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Read what's going on at MEISSNER EXPO.

We have waited for this moment: Finally trade fairs again!

Corona-Auflagen brachten allerdings extreme Kurzfristigkeit ins Spiel. Kurz vor knapp erhielten wir diverse Aufträge, gewannen Ausschreibungen und kamen dann richtig ins Schwitzen. Und wir geben zu: Ein kleines bisschen eingerostet waren wir auch. Aber dann lief doch alles wie geschmiert.

Drei federführende Projektleiter*innen, unterstützt vom MEISSNER EXPO-Team, realisierten für drei Kunden und 27 Endaussteller ca. 950m² Standfläche. Die Umsetzung erfolgte durch zwölf Monteure aufgeteilt in drei Teams, mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung durch eigene Manpower aus allen Bereichen.

Wenn Sie auch wieder loslegen möchten: Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Anfrage!

An example: We produce our own electricity. When we rebuilt our hall in 2016, we designed the statics of the roof so that a photovoltaic system could be installed at any time. Our hall has a fairly precise north-south orientation, the hall roof is inclined to the east and west, thus ensuring optimal light output.

Now the time has come: We have a PV system with a capacity of almost 100 kWp on the roof. This means we are still in the low voltage range and do not have to install our own transformer station. Our own electricity needs are now produced directly on site, and we feed excess energy into the power grid. We expect a payback period for our investment of less than 10 years. Sunny prospects!

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has launched a funding program for small and medium-sized innovative companies. It supports the participation in selected trade fairs in order to help the troubled industry with international product marketing. You can apply for up to EUR 12,500 for stand rental and stand construction. We are happy to assist you!

You can find more information about the funding program on the BMWi website.To find out whether the trade fair you have chosen is eligible for funding, please check the AUMA website.

Wie ist MEISSNER EXPO durch die Corona-Krise gekommen? Die Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft des Kreises Pinneberg (WEP) hat ein interview with Bruno Meissner about motivation, optimism and gratitude.

Hätte, hätte…

Corona hat viele Striche durch viele Rechnungen gemacht. Wir waren mittendrin: Kongresse wurden auf ihrem Höhepunkt abgebrochen. Voll beladene LKW, auf dem Weg zu Veranstaltungen, mussten umkehren. Abgesagte Messen, Rückkommissionierung, Rückabwicklung, und viel Unsicherheit. Viele Projekte waren fix und fertig und konnten nicht präsentiert werden. Aber wir können hier ein paar zeigen! Hier sind ein paar Visualisierungen von Messeständen, die von Deutschland bis Singapur hätten gebaut werden sollen. Die Konzepte werden derzeit angepasst, weiterentwickelt und für die jetzt wieder anstehenden Auftritte vorbereitet. Möchten Sie auch wieder loslegen? Wir sind bereit!

Drupa, the world's largest trade fair for print media, is usually a place full of large machines, the latest technology and many experts who exchange ideas and network. This year it will be different, because due to the pandemic drupa will be virtual in 2021.

A good opportunity to greet our customer tesa in our Greenscreen Studio We have enough space for machines, as well as a hall at ground level for convenient delivery. The technology works. And as a trump card, our colleague Naemi is available as a charming presenter

Here you can see what came of it:

The tesa EXPERT TALK on sustainability.

Have fun!

Ja, schon klar: Eigentlich ist Hamburg das Tor zur Welt… Aber ganz ehrlich, auch ein paar Kilometer weiter weht eine ganz schön steife Brise. Die Möwen kreischen. Und es werden Container umgeschlagen, fast genauso wie im Hamburger Hafen!

Wir fanden es zumindest ziemlich aufregend, als der Messestand eines Kunden mit einem Kran abgeholt wurde. Das gesamte Material ist nämlich in einem Container eingelagert. Der wiederum steht auf unserem Firmengelände. Und wenn Messen anstehen, wird das Ding einfach aufgeladen und abtransportiert. Nagut, „einfach“ ist relativ. Aber die Möwen waren auf jeden Fall beeindruckt.

Do you also need creative solutions? Please contact us!

