Reed takes over in Mexico

US fair organisers Reed Exhibitions are taking over the Mexican hardware show Expo Nacional Ferretera. The event has been held annually in Guadalajara since 1989 and is rated as the biggest hardware and building fair in the country. The latest results show a participation figure of 1 300 exhibitors on an exhibition space of 50 000 m² and an attendance figure of around 80 000 visitors from some 30 countries. For Reed, organisers of the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, this is an important step in its strategic expansion into Mexico. At the end of 2011 the company took over Expo Seguridad, a security products fair held in Mexico City. The Mexico business is headed by Nan Walsh, executive vice president. Eduardo Casanova, her predecessor as head of Expo Ferretera, and his team will continue to work in cooperation with her.