Earlier than ever before

Certain areas of the Spoga + Gafa 2006 trade fair are almost fully booked already, according to advice from Koelnmesse. Because of the high level of bookings, the organisers have put a provisional list of exhibitors on the internet at www.spogagafa.de nearly eight months in advance of the fair, which is scheduled for 3 to 5 September 2006. Executive vice president Oliver P. Kuhrt is quoted as saying that the fair will consequently, "Offer every trade visitor, whether at home or abroad, the opportunity to begin to plan for the fair earlier than ever before." According to a press release, the participating companies include Bosch, Compo, Emil Lux, Fiskars, Friedola, Gardena, Idealspaten-Bredt, Kettler, Landmann-Peiga, Oase, Scheurich, Stihl/Viking, Weber-Stephen and Wolf-Garten, among many others.