NL Chamber Magazine Winter 2016

Dutch-Macedonian Chamber of Commerce c/o Netherlands Embassy

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NL Chamber was established in J足 anuary 2012 as official Dutch-Macedonian Chamber of Commerce by 50 Macedonian companies, according to the Macedo足nian Law on Chambers of Commerce.

events Fourth Dies Natalis: Tasting of Dutch winter dishes Sneak Preview: Marriott Hotel Skopje General Assembly: new president and board members Study visit Dutch Fashion Business School Back to Business Breakfast 2015 network Members visit members Dutch plastic bag producer in Kosovo Macedonian wine for christmas members Opening new building Vima Fashion Mak-Kozha invested in production line sneakers Dutch road service in new clothing by VPTex Natuurgevelsteen present at Gevel 2016 Holmak signs MoU with Faculty of Technology Bitola Tehnokoop adjusts to Dutch market Tech Meetups for IT professionals Ambassador meeting with the business community New members Frontwise, Radius Architects and RevelApps short Short News / Calendar of Trade Fairs

About half of these companies is partly or fully Dutch owned.

Objective of NL Chamber is to promote and support successful business relations between Dutch and Macedonian companies.

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Fourth Dies Natalis: Tasting of Dutch winter dishes The fourth birthday of NL Chamber was celebrated with a 5-course tasting of typical Dutch winter dishes at Skopska Crna Gora. ­atmosphere, Vila Vesnica.

Ambassador Wouter Plomp and Deputy Head of Mission Peter Verheyen were also be present.

traditional Dutch winter dishes NL Chamber dedicated the celebration of its fourth Dies Natalis to traditional Dutch winter dishes, prepared Paul Houthuijzen. Dressed in an of-

Paul Houthuijzen

ficial chef’s jacket provided by HaVeP, Paul served the guests a 5-course dinner of pea soup, vegetable stews, captain’s dinner, stewed pear and semolina.

Skopska Crna Gora For this event we selected a small, cosy restaurant on the slopes of Skopska Crna Gora, north of Skopje, exactly providing that warm winter

all pictures of this event: nl.mk/dies2016

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A rich potage of peas is the first warm meal of the year at least for the thousands of Dutch, participating in the traditional New Year’s dive into the Northern Sea or any other open water in the Netherlands.

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Sneak Preview: Marriott Hotel Skopje The Dutch general manager of the brand new Marriott Hotel at Macedonia Square in Skopje will host a “sneak preview” for NL Chamber members.

Potential customers as well as potential suppliers are invited to join NL Chamber’s Sneak Preview at Marriott Hotel Skopje. On 3 February Gene­ ral manager Dirk Vlierboom will guide the group around through the eight floors of this new hotel which is scheduled to open on 30 March.

Marriott International Inc. from Bethesda, Maryland, USA operates this hotel with 149 rooms, 15 suits, 10 conference rooms, a fitness centre and an indoor pool on 9 floors.

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General Assembly: new president and board members At the fifth General Assembly the members will elect a new president and two new board members.

Due to the early departure of Wietse Mutters from Mace­ donia, the General Assembly needs to elect a new president for NL Chamber. Since both other members of the Board, Marta Naumovska Grna­ rova and Marcel Melles have reached the end of their second statutory mandate and cannot be re-elected, also two new board members have to be chosen.

The Foundation NL Chamber is to select and propose a candidate for president. candidates Representatives of the members of NL Chamber can stand up for one of the two board member positions and inform the Executive Director of their motivation in writing including

a biography, no later than two weeks prior to the General Assembly.

There is also one vacancy for member of the Supervisory Board, for which the same procedure applies.

The General Assembly has been scheduled for Wednesday 30 March 2016.

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Study visit Dutch Fashion Business School A tradition has started: for the third time a group of Dutch students in fashion business management came to Macedonia for a study visit.

VPTex and MGI This was already the third such study tour, which has become a standard part of the curriculum. Since the beginning the study tour includes visits to NL Chamber members VPTex Macedonia and MGI. VPTex produces workwear and protective wear under the brand HaVeP and is part of Dutch Royal Van Puijenbroek T ­ extiel.

