Top facts for RESALE 2008 at a glance

• 504 exhibitors from 31 countries
• Over 160,000 machines on offer
• 70 publishing houses participating from 10 countries
• 10.081 visitors from 118 countries
• Very good level of business, EUR 170 million total turnover
• 80 % of exhibitors want to return
  

The exhibitors show used machines of all kind

For the past 14 years RESALE has been on the road to success.  It is the most important forum for suppliers of used machinery from every sector. 

• Used machinery dealers with a wide range of products on offer
• Manufacturers, who are offering machines accepted in part-exchange deals
• Companies selling machines they no longer use
• Auction houses, E-commerce companies
• Service companies – e.g. for upgrading and retrofitting machines
• Specialist freight forwarders and suppliers of dismantling and reassembly services
• Financing and leasing companies, certification services
  

Visitors find machines for all sectors

The range of goods on offer at RESALE impresses visitors from over 100 countries – with visitor quality rising year by year.

• Entrepreneurs starting up their own companies in developing and industrialising countries use RESALE to buy high-quality used machines
• Even companies from industrialised countries buy at RESALE – e.g. to find replacement machinery so they can complete orders if one of their machines fails, to expand production quickly when buying new machinery takes a long time to deliver or for areas where it is uneconomic to use new machines.
• Development aid organisations attend RESALE to make the best use of their limited funds.
  

Sectors on Offer - Machines of all kinds

Sector		Hall 1	Hall 2	Open-air site
01	Metal working machinery
02	Wood working machines
03	Plastic and rubber processing machinery
04	Packaging machinery
05	Food processing machines
06	Textile machines
07	Printing and paper processing machinery, copying systems
08	IT and telecommunication equipment
09	Medical-technical systems
10	Process technology
11	Motive power engineering, mechanical handling
12	Robotics and automation
13	Measurement and testing equipment
14	Power plant equipment, process heating/cooling
15	Equipment for the chemical and pharmaceutical sector
16	Equipment for waste disposal and recycling
17	Construction machinery
18	Agricultural machines
19	Commercial vehicles
20	Other machinery and equipment
21	Services
22	Associations, organisations
23	Trade magazines, publishing houses
Sector		Hall 1	Hall 2	Open-air site
All branches of industry are represented at RESALE – even unusual machines on offer are sensibly integrated into the concept under the heading “Other machinery and equipment”.

Exhibitor structure
The recipe for success

(incl. those who fitted into several categories)

Visitor structure
Approx. 70% international visitors – Exclusive to RESALE

• 70% of visitors operate machinery themselves
• 37% of visitors are dealers or organisations

(incl. those who fitted into several categories)

RESALE 2008 – Enormous worldwide interest

Visitors from 118 countries
RESALE's international character is its most important feature. As an exhibitor, you profit from the growing global demand for used machinery. Visitors from around the world find good and inexpensive used equipment.

Top 20 Nations – The Main Buyers at RESALE
Germany, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, India, Belarus, Turkey, Serbia, Romania, Poland, Nigeria, France, Egypt, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Italy, Lithuania.

International A-Z – Customers from all over the World:
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldavia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.