Released on: October 19, 2007, 8:13 am

Press Release Author: Cristina Garcia

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: ° Logismarket surpassed 5.4 million visits to its web page
and generated 969,000 direct sales leads during the first 2007 semester, the one
with the biggest activity on the portal (European data controlled by the OJD).

° These numbers reveal a 21.8% increase in visits made to the portal and a 23%
increase in direct leads generated, compared with the same period last year.

° May was the most active month in the portal's existence, surpassing the record
number of one million visits, almost 29% more compared with the same month in 2006;
that month generated over 191,000 direct leads, meaning a 32% increase for in
comparison with the month of May of the previous year.


Press Release Body: Barcelona, October 19th 2007. Logismarket, the Industrial
Directory from Mecalux, received 5,467,948 visits during the first half of 2007
(European data controlled by OJD) and generated 969,177 direct sales leads between
companies that need logistics, storage, packaging and industrial equipment, products
and services, and suppliers. These numbers represent a 21.8% increase in visits to
the portal and a 23% increase in generated sales leads compared with the same period
last year. These results demonstrate Logismarket's continued ability to strengthen
its capacity to connect professional buyers and decision makers with over 3,100
suppliers that offer more than 53,000 products and services available in one of the
biggest international industrial directories.

In the first six months of the year, May was the most active month in the portal's
existence, surpassing the record number of one million visits, specifically
1,080,332, 28.9% more compared with the same month of 2006. Additionally, that
month there were 191,343 sales leads generated, representing a 32% increase compared
with May 2006. This upward trend continues through the beginning of the second half
of 2007; in July the generated sales leads were 159,862, 29% more than the same
month of the previous year.

Logismarket solidifies its commercial strength and it eases the contact between
companies and dealers of products like trucks, industrial vehicles, containers,
conveying systems, automation equipment, packaging, transport, industrial equipment,
software, labelling, personal protective equipment and different kind of industrial
services. Potential buyers, through Logismarket, can find and compare products and
services from different suppliers.

For suppliers, Logismarket facilitates market entry and lowers their cost of sales.

Logismarket's success is mainly due to the fact that it allows international and
local suppliers to sell in places where its sales team cannot easily cover.

Moreover, it has specific sites for Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany,
Benelux, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Poland.

Furthermore, Logismarket publishes a printed catalogue, in each country, with
250,000 copies distributed all across Europe. In addition to the catalogue, the
group has launched a bimonthly magazine, Logismarket, in Spain -- a publication for
industry and logistics professionals with articles covering technology,
manufacturing, raw materials, legislation,.

How it works

Logismarket has over 53,000 products classified by categories. Potential buyers
search the portal for products or companies. Navigating by company, the user will
find a complete file about the company, with contact details and their product list.

Navigating by product and service, the user will find detailed and technical
information for the product including a picture, model data and the user can apply
for an online personalized quotation through an e-mail, the website, telephone or
fax. The company will directly receive the corresponding request for quotation
directly.

For suppliers, Logismarket allows new business opportunities and wider brand
recognition. Suppliers reinforce and complement their sales team without any
physical limitations and they attract potential buyers to their website. The
information sent by Logismarket is transparent, so it is possible to check the
evolution of the visits to their company and product information pages, the links
made from the portal and the contact made via e-mail, telephone or fax.

Logismarket addresses:
www.logismarket.es (Spain)
www.logismarket.pt (Portugal)
www.logismarket.fr (France)
www.logismarket.it (Italy)
www.logismarket.de (Germany)
www.logismarket.be (Benelux)
www.logismarket.co.uk (United Kingdom)
www.logismarket.at (Austria)
www.logismarket.ch (Switzerland)
www.logismarket.pl (Poland)

LOGISMARKET is an industrial directory that acts as a meeting point between
companies in the logistic, storage, packaging and industrial equipment sectors, and
those with needs of any kind of product or industrial service. Logismarket was
created by Mecalux and it was integrated to the Group in 2005 with the aim of
optimising its management. From its beginning Logismarket has been example of the
Mecalux's Group belief in the capacity of new technologies to generate business and
transform the industrial and logistics market.

LOGISMARKET is a part of Mecalux, one of the world wide leaders in global storage
solutions. Its main activity is the design, manufacturing, sales and services
related to metal shelving, automated warehouses, and other storage solutions. With
the purchasing of TKINSA (the ThyssenKrupp division of Warehouses Automation) and
Esmena, the Mecalux Group has 8 factories in 6 countries, direct sales presence in
16 countries, 3,000 professionals and revenues of 531,1 M Euros in 2006. Mecalux
holds a very strategic position in the development of automated warehouse
technology and its implantation in all the markets where it operates.
www.mecalux.com

For more information, please contact:
Cristina García Rodríguez
Marketing Online Logismarket
Silici 1-5. 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat
Barcelona. Spain
Tel: +34 93 260 90 00
Fax: +34 93 335 60 90
cgarcia@logismarket.com
http://www.logismarket.com


Web Site: http://www.logismarket.com

Contact Details: Cristina García Rodríguez
Marketing Online Logismarket
Silici 1-5. 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat
Barcelona. Spain
Tel: +34 93 260 90 00
Fax: +34 93 335 60 90
cgarcia@logismarket.com
http://www.logismarket.com