MGI is a producer of men’s trousers in Skopje, managed by a Dutch entrepreneur. complete picture The study tour provides a complete picture of all aspects of production of textile and lea­ ther items, including t-shirts, denim and car seat covers.

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From 8 to 11 December a group of 20 students and teachers of Dutch private fashion business school TMO visited Macedonia on a sourcing study tour.

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Back to Business Breakfast 2015 With a week delay because of bad weather conditions, the second Back to Business Breakfast again attracted a large crowd.

new ambassador Having arrived in Macedonia only a few weeks before, Ambassador Wouter Plomp took the opportunity to get acquainted with NL Chamber members. Prior to the breakfast, Plomp met with the own-

Ambassador Wouter Plomp meeting with Zoran Rosomanov of Bato & Divajn

er of Bato & Divajn, Zoran Rosomanov, who showed him around in the printing house and the furniture production facility.

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NL Chamber’s Back to Business Breakfast was originally scheduled for 10 September, which happened to be a very rainy day. One week later, the event was covered in sunshine and again some 30 people came to the green hill behind printing house Bato & Divajn to enjoy Dutch and Macedonian breakfast delicacies.

The guests were welcomed with a glass of “oranjebitter”, a sweet Dutch liquor, produced

by Schermer Wijnkopers.

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Members visit members Matchmaking is one of the core activities of NL Chamber. That also includes actively matching members to other members.

Sometimes the annual networking events Dies Natalis and Back to Business Breakfast are not enough to introduce certain members to each­other.

In such cases NL Chamber happily initiates a company visit.

Ladies’ wear producer Vima Fashion visited the factory of Feydom and bought a sofa set for its brand new facility in Kocani. productivity Dutch Steel Con, running a factory for reinforcement armatures and steel constructions near Kumanovo, visited Zavar for cases where their clients ask for stainless steel Kees Jan Nieuwenhuis and Ton Telkamp with Marta Naumovska Grnarova

planned. foundation for future co-operation The visit of Thijs Zomer of Natuurgevelsteen to tree nursery European Plants of Joost Michels laid a strong foundations for a future co-operation.

Zomer: “It is really amazing what Joost has established!”

Both gentlement saw good opporturnities for joint activities in the coming years.

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Dutch plastic bag producer in Kosovo There are also Dutch companies just accross the border.

Only 43 km from Skopje, in Kosovo, Kivo Plastic Verpakkingen BV opened a joint venture for extrusion of plastic garbage bags and high-­volume flexo-printing of thin but strong plastic bags for bread. Brought together by a German supplier

of flexo print machines, the partners invested 5.5 million EUR. Kivo Kosovo employs 65 people and operates 24/7.

more pictures: nl.mk/kivo-kosovo

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Joost Michels and Thijs Zomer

processing equipment. Marta Naumovska Grnarova, owner of Zavar: “It was very interesting to hear how they doubled productivity, by changing the common Macedonian way of working.” Ton Telkamp, production manager at Steel Con: “It may look easy, but in fact we are talking about a change of culture, which requires continuous attention for a long period of time.” A return visit

by Zavar to Steel Con is being

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Macedonian wine for christmas Several Dutch members choose to give their Dutch clients a bottle of Macedonian wine for christmas. The christmas package season starts in February with a trade fair. a christmas gift. Already on 9 and 10 February the christmas package season starts with a trade fair at Expo Houten, near ­ Utrecht: the Nederlandse Kerst­pakkettenbeurs.

One week later, on 16 and 17 ­ February the second such fair GéPéBé takes place at Autotron, Rosmalen. Com-

colour theme: green

Several of our Dutch members chose this year to treat their clients and relations to a bottle of Macedonian wine for christmas, like A ­ nthura did. It is that opportunity that can be used better by Macedonian wineries - and companies in other sectors as well. christmas package fair

posers and resellers gather at these fairs, showcasing ranges of (mostly) food pro­ ducts, grouped around certain

cheese & wine theme

fair trade certified products only

tea theme with breakfast items

Italian pasta theme with plates, olive oil and wine

photos: NL Chamber, online catalogues

Although sales have decreased over the years due to econo­ mic crises, the habit of ­giving a christmas package to all employees or key clients is still commonly known in the Nether­lands. As a niche in the relational gift business, several companies are active in composing and selling packages as

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from food to thematic The tradition started early 19th century with farmers who gave their workers a basket of food to celebrate christmas with their families. Later on, the christmas package became a common “thank-you” for all employees, still focussing on food and drinks for the christ-

mas dinner with the family.