Everybody talks about “New Work”. What does modern work look like, regardless of the product or service that you are offering? Where, how and how much do you actually have to work to achieve your goals? What successful models and initiatives are there and why do they work?

Anna and Nils Schnell from Mowomind created the “Modern Work Award”. The application deadline for this globally advertised prize ends on March 26, 2021. If you want to take part, click on modernworkaward.com.

MEISSNER EXPO will ensure smooth streaming of the award ceremony on May 6, 2021 from the MEISSNER EXPO Greenscreen studio.We are excited!

What does MontanaBlack have to do with MEISSNER EXPO? Well, click into the YouTube star's “house tour” videos! A dressing room in a class of its own ... a giant bed with a starry sky ... a tailor-made substructure for an aquarium ... Planned in cooperation with Feelgood Design we had a lot of work, but also a lot of fun, from design to visualization and construction to implementation. See for yourself!

How do you make the most of the situation the event industry is currently in? Burying our heads in the sand is not our style. Instead, we think positively, we are creative and we find really good solutions. Nikolaus Meissner chats with Ken Blöcker from the Lower Elbe-West Coast corporate association in the new MEISSNER EXPO STUDIO.

HERE geht’s zum Interview.

And HERE in the new Greenscreen Studio.

Have fun watching! And if you have any questions or would like to see the studio live and in color please contact us!

It is nothing new that trade fairs are currently hardly taking place in the traditional sense. The alternatives are exciting, though! Our customer Lichtenheldt thought: Why wander into the distance ... when the new MEISSNER EXPO studio is just around the corner?

Lichtenheldt presented itself virtually at the canceled CPhI. From the event website to online appointment management to teleprompter and comfortable chair in the green screen studio, from a wide variety of personalized content to training and catering for the excited team, everything was taken care of. Potential new customers were also addressed because all content was shared on the customer’s website.

So: why Milan when there is Halstenbek? Well, the weather might be a reason ...

Event, trade fair, interior design. Craft, creativity, hunger. We know it all. Projects in which you can combine all of these are a lot of fun. Like the establishment of a raclette and fondue garden in the inner courtyard of the 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt. Hungry guests can get raclette in Hamburg's Hafencity. We also ordered, but of course only after everything was perfect.

Drum roll ......! The brand new MEISSNER EXPO green screen studio is open!

There’s a lot you can do in it! For example: The MEISSNER EXPO Impulse Day 2020 was celebrated as a hybrid event in these rooms. Do you want to have a look? Here is a short after-movie. And here Nikolaus Meissner shows how your company gets on the virtual stage. Please contact usif you would like to know more!

The event industry is paralyzed. Really? Something is happening: so-called hybrid events are coming up everywhere. But what is that anyway? What does it mean and how can we use such new formats in a targeted manner?

A perfect topic for an impulse day, which is already a small institution at MEISSNER EXPO. For the tenth time, we invited to inspiring lectures and a colorful supporting program. This year, the event professionals from CARL GROUP were part of the team: two organizers, two locations, and thanks to Corona, everything in the virtual world.

A small group of customers was able to experience live on site how MEISSNER EXPO and CARL GROUP broadcast from their green screen studios. The moderators Annika de Buhr and Naemi Menneke gave a very amusing tour through the program. Top-class speakers gave the participants plenty of food for thought on current challenges, hygiene solutions, cybercrime, new work and the "new normal" in the tourism and event industry.

A live switch was used to switch between the two studios; discussions took place both on site and on the internet. Thanks to virtual chat rooms, the guests and speakers on site were also able to exchange ideas with viewers who followed the event via live stream.

Bruno Meissner, managing partner of MEISSNER EXPO, summarizes:

“Even for event professionals like us, this day was a crucial test. I would like to thank everyone who got involved - together we have achieved something that gives hope and opens up completely new opportunities for our industry and our customers. We look forward to this exciting future!"

Den Satz kennen Sie, oder? Wenn wir mal Zeit haben, dann… bauen wir den Dachboden aus. … putzen wir das ganze Haus von oben bis unten, von innen und außen. … machen wir klar Schiff im Garten. … räumen wir den Konferenzraum um. … planen wir unsere Strategie für die Zukunft, an zwei Tagen am Stück! Und wissen Sie was? Wir haben es getan! So ein bisschen was Gutes hatte diese Coronazeit dann doch.

