Final Report Aqua-therm Nitra 2006
This year's international trade fair Aqua-therm Nitra, traditionally the inaugural event of the exhibition season at the Nitra Exhibition Grounds, was the biggest fair in the event's eight-year history. More than a hundred exhibitors from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Poland presented the latest products and services from the field of technical building equipment. The fair covered a total of 3000 m2 of net exhibition space.
In spite of the absolutely unfavorable weather making it very difficult even to get to Nitra, nearly fifteen thousand visitors attended the fair. Four fifths of the visitors were businesspeople from all over Slovakia and from abroad. In the extensive survey of visitors, 94% of them stated that they were satisfied with the offerings of exhibitors at this year's fair, and 97% of them said they would attend the Aqua-therm Nitra fair again next year.
Also contributing to the level of satisfaction this year was the extensive specialized program of lectures and seminars provided by the fair's guarantors of expertise. An expert jury awarded gold medals to three exhibitors for the most advanced products.
AQUA-THERM NITRA 2006 in Figures
| Number of direct exhibitors | 110 | |
| Slovak Republic | 89 | |
| Czech Republic | 16 | |
| Austria | 2 | |
| Germany | 2 | |
| Poland | 1 | |
| Net exhibition area in sqm | 3.063 | |
| Total trade fair area in sqm | 5.034 | |
| Number of visitors | 14.833 | |
| of this professionals and businessmen | 12.978 | |
| The survey of the sample of 400 visitors showed that: | ||
| makes decision or participate in decision making on purchases and investments | 63,5 % | |
| was satisfied with the product offer | 94,0 % | |
| share of visitors not living in Nitra | 82,0 % | |
| visited the trade fair more than once | 34,7 % | |
| would visit the fair in 2007 | 96,8 % | |
