasibility

Planning/ Construction Support

Set-Up Support

Operational Support

Visit us in Shanghai

Graphic: Arrival plan - how to get to the fairground
How to get to the fairground

Contact us

Hannover

Düsseldorf

München

Dr. Andreas Gruchow

Managing Director GEC
Hannover Office

c/o Deutsche Messe AG Messegelände
D-30521 Hannover

Phone: +49 (0) 511 / 8934001
Fax: +49 (0) 511 / 89-32004
Email: gruchow(at)gec.de
www.messe.de

Dr. Clemens Schütte

Managing Director GEC
Düsseldorf Office

c/o Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Messeplatz
D-40474 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49 (0) 211 / 4560-531
Fax: +49 (0) 211 / 4560-87530
Email: schuette(at)gec.de
www.messe-duesseldorf.com

Mr. Stefan Rummel

Managing Director GEC
Munich Office

c/o Messe München GmbH
Messegelände
D-81823 München

Phone:+49 (0) 89 / 949-21702
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 / 949 97 20300
Email: rummel(at)gec.de
www.messe-muenchen.com