Offerings from Asia

The first Asia-Pacific Sourcing began on Sunday 27 February in Cologne and ran until 1 March. The show, conceived by the organiser Köln-Messe as a platform for products, innovations and trends in the house, garden and leisure segments, was limited to Asian manufacturers and trading companies only. More than 500 exhibitors registered for the show, most of them in the hardware + DIY segment (60 per cent). Roughly 30 per cent came from the garden + leisure sector, with a further 10 per cent from the “ambience” segment. The show in halls 13.1 and 13.2 covered a total exhibition floor space of 32 000 m2.