Final Report Aqua-therm Nitra 2002
The fourth annual International trade fair Aqua-therm
Nitra, which took place in the Agrokomplex fairgrounds from 12th to 15th February, was the
most successful so far in
the brief history of the event. In comparison with last year, the
net
exhibition area increased by 16 percent, and there was also an increase of 11 percent in
the number of exhibitors. Once again the record for visitor numbers was broken when more
than fifteen thousand people, mostly experts and traders, visited the trade fair over the
four days.
There was also a significant change in the structure of visitors. This year only every fourth visitor was from Nitra, which shows a further strengthening of the position of Aqua-therm as a trade fair with a significance for all of Slovakia. Visitors were also extremely satisfied with the offer of the exhibitors, and according to a survey carried out on a sample of 474 visitors 96.6 percent will come to the trade fair again next year. The trade fair was accompanied by many lectures and seminars prepared by specialist guarantors.
Aqua-therm Nitra has established a firm position in the trade fair calendar of the
Slovak Republic, and those interested in the technical equipment of buildings now know
that the calendar year begins for them in February in Nitra.
Specialized guarantors of the fair
- Slovak Society of Environmental Technology
- Slovak Energy Agency
- Guild of Heating and Heating Technology
- Slovak Union of Heat Producers
AQUA-THERM Nitra 2001 in Figures
2001 | 2002 | |
Number of direct exhibitors | 87 | 97 |
Slovak Republic | 90 | |
Czech Republic | 6 | |
Germany | 1 | |
Other companies were represented in direct exhibitors stands | 60 | 76 |
Net exhibition area in sqm | 2.005 | 2.325 |
Total trade fair area in sqm | 4.000 | 4.200 |
Number of visitors | 14.889 | 15.014 |
of this professionals and businessmen | 11.613 | 11.802 |
The survey of the sample of 456 / 474 visitors showed that: | ||
makes decision or participate in decision making on purchases and investments | 66,3 % | 62,5 % |
was satisfied with the product offer | 81,6 % | 90,9 % |
share of visitors not living in Nitra | 63,4 % | 75,3 % |
would visit the fair in 2002 / 2003 | 87,5 % | 96,9 % |