{"id":22542,"date":"2026-05-07T07:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meplan.com\/?page_id=22542"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:10:08","slug":"40-years-of-meplan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meplan.com\/en\/40-years-of-meplan\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Years of meplan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"xxx gallery swiper-container \">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t            \n\n                <div class=\"slide_hold\" style=\"\">\n\t                \t\t\t                    \t\t\t                    \t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webheader-40-jahre-2.jpg\" alt=\"image description\">\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Four decades. Countless stories. One mindset.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than 40 years, we\u2019ve been bringing brands and people together. Not just through stands, concepts, or systems. But through what stands behind them. In the end, it\u2019s always the people who make the difference. How they work together. How they think ahead. How they take responsibility \u2014 even when things get complicated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you look back at four decades of meplan, you\u2019re not really telling a list of projects. You\u2019re telling stories of encounters and situations that stayed with you. Moments when something came to life that no one had seen quite like that before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s exactly what these stories are about. Each one represents something that shaped us. A mindset. A step forward. Sometimes also a lesson we learned along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discover what sets us apart \u2013 and take a look behind the scenes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"g-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div class=\"g-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"image_and_text  image_and_text_boxouter--1  noimgcolouter \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div style=\"position: relative;\" class=\"image_and_text_box image_and_text_box--1  noimgcol\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Truly connected. For 40 Years. (EN)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3g1GzCVdeis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col nominheight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image_and_text_box__content noimg\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h3\"><span style=\"background-color: #B9E457; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #B9E457, -0.1em 0 0 #B9E457;\">Truly connected.<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__hold\">\n\t\t\t                            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__body\">\n\t\t\t                                <p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\">A quick exchange within the team, a click into the network \u2014 and suddenly a project on the other side of the world feels close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\">Our network is large, of course. But what really matters is the service mindset behind it. People who pick up the phone, ask questions, find solutions, and make sure that a project anywhere in the world feels as if the team were right there on site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\">That\u2019s how we work. A lot of coordination, many partners, many places. Sometimes it\u2019s about Las Vegas, sometimes about entirely different cities. In the end, it always comes down to the same thing: you have to be able to rely on each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Truly Connected. For 40 Years.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3g1GzCVdeis\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n\n\t@media (max-width: 667px) {\n\t\t.stoereronimg {\n\t\t\ttop: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tleft: auto !important;\n\t\t\tright: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 170px !important;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"image_and_text  image_and_text_boxouter--1  noimgcolouter \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div style=\"position: relative;\" class=\"image_and_text_box image_and_text_box--1  noimgcol\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col showformobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reliable Partnerships. For 40 Years. (EN)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E4J8Fixx-Y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col showformobile nominheight\">\n\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image_and_text_box__content noimg\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <h1 class=\"h3\"><span style=\"background-color: #FF6872; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #FF6872, -0.1em 0 0 #FF6872;\">Reliable Partnerships.<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__hold\">\n\t\t\t                            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__body\">\n\t\t\t                                <p>Sometimes it takes years to realize what a partnership truly means.<\/p>\n<p>A look through old project documents, a brief exchange \u2014 and suddenly many shared years are there again. Projects, decisions, situations in which you simply had to rely on each other.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly how lasting partnerships are created. Not because they are written down somewhere, but because people work together over a long time and build trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Reliable Partnerships. For 40 Years.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E4J8Fixx-Y4\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col hideformobile nominheight\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image_and_text_box__content noimg\" href=\"#\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <h1 class=\"h3\"><span style=\"background-color: #FF6872; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #FF6872, -0.1em 0 0 #FF6872;\">Reliable Partnerships.<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__hold\">\n\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__body\">\n\t\t\t\t                                <p>Sometimes it takes years to realize what a partnership truly means.<\/p>\n<p>A look through old project documents, a brief exchange \u2014 and suddenly many shared years are there again. Projects, decisions, situations in which you simply had to rely on each other.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly how lasting partnerships are created. Not because they are written down somewhere, but because people work together over a long time and build trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Reliable Partnerships. For 40 Years.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E4J8Fixx-Y4\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col hideformobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reliable Partnerships. For 40 Years. (EN)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E4J8Fixx-Y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n\n\t@media (max-width: 667px) {\n\t\t.stoereronimg {\n\t\t\ttop: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tleft: auto !important;\n\t\t\tright: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 170px !important;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"image_and_text  image_and_text_boxouter--1  noimgcolouter \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div style=\"position: relative;\" class=\"image_and_text_box image_and_text_box--1  noimgcol\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passionately Circular. For 40 Years. (EN)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZHXtMb1VdE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col nominheight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image_and_text_box__content noimg\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h3\"><span style=\"background-color: #0D4A8F; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #0D4A8F, -0.1em 0 0 #0D4A8F;\">Passionately Circular.