Nowadays, employers look for alternatives matching the company’s identity or ­ expressing certain ideas. Herewith thematic packages were introduced, including also non-food products and gift cards. Companies can also choose to let their employees compose their personal christmas package online. internal to relational gift Recognizing the promotional potential of christmas gifts, companies also started trea­ ting their customers and key relations with presents at christmas, often calendars, agendas or bottles of wine. potential for Macedonia

china theme

Luxury wine package with appetizers

The importer of Stobi wines in the Netherlands, Schermer Wijnkopers, is exhibiting at the first fair, offering for example customized bottles. Univin,

Wellness theme: bathrobe, spon­ges, teapot, tea-glasses, tea and sweets

importer of amongst others Tikves is active in relational presents with customized wooden boxes with wine.

One step further would be the introduction of thematic “Taste of Macedonia” packages. Ha­ ving in mind that winter is the planning period for the summer holidays, one could even think of wine and ajvar, combined with less typical food products from Macedonian producers, a tourist map and an entrance ticket to the Dutch Tourism Fair where Macedonia is always present.

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Opening new building Vima Fashion Ladies’ wear specialist Vima Fashion opened a new production facility in the industrial zone of Kocani.

Ambassador Wouter Plomp congratulates Wim Westen.

It was a long and difficult process, starting with the purchase of land through a public tender and followed by a challenging period of construction.

But the result is a state of the art garment production facility of 1,400 sqm with a wonderful view on the Plackovica Mountains from the offices on the first floor.

Dutch clients, family and friends came to Macedonia

Willeke and Joost of NL Chamber member European Plants.

to attend the official ­opening celebration together with the staff, employees, subcontractors and the new Dutch ambassador to Macedonia, Wouter Plomp. NL Chamber patron member Pivara Skopje arranged for the liquid part of the catering.

BSCI The construction plans took into account the latest standards in the industry. These efforts have been recognized with the awarding of the level B certificate of the Business Social

Compliance

Initiative

(BSCI) for the first time in Macedonia.

The owners of NL Chamber sponsor Boeke­stijn Transport Services with ­local partner Sali Ibishi of Mega Trans

Ul. Ungarska 2 2300 Kocani Republic of Macedonia

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Mak-Kozha invested in production line sneakers The leather shoe producer Mak-Kozha from Kumanovo installed equipment to produce an own line of sneakers.

After several trips to T ­urkey and lots of testing, Nini Gjorgjiev­ski established a production line for sneakers under the brand name X-Steps.

Nini: “You can easily roll up the sneakers and put them in your bag in case you want to change your shoes for something more comfortable. We added scent to the granules for the sole to avoid that plastic smell!”

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Dutch road service in new clothing by VPTex VPTex developed and produced a 14-piece outfit for the 900 men and women of Dutch road service ANWB Wegenwacht.

32.000 garments required 37.000 sqm of fabric and 4.700 km of yarn.

impressive that ANWB has placed an info­ graphic on the website: the total number of

Watch the video and check: www.anwb.nl www.havep.com

photos: NL Chamber, ANWB, HaVeP

It was about time: In 2013, after 21 years Dutch road service ANWB Wegenwacht ordered the development of a new clothing line for its 900 emplo­ yees. Together with an external designer Van Puijenbroek Textiel developed ­ modern, safe and strong 14-piece outfit in several cycles of testing and feedback.

Production was done at amongst others the VPTex factory in I­ linden, Macedonia.

The size of this order was so

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Natuurgevelsteen present at Gevel 2016 The Dutch importer of natural stone from Macedonia participates with Natuurgevelsteen in the trade fair for facade design and construction Gevel 2016 in Rottedam.

