FSB, the International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities, came to a close on 25 October 2013 with an all-round positive result and an extremely good atmosphere. A total of 622 companies from 44 countries presented the complete range of innovations, products and services for amenity areas, sports and pool facilities on 67,000 m² of gross exhibition space. FSB 2013 thus recorded a significant increase in occupied space and internationality, while also posting a larger number of visitors than FSB 2011. FSB, which was held for the first time in conjunction with aquanale, the International Trade Fair for Sauna, Pool, Ambience, attracted some 25,000 trade visitors from 115 countries. "Our concept for staging FSB and aquanale on the same days proved to be successful, and we received a lot of positive feedback from the sector," said Katharina C. Hamma, Chief Operating Officer of Koelnmesse. "The very good result, combined with top-quality visitors, impressively underscores the reputation of FSB as the leading international trade fair for amenity areas, sports and pool facilities."