ispo China Winter 'getting better every year'
27/02/2009
The organisers of the fifth ispo China Winter exhibition, which took place in Beijing from February 19–21, have claimed the event was a great success.
With 13,500 trade professionals coming through the doors of the China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC) over the three days (compared to 11,500 in 2008), there was a 17% increase in visitor numbers.
The organisers described the event as "a showcase for the rapidly growing sporting goods industries in Asia", with more than 300 international brands taking part.
This year, there was a new Mountain and Winter Technologies segment, provided by partner organisation FieroBolzano. The Italian tradeshow organiser’s Alpitec China 09 was part of ispo China for the first time, occupying half of Hall 2 at the CIEC.
In total, ispo China Winter 09 covered 25,000 square-metres and five halls of the exhibition centre with products by Chinese and international brands like Alpina, Arctic Fox, Asolo, Bailo, Bergans of Norway, Black Yak, Brugi, Buff, Camp, Carrera, Colmar, Dolomite, Dr. Zipe, Fila, Fjällräven, Garmont, GoLite, Gore-Tex, Halti, HanWag, Kailas, Kayland, Light My Fire, Lizard, Lowa, Lowe Alpine, Marmot, Masters, Nitro, Nordica, Northland, Northwave, OutDry, Ozark, Patagonia, Quiksilver, Rollerblade, SheShe, Simple, Sun Valley, Tecnica, Teva, Trek-Sta, T-Shoes. Ttiss, Uvex, Vasque, Vibram, Völkl and many more. At Alpitec China 09, the exhibitors included Doppelmayr, Fischer Sports, Hagan, Leitner, Microgate, Montana, Reichmann, SkiData, Wintersteiger and several other mountain and winter technology specialists.
At the close of the exhibition, Yu Qin, owner of three outdoor stores in Nanjing, said: “The show is getting better every year and this continuity is important for the outdoor industry in China.”
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