IKK, the International Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Ventilation, will not take place in 2008 in Stuttgart as a result of a discussion between the VDKF (German Association of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) and Messe Stuttgart. The VDKF and Messe Stuttgart realised that the existing result did not do justice to the standard of the brand name IKK and that of the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre as a high-tech location and, therefore, withdrew from the competition, reveals the organizers’ press release.

“The refrigeration and air conditioning specialist show was launched over 30 years ago in Stuttgart,” highlighted Güntner Oettinger, the Patron of IKK 2008 and Minister President of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. This was seen as the ideal new venue for IKK due to the numerous companies in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector that exist in Baden-Württemberg. Also, the new Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre was expected to attract visitors to IKK in its change of location. Still, in October 2008 the industry will see only one trade fair, Chillventa, which takes place in Nuremberg.

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