Exhibitors who came from Australia and Venezuela, from Mexico and Monaco; nine cavernous exhibition halls; live demonstrations of products — including fires that attendees were invited to extinguish; conversations in many different languages; a corporate fashion show that could rival a Broadway production; and almost – but not quite – an indoor windmill. Clearly, occupational safety and health trade shows are done a little differently in Germany. That’s the story of the 2015 edition of the A+A safety trade fair.
The staging of A+A 2015, International Trade Fair with Congress for Safety, Security and Health at Work, reflected companies’ increasing investment in occupational health and safety: a record of more than 65,000 visitors (2013: 63,000) took part to get an extensive overview of the latest trends in occupational health and safety, health promotion at work and safety and security management. More than 30% of all visitors came from outside Germany (from 80 nations), a further growth compared to the last staging in 2013.