The Hannover Messe 2008 trade show, which concluded recently at Hannover, Germany, once again established itself as one of the largest trade shows in the world for technology & products. This year's show consisted of 10 different International flagship fairs. In total, 5100 exhibitors from more than 60 countries across the globe exhibited at this years show. Almost 200,000 trade visitors attended the 5 day event which speaks volumes about the quality of the show, its reach among the masses & the quality of new technology, products & services displayed at the show.

As per show survey, almost all companies exhibiting at the show reported generating targeted leads, which is 15-20% more than the show's previous year event. Overall 3.2 million leads have been generated during the event as revealed from the survey.

This year's event had Japan as the partner country displaying cutting edge industrial technology. The show attracted visitors from entire Europe, Middle East, USA and other regions. Hannover Messe 2008 had major exhibitors from Germany, Italy, China, India, and Japan. The remarkable growth of every preceding/consecutive show with increasing exhibitors & visitors confirms the popularity of Hannover Messe as one of the most awaited & keenly visited event of the industry. Credit also goes to the fact that it is one of the most well-conducted event with industry/product specific dedicated halls giving users the right direction to visit the halls of their choice & find suppliers for the products they are looking to source. HANNOVER MESSE is the gateway to global markets for enterprises from around the world. Thousands of visitors visit the event with an intent to catch up on the latest technological/material developments, which confirms HANNOVER MESSE's as one of eagerly awaited, most popular platform for the entire industry. Next Hannover Messe in 2009 will see Korea as the partner country for the popular show.

Tradeindia, as always, with a clear objective of being part of all major events to promote Indian Manufacturers & Exporters, exhibited at the popular event once again for the 3rd year in succession. With the entire Europe being a popular market for Indian companies for all kinds of goods including industrial technology products, Hannover Messe becomes the most significant event for us to exhibit our products and services. Hannover Messe has always been instrumental in bringing lots of Indian companies as exhibitors to the show, including Indian visitors who visit the show to know about the latest happenings/developments/innovations in the industry & also to find potential business partners.

The Tradeindia booth at the show was visited by hundreds of curious buyers on all days, interested in getting database of Indian Manufacturers & Exporters, which was given to them free of cost in the form of Tradeindia Exim CD Roms & special show supplements. On all days, visiting buyers discussed with our representatives to know about how to find reliable & etablished Indian companies who they could partner with for their various needs. Many buyers who met us at the last editions of the show appreciated our efforts in promoting Indian companies at the show year after year. They also gave feedback on how useful our given CD ROMS & previous years' show supplements have been to them. Most of them are now regular users of tradeindia.com & found it a useful platform for their sourcing needs. Tradeindia's promotional yellow bags were very popular among the visitors who were seen carrying the same with them.

Considering Hannover Messe to be an ultimate platform for the industry, Tradeindia will surely look forward to exhibit for the 4th time at the popular show in its next edition which will take place at the same venue in April 2009.