Field of participants already includes leading companies

Hardware expertise for trade and industry professionals

With eight months remaining until the start of the INTERNATIONALE EISENWARENMESSE KÖLN, the status of exhibitor registrations is already very good. Renowned suppliers from Germany and abroad will be in Cologne from 4th to 7th March 2012 to present their new hardware products to the trade and to buyers from industrial companies. Particularly in the tools segment, stand areas in the Koelnmesse halls have already been secured by leading manufacturers including the hand tool manufacturers Apex, Gedore, Hazet, Ega Master, Knipex, Rothenberger, Tyrolit and Unior. The companies exhibiting power tools and accessories will include Einhell, Pferd-Rüggeberg and wolfcraft. “Tools will thus once again make up the strongest segment, with a range of products for professionals that is unsurpassed worldwide in terms of its breadth and depth,” reports Metin Ergül, Vice President at Koelnmesse GmbH.

The 2012 hardware fair offerings will be divided into the product segments Tools, Industrial Supply, Fasteners and Fixings, Fittings, and Home Improvement. In the Industrial Supply segment, the top companies Hailo, Keter Plastic, Annovi Reverberi and Telwin are among the many suppliers that have already announced they will take part in the trade fair. Among the exhibitors presenting in the Fasteners and Fixings, Fittings segment will be renowned companies including AS Schellenberg, GAH Alberts, Heco, Hettich, HSI Schwerter and Schäfers & Peters.

With its overview of diverse product segments, the INTERNATIONALE EISENWARENMESSE KÖLN will serve the hardware sectors as a “one-stop shopping” platform from 4th to 7th March 2012. The portfolio of products encompasses hand tools, power tools and accessories, machine tools, compressed air tools, high-pressure cleaners, welding and soldering equipment, Page 2/2 workshop fittings, shop and storeroom fittings, ladders and scaffolding, industrial safety, fastening technology, fixing technology, building fittings, furniture fittings, small fittings, decorative metal wares, construction chemistry, interiors and furnishings, sanitary ware and fittings, building materials, building elements, building accessories, outdoor facilities, automotive supplies and accessories and two-wheeler accessories.

The INTERNATIONALE EISENWARENMESSE KÖLN will take place from 4th to 7th March 2012 in Halls 1 to 5 and Hall 10 at the Cologne exhibition centre and will be open to trade visitors daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For further information, visit www.hardwarefair.com or www.eisenwaremesse.com.