Dusseldorf’s Lord Mayor Thomas Geisel, chairman of the supervisory board of Messe Dusseldorf, Helmut Oberholz, managing partner of the commissioned architects’ office slapa oberholz pszczulny sop architekten, Thomas Kleine-Kalmer, division manager of general contractor Koster, and Werner M. Dornscheidt, president and CEO of Messe Dusseldorf, have taken part in the ground-breaking ceremony at the home of Drupa.
By summer 2019 there is scheduled to be a new multi-functional hall with conference facilities and a fully glazed new south entrance with adjacent underground parking. The investment in this new Complex South totals around 140m Euro.
“With the start of construction we have taken an important step towards the complete modernisation and renovation of our premises at our homebase - and we continue adapting the exhibition centre to our customers’ demands and requirements thereby increasing our service excellence even further,” said Dornscheidt.
By 2030 Messe Dusseldorf will invest a total of some 636m Euro in its premises. “With this move Messe Dusseldorf secures its position as one of the leading trade fair companies worldwide and as the most profitable trade fair organiser with its own premises in Europe,” said the Lord Mayor.