Fair organizers Koelnmesse and Deutsche Messe are getting ready to welcome visitors from around the world to attend two leading events during one trip to Germany: interzum (in Cologne May 25-28) and LIGNA (in Hannover May 30-June 3) are still a few weeks away, but both trade fairs are gearing up to provide professionals from the woodworking and wood processing industries as well as the furniture sector, a comprehensive market overview of the latest trends in materials, design and technology in just one trip.
interzum is the world's largest trade fair for the materials, components and design needs of the furniture production and interior construction industries.
In 2009, more than 1,300 companies presented their innovations to some 50,000 international visitors.
LIGNA is the leading global marketplace for the international forestry and timber industry as well as the woodworking machinery sector.
In 2009 the event registered about 80,000 visitors from 90 different countries.
With a wide range of exhibitors covering all sectors from renewable raw materials and their finishing and processing, all the way to components for furniture production and interior construction.