Targi Kielce, the company initially named Kielce Trade Fairs was founded in 1992. It was a joint endeavour of Kielce Mayor Robert Rzepka, Kielce Voivode Józef Płoskonka and the director responsible for the Świętokrzyskie economy - Stanisław Gieroń. Not only did they provide the venue for the future exhibition centre, but also promoted the idea among the Kielce’s fifty councillors.
The first expos were developed under the auspices of the Świętokrzyskie Regional Development Agency and its president Roman Musiał and the deputy president Andrzej Mochoń. The International Defence Industry Exhibition has been the event of the greatest promotional importance ever since its unveiling. Andrzej Mochoń, initially the vice president and then the president of the Świętokrzyskie Regional Development Agency was one of the co-founders and initiators of MSPO, Kielce's first major exhibition. In 1996, Mr Mochoń was the president of the Targi Kielce Trade Fair for several months. For several years since March 2000 the Poznań International Fair had a dominant position at the general shareholders meeting. The cooperation terminated in 2006 when the city of Kielce repurchased the shares as the result of the conflict over the profits allocation for the expansion of the exhibition centre's infrastructure.