09 August 2005
ITE complete the purchase of BTO
ITE Group PLC has announced the acquisition of the Dutch based company BTO Beurs- en Tentoonstellings-Organisatie BV (‘BTO’), organiser of Ukraine’s leading trade exhibition for the agriculture and horticulture industry, Kiev AgriHort.
Kiev AgriHort is an annual event held in Kiev’s premier venue, the International Exhibition Centre. The 9th edition will take place in February 2006.
ITE’s Ukrainian subsidiary, Premier Expo, has historically assisted with domestic sales, marketing, promotions and logistics for Kiev AgriHort and the event has now grown to 10,000 m² in 2005. ITE are confident that their local knowledge and international network will continue to expand and develop the exhibition in future years. BTO management will also continue to work with ITE to support the event.
ITE Group CEO, Ian Tomkins commented “this acquisition fits very well as part of ITE’s strategy to develop the geographic and sector strengths of our business. We are confident that we can build on the successes of Kiev AgriHort. The Agricultural sector in Ukraine is strong and the acquisition of this event enables the ITE Group to further strengthen our B2B trade exhibition portfolio in the Kiev event market”.
For further information about this news release, please contact:
Ian Tomkins
Russell Taylor
ITE Group Plc
105 Salusbury Road
London
NW6 6RG
Tel: +44 (0)20 7596 5000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7596 5111
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.ite-exhibitions.com
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