Norbert Schaaf

The international trade fair Security Essen planned for 22-25 September 2020 is canceled due to the unforeseeable developments of the Corona crisis. Against the background of the unchanged dynamic situation and the worldwide travel restrictions, there is currently no planning security given that is required for the serious preparation of all fair participants. The customer expectations and the performance promise of the international trade fair of the security industry cannot be fulfilled under the given circumstances. The decision to cancel the fair was taken by Messe Essen in close consultation with the partner associations. Current dynamic situation The next Security Essen will take place at Messe Essen from September 20 to 23, 2022. As an international platform of the security industry, Security Essen is the trendsetting showcase for innovations every two years. Thus, numerous world pioneers had already confirmed their participation in the trade fair as well as the reputable congress and supporting program. Our exhibitors and visitors and also we as the organizers lack the planning perspective" "The anticipation of this year's edition and the new concept of Security Essen was great among all those involved, the more difficult it was for us to decide to cancel the fair", explains Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director of Messe Essen. "However, the current dynamic situation and the continuing global travel restrictions unfortunately do not permit serious preparations for the fair. As a result, our exhibitors and visitors and also we as the organizers lack the planning perspective which would have been a prerequisite for the customary professional staging of Security Essen this September.” Unclear worldwide development "The cancellation of Security Essen 2020 is the result of a prudent and careful evaluation of the current situation which we have undertaken together", adds Norbert Schaaf, Chairman of the Management Board of the Federal Association of Safety Engineering (BHE) and Chairman of the Security Essen Advisory Board. "Since the majority of our fair participants come to Essen from abroad, we had to act with particular prudence. Due to the unclear worldwide development of the Coronavirus pandemic and the associated uncertain travel planning, there was unfortunately no alternative in the end.” International fair of the security industry The cancellation of this year's edition is hitting the industry and the security associations hard" "Security Essen as an important international fair of the security industry is an absolute highlight for our association every second year", says Dr. Christian Endreß, Managing Director of the Federal Association for Security in Industry and Commerce (ASW) and member of the Security Essen Advisory Board. “The cancellation of this year's edition is hitting the industry and the security associations hard. We regret this decision, but we also fully understand it and look forward to the security year 2022 with confidence.” Enormous economic challenge Dr. Harald Olschok, General Manager of the Federal Association of the Security Industry (BDSW) and member of the Security Essen Advisory Board comments: "From the perspective of our member companies, the decision to cancel Security Essen is fully understandable. Personally, I regret this very much, because it would have been my 15th and last Security Essen as Chief Executive of BDSW and BDGW.” “But for the security service providers, the Corona crisis represents an enormous economic challenge. I am sure that the management and the entire team of BDSW and BDGW with their affiliated member companies are looking forward to Security Essen 2022 – then under better economic conditions.” The next Security Essen will take place at Messe Essen from September 20 to 23, 2022. Messe Essen and its cooperation partners are already working on the next edition and the further development of the new, innovative fair concept.

This year's edition of the global fair for civil security will focus on innovative, digital subjects more strongly than ever before. The Advisory Board for Security Essen was recently able to convince itself for this. The fair management presented the realignment of the fair, the renting level and the comprehensive supporting programme to the members of the Advisory Board. The unanimous tenor: The experts, including managing directors of renowned companies in the security sector as well as associations, see Security Essen 2018 as being optimally positioned. Due to advancing digitalization, cybercrime is regarded as one of the greatest dangers in the 21st century - opportunities to transfer knowledge and to exchange experience are becoming all the more important.The Cyber Security Conference will be tailored to users and will be convenient and quick to reach directly Focus On Cyber And Economic Security For the first time, Security Essen from September 25 to 28 will take place in the modernized halls at Messe Essen. This has opened the possibility of completely new structuring of the fair. For optimum orientation and placing for exhibitors and trade visitors, the event will be divided into six subject areas. "We have deliberately decided to give the Cyber Security and Economic Security areas which are becoming ever stronger their own hall - in an absolutely prominent place at the East entrance to the fair site," according to Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen. The focusing will be accompanied by a new, attention-grabbing supporting programme. For example, the Federal Office for Information Security and the Federal Association for Security Technology will stage the Cyber Security Conference that will be tailored to users and will be convenient and quick to reach directly in the happenings at the fair. Security Decision-Makers' Congregation Moreover, the Discussion Circle on Internal Security will take place with participants from the police, scientific, judicial and political fields as well as from local authorities and the security industry.The booking rate is above the high level at the preceding event Furthermore, companies will design a large special show area under the guiding motto of 'Public Security Forum' in Hall 8 in which live scenarios for the protection of public spaces will be shown. The realignment is proving Security Essen right: The booking rate is above the high level at the preceding event. The Advisory Board for the Fair showed that it was very satisfied with this development. Norbert Schaaf, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Fair and simultaneously also the Chairman of the Board of BHE Federal Association for Security Technology: "We are expressly supporting the new positioning of Security Essen. The consistent hall allocation, the stronger alignment to future subjects and the sector-specific supporting programme will make the fair the meeting place for decision takers from all fields of security in 2018." Direct Dialog With Security Professionals This realignment is also reflected in the line-up of the advisory board for the fair. For the first time in its history, Security Essen has appointed not only representatives of associations but also entrepreneurs to this body. "In this way, we are moving even nearer to the sector. It is important to us to constantly be in close and direct dialog and thus to be able to accommodate the wishes of our exhibitors and visitors in an even better and quicker way," according to Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen.

