Leipziger Messe has taken over PaintExpo, the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technologies, from FairFair Gmbh.
On December 1, 2020, Leipziger Messe took over PaintExpo from FairFair Gmbh. The fair will keep taking place every two years in April and Messe Karlsruhe, and the next edition will take place from 26 to 29 April 2022 in Karlsruhe.
PaintExpo was established in 2006 by Jürgen Haußmann, Managing Director of FairFair GmbH, who will continue to play an advisory role. Leipziger Messe is taking over the PaintExpo exhibition team and site in Oberboihingen, Baden-Württemberg, and will continue cooperating with its existing partners, JOT - Journal für Oberflächentechnik (Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH) and Messe Karlsruhe - the PaintExpo venue.
Gerhard Ohmacht, Executive Director of the Trade and Industrial Fairs Division at Leipziger Messe, is now responsible for PaintExpo's future development.
"PaintExpo is a perfect fit for us. I look forward to working with PaintExpo's strong partners, the international exhibitors and visitors and the current exhibition team. With our extensive expertise in industrial fairs, together we will continue to expand PaintExpo as the world's leading platform," says Markus Geisenberger, Chief Executive Officer of Leipziger Messe. "PaintExpo is now part of the Leipziger Messe portfolio - this sends a strong signal. We want to take this opportunity to further strengthen our portfolio and market position, particularly at such a challenging time."
"I am pleased that PaintExpo has now become part of Leipziger Messe and that this will ensure the necessary continuity for customers. Leipziger Messe's proven expertise in organising successful international trade fairs and its strong service orientation will help lead the way for PaintExpo's future development. I am sure the event's success story will continue", says Jürgen Haußmann.