Gevel 2016, from 27 to 29 January in Ahoy, Rotterdam, showcases design and engineering solutions for facades.

The Dutch company Natuurgevelsteen will present their natural stone solution at stand number 1A040.

Watch the corporate video on youtube and check the catalogue on issuu.

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Holmak signs MoU with Faculty of Technology Bitola Sharing knowledge and enabling students on theoretical and practical level is the focus of Holmak’s co-operation with the University of Bitola.

On 26 August Mark Lammers, managing director of Dutch Holmak Heatx BV signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dean of the Faculty of Technology in Bitola, Stojance Nusev.

Objective is a long-term cooperation between the faculty and Holmak’s local subsidiary on both theoretical and prac-

tical level by engaging scientists and developing research projects on the one hand, and offering trainings, internships and master thesis proposals on the other. The knowledge partners also intend to stimulate sharing experience and contacts through workshops and discussions.

More info: www.holmak.eu

Tehnokoop adjusts to Dutch market Tehnokoop is ready for its fourth furniture trade show at De Woonindustrie.

At the spring trade fair at furniture showroom centre De Woonindustrie (14.02-17.02) in Nieuwe­gein, Tehnokoop will present its la­ test product line focussed on the Dutch market at showroom no. 2B031.

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Tech Meetups for IT professionals Both Tricode and InterWorks started to organize workshops to present and discuss novel­ties in software development and exchange experiences.

In October the local branch of Dutch e-commerce develo­ per Tricode was present at the technolgy trade fair Tehnoma in Skopje to present its third “Skopje Tech Meetup” later that month in Piazza Liberta. By sharing its knowledge through this series of work-

shops for a wider audience of IT professionals, Tricode presents itself as a dedicated software developer, while reaching out to potential new staff.

The third Meetup on Java­ Script, Node.js and Pomodoro attracted about 50 people in a pleasant informal atmosphere.

Next Skopje Tech Meetup on OSGi and Continuous Delivery for Open Source Java Projects is scheduled for 4 February at Piazza Liberta.

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In December InterWorks hosted a Tech Meetup in Bitola with four presentations on the subjects SCRUM/Agile, SnapLogic integrations, approaches in software testing and QA ser-

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Ambassador meeting with the business community The new ambassador met with Dutch managers and visited NL Chamber members to learn about doing business in Macedonia. great creative couple Even before the lunch ­meeting, on 31 August, Plomp was welcomed by Filimena and Zoran Radonjanin of Feydom. The company develops and produces award-winning design seat and sofas.

Marcel Melles introducing Ambas­sador W ­ outer Plomp

Ambassador Plomp (middle) with Wietse Mutters (left) and production manager Kire S ­ tojanov

Within a few days after his arrival the new Dutch ambassador Wouter Plomp met with CEO and commercial director Wietse Mutters of Pivara Skopje. Mutters, also president of NL Chamber, is the Heineken representative in the board of this largest brewery of Macedonia, which is a joint-venture of Heineken and Coca Cola.

Filimena Radonjanin with Ambassador Wouter Plomp at Feydom

impressive tree nursery On a sunny day early November the ambassador met with Joost Michels and was impressed by both the beauty and the scale of the 300 ha. conifer tree nursery European Plants near Tetovo.

MGI

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Melles, the ambassador visi­ ted the producer of HaVeP workwear and protective wear. ­VPTex Macedonia in Kadino is a subsidiary of Royal Van Puijen­ broek Textiel from Goirle. The occasion was the presence of CEO Rob Kwaspen. Production manager Alfred Schönbeck and the local management team Dragana Jakimovska-Uzunovska and Marga Jakimovska-Avramovska guided Plomp around.

Lunch-meeting with Dutch business managers at the residency

In his third week, Plomp met for lunch at the resi­ dency with a group of Dutch business managers in Macedonia.

NL Chamber members Euro­ pean Plants, MGI, Vima ­Fashion and patron member Pivara Skopje, as well as ­React introduced Plomp to the ins and outs of doing business in Mace­donia.