Wir befinden uns im Jahre 2020 n. Chr. Ganz Deutschland wird von einer Pandemie gelähmt… Ganz Deutschland? Nein! Ein von unbeugsamen Veranstaltungsexperten zusammengekommenes Team hört nicht auf, dem Eindringling Widerstand zu leisten…

MEET GERMANY goes virtual will take place on May 26th and 27th: 3,400 trade visitors, 90 exhibitors, 50 speakers - completely online.

MEISSNER EXPO wants to experience this and conjures up a virtual exhibition stand out of the hat. Visitors wander through the exhibition halls on the website or via an app, click on the exhibition stands, where they can access a lot of information and talk live to the MEISSNER EXPO team.

Nikolaus and Bruno Meißner give a lecture on the subject of "Virtual Encounters - Future or Nightmare?" and discuss online with committed guests.

Our conclusion? Two great days! Visitors and exhibitors were able to find out about possibilities that digitization offers and maybe even put aside their fear of it. But have you heard of our Halstenbeck proverb? “Every further stage of digitization increases the value of personal encounters.” We don't want to miss that, in addition to the use of the most modern options.

How do you see it? Write to us! We are looking forward to your feedback!

„Knackarsch statt Bleifuß!“ Haben wir schon? Gut, dann radeln wir für ein gutes Klima – ist ja auch viel wichtiger.

MEISSNER EXPO took part in the international “City Cycling” campaign and deliberately preferred bicycles to cars for three weeks. We covered all possible distances by bike, a total of 1,236km. As a result, we did NOT blow 175kg of CO2 into the air. A good feeling, and actually very easy.

After a wonderful bike tour with the whole team that took us across Hamburg in beautiful weather, even the last skeptic was convinced: You should bike much more often!

Nikolaus Meißner with Jens Gauthier (Managing Director of LAP GmbH Laser Applications) in the newly opened showroom in Lüneburg at the headquarters of LAP.

MEISSNER EXPO designed and produced the new showroom on behalf of LAP and installed it in a former production hall over the past few weeks. State-of-the-art LED installations put the various LAP product lines in the right light!

Bright sunshine, bright faces! The Halstenbeck day care center "Holzhüpfer" is happy about a new, shady tree in its outdoor area. MEISSNER EXPO, located just around the corner, donated it for Tree Day on April 25th.

The children of the raccoon group have been very excited for days. Well prepared, they have already explored all trees on the kindergarden site and in the neigborhood. At one point in the middle of the kindergarden playground, a shady spot is missing. This is exactly where Bruno Meissner, CEO of MEISSNER EXPO, and the raccoons come in. They dig a large hole, insert the blood plum, trample the earth firmly and water vigorously.

The idea of using Tree Day to raise awareness of climate protection comes from the FAMAB Foundation. For the third time, the sustainability foundation of the live communication industry, of which Bruno Meissner is one of the founding members, called for the nationwide tree-planting campaign. "We have to take responsibility for the next generation," says Bruno Meissner. "A foundation forest is emerging in Panama, but here, right on our doorstep, we have something now that children can grasp and get.“

Blue and yellow flags fluttered in the wind throughout Hamburg, and over 26,000 visitors from all over the world enjoyed the varied program of the Rotary International Convention in perfect weather. The exhibition, co-designed by MEISSNER EXPO in Halls A3 and A4 of Hamburg Messe, was fully booked and the expected number of visitors was even exceeded.

Rotary brings volunteer leaders together in a global network to find solutions to mankind's most pressing problems. Many impulses were given in Hamburg to advance a large number of humanitarian projects. Read more about this here.