<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__hold\">\n\t\t\t                            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__body\">\n\t\t\t                                <p>Wood, connectors, surfaces \u2014 things that have already seen many deployments and are still ready for the next one.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s exactly what this is about. Not using materials once and moving on, but thinking about them in a way that makes them last. Come back. Become part of a new appearance again.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability at meplan often happens exactly like this. In conversation, directly with the material, with an eye on what will still make sense in the next project too.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how circularity grows at meplan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Passionately Circular. For 40 years.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WZHXtMb1VdE\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n\n\t@media (max-width: 667px) {\n\t\t.stoereronimg {\n\t\t\ttop: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tleft: auto !important;\n\t\t\tright: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 170px !important;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"image_and_text  image_and_text_boxouter--1  noimgcolouter \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div style=\"position: relative;\" class=\"image_and_text_box image_and_text_box--1  noimgcol\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col showformobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simply Forward. For 40 Years. (EN)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ftz-_RIZgQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\n\t\t\t            \t\t\t            \n\t\t\t            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col showformobile nominheight\">\n\t\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image_and_text_box__content noimg\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <h1 class=\"h3\"><span style=\"background-color: #002838; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #002838, -0.1em 0 0 #002838;\">Simply Forward.<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__hold\">\n\t\t\t                            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__body\">\n\t\t\t                                <p>That&#8217;s often what change feels like at meplan. Experience on one side, new ideas on the other. And somewhere in between, something emerges that brings both perspectives together.<\/p>\n<p>Because after 40 years, you know: things change. Technologies, markets, expectations. What matters is not what changes \u2014 but how you deal with it.<\/p>\n<p>At meplan, that means: thinking ahead. Getting things done. And moving forward together.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Simply Forward. For 40 years.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ftz-_RIZgQU\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col hideformobile nominheight\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image_and_text_box__content noimg\" href=\"#\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <h1 class=\"h3\"><span style=\"background-color: #002838; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #002838, -0.1em 0 0 #002838;\">Simply Forward.<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__hold\">\n\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"image_and_text_box__body\">\n\t\t\t\t                                <p>That&#8217;s often what change feels like at meplan. Experience on one side, new ideas on the other. And somewhere in between, something emerges that brings both perspectives together.<\/p>\n<p>Because after 40 years, you know: things change. Technologies, markets, expectations. What matters is not what changes \u2014 but how you deal with it.<\/p>\n<p>At meplan, that means: thinking ahead. Getting things done. And moving forward together.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Simply Forward. For 40 years.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ftz-_RIZgQU\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"image_and_text_box__col hideformobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"image_and_text_box__visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simply Forward. For 40 Years. 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Shift to hybrid and digital event formats. Construction of vaccination centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>A restart with purpose.<\/strong> Return of live events and expansion of hybrid solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Stronger together.<\/strong> mac. brand spaces joins meplan as a shareholder \u2014 combining expertise for holistic exhibition solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Certified sustainability.<\/strong> ISO 20121 certification \u2014 sustainable event management as a defined standard. Winner of the Bavarian Resource Efficiency Award.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>40 years of meplan.<\/strong> Four decades of passion: For brands.<br \/>\nFor people. For moments. German Design Award winner with wood\u00ef.\ud83c\udf89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                \n\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t\t            <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n\n\t@media (max-width: 667px) {\n\t\t.stoereronimg {\n\t\t\ttop: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tleft: auto !important;\n\t\t\tright: 0px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 170px !important;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n\t    \t        <div class=\"testimonials__heading\">\n\t            <div class=\"container\">\n\t                <h4>You might also be interested in:<\/h4>\n\t            <\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t        <div  class=\"two-columns-full-image grid_image\">\n\n\n\t    \n\t    \t    \n                    <div class=\"grid_image__col two-columns-full-image__col\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meplan-Drohne-2-960x498.webp\" alt=\"image description\">\n                                                    <a class=\"grid_image__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meplan.com\/karriere\" target=\"\">\n                                                    <h3><span style=\"background-color: #002838; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #002838, -0.1em 0 0 #002838;\">Careers at meplan<\/span><\/h3>\n                                                                            <div class=\"grid_image__hold\">\n                                <div class=\"grid_image__body\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"two-columns-full-image__text\">\n                                            <p>Many exciting opportunities are waiting for you.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                        <span class=\"link\">\n                                        <span class=\"arrow_horizontal\"><span class=\"icon-link-arrow-large-next\"><\/span><\/span>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"grid_image__col two-columns-full-image__col\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/woodi_euroshop_2026_1-1-960x498.jpg\" alt=\"image description\">\n                                                    <a class=\"grid_image__text\" href=\"https:\/\/woodi.meplan.de\/\" target=\"\">\n                                                    <h3><span style=\"background-color: #B9E457; box-shadow: 0.1em 0 0 #B9E457, -0.1em 0 0 #B9E457;\">wood\u00ef<\/span><\/h3>\n                                                                            <div class=\"grid_image__hold\">\n                                <div class=\"grid_image__body\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"two-columns-full-image__text\">\n                                            <p>Unique, just like you.<br \/>\nYour innovative full-service trade show design concept from meplan.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                        <span class=\"link\">\n                                        <span class=\"arrow_horizontal\"><span class=\"icon-link-arrow-large-next\"><\/span><\/span>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four decades. 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