High professionalism and internationality guarantee the 22nd edition of SMAGUA

The event receives more than 32.800 visitors

The next SMAGUA event will take place in March 2017, to reposition itself on the European calendar within odd-numbered years.

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Professionals and companies are firmly committed to SMAGUA. This is, without a doubt, the conclusion of the celebration of the 22nd edition of the International Water Show, which has closed its doors in Zaragoza Fair, after four days of incessant activity – both at the exhibition and commercial level, as well as in relation to conferences and technical presentations.

 

The final balance shows some very encouraging data: more than 32.800 people have passed through pavilions 3, 4 and 9, where 780 companies from 35 countries have gathered. Furthermore, the high level of satisfaction of the exhibiting firms has been the usual tone of this celebration, which has stood out for the quality and professionalism of the visitors and for the first-class meetings held within the framework of the show.

 

Therefore, it can be stated that SMAGUA 2016 It has been, above all, an international competition, in which professionals from more than 45 countries have registered.

 

These are figures that confirm the role of Zaragoza as a fair reference for the sector in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the most relevant events at the European level. Technology and innovation have taken center stage in a show that, from the first day of opening, has enjoyed the support of professional visitors and companies in the sector, who have seen with optimism how SMAGUA contributes to the progress and dynamism of the market.

 

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With the aim of promoting foreign exchange and promoting contacts between exhibiting firms and international emerging markets, SMAGUA 2016 has hosted a series of international meetings, in which a total of 130 delegations of eleven nationalities have participated and which have contributed to strengthen commercial ties between Spain and the rest of the countries with interest in our products. Trade missions are one of the most influential activities carried out within the framework of the International Show.

 

Research, innovation and professionalism have been the keys to the success of this edition which, once again, has shown the trends and new technological projects related to the water and environmental industries. In this sense, it is worth highlighting the competitiveness and the high quality of the 26 technical innovations that have been awarded in this call and that seek to improve water processes based on water treatment and management.

 

 

 

130 foreign delegations, 26 technical innovations, an intense program of conferences and nearly 33.000 visitors place SMAGUA as a benchmark for the sector in the Iberian Peninsula

 

 

 

 

The networks have also played a relevant role in this edition, in which, for the first time, a mobile application has been launched (on Android and iOS systems), which has been a success in downloads, with comments referring to its usefulness and dynamism when it comes to facilitating the visit, both to the exhibition area and to the conferences.

 

Intense debates

 

Not only has the high technological potential exhibited at the event been the protagonist in SMAGUA. The powerful program of technical conferences and meetings, accompanied by the business presentations and the meetings of foreign missions, has turned the 22nd edition of the show into a top-level international event with great quality and quantity of “be to be” sessions.

 

As the commercial and marketing director of Zaragoza Fair, Alberto López, fairs have a differentiating and very relevant element that makes them useful compared to other promotional tools, which is none other than "the possibility of knowing and approaching the products with total availability and professionalism." Furthermore, "at fairs we have opted to provide greater added value by launching workshops, assemblies and conferences that contribute to the development of the sector and the improvement of the performance presented by the market."

 

For the general director of Zaragoza Fair, Rogelio Cuairán, SMAGUA It is synonymous with “technology and innovation” and, for four days, it has been able to showcase the importance of water for the lives of citizens. “It is a common good – water – that constitutes an element of structuring of the territory,” the fair manager expressed throughout his interventions in the different meetings held within the framework of the event.

 

SMAGUA 2016 has served to highlight the importance of water and the advances carried out by the hydraulic segment for society as a whole and, therefore, for the economy. From today, Zaragoza Fair, the organizing entity of the event, is already thinking about the next edition of the show, which will be repeated in March 2017 and, from that moment on, will be held in odd-numbered years. This is a strategic commitment by the event's management in order to reposition it in the European fair calendar and provide it with greater sectoral content.

 

Without a doubt, a decision applauded by companies and organizations that, in a significant number, have already ensured their presence at the 2017 celebration. Zaragoza Fair highlights, in this way, the relevance and preponderance that the International Water Show has for the institution and the role that water plays as an element of territorial and economic cohesion.

 

SMAGUA 2016 It has been formed as a great showcase to exhibit and publicize the projects, equipment, products and materials that shape the future of the sector. Without a doubt, the show stands as the great event of the Iberian Peninsula linked to the water market, which has been optimistic and vital in the face of the most relevant technological innovations in the water industry.