One in four visitors placed their orders directly at the fair, a plus of eight percent in comparison with 2014 Security Essen has highlighted its position as the global fair for civil security in an enduring way: Four days long, 1,040 companies from 45 nations redefined the standard for civil security at Messe Essen. They presented to the over 40,000 trade visitors from 119 nations innovative products and services from smart video surveillance via the safeguarding of properties and companies right up to protected data transport. "In this respect, we were particularly pleased about the strong presence of digital and networked innovations. Security is becoming smarter," according to Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen. "The response of the expert world to the solutions of our exhibitors was enormous. The visitors were very satisfied with their visits to the fair and have used Security Essen as a high-ranking platform for contacts and orders." One in four visitors placed their orders directly at the fair, a plus of eight percent in comparison with 2014. The exhibitors reported good deals and around 60 percent are expecting good to very good post-fair business, too - that is a plus of five percent. In this respect, Security Essen was moving in a strong economic environment: In Germany alone, the turnover amounts to around Euro 14.5 billion, a rise of around 17 percent in comparison with two years ago. One in three visitors rated the future development of the economic situation in the security sector as strongly upward, an increase of over 30 percent. Perfect conditions for Security Essen which exploited to the full its strength as a comprehensive trade fair for international civil security. The experts came from 119 countries in order to obtain information, maintain contacts and place orders in Essen. One in three trade visitors traveled from abroad. In this case, Great Britain as well as Africa and Asia registered particularly strong pluses. Security Essen Is More Digital And Networked In the fair halls, it was possible to clearly see where the development in the security sector is heading: Security technology is becoming more networked and more digital. No matter whether the padlock which can be controlled using a smartphone, high-resolution and mobile 4k video cameras, alarm technology connected with the building automation or drones for versatile uses with a linked control room - the exhibitors demonstrated the state of the art in modern security. What clever buildings can already do today was shown by the specimen building for smart security set up by BHE Federal Association for Security Technology and Messe Essen. Divided into the areas encompassing office buildings and private rooms, it was possible to see products, solutions and complete scenarios relating to how smart houses receive guests and react in the event of burglaries or fires. On the first day of the fair, Messe Essen distinguished particularly innovative solutions with the Security Innovation Award. There were 84 submissions for the Oscar of the security sector. The prize winners included the vehicle light protection kit from Hutchinson GmbH, the needs-oriented distance learning courses of DFBI Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fern- und Onlinebildung mbH as well as the multicopter inspection device for fire alarms from Air Inspector GmbH. Comprehensive Supporting Program Enabling Exchange Of Ideas With a comprehensive supporting program, Security Essen offered exhibitors and visitors numerous possibilities for an informative exchange of ideas, the imparting of knowledge and networking. It all started with the top-level discussion on the first day of the fair. Under the leadership of Ulrich Grillo, President of the Federation of German Industries, experts from industry and associations congregated in order to focus on topical subjects in the security sector. In the popular Security Forum on all the days of the fair, associations, manufacturers and practitioners gave answers to topical security questions in lectures, live demonstrations and round tables. Hendrik Große Lefert, Security Officer of the German Football Association, provided information about the qualification of security and stewarding services in professional football and Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen, President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, spoke about the current security situation as a challenge for the German inland intelligence service. Security technology is becoming more networked and more digital In cooperation with the Federal Association of Guard and Security Companies (BDSW), Security Essen staged the Training and Further Education Day for the third time. Around 500 trainees, students and retrainees took the chances to obtain information about the security sector within short distances and to establish valuable contacts to companies. Re-Visit Intentions The trade visitors praised the range on offer at Security Essen, the internationality of the fair and the innovations on show. Now, 89 percent of them and 91 percent of the exhibitors already said that they would be involved in the next Security Essen which will take place at Messe Essen from September 25 to 28, 2018. Now, the newly introduced prebooking already led to great interest in Security