19.02.2009
Thomas Industrial Media and Deutsche Messe International Announce international media partnership
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Mechelen, Belgium and Hannover, Germany - February 19, 2009 - Thomas Industrial Media and Deutsche Messe International have agreed to enter into a media partnership to support Hannover Messe by driving international awareness towards the trade fair, attracting visitors from all over Europe, and strengthening brand recognition of the Thomas Industrial Media product portfolio.

This international media partnership includes both bilateral editorial cooperation and joint efforts to raise market positioning in Europe and in local markets. Mr. Erenberk, Managing Director of Thomas Industrial Media, said, "The partnership between Thomas Industrial Media and Deutsche Messe is another step in our company's mission to bring buyers and suppliers together, and provide a complete print and web product information source to our expert industrial community. We are also delighted about having the perspective of initiating new common projects in future."

Commenting on the partnership, Marco Siebert, Head of Press Hannover Messe of Deutsche Messe, said, "Joining forces with Thomas Industrial Media gives us a splendid opportunity to share the most exciting developments, topics and trends with our trade fair clientele, which comprises top industry buyers, sellers, decision-makers and users."

About Thomas Industrial Media
Thomas Industrial Media, headquartered in Mechelen (Belgium), is the European subsidiary of Thomas Publishing Company of New York. Thomas Industrial Media concentrates fully upon meeting the vital need of industry for up-to-date product information. Since 1975, Thomas Industrial Media, serves the European market through industrial publications, websites, online directories and e-services. With 4 product tabloid formats and 5 A4-sized publications, Thomas is a pioneer in providing information to the purchasing process whether through in-depth information search on the internet or via publications that facilitate product marketing and brand recognition. Thomas serves the whole of Europe with IEN Europe, PCN Europe+ and Power in Motion and serves local markets with Technische Revue in Germany, PEI in France, IEN Italia, Il Distributore Industriale and Manutenzione Tecnica e Management in Italy and more recently Endüstri Dünyasi in Turkey.
Additional information can be found at www.tim-europe.com

About Deutsche Messe AG
Deutsche Messe AG, Hannover, ranks as one of the world's leading international trade fair operators, with revenues of 286 million euros in 2007. The company runs a number of trade fairs at its home exhibition grounds in Hannover, Germany, including the CeBIT international IT and telecoms fair and the HANNOVER MESSE international industrial technology fair, each of which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe.
Additional information can be found at www.messe.de