In 1990, the company was bought by the Pinault group, and in 1993 it carried out a decisive external growth operation: the merger of CDME and Groupelec Distribution, France's 3rd largest distributor. The resulting entity took the name Rexel, and restructured its activities to focus on the distribution of electrical supplies. This refocusing of activities enabled Rexel to step up its international expansion (Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe). By 2001, the group was the world leader in its sector, with 1,900 sales outlets and 25,000 employees. In 2005, the PPR group sold Rexel to a group of investors who took the company off the Paris stock exchange. After two years of external growth, Rexel was floated on the Paris Euronext market in 2007. In 2012, the company launched the "Energy in Motion" project: the energy performance market is a high-potential market, and the company is giving itself the means to be present there and become a major player.
In the mid-2000s, Rexel stepped up its participation in trade fairs, in particular the ENEO and Energie renouvelables (ENR) fairs, where it played a growing role (over 5,000 m2 of exhibition space in 2010) for its "electrical event". After grouping together various trade fairs under the "BePositive" label in 2011-2012, Rexel became independent in 2014 and created its own event, which became Rexel Expo. Since the first edition in 2014 in Montpellier, Rexel Expo has been looking for its rhythm: 2015, no edition, 2016, two editions (Nantes and Bordeaux), 2017 Paris, 2018 two editions in Montpellier and Lyon, then 2019 in Paris. A stopover linked to Covid-19, then Rexel expo resumes in Paris in 2022, Wels (Austria) in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, Rexel Expo finally returns to Paris, Porte de Versailles.
With a strong presence at Rexel Expo in 2022, A-Loc Audiovisuel is offering exhibitors its screen rental services, touch-screen kiosks and giant LED walls.
Edition 2022
The Rexel Expo Paris 2022 trade fair will take place from 20 to 24 June 2022 at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris.
All professionals in the electrical and energy efficiency sectors will come together to discover the latest innovations in the residential, commercial and industrial markets and to meet exhibitors at the ‘Solutions’ stands. Rexel Expo is a forum for information, discussion and the sharing of expertise, open to tradespeople, installation companies, manufacturers, system integrators, local authorities and engineering consultancies.
Feel free to hire audiovisual and IT equipment to enhance your stand from your partner, A-Loc Audiovisuel: LCD screens, touchscreens, touchscreen kiosks and tables, tablets, PCs, sound systems, video projectors…
Location
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
1, Place de la Porte de Versailles
75015 Paris
+33 (0)1 40 68 16 16
Organiser
Groupe Rexel
+33 (0)1 42 85 85 00