More orders taken at the fair

IPM, the international plant fair held in Essen, Germany, attracted some 60 000 visitors, the same as last year. The number of exhibitors was up by 20 per cent to a total of 1 517; they came from 46 countries. The organisers report a considerable increase in ordering activity, having ascertained from a survey that 35 per cent of the visitors put in orders directly at the fair, which was held 22 – 25 January 2013.