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spoga+gafa/spoga horse (Herbst/autumn)

The garden trade fair, Cologne/International Trade Fair for Equestrian Sports

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Date

02.09.-04.09.2018
01/09/-03/09/2019 19/06/-21/06/2022 18/06/-20/06/2023 16/06/-18/06/2024 24/06/-26/06/2025 22/06/-24/06/2026 June 2027
Cycle: annually
Year founded: 1973
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Cologne
Germany

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Organisers

Koelnmesse GmbH

Messeplatz 1
50679 Cologne
Germany
Fon: +49 221 821-0
Fax: +49 221 821-2574
info@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.koelnmesse.de

Project team

spogagafa@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.spogagafa.de

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Sector focus

Gardening and landscaping (plants, equipment, technology) (industry 36)

Main offerings

Grills
Garden Furniture
Leisure
Plants
Garden Equipment
Garden Articles
Gardening Tools
Biological Building Materials
Chemical Products
Green Houses
Accessories
Pets Supplies
Lighting Technology
Water Technology
Pools
Irrigation Plants
Florists' Articles
Green Areas Construction
Cemetery Technology
Golf Course Construction
Factory Equipment
Services
Horses
Diving Equipment
Camping Accessories
Water Sports Articles

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Access

Trade visitors and general public

Entrance fee

day ticket EUR 49.00, season ticket EUR 70.00

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Sponsors

gafa: IVG - Industrieverband Garten e.V., Ratingen
spoga: Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikelindustrie e.V. (BSI)

Statistics

Key figures
9/2018 1)
Exhibitors
2.172
Domestic
322
Abroad
1.850
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
39.104
Domestic
13.907
Abroad
25.197
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
226.100
Space (net)
113.284
Special show space
2.347
Exhibitor stand space
110.937
Hall space
109.692
Domestic
24.838
Abroad
84.854
Open air
1.245
Domestic
363
Abroad
882
1) incl. spoga horse
Origin of exhibitors 2018 from 61 countries
Argentina5
Australia9
Austria13
Bangladesh1
Belgium31
Brazil1
Canada19
China, People's Republic663
Colombia1
Croatia1
Cyprus2
Czechia6
Denmark28
El Salvador1
Estonia4
Finland5
France72
Germany322
Greece6
Hong Kong, China SAR111
Hungary4
India103
Indonesia20
Ireland10
Israel9
Italy121
Japan3
Korea, Republic7
Lao People's Democratic Republic2
Latvia7
Lebanon1
Lithuania5
Luxembourg1
Malaysia6
Malta1
Mexico1
Moldova, Republic1
Netherlands131
New Zealand1
Norway2
Pakistan20
Philippines1
Poland54
Portugal13
Romania5
Russia4
Serbia1
Singapore5
Slovenia4
South Africa4
Spain33
Sri Lanka1
Sweden14
Switzerland20
Taiwan65
Thailand1
Tunisia1
Türkiye26
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland104
United States of America38
Vietnam21
FKM trade visitor structure
2018
Visitors (number of admissions)
39.104
Proportion of trade visitors
94%
Total Germany (%)
42
Bremen
1
Hamburg
2
Lower Saxony
7
Schleswig-Holstein
3
North Rhine-Westphalia
57
Hesse
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
5
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
6
Bavaria
6
Berlin
2
Brandenburg
2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
2
Thuringia
0
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
35
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
16
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
12
Department head, group head, team leader
14
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
12
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
1
Other position
5
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
31
Research/development/design
5
Manufacturing, production, quality control
5
Buying/procurement
16
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
0
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
22
Marketing, advertising, PR
6
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
1
Other area
7
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Economic sectors (%)
Industry
16
Trade
58
Skilled trades
4
Service
10
Authority/public services
1
University, research
1
Other economic sectors
8
Student
3
other non-professionals
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
13
more than 50 km up to 100 km
9
more than 100 km up to 300 km
15
over 300 km
63
Foreign origin total (%)
58
EU
64
Other european countries
7
Africa
3
North America
3
South-, East-, Central Asia
15
Australia/Oceania
4
Other countries
4
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Netherlands
14
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9
China, People's Republic
7
France
7
Italy
6
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
27
5 - 9
9
10 - 49
21
50 - 199
18
200 - 499
7
500 - 999
2
1 000 and more
11
Student
3
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
41
collectively
31
in an advisory capacity/organization
20
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5
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
33
Earlier events
46
First visit
44
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Survey conducted by: factx Gesellschaft für Markt- und Sozialforschung
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