Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2018 from 57 countriesArgentina: 1; Australia: 1; Austria: 21; Belarus: 1; Belgium: 8; Brazil: 1; Bulgaria: 6; Cambodia: 1; Canada: 8; China, People's Republic: 266; Colombia: 1; Czechia: 17; Denmark: 1; Finland: 9; France: 21; Germany: 309; Greece: 2; Hong Kong, China SAR: 3; Hungary: 1; India: 60; Indonesia: 1; Iran, Islamic Republic: 2; Ireland: 1; Italy: 175; Japan: 5; Jordan: 1; Korea, Republic: 27; Luxembourg: 2; Malaysia: 4; Mexico: 2; Mozambique: 1; Netherlands: 25; New Zealand: 1; North Macedonia: 2; Norway: 1; Pakistan: 1; Poland: 15; Portugal: 4; Romania: 7; Russia: 8; Singapore: 1; Slovakia: 1; Slovenia: 1; South Africa: 6; Spain: 26; Sweden: 8; Switzerland: 22; Taiwan: 17; Thailand: 3; Tunisia: 1; Turkey: 58; Ukraine: 4; United Arab Emirates: 4; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 25; United States of America: 39; Uzbekistan: 1; Vietnam: 2

FKM Trade visitors profile 2018

Visitors total (number of entries)29.838Proportion of trade visitors99 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)33of whichNielsen 19

• Bremen1
• Hamburg1
• Lower Saxony6
• Schleswig-Holstein2

Nielsen 256

• North Rhine-Westphalia56

Nielsen 3a8

• Hesse5
• Rhineland-Palatinate3
• Saarland0

Nielsen 3b11

• Baden-Württemberg11

Nielsen 49

• Bavaria9

Nielsen 5+63

• Berlin0
• Brandenburg0
• Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
• Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 74

• Saxony0
• Thuringia0

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

• Tube industry (manufacturers, users)27
• Iron, steel and non-ferrous metals industry16
• Motor vehicle industry incl. supply industry8
• Oil and gas industry7
• Construction industry3
• Other industry14
• Trade13
• Other sectors10
• Student2
• Other not gainfully employed0

Professional position

Professional position (%)

• Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer17
• Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.17
• Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office18
• Department head, group head, team leader24
• Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker18
• Lecturer, teacher0
• Trainee2
• Other position2
• Student2
• Other not gainfully employed0

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

• Management24
• Research/development/design11
• Manufacturing, production, quality control20
• Buying/procurement16
• Finance/accounting, controlling1
• Information and communication technology1
• Personnel administration, administration0
• Sales20
• Marketing, advertising, PR3
• Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
• Maintenance/repairs2
• Other area2
• Student2
• Other not gainfully employed0

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

• up to 50 km10
• more than 50 km up to 100 km5
• more than 100 km up to 300 km21
• over 300 km63

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%) *67of which

• EU55
• Other european countries13
• Africa6
• North America7
• South and Central America6
• Middle East4
• South-, East-, Central Asia8
• Australia/Oceania1

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%) *

• Italy9
• Turkey7
• France5
• Netherlands5
• United States of America5

* = determined by visitor registration

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

• 1 - 48
• 5 - 96
• 10 - 4920
• 50 - 19924
• 200 - 49915
• 500 - 9996
• 1 000 and more20
• Student2
• Other not employed0

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

• decisively36
• collectively33
• in an advisory capacity/organization19
• no11
• Student2
• Other not gainfully employed0

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

• Previous event41
• Earlier events39
• First visit46

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)2.1

Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner