M anaging director Michael Wagner is very satisfied with progress in the financial year 2016 We didn t just reach the targets we set we ex ceeded them Hall 1 and the associated en trance area were renovated on schedule and on budget in just seven months Sales have been very good despite this building work adds Wagner We have a wide variety of event formats to look forward to in 2017 Kulinarik Messezentrum Salzburg s own event is being held together with Sportmesse Salzburg The gastronomy fair is taking place on 30 September and 1 October Gourmets can look forward to exotic delicacies as well as typical European cuisine at Kulinarik Salzburg emphasises Wagner Whether it s the renaissance of the weekly market or beer specialities our concept offers huge variety and will appeal to all those who enjoy good food At the same time the aim is to estab lish the event as a must for small exclusive producers and family run companies A new combined ticket provides admis sion to both Kulinarik Salzburg and Sportmesse Salzburg the new sports fair The guest event Forum Befa Salzburg will be held a week before that The plan according to Wagner is to establish this trade fair as an important fixture for undertakers in Ger many Austria and Switzerland The art fair Art Salzburg Contemporary Antiques Inter national is being hosted for the first time from 22 to 25 June The plan is to attract a mix of domestic and international galleries and art dealers to Salzburg in future Just four days later a trade fair for local authori ties and an accompanying conference will be held at Messezentrum Salzburg The bienni al guest trade fair combination of Küchen wohntrends and Möbel Austria is coming up soon and AutoZum which is also held once every two years took place in January The calendar also features traditional events such as the Salzburger Dult or the Classic Expo with a special exhibition cele brating 70 years of Ferrari There will also be some fantastic shows in the Salzburgare na that we are really looking forward to says Wagner These include Cirque du Soleil Falco Das Musical James Blunt Rainhard Fendrich and Mario Barth This mix is the re sult of the continual refinement of the multi pillar strategy at Messezentrum Salzburg We are trying to achieve a balance between our own events guest events and events from the MICE segment says Wagner The aim is to continue to ensure the event portfo lio is as varied as possible We are constant ly trying to increase profit margins and keep control of costs by means of various optimi sation and business acquisition measures continues Wagner From mid July 2017 a new catering company will be taking care of all things culinary at these events The col laboration with SV Österreich covers gastron omy services for trade fairs conventions corporate events events for the general pub lic and events in the Salzburgarena Michael Wagner is particularly pleased that Messezentrum Salzburg was recently awarded the Austrian Ecolabel for Green Meetings and Green Events and has thus reached a further milestone We have achieved an important goal of our corporate social responsibility strategy and can now promote our events as being green empha sises Wagner That brings him to the venue s sustainably produced electricity Our new photovoltaic system above the entrance area was connected to the grid even before Hall 1 was reopened following its modernisation in autumn 2016 The system was installed by Salzburg AG and generates 33 65 kilowatt peak kWp a year All hall roofs together now generate 618 8 kWp a year annually That corresponds to the energy consumption of 160 average households of four people Can there be a clearer commitment to sus tainability asks Wagner www messezen trum salzburg at KF 46 TradeFairs Internation al 1 2017 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIA Focusing on the big picture Messezentrum Salzburg has made a successful start to the year The venue has expanded its portfolio with new events of its own and guest events as well as a colourful mix aimed at the general public Neuer Cateringpartner Andreas Kabela SV Österreich und Michael Wagner r Messezentrum Salzburg New catering partner Andreas Kabela of SV Österreich and Michael Wagner r of Messezentrum Salzburg Ph ot o M es se ze nt ru m S al zb ur g

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