Ambassador Wouter Plomp with Joost Michels at European Plants

men’s trousers At Macedonian Garment Industry MGI, general manager Marcel Melles introduced Plomp to the fine art of producing the perfect pair of men’s trousers. workwear Having learnt the basics of garment manufacturing from

Ambassador Wouter Plomp with Alfred Schönbeck and Rob Kwaspen at VPTex

steel construction In Mlado Nagoricane near Kumanovo Plomp met with Richard Lieverst, the Dutch ­ owner of steel construction and reinforcement armatures producer Steel Con. The company is part of Gerliko

photo: NL Chamber, Netherlands Embassy

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Group and is producing mainly for the Dutch market, but also has a few large projects in Serbia. In Macedonia Steel Con has been active as subcontractor in amongst 足 others the construction of Skenderbeg Square.

members

New members Frontwise, Radius Architects and RevelApps By the end of 2015 a recruiter, an architectural firm, a software developer and a hotel joined NL Chamber.

Dutch company in recruiting that has placed its business process in Skopje and Ohrid, already employing thirty people.

The founders have long-term experience in the employment sector and co-founder Gerrit Loopstra has decades of experience with doing business in Macedonia in various sectors.

Frontwise Group is not only active in talent acquisition for corporate clients world-wide, but also provides these clients with other HR and IT services as well as marketing and sales support.

Radius Architects was foun足ded

in 2012 by four architects, previously colleagues at another company. One of their recent projects is to be opened this spring: the new headquarters of ProCredit Bank Macedonia in Skopje.

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Third new member is Ravel足 Apps, a Dutch-owned developer of applications for the horeca sector. The main product is Tabletmenukaart with which bars and restaurants have tablets with their menu instead of ordinary paper menus. Cus-

tomers order, pay and rate the services on the tablet.

At horeca trade fair Horecava in Amsterdam, Dutch business news channel RTL-Z interviewed the RavelApps team: see the video.

Fourth new member is Marriott Hotel Skopje which will open in April. NL Chamber members have been invited for a preopening guided tour.

See also page 3.

marriott.com/skpmc

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Frontwise Group is a young

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Tidal Energy

­­youtu.be/n954atnXibE

Tidal power plant in Oosterschelde: construction movie

The blogs of the journey are full of praise, but in Dutch.

See: blog about Tikves See: blog about Stobi

Quality Circular Polymers

Supported by the Dutch go­ vernment, French waste processor Suez and local investors, Quality Circular Polymers invested 35 million EUR in a processing plant for plastic waste leading to high quality recycled polymers. The unique process of separation, clea­ ning, sorting and processing uses technologies from various industries and allows unlimi­ ted recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for the production of new bottles and other articles. The factory is located at chemi­cal innovation park Chemelot in Geleen.

Wine journey

End of August a group of Dutch professionals in the wine sector visited Macedonia on a trip to nine wineries, including NL Chamber members Tikves and Stobi.

About Tikves Winery: “Wow. Great wines and reception of the largest winery of Macedonia.”

About Stobi Winery: “Cabernet sauvignon (beautifully matured with 18 months on wood), syrah, merlot (barrique), petit ­verdit (deliciously soft and intense) and two blends Aminta and topper Vranec ­Veritas.”

400 years Vopak

In 1616, fourteen years after the foundation of the VOC (Dutch East India Company), the predecessor of Royal Vopak was established as a storehouse. Nowadays Vopak is the world’s largest company in storing and handling of bulk liquids, with over 80 terminals in 31 countries and a storage capacity of 30 mln m3. Highlighting this remarkable birthday, Vopak shared “400 seconds of creative inspiration”, a compilation of a speech by innovator Daan Roosegaarde at the Vopak Global Management Meeting. On 22 December Roosegaarde was proclaimed “Hero of the Day” by Macedonian radio station ClubFM for his Smog Free Tower which can clean 30,000 m3 of air by attracting positive ions with fine dust particles from the air.

Video: youtu.be/JzELB_RlfTs

photos: Tocardo, Quality Circular Polymers, Vinissima, Studio Roosegaarde

Measuring 5 waterturbines of 230 kW each, the Oosterschelde tidal power plant is the largest commercial tidal power plant in the world. The plant provides electricity for 1,000 households and was developed by tidal turbines specialist Tocardo and subsea engineer Huisman.

