The entire scope of hardware expertise

Welcome to Cologne!Admittedly the name doesn't trip off your tongue with ease just yet. When talking about this year's International Hardware Fair in Cologne you tend to want to add the familiar old second part of the name as well. But no, that's all in the past now. So: welcome to the International Hardware Fair in Cologne! When professionals from the industry, both national and international, get together in this cathedral city on the Rhine between 28 February and 3 March we hope we'll be able to record a good atmosphere, lots of new ideas and products, and a goof pinch of optimism.The hardware sector and the fair both deserve this. It appears that we are getting over the credit crunch and the economic crisis more quickly than was expected for quite some time. The demand for a leading global fair seems to be getting somewhat more pronounced again, so that we can definitely look towards Cologne with quite some hope in this respect.We have brought out this DIY International pocket supplement in English to give you a foretaste of the fair: compact, informative and comprehensive, it provides you with all the information you need on just 20 pages. It is also being included with the January issue of diy and published as an e-version at www.DIYglobal.com. If you want to know more, plenty of extra information can be found at www.hardwarefair.com.Dr. Joachim BengelsdorfDownload: The entire scope of hardware expertise (PDF file)Focus on hardware expertiseThe International Hardware Fair features a new structuring of the product ranges .The International Hardware Fair is being held at the Koelnmesse exhibition centre from 28th February to 3rd March 2010. Over this four-day period trade visitors from all over the world will be able to gather information about the innovations and trends displayed by approximately 2 700 suppliers from 51 countries, while also placing orders for the coming year and establishing new business contacts. ?Cologne will become the international business hub for the sector by bringing together professionals from trade and industry with buyers and suppliers, enabling them to hold discussions and lay the groundwork for the coming year,? says Oliver P. Kuhrt, executive vice president of Koelnmesse. In addition to an informative supporting programme and services designed to help bring about business deals, visitors can look forward to an international range of exhibitors now reorganised into five product segments.In 2010 the International Hardware…