“Intense” booking activity is taking place for the Dach-Holz (Roof+Timber) biennial exhibition, according to organisers.

“The fair is already big, the signs are good,” said a statement from organisers the National Association of German Roofers and the Association of German Master Carpenters.

“For the five exhibition halls and in the open area there is intense activity and some good transactions have been completed.”

The Stuttgart event, which takes place on January 31-February 3, 2012, attracted 42,000 visitors last year and 471 exhibitors, including a host of timber product companies such as Klenk Holz, Mayr-Melnhof, Haas Holzindustrie, Kronoply, Ante-Holz, Ladenburger, Steico and Pavatex.