Joint international premier event for the wind industry – HUSUM WindEnergy Agreement signed by Hamburg Messe and Messe Husum

The Hamburg trade fair company Hamburg Messe and the Husum trade fair company Messe Husum signed a cooperation agreement today for joint organisation of the premier international wind event. This will in future be the only international trade fair for the wind industry in Germany, and will be held for the first time under the new name of HUSUM WindEnergy, in Husum from 9 to 13 September 2008. This new trade fair, like its precursors HUSUMwind and WindEnergy, will take place at two-yearly intervals. An announcement to this effect was issued by HMC and Messe Husum in a joint declaration today in Husum and Hamburg.

"The main purpose of this cooperation is for us as partners to establish ourselves jointly – with even better positioning than before, particularly at the international level. It is likewise our goal to strengthen the position of Germany as the location of an international wind energy fair," said Bernd Aufderheide, Chairman of the Management Board of Hamburg Messe und Congress, and Hanno Fecke, Chairman of the Management Board of Messe Husum, in mutual agreement. This cooperation means that the two trade fair companies are serving the interests of the booming international wind energy sector, which gets together at the 10th HUSUMwind starting in Husum tomorrow.

Contact for questions:
Hamburg Messe
Gudrun Blickle
Tel.: +49(0)40/3569-2442, Fax: -2180
E-Mail: gudrun.blickle@hamburg-messe.de

Messe Husum
Klaus Lorenz
Mobil: +49(0)171-380 17 40