Covid emergency: Progecta forced to cancel all fairs scheduled for November and December at Mostra d'Oltremare

Napoli, 27 October 2020 – “Having read the new provisions of the Government and the Campania Region regarding the Covid-19 emergency, Progecta is forced to cancel appointments with Gustus, Pharmexpo and Arkeda which were scheduled as every year at the Mostra d'Oltremare in Naples between mid-November and the Immaculate Conception. Now we will count the damages and wait for the compensation announced by Conte because it involves damages quantifiable in several million euros". Angioletto de Negri, administrator of the Neapolitan company specialized in organizing salons, fairs and events, thus announces the decision taken in the last few hours.

“Despite the organizational machine having been in motion since the end of the first lockdown and the enthusiastic participation of many companies in the agri-food and food sectors (Taste), of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry (Pharmexpo) and the furniture, of design and building (Seeing), the limitations and rules of behavior just announced would make it practically impossible for the events to take place regularly” adds de Negri.

“In recent months – continues the owner of Progecta – we have worked hard with the staff of our company for whom I had also given up the possibility of taking advantage of the redundancy fund in order to carry on the trade fair calendar. The communication campaign had also just started, we believed it".

With the cancellation of Gustus, Pharmexpo and Arkeda, an entire year of programming in Progecta's activity is effectively cancelled. In March the twenty-fifth edition of the BMT - Mediterranean Tourism Exchange was cancelled, while in June the appointments with Expo Franchising Napoli and the Home Fair were cancelled, which this year would have been branded for the first time by Progecta.

“A total damage of several million euros also considering the related activities between hotels, catering and services. It wasn't easy to make such a drastic decision and postpone everything until 2021, hoping to have overcome this terrible moment. The optimism that must never be lacking and the awareness that in moments of crisis the need to be reborn leads us to develop new strategies, helps us to project ourselves to next spring when Progecta will be back on track with BMT 2021".

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