Expo Center

Name

Expo Center

Legal name

EXPO CENTER a.s.

Website

https://expocenter.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Expo Center a.s. is a privately held Slovak exhibition and event venue in Trenčín operating 35,000 m² of indoor and outdoor space across multiple pavilions, hosting 20+ annual fairs, concerts, and conferences for B2B exhibitors and consumer visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Exhibition and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA), Collectibles & Hobby Shows (MPAGAFAN), Lifestyle, Home & Garden Shows (MPAGAFAB), Trade Show & Exhibition Marketing (Booth Design/Build) (MPAAAGAC)

Keywords

• Exhibition venue rental
• Trade fair organization
• Conference facilities
• Event management services
• Pavilion rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Trencin

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental and Exhibition Space: Rental of exhibition pavilions (Pavilion 1: 850m2, Pavilion 3: 230m2, Pavilion 4: 88m2, Pavilion 7: 1,150m2) and outdoor areas (9,000m2) for fairs, exhibitions, conferences, and events.
2. Technical Realization Services: Full service offering including construction of expositions, electric and water installation, booth furnishing, handling, freight, cleaning, graphic work, interpretation services, and hostesses.
3. Conference and Congress Services: Lease of conference facilities with audio-visual equipment, projection, videoconferencing, interpreter services, and catering (snacks, receptions).
4. Visitor Entry Fees: Admission fees charged to visitors attending exhibitions and events (e.g., adults 5 EUR, students/seniors 2.50 EUR).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Expo Center a.s. operates a 35,000 m2 exhibition complex in Trenčín, Slovakia, renting indoor pavilions and outdoor areas to exhibitors, conference organizers, and event promoters. The company provides full-service turnkey delivery of exhibitions and events, including stand construction, electric and water installation, booth furnishing, audio-visual equipment, videoconferencing, interpretation, and catering services, while also organizing more than 20 annual fairs, antiques exchanges, and cultural events.

Product overview

EXPO CENTER a.s. is an exhibition center and event venue in Trenčín, Slovakia, operating as a unified facilities-and-services offering rather than a software product. The core offering consists of venue rental across multiple indoor pavilions (Pavilion 1, Pavilion 3, Pavilion 4 – Protocol, Pavilion 7 with Seminar Room) and a large outdoor area totaling 17,000 m2 of exhibition space. The center provides integrated services including exposition technical realization (project design, construction, FULL SERVICE turnkey delivery), conference and event organization (conferences, presentations, workshops, teleconferences), audio-visual equipment rental (projectors, screens, videoconferencing), interpretation services, and catering. The center hosts over 20 annual events including antiques exchanges, animal exhibitions, plant festivals, robotic contests, and music festivals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venue and Pavilion Rental

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Trenčín Self-Governing Region (tsk.sk)minorOthersRegional government website partner providing mutual promotion and referral of visitors to Expo Center events.
• City of Trenčín (trencin.sk)minorOthersMunicipal website partner for tourism promotion and visitor referrals to Expo Center.
• Hotel Magnus ****minorOthersRecommended hotel offering 5% discount on accommodation, free unlimited wellness, bowling and underground parking for Expo Center clients during exhibitions.
• Grand Hotel ***minorOthersRecommended hotel offering 10% discount on accommodation for Expo Center clients during exhibitions.
• SCARLET ** - Pension and Travel AgencyminorOthersRecommended pension partner for Expo Center exhibition visitors and exhibitors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GL Events: French-headquartered global venue management and live events operator. Comparable in core trade-show and venue-rental business but operates at materially larger and international scale.
• Koelnmesse: Major German trade fair organizer and venue operator. Comparable trade show organizing model across consumer, hobby, and industrial categories, but at a substantially larger international scale.
• Messe Wien (Reed Messe Wien): Austrian national exhibition venue in Vienna operating under Reed Exhibitions. Comparable facility model but at a much larger international scale, serving as a regional incumbent.
• MCH Group: Swiss exhibition venue and trade fair operator (including Messe Basel and Messe Zürich). Comparable in operating exhibition grounds and organizing recurring trade fairs spanning multiple verticals at higher scale.

Direct peers

• Targi Kielce: Polish regional exhibition centre hosting numerous trade fairs across hobby, agriculture, and industry. Closely comparable scale and operating model to Expo Center a.s. and active in overlapping event categories.
• BVV Trade Fairs Brno (Brno Exhibition Centre): Czech Republic's flagship exhibition venue in Brno operating multiple pavilions and ~50+ trade fairs/year. Highly comparable in business model (rental + own events) and serves a similar regional catchment just across the Slovak border.
• Expo Kraków (Targi w Krakowie): Polish regional exhibition organizer in Kraków. Comparable mid-size venue operator running a calendar of consumer and trade shows across multiple sectors.
• PVA EXPO PRAHA: Prague-based exhibition and congress centre. Comparable as a Central European mid-sized venue combining trade fairs, conferences, and corporate events under one operator.
• Agrokomplex – Výstavníctvo Nitra: State-owned exhibition complex in Nitra, Slovakia, second-largest in the country and a direct national competitor for agricultural, consumer, and trade exhibitions.
• Incheba Expo Bratislava: Largest exhibition venue in Slovakia, based in Bratislava. Directly comparable as a national competitor hosting trade fairs, exhibitions, and conferences for both B2B and consumer audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/expocenter.sk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/expo-center-a.s.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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