Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW to cooperate

The two specialist trade fairs Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW (International special offers and import) will be staged parallel to each other in the spring from 3 to 5 March 2015 in Cologne. “We are delighted that a cooperation with IAW has been agreed”, Katharina C. Hamma, director of the Koelnmesse, explained. “The IAW and Asia-Pacific Sourcing attract visitor target groups that are important for both parties. We therefore anticipate a considerable increase in the number of visitors”. The portfolio, which has included a range of products from tools, locks and fittings, DIY, sports and leisure to gardening tools and equipment in the past few years, will be supplemented by household goods, gifts and home accessories, as well as large and small domestic appliances in the spring of 2015. The IAW is regarded as the leading trade fair for promotional and trend-led products as well as volume business in Europe. The spring event in 2014 attracted 8 900 trade visitors from Germany and abroad. The last Asia-Pacific Sourcing fair in March 2013 recorded 5 000 visitors.