Acrex India

What Acrex India does

Acrex India is a private annual trade exhibition organized by ISHRAE Trade Fairs, the dedicated trade-fair entity of ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers). Launched in 2000 as the first edition and now in its 25th+ edition, ACREX India positions itself as South Asia's largest HVACR and intelligent-buildings marketplace, drawing 500+ exhibitors and 50,000+ trade visitors from 40+ countries across 32,000+ square meters of gross exhibition space at IEML, Greater Noida. Its served audience spans HVACR manufacturers, contractors, consulting engineers, architects, facility operators, and buying teams from IT and data-centre, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, residential, and transport-infrastructure verticals. The event is operationally led by a lean ISHRAE Trade Fairs staff of 101-250 employees and a 30+ member volunteer Host Committee.

Name

Acrex India

Legal name

ACREX India

Website

https://acrex.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ACREX India is an annual HVACR trade exhibition organized by ISHRAE Trade Fairs at IEML, Greater Noida, bringing together 500+ exhibitors and 50,000+ visitors from 40+ countries to serve HVACR manufacturers, contractors, architects, and facility operators across South Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HVACR Trade Exhibition Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHABAB

Industry-Specific B2B Trade Show Organizers

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Exhibition & Trade Show Organizers

SECONDARYTHAHABAF

Manufacturing, Industrial Equipment & Automation Shows Organizers

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Exhibition & Trade Show Organizers

Keywords

• HVACR trade exhibition
• Building services marketplace
• Refrigeration industry event
• Ventilation trade show
• Air conditioning exhibition

Headquarters

HQ city

Ballard Estate

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Space Sales: Revenue generated from selling exhibition booth space to HVACR manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers. Exhibitors pay for booth presence to showcase products to 50,000+ trade visitors.
2. Sponsorship Packages: Various sponsorship tiers including Gold Partner, Hospitality Partner, IAQ Partner, Innovation Zone Partner, Visitor Bag Partner, Shuttle Partner, and Bronze Partner. Each tier offers different visibility and brand placement opportunities.
3. Visitor Registration: Trade visitors register to attend the exhibition to discover products, attend knowledge sessions, and network with vendors and industry professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ACREX India is an annual B2B trade exhibition organized by ISHRAE Trade Fairs that brings together HVACR manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, engineers, architects, and facility managers at IEML, Greater Noida. The event sells exhibition booth space and tiered sponsorship packages to enterprise HVACR companies, delivering brand visibility, live product demonstrations, and access to 50,000+ trade visitors across 40+ countries. The exhibition covers 8+ major product clusters and 20+ participating sectors across the full building services ecosystem including chillers, air handling, IAQ, refrigeration, building automation, and sustainability solutions.

Product overview

Acrex India is a trade exhibition platform — not a software product — organized by ISHRAE Trade Fairs. The core offering is the ACREX India Exhibition, an annual HVACR marketplace held at IEML, Greater Noida. Supporting products and features include the ACREX Awards of Excellence (an awards program), the ACREX Hall of Fame (building excellence recognition), Spotlight Arena zones (Demo Zone, Innovation Zone, HVAC Sharks for live demos and startup discovery), and the Climo mascot for brand engagement. The exhibition covers broad exhibitor categories spanning chillers, air handling, unitary products, water distribution, electricals, services, building automation, IAQ, refrigeration, heat pumps, ventilation, cooling towers, and sustainability solutions. There are no SaaS products, APIs, AI capabilities, or software modules — the portfolio is entirely event-based.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Climo: Climo is the official mascot of ACREX India, designed as an elephant symbolizing strength, wisdom, and community. The mascot represents sustainable HVACR innovation and serves as a friendly guide for visitors and exhibitors.
• ACREX Hall of Fame
• ACREX Awards of Excellence
• HVAC Sharks
• Demo Zone
• Innovation Zone
• aQuest

Products and services

• ACREX India Exhibition South Asia's premier HVACR and intelligent buildings marketplace — an annual B2B trade exhibition held at IEML, Greater Noida, connecting global HVACR manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, engineers, architects, and facility managers across air conditioning, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and building automation. Exhibitors purchase booth space and sponsorship packages to engage with 50,000+ trade visitors from 40+ countries.
• ACREX Awards of Excellence Concurrent awards program celebrating the best of innovation, design, and sustainability across HVACR categories, recognizing industry leaders and outstanding building projects as part of the ACREX India exhibition.
• ACREX Hall of Fame
• Sponsorship Packages (Gold, Hospitality, IAQ, Innovation Zone, Visitor Bag, Shuttle, Bronze)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ trade visitors per edition
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, supporting and gold.

• ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISHRAE is the organizing body of ACREX India. As the premier Indian society for HVACR professionals, ISHRAE provides industry credibility, technical expertise, and member network access. ISHRAE Trade Fairs operates as the dedicated trade fair entity managing the exhibition.
• ISHRAE Trade FairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organizing entity of ACREX India, managing all aspects of event planning, execution, and participant management.
• ASHRAEmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers - international association supporting ACREX India as a supporting organization.
• AHRImajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAir-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute - international association supporting ACREX India.
• AMCAsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAir Movement and Control Association - international association supporting ACREX India.
• INTEC (Hospitality Partner)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerHospitality Partner for ACREX India 2027, providing hospitality services and support for the event.
• MIDEA PVT LIMITED (GMCC)goldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold Partner for ACREX India 2027, providing significant sponsorship support.
• RR KABELgoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold Partner for ACREX India 2027, providing significant sponsorship support.
• DESSICANT ROTORSmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerIAQ (Indoor Air Quality) Partner for ACREX India 2027, supporting IAQ-focused programming and initiatives.
• KPT PIPESmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomized Title Partner for ACREX India 2027, holding naming/sponsorship rights for specific event elements.
• TRUESTARmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerInnovation Zone Partner for ACREX India 2027, supporting the startup and innovation showcase area.
• VIGNESH POLYMERsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerVisitor Bag Partner for ACREX India 2027, providing branded visitor bags for event attendees.
• ARMSTRONGsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerShuttle Partner for ACREX India 2027, supporting transportation logistics for the event.
• MEHTA TUBESsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerShuttle Partner for ACREX India 2027, supporting transportation logistics for the event.
• AEEE (Association of Energy Efficiency Engineers)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting organization for ACREX India, promoting energy efficiency in the HVACR industry.
• AIACRAsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting organization for ACREX India.
• CAHO (Council of Healthcare Engineering)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting organization for ACREX India, providing healthcare sector expertise.
• CEEW (Council on Energy, Environment and Water)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting organization for ACREX India, promoting sustainability and environmental consciousness.
• EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting organization for ACREX India, focused on energy efficiency solutions.
• REHVA (Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean federation supporting ACREX India with international perspective on HVAC.
• n-Gauge Exhibition Management SolutionssupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner powering the ACREX India event management platform and website infrastructure.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Messe München: Messe München operates flagship industrial exhibitions such as BAU and IFAT. It is comparable to ACREX in trade-fair operating expertise, particularly for building-services-focused exhibitions.
• Deutsche Messe (Hannover Messe): Deutsche Messe runs the world's leading industrial technology fair and related industrial automation shows. Comparable to ACREX as an organizer of large-scale industrial B2B exhibitions.
• Messe Düsseldorf: Messe Düsseldorf operates major industrial and HVAC-relevant exhibitions globally (including interpack and energy shows). Its organizing function and scale are directly comparable to ACREX's exhibition operating model.
• Informa Markets: Informa Markets operates a global portfolio of B2B exhibitions across HVACR, construction and industrial verticals. It is a broad incumbent comparable to the trade-fair organizing function ACREX performs for the HVACR niche.
• Reed Exhibitions (RX Global): RX Global operates hundreds of B2B trade exhibitions worldwide, including HVACR and construction shows. It is a broad incumbent and a comparable scale operator of trade-fair assets.

Regional players

• China Refrigeration (CRH): China Refrigeration is Asia's largest HVACR exhibition. It is a regional peer competing for international HVACR exhibitor attention in Asia, directly comparable to ACREX's positioning as South Asia's leading HVACR platform.

Emerging players

• Hyve Group: Hyve Group (formerly ITE Group) operates a portfolio of international trade exhibitions, with growing focus on emerging-market HVAC, construction and industrial events — closely paralleling ACREX's emerging-market HVACR focus.

Direct peers

• ISH Frankfurt (Messe Frankfurt): ISH Frankfurt, organized by Messe Frankfurt, is the world's leading HVAC + sanitation trade fair. It is the most direct global comparable to ACREX India in format, audience (HVACR professionals) and exhibition model, and represents the global benchmark ACREX is benchmarked against.
• AHR Expo (ASHRAE/AHRI): AHR Expo is the largest HVACR trade show in North America, co-sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI — both of which also formally support ACREX India. The shared association backing and similar exhibitor profile make it a tight peer.
• Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE — Fiera Milano / Reed Exhibitions): MCE Milan is a leading biennial HVAC, plumbing and renewable energy exhibition in Europe. It shares ACREX's focus on HVAC + intelligent buildings and is organized under similar trade-fair operator models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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