There is curiosity in each of us, isn't there? The Lower Elbe-West Coast Business Association (UVUW) has recognized this and launched the series “Behind the Scenes at ...”. Interested members have been allowed to visit MEISSNER EXPO and look into corners that visitors usually do not see. Who is actually sitting at the computer, writing concepts? Where are the giant prints made that make up a trade show booth? Are the storage shelves tidy enough? And where do the employees actually eat lunch? Ken Blöcker, Managing Director of UVUW, is enthusiastic:

„Als Eventprofis haben die Herren Meissner als Gastgeber unserer „Hinter den Kulissen“-Reihe für kommende Veranstaltungen Maßstäbe gesetzt. Die Innovationskraft und auch die internationale Ausrichtung, die von diesem Hidden Champion ausgeht, ist beeindruckend. Uns wurde auch aufgezeigt, welchen Anteil Spaß an der Arbeit und Herzlichkeit am wirtschaftlichen Erfolg haben kann. Als regionaler Arbeitgeberverband haben wir großes Interesse an einem branchenübergreifenden Austausch der Arbeitgeber in der Region. Nur wenn man von einander weiß, können neue Geschäftskontakte und Synergieeffekte in der Region entstehen. Wir danken dem Familienunternehmen Meissner Expo für einen spannenden Einblick in eine hochinnovative Branche.“

We are happy to return the thank you and will continue remembering that small things can often make a big difference. By the way: If you would like to take a look behind our scenes, please contact us!
24.08.2018 Wenn Bruno Meißner von seinen Reisen zurückkehrt, hat er immer etwas zu erzählen. Beim diesjährigen World Summit des IFES (International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services) in Chicago wurde doch tatsächlich in einem Schwimmbad und in einer Basketball-Halle getagt! Nun gut, das Wasser war abgelassen und die Räume umgebaut, aber die Location blieb außergewöhnlich. Seit vielen Jahren ist Bruno Meißner als Board Member, President und zuletzt vier Jahre als Past President im IFES aktiv. Für sein Engagement in der internationalen Verbandsarbeit wurde ihm im Rahmen des Events der Roger-Taurant-Award überreicht. IFES Präsident Voicu Sferdianu gratulierte und MEISSNER EXPO ist dankbar und stolz! 2019 wird die Jahrestagung in Athen stattfinden.

08.02.2018

40 years of MEISSNER EXPO - this anniversary was happily celebrated! However, we did not mainly look back, as one might expect from an anniversary. No, we focus on the future! We presented the guests with a colorful program, the "MEISSNER EXPO Future Slam":

Future Slam:Three students presented their current research, just a few minutes permitted, very amusing, very stimulating and very funny. Thomas Wagenknecht thought about the future of work. Johannes Schildgen asked us if we might like french fries with our french fries. And Miku Kühmel knew why the movie can never be as good as the book.

Virtual and Augmented Reality:We looked back 40 years, but virtually! With VR glasses on, you could wander through a MEISSNER EXPO museum. You could also visit a trade fair stand virtually. Whoever liked, was even allowed to travel to the moon. Christoph Wegert from Meiller GHP provided the theoretical background in an exciting lecture.

Multi Touch Tables are almost a trade fair classic. Such a table helped us to save a piece of the rainforest. When you put your name tag on the table, you found out whether you had won a little tree that symbolized a piece of rainforest in Panama. More information on the reforestation project we are supporting is available from the Wiederaufforstungsprojekt gibt es bei der FAMAB Foundation.

Bruno and Nikolaus Meissner hosted the program. They tossed the balls to each other, told anecdotes from 40 years, of defeat, of getting up again, of how failures can be turned into successes. They thanked all loyal customers and companions, long-term suppliers and their team.

The entire event was recorded digitally, but also in analogue. While the photographer Kathrine Nielsen was taking photos (you can have a look below), the illustrator Piers Goffart captured the most beautiful scenes as a “graphic recording” on a six-meter-wide wall.

And what would an anniversary be without delicious food and good music? The street musician Malvin Meven is a real insider tip! The extremely personable ladies from Chick Peace, an initiative in which refugee women conjure up Arab and African delicacies, have delivered the perfect side buffet to the classic MEISSNER EXPO grilled food.

It was a nice afternoon, it's been a wonderful 40 years - we're looking forward to the future!

Your MEISSNER EXPO team

We have been able to call ourselves a “Sustainable Company” since 2014. Every three years we provide evidence of our progressively sustainable orientation, including the areas of management, product and service philosophy and employee responsibility. You can find out more about the certificate here.
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