It was a dream start. Just one hour after the doors opened, the stands of the 423 exhibitors at the first ever Usetec were well-filled – a sight that continued until the closing moments of the event. Over the three days, a total of 9,250 visitors from 119 countries came to the World trade fair for used technology in Cologne. This strongly international audience and a high level of visitor quality put broad smiles on the event’s participating partners. “The new venue has hit the bull’s eye for the sector,” says Kurt Radermacher, Managing Director of the Trade association for machine tools + tooling (Fdm), delivering his extremely positive summary of three days in Cologne. “Even at its premiere, Usetec has impressively confirmed that it is the world’s most important meeting place for second-hand technology.” The cash registers were indeed ringing briskly at many of the exhibitors’ stands. Usetec’s organisers aim to build on the successful premiere.”We were able to bring together important decision makers from all over the world in Cologne,” says Florian Hess, Managing Director of Hess Gmbh. “Looking forward to the next Usetec 2012, we will focus on making the event even more international – especially through cooperation with the Eisenwarenmesse (International Hardware Fair Cologne),” announces Metin Ergül, Head of business unit at Koelnmesse GmbH.
