Targi Kielce

Targi Kielce S.A.
TypeJoint-stock company
IndustryTrade fairs and exhibitions
Founded1992 (as Centrum Targowe Kielce)[1]
Headquartersul. Zakładowa 1, 25-672 Kielce, Poland[2]
Key people
Andrzej Mochoń (President of the Management Board)[3]
Włodzimierz Stępień (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)[3]
RevenuePLN 109,212,148.74 (2025)[4]
PLN 16,545,174.80 (2025)[4]
PLN 15,551,408.69 (2025)[4]
Total assetsPLN 230,833,427.13 (2025)[5]
Total equityPLN 153,208,865.26 (2025)[6]
OwnerCity of Kielce – 99.9686%; private individuals – 0.0314%[7]
Websitewww.targikielce.pl

Targi Kielce is a Polish exhibition and congress centre and a trade fair organiser based in Kielce, Poland. Established in 1992 as Centrum Targowe Kielce (Kielce Trade Fair Centre), it organises specialised trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences, congresses and other business events.[1][8]

Targi Kielce is a member of UFI – The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry and the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry.[9][10] The exhibition centre has nine halls with a combined area of 53,500 m2, as well as a congress centre.[11]

History

Targi Kielce was established in 1992 under the name Centrum Targowe Kielce. Its creation was initiated by Kielce mayor Robert Rzepka, Kielce Voivode Józef Płoskonka and regional economic official Stanisław Gieroń, who secured a site for the exhibition centre and obtained the support of the Kielce city council.[1]

The first trade fairs developed under the auspices of the Świętokrzyska Regional Development Agency. Roman Musiał was the agency's president and Andrzej Mochoń served as his deputy. Mochoń later became one of the organisers of the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO), one of the first major-scale trade fairs held in Kielce. In 1996 he briefly served as president of the Kielce Trade Fair Centre.[1]

From March 2000, Poznań International Fair held a decisive number of votes at the company's general meeting.[12] Cooperation between the two exhibition companies ended after a dispute concerning the use of profits for the expansion of the Kielce exhibition centre. In 2006 the City of Kielce bought the shares held by Poznań International Fair.[13][1]

The company adopted the name Targi Kielce in 2002. Andrzej Mochoń has served as president of the management board since 21 January 2006.[1]

A major modernisation and expansion programme was completed in 2013. The project, partly financed from the European Union's Operational Programme Development of Eastern Poland 2007–2013, included new entrance terminals, Hall E (now Hall 5), the Congress Centre and a multi-storey car park. The total gross cost of the investments was PLN 189.858 million.[14]

On 23 January 2025, a contract was signed for the construction of a new exhibition hall and the expansion of Hall 7.[15] Construction began in May 2025. The new building comprises 15,500 m2 on the ground floor and a 3,000 m2 mezzanine. It is 15 metres high, has seven vehicle entrance gates and a floor load capacity of 100 kN/m2. The project also includes photovoltaic installations and energy-storage systems, and its value was estimated at PLN 100 million.[11]

On 12 January 2026 Targi Kielce signed a ten-year PLN 55 million loan agreement with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego to finance further construction work.[16] The first event announced by the company for the new hall was the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition, scheduled for 8–11 September 2026.[11]

In 2022 Targi Kielce received the Honorary Badge of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.[17]

Exhibition and congress facilities

The Targi Kielce site covers 90,000 m2 of exhibition grounds.[18] According to the company, its nine permanent exhibition halls have a combined area of 53,500 m2.[11] Temporary halls are erected for some of the largest events.[19] For example, the 2018 AGROTECH agricultural fair occupied eleven halls.[20]

Eastern entrance terminal, 2013

The Targi Kielce Congress Centre opened on 28 August 2013. It can accommodate approximately 1,000 people and contains eight conference rooms, including a main auditorium seating 700. The complex also includes a 57-metre tower containing conference and banquet facilities.[21][22]

Trade fairs and events

Targi Kielce organises several dozen trade-fair events as well as more than 300 conferences, congresses and other events each year.[8] Its programme covers the defence, agriculture, plastics, energy, industrial technology, transport, construction, public security, religious goods and consumer-products sectors.

One of the best-known events held at the centre is the annual International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO), one of the major defence-industry exhibitions in Europe. It presents military equipment, defence technologies and security-related solutions.[23][24]

Among the other major events is AGROTECH, the International Fair of Agricultural Techniques. The 2025 edition attracted more than 80,000 visitors.[25] PLASTPOL is devoted to plastics and rubber processing, while SACROEXPO covers church construction and furnishing, religious art and devotional products.