Essen 2018. On the spot, 74 percent of the exhibitors have already confirmed that they will participate once more. Security Essen 2016: Figures In Detail 1,040 (in 2014: 1,045) exhibitors from 45 (40) nations presented innovations relating to all aspects of civil security at Messe Essen. Also counting the forecast for the last day of the fair, over 40,000 (40,000) visitors from 119 (110) nations came to the fair, including conference participants, VIP guests, delegation participants, journalists and participants in the loyalty program (probably 35,000 of these according to the Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics – FKM(36,200). The trade visitor proportion was 99.5 (99) percent. Exhibitors' opinions Tobias Bartels, Marketing Director, Aug. Winkhaus: We are very satisfied with the course of this year's Security Essen. The frequency and quality of the visitors to our booth were outstanding. Our appearance focused on a lot of refinements of existing products: For example, our electronic access system called blueSmart is now equipped with an app for the administration of remote authorisations. The purchasers of such systems include, amongst others, airports, hospitals and companies - i.e. customers for which security plays a predominant role. From our viewpoint, its location is also a factor in favour of Security Essen: The populous catchment area and the proximity to the international airport in Düsseldorf exert very positive effects on the number and internationality of the visitors. Veli Kirim, Pre-Sales Manager, Hikvision Europe B.V.: Security Essen was once again a total success for us. The number of visitors to the booth was extremely high. From our viewpoint, the quality and, above all, internationality of the visitors have grown in comparison with the preceding event. We were able to greet longstanding partners on our booth and to establish new business contacts, too. We will certainly be involved in Security Essen 2018 once again with a perhaps even larger booth. It is definitively the world's leading fair in the sector. Frank Blöbaum, Sales Manager, Master Lock Deutschand GmbH: For us, winning the Security Innovation Award constitutes a significant mark of distinction and achievement. It confirms us in our endeavor to refine our core segment of the padlocks constantly in an innovative way. For the first time, Security Essen 2016 is offering us an outstanding platform in order to introduce the strength and diversity of our brand in Germany and to continue to tread this path together with existing customers and with new customers won over here. 89 percent of trade visitors and 91 percent of the exhibitors already said that they would be involved in the next Security Essen  Norbert Schaaf, Chairman Of The Advisory Board For The Security Essen Fair: From alarm installations to access control: At Security Essen, around 1,000 exhibitors once again presented in an extremely impressive way everything that is feasible in matters relating to security. The leading global fair for security and fire prevention showed that it had its finger on the pulse of the times with new, innovative subjects and it was possible to recognize that the companies are dealing with the subjects of digitisation and networking to an increasing extent. This was illustrated, amongst others, by the specimen house for smart security and by the winners of the Security Essen Innovation Award 2016. The numerous visitors to the fair showed great interest in the many interesting products of the individual exhibitors. Lydia Limpach, CEO, DFBI Deutsches Fernbildungsinstitut: We had selected the world's leading fair Security Essen as a platform in order to introduce our innovative software for the qualification landscape of the security industry. The demand was above our expectations because Security Essen became an absolute success story for DFBI particularly as a result of winning the Silver Security Innovation Award in the "Innovative Services" category. Above all due to the amendment of the Industrial Code, decision takers approached us with concrete cooperation and investment projects. Peter Ohmberger, Managing Director, Hekatron Vertriebs GmbH: We at Hekatron understand networking not only on the level of technology but also especially in the connection between companies and people. Therefore, Security Essen is the most important platform for us in the dialog with operators and constructors. There was particularly strong demand for the intelligent connection of products and services into new workable business models relating to all aspects of fire prevention. Tanja Pressler, Sales Assistant, Secplan Technik GmbH: We are 100-percent satisfied with the course of Security Essen. The interest in our protected house was very great and especially the demand for video surveillance systems for private use has increased to an extreme extent. We have been able to establish a lot of important contacts. All in all, we are thus looking back on a successful and effective appearance at the fair. We will certainly be involved once again in 2018. Volker Cestaro, Managing Director For Sales and Marketing, Atral-Secal GmbH: "At Security Essen, around 1,000 exhibitors once again presented in an extremely impressive way everything that is feasible in matters relating to security" Even after 25 