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MFG.com and Messe Frankfurt, Inc. Announce Partnership To Serve Textile Sourcing and Manufacturing

"MFG.com is thrilled to be working closely with Messe Frankfurt, Inc., here in the USA for the Texworld USA, Apparel Sourcing, and Home Textiles Sourcing shows in New York City," says Tony Forcucci, Global Director of the Textiles and Apparel Sourcing Marketplace at MFG.com. "The idea of unifying the online and offline sourcing experience for both Buyers and Suppliers makes sense."

MFG.com will act as the online sourcing partner of Messe Frankfurt, Inc., to provide its marketplace as a 365 day / year round community. Messe Frankfurt's textile shows provide the invaluable opportunity to meet directly with suppliers face to face and examine samples in person. In light of recent fiber and resource concerns, the importance of developing these relationships with live meetings has only increased. Textile trade shows allow exhibitors to show a larger part of their collection than they are able to convey via photographs or small swatches couriered back and forth overseas. And the all-important quality of hand feel can only be assessed in person.

"We are excited to have MFG.com as a new partner for our Texworld USA, Apparel Sourcing and Home Textiles Sourcing shows in New York, as they add a great resource for our customers to extend the value they receive from our shows throughout the year," comments David Audrain, President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt North America. "Adding MFG.com to our existing partnerships with Stylesight, Lenzing and our other partners, makes our shows in New York that much more valuable and 'must-attend' events."

Though a show directory with contact information is distributed to attendees at every show, Messe Frankfurt Show Management receives calls year-round from buyers asking for resources. With apparel manufacturers and retailers planning for more deliveries throughout the year and responding to quickly evolving market trends, there is a need for an online sourcing partner like MFG.com to compliment the textile shows and serve textile manufacturing year-round.

About Messe Frankfurt

Messe Frankfurt is Germany's leading trade fair organiser, with 450 million euros in sales in 2010 and more than 1,770 employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events "made by Messe Frankfurt" take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2010, Messe Frankfurt organised 88 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany. Messe Frankfurt's exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40%. The North American headquarters in Atlanta produces trade shows in the USA, Canada and Mexico across various industries. For more information about Messe Frankfurt, please visit our Web site at www.usa.messefrankfurt.com.

About MFG.com

MFG.com is the largest global sourcing marketplace for the manufacturing industry. MFG.com's platform enables companies to intelligently connect, source, collaborate and perform due diligence with transparency and intellectual property protection. It supports virtually all manufacturing process and industrial components, is in seven major languages, more than 50 currencies and has more than 200,000 members on five continents. MFG.com is based in Atlanta and has offices in Shanghai and Paris. For more information: www.MFG.com.

Media Contact:
MFG.com
Britni Zandbergen, 678-556-2962
Marketing Manager
bzandbergen@mfg.com
or
Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
Stephanie Everett, 770-984-8016 ext 424
Group Show Director
stephanie.everett@usa.messefrankfurt.com
or
Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
Alex d'Archangelo, 770-984-8016 ext 417
Marketing Manager
alex.darchangelo@usa.messefrankfurt.com