For the first time, the IKK refrigeration and air conditioning trade fair took place in Hannover, a city of 600,000 in North Central Germany where it will now be held every odd-numbered year. (It will continue to take place in Nuremberg in southern Germany in the even-numbered years.)
How big is the Deutsche Messe in Hannover? Well, the IKK show had 800 exhibitors in three buildings. There are 26 (count ’em, 26) buildings on the site, with the 27th currently under construction.