W&H reinforces commitment to drupa 2021

Joins Koenig & Bauer in announcing that it will exhibit at the world’s largest industry trade fair in Düsseldorf

30 July, 2020

More exhibitors expected to exit drupa: Print & Pack

Carsten Wendler says it’s no surprise that exhibitors are choosing to leave drupa and that more can be expected to leave in due course

21 July, 2020

Specific trade events hold more value: Mystakidis

Heidelberg’s Australia and New Zealand MD believes virtual events and more specific and smaller trade shows may actually be more useful for customers going forward

21 July, 2020

Manroland Sheetfed and Komori exit drupa; Koenig & Bauer reaffirms its commitment

Manroland Sheetfed and Komori Corporation both exit drupa amidst fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, while Koenig & Bauer said it will press on at the trade show

16 July, 2020

Heidelberg quits drupa 2021, focus on virtual events

drupa 2021 has lost a significant exhibitor with German giant Heidelberg pulling out of the megashow due to uncertainty over COVID-19

8 July, 2020

Countdown to drupa 2021 begins

The new date for drupa, April 20 to 30 2021, is locked in with exhibitors gearing up to show the industry what they have to offer in post-coronavirus world

23 April, 2020

New dates for drupa were earliest possible: Sabine Geldermann

The drupa director and Messe Düsseldorf global head of print technologies says international customers and partners have reacted positively to the rescheduling of drupa and look forward to embracing the future in April 2021

25 March, 2020

Bump-in time for drupa is why there is a such a delay: Messe Reps Robert Laing

Australian and New Zealand drupa representative says hotels and airlines are for the most part being flexible in reassigning travel dates for those scheduled to attend the now postponed trade show in Germany

16 March, 2020

drupa’s postponement means suppliers must look at new ways to show their wares

Coming up with creative ways to best show the products supplier companies have on offer will now be top of mind with the decision to postpone drupa until April 2021

16 March, 2020

drupa postponed to April 2021 as COVID-19 spread continues

Messe Düsseldorf has announced drupa will be postponed based on a directive from the German government and local authorities about holding events that will attract more than 1,000 visitors. The news comes as hundreds of exhibitors begin their logisitical prepararations for the global show for the printing and packaging industries.

15 March, 2020