About Reed Exhibitions China

Reed Exhibitions is the world's leading events organiser boasting over one hundred years' expertise in developing, planning and marketing exhibitions. Reed Exhibitions is a part of the Reed Elsevier Group, which is a world leading publisher of information and solutions for professional users as well as a FTSE-100 company. Through its membership of the group, Reed Exhibitions provides a unique range of integrated marketing opportunities covering events, advertising, direct marketing and e-marketing, heightening its customers' marketing exposure and reinforcing their sales and marketing messages.

Reed Exhibitions is committed to Thinking Global, Acting Local and serves many geographic markets around the world through its locally managed offices and agents worldwide, who have a thorough understanding of their markets, enjoy close relations with local governments, trade bodies and the media, and can respond quickly and appropriately to customer needs.

Today Reed Exhibitions organises through its 39 offices over 500 events each year in 38 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific serving 47 industries including aerospace & aviation, automobiles, building & construction, electronics, energy, engineering, environment, entertainment, food & hospitality, gifts, healthcare, IT, jewellery, life sciences & pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, medical education, packaging & converting, printing & visual communication, property, security, sports & recreation, travel. In 2007, Reed Exhibitions brought together over six million industry professionals from around the world.

Reed Exhibitions started its operation in China as early as 1980s and has grown into the most dynamic international events organiser in China. To date, Reed Exhibitions has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, including 3 joint ventures founded with its outstanding Chinese partners, namely Reed Huayin (Shanghai) International Exhibitions Co., Ltd., Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions Co., Ltd. and Reed Huabo Exhibitions (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., boasting about 350 employees in China. Reed Exhibitions seeks sustainable growth in China through organic growth, new show launches and developing strategic partnerships, so as to deliver more quality events to China for relevant industries in the future.

Events by Reed Exhibitions group of companies in China cover key sectors such as aerospace and aviation, electronics, engineering, manufacturing and processing, packaging and printing, medical devices and equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical education, reagent and laboratory equipment, chemical ingredients, interior design and home décor, gifts and houseware, travel and gaming, throughout the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, the Bohai Rim and even in the Northeastern and Southwestern China.

In 2007, Reed Exhibitions group of companies organised about 40 events in China, bringing together over 20,000 suppliers, about 500,000 visitors and over 15,000 conference delegates for face to face business meetings, exchanges and negotiations.

Apart from continuously expanding its business in China and contributing to the prosperity of related areas and industries, Reed Exhibitions also attaches great importance to fulfilling its social responsibilities in China and promotes the sustainable development of the Chinese conference and exhibition industry through the following initiatives:

1. Endorsing and effecting IPR protection at its exhibitions;
2. Advocating exhibition stats auditing and transparency and reporting substantiated and verifiable statistics of its events;
3. Caring about the environment and making its exhibitions go green by raising the awareness of the participants and taking green initiatives at its events and;
4. Training its local employees through the Reed Exhibitions China University;
5. Setting up the Reed Exhibitions China Scholarship to develop and promote high quality young talent for the exhibition industry of China.