Augsburger Schwabenhallen Messe- und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH and Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH are new members of AUMA - Association of the German Trade Fair Industry. The AUMA Executive Board approved the admission at its most recent meeting in Hanover in December.

The German trade fair industry is starting the new year with a tailwind. More than 330 trade fairs are planned. Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main, the PSI trade fair for the promotional products industry in Düsseldorf (photo) and the world's leading trade fair for carpets and floor coverings, Domotex, in Hanover will kick off the year.