The centre's industrial exhibitions include the group of events known as the Industrial Spring, including STOM, CONTROL-STOM, KIELCE FLUID POWER, EXPO-SURFACE and exhibitions devoted to welding, machine tools, measurement technologies, pneumatics, hydraulics and surface treatment.[26][27]

Other major recurring events include ENEX, devoted to energy and renewable-energy technologies; TSW – Fruit and Vegetable Industry Fair; DACH FORUM, a congress and trade fair for roofers, tinsmiths and carpenters; KIDS' TIME, covering toys and products for children and parents; TRANSEXPO, devoted to public transport; POLSECURE, focused on public security; and AUTOSTRADA Nowa Infrastruktura, a construction-infrastructure trade fair.[28][29][30]

Tourism-related events include AGRO & Active TRAVEL, devoted to rural tourism and active recreation, and SLOWTRAVEL, focusing on forms of travel marketed as sustainable or experience-oriented.[31][32]

International activity

Targi Kielce has also organised trade fairs outside Poland. Five editions of PLASTUKRAINA were held in Kyiv, the last in 2008, and two editions of the Road Engineering fair were also organised there. In cooperation with the Ukrainian company GAL-EXPO, Targi Kielce organised two editions of the EuroAgro International Agricultural Technology Fair in Lviv, with the second taking place in 2017. The Lviv Bike-Expo exhibition was held in September 2018.[33]

In 2023 Targi Kielce launched Sacroexpo Slovakia at the Incheba Expo exhibition centre in Bratislava.[34] A second edition was held in 2024.[35]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historia". Targi Kielce (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Organy i osoby sprawujące funkcje". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Targów Kielce S.A. (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rachunek zysków i strat za 2025 r." (PDF) (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Aktywa za 2025 r." (PDF) (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pasywa za 2025 r." (PDF) (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Struktura własnościowa". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Targów Kielce S.A. (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Dla Wystawców". Targi Kielce (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Partnerzy". Targi Kielce (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Członkowie PIPT" (in Polish). Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Nowa hala". Targi Kielce (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Odpowiedź na interpelację nr 742 w sprawie nieuczciwego trybu postępowania zarządu Międzynarodowych Targów Poznańskich wobec spółki Targi Kielce" (in Polish). Sejm of the Republic of Poland. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Miasto Kielce odkupiło udziały w Targach Kielce od MTP" (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Stradomski, Jerzy. "Targi Kielce – inwestycje 2007–2013" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Umowa na budowę nowej hali Targów Kielce podpisana" (in Polish). City of Kielce. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Targi Kielce z umową kredytową na budowę nowej hali" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Wręczono Honorowe Odznaki Województwa Świętokrzyskiego" (in Polish). Marshal's Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Plan targów i hal" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Dodatkowe hale w Targach Kielce! Trzy obiekty powstają na Agrotech" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Targi Techniki Rolniczej wystartowały!" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Spełniony sen" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Zieliński, Zdzisław (2 September 2013). "MSPO to prestiż". Raport – Wojsko Technika Obronność (in Polish) (MSPO 1/2013): 18.
  22. ↑ "XXXII Międzynarodowy Salon Przemysłu Obronnego MSPO". Polish Space Agency. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Pierwsze posiedzenie Rady Programowej poświecone przygotowaniu XXXIII edycji Międzynarodowego Salonu Przemysłu Obronnego" (in Polish). Ministry of National Defence. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Agrotech i Las-Expo 2025 z rekordową liczbą zwiedzających i dziesiątkami zamówień na maszyny" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "CONTROL-STOM" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "FLUID POWER" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "TSW – XVII Targi Sadownictwa i Warzywnictwa TSW" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "DACH FORUM – V Kongres i Targi Dekarzy, Blacharzy, Cieśli" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "AUTOSTRADA Nowa Infrastruktura – 28. Targi Budownictwa Infrastrukturalnego" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "AGRO & Active TRAVEL – Targi Turystyki Wiejskiej i Aktywnego Wypoczynku" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "SLOWTRAVEL – 2. Targi Świadomych Podróży" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  32. ↑ "Udział świętokrzyskich firm w odbudowie Ukrainy – konferencja w listopadzie w Targach Kielce" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "Rozpoczęła się pierwsza edycja Sacroexpo w Słowacji!" (in Polish). Targi Kielce S.A. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "Sacroexpo – from strength to strength, at home and abroad" (PDF). Kielce Fair Review: 16. 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
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