Halls booked up

The halls allocated to the Spoga+Gafa event are booked up. The gross exhibition space of more than 200 000 m² scheduled for the garden trade fair in Cologne from 4 to 6 September 2011 is nearly 50 per cent greater than the comparable event two years ago. Some 1 700 exhibitors from 53 nations have announced their intention to participate.From this year the fair will once more be held annually with all the Spoga+Gafa segments. According to the organisers, a great number of leading brand suppliers from segments including the traditional Gafa ones have decided to attend. The most recent additions include Stanley, an American manufacturer of hand tools, as well as Vanucci, an Italian plant producer, and Briggs & Stratton, a supplier of engines and lawnmowers.