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Plantarium, the number one international trade fair

 

A third of the visitors to Plantarium 2019 came from abroad. Plantarium 2019 attracted about 11,100 visitors. Exhibitors were very satisfied with the number and quality of the visitors.

 

The foreign visitors came from 53 different countries. This is a record compared to all the previous editions.

 

Germany number one

The largest number of visitors came from Germany (16%). The Belgians were second (15%) and third place was for Italy (11%). England is fourth on the list (11%) and France fifth (9%).

 

Position of visitor and type of company

Plantarium continues to be visited by many owners (42%), employees (29%), buyers (17%) and sales representatives (12%). The type of company visitors work for is shown below:

 

 

Under one roof

Plantarium was held under one roof with GROEN-Direkt for the second time. GROEN-Direkt's Product Promotion Plaza was directly next to Plantarium. The intention has been expressed to create a single grower's square next year.

 

Plantarium 2020

Plantarium 2020 will be held from 26 to 28 August 2020 at the International Trade Centre at Denemarkenlaan in Boskoop/Hazerswoude. Further information can be found at www.plantarium.nl.

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