years, Security is, for us, the right event for our Daitem brand time and time again. Here in Hall 3, we are reaching specialized traders, planners and influencers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Thus, we can present our portfolio in the field of wireless burglary protection and fire prevention in the appropriate environment. Dr. Urban Brauer, Managing Director, BHE Federal Association For Security Technology: The visitors showed extremely positive reactions to BHE's new and larger appearance at the fair. Already on the third day of the fair, the very great response on the BHE booth meant that many information leaflets and brochures which had been available in large quantities were out of stock. BHE members as well as all the visitors interested in questions relating to security technology showed that they were highly satisfied. Therefore, we are eagerly looking to the new Security 2018. Friedrich P. Kötter, Member Of The Administrative Board, KÖTTER Security: We were able to establish a large number of new contacts and to intensify existing business relationships even further. Attention focused on the smart security solutions which extend from personal security and security technology via money & valuables services right up to risk and health management. Moreover, there was particular interest in, amongst other subjects, the KÖTTER automatic machine service portal with which our family-owned company offers web-based malfunction management, e.g. for cash dispensers, as well as the smartphone app for travel security. Dr. Harald Olschok, CEO, Federal Association Of Guard And Security Companies: This year, too, the security service providers were able to register a successful week at the fair. We were particularly pleased about the 7th Training and Further Education Day which was very well-visited once again and featured the presentation of the 4th BDSW Training Prize which we organize together with Messe Essen. This year, many hundreds of young people were once again able to gain a particular insight into our sector and to obtain information about innovations. In the future, these will also include security solutions with ever greater integration. Together with the Association for Security Technology (VfS), BDSW introduced these and an elaborated recommendation for action in this field within the framework of Security Essen. Christopher Millar, CEO, Gatekeeper Security: As a first time exhibitor at Security Essen, the show had far exceeded our expectations on the first day, and therefore we booked our booth for 2018. Based on the quality of attendees, we look forward to having a presence in Essen. Peter Krapp, Managing Director, Safety and Security Division of the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI): We are satisfied with our appearance at this year's Security Essen. Many manufacturers, planners and constructors came to our booth in order to obtain information about practical and legal questions relating to all aspects of security technology. Attention focused on the subjects of qualification and further education. There is a great need here because of the advancing digitisation and networking in the sector.

Gregor Lehnert, President of BDSW and Dr. Markus Heering, MD of VDMA were elected as Vice-Chairmen The Advisory Board for the Security Essen Fair has elected the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Association for Security Technology (BHE), Norbert Schaaf, as its new Chairman. Thus, a successful partnership is being continued even further. Because: BHE has been a companion and patron of the world's leading fair for security and fire prevention in Essen since its inception. Interest In All Aspects Of Security "For over 40 years, we have been en route together in matters relating to security. I am glad to continue this successful work even further in my new function as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Fair and to prepare Security Essen for the future in the interests of all the security suppliers and people responsible for security," according to Norbert Schaaf. Gregor Lehnert, President of the Federal Association of the Security Industry (BDSW), and Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the Security Systems Association in the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), were elected as the Vice-Chairmen. Messe Essen sees a positive signal in this election result. "With our Advisory Board and, above all, with BHE and Norbert Schaaf, we have the entire competence of the sector behind us. Thus, our joint matter of interest relating to all aspects of the subject of security is well-positioned for the future," according to Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen. The Global Market For Security Is Booming The Advisory Board rated the economic situation in the security sector as absolutely positive. No matter whether the digital networking of existing systems, protective facilities for private properties or the safeguarding of refugee accommodation - a lot of fields are characterized by strong growth potential. That is also reflected in the registration level of Security Essen: Over 1,000 exhibitors are expected on the occasion of the world's leading fair for civil security from September 27 to 30 - the current registration level is well above that of the last event.