Poznań International Fair


The Poznań International Fair is the biggest industrial fair in Poland. It is held on the Poznań fairground in Poland. Poznań International Fair is located in the centre of the city opposite the main railway station – Poznań Główny, in the centre of Poland and in the centre of Europe.
Typically, there are about 13,200 exhibitors including about 3,000 foreign companies from 70 countries of the world participating in 80 trade fair events organized on the grounds of the Poznań fair.
The Poznań-based fair owns the largest exhibition and conference infrastructure in Poland, including 16 high standard air-conditioned halls with a large exhibition area and 81 modern conference rooms.
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History

The idea of organising a modern fair by Polish manufacturers and merchants had its origins during the congress of the Union of Merchant Associations held in Poznań in 1917. The Union was an organisation of Polish merchants from Greater Poland and Eastern Pomerania. The fair was required to be of an international character and organised like the Leipzig Trade Fair. The first Poznań Trade Fair, as it was called, took place in 1921, and the first chairman was Mieczysław Krzyżankiewicz.
Before 1924, only Polish companies, companies from Free City of Gdańsk and foreign companies with branches in Poland which were represented by Polish citizens could participate. During 1924, agreements were signed with companies from Czechoslovakia, France, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, and Sweden, so that the first really international fair took place in 1925.
In 1927 the PIF was accepted as a member of the UFI.
The intensive developments of the 1920s were crowned by the huge General National Exhibition of 1929 that was visited by 4,5 mln people. This was the year that the Great Depression began. Despite the difficult economic situation, the PIF survived and at the end of the interbellum it was one of largest companies of its kind in Europe. During World War II, the company ceased to exist, its infrastructure was confiscated, and turned into a factory of Focke-Wulf, which made the PIF a military target for the Allied air forces. This led to great destruction of its infrastructure in 1945. During the war 85% of the PIF was destroyed, but despite this damage, the first postwar exhibition took place in 1946 and one year later, in 1947, the PIF had already regained its international character. In 1990 the Poznań International Fair transformed into a limited liability company with the State Treasure as one of its shareholders Since then the PIF is continuing to expand and enlarge its exhibition space.

Poznań International Fair today

Today the PIF is the largest trade fair organizer in Poland. It is the 21st largest fair in the world, with about 50 trade events taking place on its area every year. Area of PIF is over indoor and outdoor exhibition space. PIF a is state-owned company – 60% of shares belong to Polish State Treasury, and 40% to the City of Poznań. MTP organises expositions of Polish leaders at over 50 renowned trade shows and exhibitions abroad in such countries as: Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
MTP has foreign representative offices all over the world. The Company is an official representative office of MTP Group in Ukraine and works on such exhibitions as and other. Every year, MTP organises over 1,600 congresses, conferences and workshops and hosts about 100,000 participants at these events.

List of annual exhibitions organized by the PIF

Polagra AGRO-PREMIERY – International Trade Fair of Agricultural MechanizationAQUA-SAN – Bathroom and Wellness ExhibitionBAKEPOL – Trade Fair for the Bakery Industry in KielceBezpieczeństwo Pracy w Przemyśle – Work Safety in Industry ExhibitionBiuro – Fair of Office Furniture and FurnishingBody Style – Exhibition of Lingerie and Beach FashionBudma – International Construction FairBumasz – International Fair for Construction Machines, Tools and EquipmentBuyPoland – workshop for the tourism industryDodatki do żywności – International Food Ingredients ShowHome Decor – Exhibition of textiles, table and kitchen, light, interior designDrema – International Trade Fair of Machines and Tools for the Wood and Furniture IndustriesTargi Edukacyjne – Education FairEnergia – Power Industry ExhibitionEurofoto – Trade Fair of Photographic Products and ServicesExpopower – Power Industry FairFarma – International Trade Fair of Animal Breeding, Horticulture and Rural DevelopmentPoznańskie Dni Mody – Fair of Clothing and FabricsFestiwal Przedmiotów Artystycznych – Festival of Artistic ObjectsFIT-EXPO – Fair of Fitness and Body & FashionFurnica – Trade Fair of Components for Furniture ProductionFurniFab – Furniture Fabric Show – Supply Show for the Upholstered Furniture IndustryGardenia – Garden Trade FairWiosenna Giełda Turystyczna – Spring Tourist MarketEuro-Reklama GIFT EXPO – International Trade Fair of Advertising Goods and ServicesHiPeCo – International Trade Fair for Hygiene and Pest ControlHOBBY – Salon Modelarstwa – Show of modellersInfosystem – Fair of IT Solution for industry and administrationInstalacje – International Trade Fair for Installations and EquipmentIntermasz – International Trade Fair of Textile, Clothes and Shoemaking MachinesInvestfield – Property and Investment SalonGastro-Invest-Hotel – Exhibition of Products and Services for the Hotel and Catering IndustryTargi Książki – Poznań Fair for Books for Children and Young PeopleKWO – National Horticultural ExhibitionKWZH – National Animal Breeding ExhibitionLook – Hairdressing and Cosmetics ForumMach-Tool – Machine Tools ExhibitionMeble – Fair of Furniture and FurnishingMetalforum – Exhibition of Metallugrical, Foundry Engineering and Metallurgy IndustryMotoryzacja – TTM – Automotive Technology FairNA RYBY – Angling Equipment Trade FairNatura Sanat – International Health Resort and Tourism Trade Fair in Polanica ZdrójNauka dla gospodarki – Exhibition Science for the EconomyNext Season – Fair of long-term contractsPoznański Salon Optyczny – Optical SalonEuro-Reklama OUTDOOR EXPO – International Trade Fair of Advertising Goods and ServicesPakfood – Fair of Packaging for Food IndustryPGA – Game Arena – Exhibition of video and computer gamesPolagra-Food – International Trade Fair for the Foodstuffs and GastronomyPolagra-Tech – International Trade Fair of Food Processing Technologies Polagra-TechPoleko – International Ecological FairPoligrafia – International Fair of Printing Machines, Materials and ServicesPoznańskie Spotkanai Motoryyzacyjne – Automotive Industry MeetingsRoltechnika – Exhibition of Agricultural Machines and Equipment – Saldent – International Dentistry FairSALMED – International Trade Fair of Medical EquipmentSalus – Prevention and Health Care Forum and ExhibitionSawo – International Fair of Work Protection, Rescue and Fire-FightingSecurex – International Security ExhibitionTargi Obuwia, Skóry i Wyrobów Skórzanych – Fair of Shoes, Leather and Leather goodsSurfex – Exhibition of Surface Treatment TechnologiesŚwiat Dziecka – Trade Fair of Goods for ChildrenTaropak – International Packaging Technology and Logistics ExhibitionTECHNOGAZ – Petroleum and Gas SalonITM – POLAND – Exhibition Innovations-Technologies-MachinesTour Salon – Fair of Regions and Tourist ProductsTranslog – Fair of Logistic, Transport and ShippingLTS Transporta – Exhibition of Logistics, Transport and ShippingTargi Upominków i Dekoracji Światecznych – Gifts and Ornaments Trade FairWelding – Exhibition of Welding Technologies

Notable architects of PIF buildings