Watch the impressive movie on the design and production process as well as the challenging logis­tics:

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Calendar of Trade Fairs Selection of upcoming trade fairs.

Selection of trade fairs in the Netherlands.

NB: All blue text is clickable!

Major trade fairs take place at: Jaarbeurs, Utrecht 99,000 sqm, 13 halls www.jaarbeurs.nl

RAI, Amsterdam 87,000 sqm, 11 halls www.rai.nl

Ahoy, Rotterdam 30,000 sqm, 6 halls www.ahoy.nl

Regional locations are: Brabanthallen, ‘s-Hertogenb.

29,500 sqm, 6 halls IJsselhallen, Zwolle 17,000 sqm, 4 halls MECC, Maastricht 29,500 sqm, 4 halls

Most fairs in the Netherlands have entrance fees and offer discounts for early registration online.

Please do not hesitate to contact NL Chamber when you plan to visit a fair in the Nether­lands.

NL Chamber’s annual calendar also lists a selection of these fairs: nl.mk/latestcalendar

The Netherlands 11-14.01.2016

12-17.01.2016

13-15.01.2016

20-21.01.2016

24-25.01.2016

27-29.01.2016

09-10.02.2016

09-12.02.2016

14-17.02.2016

16-18.02.2016

15-18.03.2016

22-24.03.2016

12-14.04.2016

10-13.05.2016

24-25.05.2016

14-16.06.2016

10-11.07.2016

15.09.2016

27.09.2016- 02.10.2016 04-07.10.2016

04-06.10.2016

25-26.10.2016

23-24.11.2016

21-22.11.2016

Horecava and Wine Professional, RAI - Amsterdam 400 food service exhibitors; 100 wine exhibitors Dutch Tourism Expo, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht 850 exhibitors; first day for professional visitors only Vakbeurs Facilitair, Brabanthallen - ‘s-­Hertogenbosch 400 exhibitors; products/services facility management i.e. maintenance, cleaning, catering, ict, reception etc.

BioBeurs, IJsselhallen - Zwolle 350 exhibitors in the sustainable organic food chain Modefabriek, RAI - Amsterdam sales exhibition of the major fashion brands Gevel and Material Xperience, Ahoy - Rotterdam products and technology for facade construction materials expo for architects, creative professionals Nederlandse Kerstpakkettenbeurs, Expo - Houten trade fair for christmas packages Integrated Systems Europe, RAI - Amsterdam integrated electronic systems: audio, video, lighting Vakbeurs, De Woonindustrie - Nieuwegein furniture trade fair for showroom users GéPéBé, Autotron - Rosmalen trade fair for christmas packages ESEF, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht engineering and subcontracting Building Holland, RAI - Amsterdam construction fair Empack and Label&Print Jaarbeurs - Utrecht packaging materials, machines, coding, labelling etc.

ISSA/Interclean, RAI - Amsterdam trade fair in professional hygiene World Private Label / PLMA, RAI - Amsterdam european private label producers in food and non-food 3,800 exhibitors, 68 countries, 42 regional pavilions brochure MK pavilion, see: nl.mk/PLMA-brochure GreenTech, RAI - Amsterdam 300 exhibitors in horticulture and floriculture industry Modefabriek, RAI - Amsterdam sales exhibition of the major fashion brands Relatie Z, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht 80 exhibitors; relational gifts and christmas packages VT Wonen & Design Beurs, RAI - Amsterdam 250 exhibitors; consumer fair home interior & design World of Technology&Science, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht Industrial Processing, Jaarbeurs - Utrecht 338 exhibitors; automation, electronics, laboratory; dairy industry technology; packaging Energie, Brabanthallen - ‘s-Hertogenbosch 200 exhibitors; energy saving, sustainable energy Offshore Energy Exhibition, RAI - Amsterdam 650 exhibitors; offshore industry suppliers/contractors Packaging Innovations, Taets Park - Amsterdam high-level event for brand managers, marketeers and packaging specialists World Bulk Wine Exhibition, RAI - Amsterdam 220 wineries from 19 countries 17