Security Essen Confirms Its Leading International Position, Increased Ordering Activities and Higher Internationality
Security Essen has highlighted its position as the global fair for civil security in an enduring way: Four days long, 1,040 companies from 45 nations redefined the standard for civil security at Messe Essen.
They presented to the over 40,000 trade visitors from 119 nations innovative products and services from smart video surveillance via the safeguarding of properties and companies right up to protected data transport. “In this respect, we were particularly pleased about the strong presence of digital and networked innovations.
Security is becoming smarter,” according to Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen. “The response of the expert world to the solutions of our exhibitors was enormous. The visitors were very satisfied with their visits to the fair and have used Security Essen as a high-ranking platform for contacts and orders.”
One in four visitors placed their orders directly at the fair, a plus of eight percent in comparison with 2014.
The exhibitors reported good deals and around 60 percent are expecting good to very good post-fair business, too – that is a plus of five percent. In this respect, Security Essen was moving in a strong economic environment: In Germany alone, the turnover amounts to around Euro 14.5 billion, a rise of around 17 percent in comparison with two years ago.
One in three visitors rated the future development of the economic situation in the security sector as strongly upward, an increase of over 30 percent.
Perfect conditions for Security Essen which exploited to the full its strength as a comprehensive trade fair for international civil security.
The experts came from 119 countries in order to obtain information, maintain contacts and place orders in Essen. One in three trade visitors travelled from abroad. In this case, Great Britain as well as Africa and Asia registered particularly strong pluses.
Security is Becoming More Digital and More Networked – Security Essen, Too
In the fair halls, it was possible to clearly see where the development in the security sector is heading: Security technology is becoming more networked and more digital.
No matter whether the padlock which can be controlled using a smartphone, high-resolution and mobile 4k video cameras, alarm technology connected with the building automation or drones for versatile uses with a linked control room – the exhibitors demonstrated the state of the art in modern security.
What clever buildings can already do today was shown by the specimen building for smart security set up by BHE Federal Association for Security Technology and Messe Essen.
Divided into the areas encompassing office buildings and private rooms, it was possible to see products, solutions and complete scenarios relating to how smart houses receive guests and react in the event of burglaries or fires.
On the first day of the fair, Messe Essen distinguished particularly innovative solutions with the Security Innovation Award.
There were 84 submissions for the Oscar of the security sector. The prize winners included the vehicle light protection kit from Hutchinson GmbH, the needs-oriented distance learning courses of DFBI Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fern- und Onlinebildung mbH as well as the multicopter inspection device for fire alarms from Air Inspector GmbH.
Meeting Place of the Security Industry with Multifaceted Supporting Programme
With a comprehensive supporting programme, Security Essen offered exhibitors and visitors numerous possibilities for an informative exchange of ideas, the imparting of knowledge and networking.
It all started with the top-level discussion on the first day of the fair. Under the leadership of Ulrich Grillo, President of the Federation of German Industries, experts from industry and associations congregated in order to focus on topical subjects in the security sector.
In the popular Security Forum on all the days of the fair, associations, manufacturers and practitioners gave answers to topical security questions in lectures, live demonstrations and round tables.
Hendrik Große Lefert, Security Officer of the German Football Association, provided information about the qualification of security and stewarding services in professional football and Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen, President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, spoke about the current security situation as a challenge for the German inland intelligence service.
High Revisit Intentions Amongst Exhibitors and Visitors
The trade visitors praised the range on offer at Security Essen, the internationality of the fair and the innovations on show.
Now, 89 percent of them and 91 percent of the exhibitors already said that they would be involved in the next Security Essen which will take place at Messe Essen from September 25 to 28, 2018.
Now, the newly introduced prebooking already led to great interest in Security Essen 2018. On the spot, 74 percent of the exhibitors have already confirmed that they will participate once more.
Security Essen 2016: Figures in Detail
1,040 (in 2014: 1,045) exhibitors from 45 (40) nations presented innovations relating to all aspects of civil security at Messe Essen.
Also counting the forecast for the last day of the fair, over 40,000 (40,000) visitors from 119 (110) nations came to the fair, including conference participants, VIP guests, delegation participants, journalists and participants in the loyalty programme (probably 35,000 of these according to the Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics – FKM(36,200).
The trade visitor proportion was 99.5 (99) percent
by The Editorial Staff
