Messe Berlin Operates Two Exhibition Grounds in the Capital"s Local Region
The new Berlin/Brandenburg exhibition grounds next door to the future major airport BER have been completed in record time. Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, which is now ready, is a fair and event venue that can be used in a wide range of ways. Besides three permanent display halls covering a display area of more than 20,000 square metres it offers space for large outdoor displays as well as additional temporary trade fair buildings and service facilities.
Thus, in addition to its well-established inner-city venue at Berlin ExpoCenter City next to the Berlin Radio Tower, Messe Berlin now operates two exhibition grounds in the capital's local region. Construction of buildings for the International Air Show has begun immediately on the new grounds. This year the ILA, Europe's leading event for the aerospace industry, will be taking place from 11 to 16 September. In January 2013 the new PANORAMA Berlin fashion show, part of the Berlin Fashion Week, is scheduled to debut on the grounds.
Raimund Hosch, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH: €As with immediate effect Berlin/Brandenburg boasts a trump card in the event business, with grounds in a first-class location. ExpoCenter Airport is the first trade fair venue next door to a major international airport, a unique selling point for attracting events and a significant addition to the established grounds next to the Berlin Radio Tower. It strengthens business in the Berlin/Brandenburg region and in future will significantly boost spending in Berlin and Brandenburg.€
Investment totalling to 43 million euros these green fields has been turned to exhibition grounds. Since the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on 18 August 2011 bulldozers and excavators, vibrating rollers and asphalt laying machines have transformed what was once a wasteland into exhibition grounds covering 250,000 square metres. In order to keep to within the ambitious timetable, every day during peak construction periods on average more than 200 mainly local labourers worked in five separate areas to build the site's infrastructure and the halls.
While the infrastructure measures were ongoing the ground project planners commissioned the construction of three permanent display halls covering an area of more than 20,000 square metres. These pillar-free structures made of steel and concrete and featuring a facade of powder-coated aluminium are ideal for trade fairs, events and presentations.
Preparations for the ILA will begin in earnest starting in August 2012, when a minor city will be built featuring all the necessary services and communications. ExpoCenter Airport will boast all the ILA's typical features, such as permanent and temporary display halls for the world's aerospace industry, outdoor sites for displaying aircraft of every type and size, chalets for catering exclusively to VIPs and delegations, and a control tower for the ILA fair management. Other features will include numerous facilities providing services and catering, a conference centre with a large number of meeting rooms and a high-tech press centre.
Thus, in addition to its well-established inner-city venue at Berlin ExpoCenter City next to the Berlin Radio Tower, Messe Berlin now operates two exhibition grounds in the capital's local region. Construction of buildings for the International Air Show has begun immediately on the new grounds. This year the ILA, Europe's leading event for the aerospace industry, will be taking place from 11 to 16 September. In January 2013 the new PANORAMA Berlin fashion show, part of the Berlin Fashion Week, is scheduled to debut on the grounds.
Raimund Hosch, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH: €As with immediate effect Berlin/Brandenburg boasts a trump card in the event business, with grounds in a first-class location. ExpoCenter Airport is the first trade fair venue next door to a major international airport, a unique selling point for attracting events and a significant addition to the established grounds next to the Berlin Radio Tower. It strengthens business in the Berlin/Brandenburg region and in future will significantly boost spending in Berlin and Brandenburg.€
Investment totalling to 43 million euros these green fields has been turned to exhibition grounds. Since the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on 18 August 2011 bulldozers and excavators, vibrating rollers and asphalt laying machines have transformed what was once a wasteland into exhibition grounds covering 250,000 square metres. In order to keep to within the ambitious timetable, every day during peak construction periods on average more than 200 mainly local labourers worked in five separate areas to build the site's infrastructure and the halls.
While the infrastructure measures were ongoing the ground project planners commissioned the construction of three permanent display halls covering an area of more than 20,000 square metres. These pillar-free structures made of steel and concrete and featuring a facade of powder-coated aluminium are ideal for trade fairs, events and presentations.
Preparations for the ILA will begin in earnest starting in August 2012, when a minor city will be built featuring all the necessary services and communications. ExpoCenter Airport will boast all the ILA's typical features, such as permanent and temporary display halls for the world's aerospace industry, outdoor sites for displaying aircraft of every type and size, chalets for catering exclusively to VIPs and delegations, and a control tower for the ILA fair management. Other features will include numerous facilities providing services and catering, a conference centre with a large number of meeting rooms and a high-tech press centre.
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