The second edition of ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul took place at the Istanbul Congress Centre on 18-20 October 2017, and brought together more than 2,500 national and international professionals together, building upon the success of its first edition.
Over the course of three days, ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul attracted some 2,000 visitors and 600 exhibitors to a lively show floor. A total of 66 nationalities visited the show, affirming the importance of sharing cleaning and hygiene products and solutions for the healthcare, industrial, institutional, retail and hospitality sectors.
Visitors were a unique mix of nationalities, with a surprisingly high number of them originating from countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the Ukraine. The national visitors from the Horeca and Commercial sectors were especially well represented, which are the fastest growing sectors in Turkey.
The show featured four workshops by ISSA and various other sessions in the theatre, including a presentation by the president of TOBFED (Federation of All Automotive Maintenance Associations), MARSAP (Marmara Regional Purchasing Executives Platform) and the General Manager of the Hygen Academy.
ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul was appreciated by both national and international exhibitors. Andrew Cawthorne, Key Account Manager at Kennedy Hygiene, said: “We were especially pleased with the visitors from surrounding countries. We have found some potential distributors and customers from across the region during the show.”
Artun Kazanci, General Manager at Kazanci, stated: “We were surprised by the number of international visitors at the show. We initially focused on the Turkish market, but when we noticed the international potential, our Export team joined us at the stand.”
Sam Memili, CEO of Arcora, said: “This is our second time at ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul. It is a perfect platform to show our equipment because we have a lot of clients in Turkey, and we can meet with clients from other countries so it is a good turntable to present our equipment.”
The next edition of ISSA/INTERCLEAN Istanbul will take place in Spring 2019.
