Preparations for EXPO 2010 in full swing

The countdown begins: On 1st May EXPO 2010 starts in Shanghai. The German Pavilion "balancity" translates the theme of the world exposition “Better City, Better Life" in a modern and sustainable way. A city in balance between innovation and tradition, between globalisation and national identity – an approach that also perfectly ties in with the fittings manufacturer GROHE. As sponsor of the Consortium German Pavilion Shanghai it supports “balancity” with fittings, shower heads, sanitary systems and flush wall plates for all sanitary areas.

The German Pavilion is a building with fascinating architecture. In July it had already celebrated its topping-out ceremony. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is responsible for German involvement in EXPO 2010 Shanghai. “balancity” consists of four exhibition structures, which create an exciting change of light and shadow, city and nature, stability and lightness. The way through the individual sections of the pavilion is set out like a promenade. It leads through typical urban spaces such as a planning office, harbour, park, factory and city square and ends in the so-called energy centre. The visitor is the focal point and experiences how people can move something together.

GROHE is in charge of the sanitary installations exhibition in the pavilion: From the washrooms in the exclusive VIP lounge to the visitor toilets to installations in the staff area. From May 2010 products such as GROHE Ondus, Allure and Euphoria will be able to offer guests from all over the world water in perfection and demonstrate that they work reliably even with a great rush of people.

Koelnmesse International GmbH commissioned the Consortium German Pavilion Shanghai to provide the German presence at EXPO 2010, consisting of the companies Schmidhuber + Kaindl, Milla und Partner as well as NUSSLI (Germany). Schmidhuber + Kaindl is responsible for the architecture and general planning, Milla und Partner is taking on the exhibition and media design, NUSSLI (Germany) is entrusted with the implementation and project management.

31.08.2009

GROHE
Feldmühleplatz 15
40545 Düsseldorf
Germany
Tel: +49.(0)211/9130-0
www.grohe.de

Media contact: HERING SCHUPPENER
Unternehmensberatung für Kommunikation GmbH
Kreuzstr. 60
40210 Düsseldorf Germany
Tel: +49.(0)211.430 79-46/-66
E-mail: grohe@heringschuppener.com


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