Dach+Holz International, the trade fair for timber construction, roofs and walls moved up a gear this year with a redesign and an extra hall, bringing the total to six.
This, said Robert Schuster, project director of the Stuttgart show, which was held from January 28-31, meant “more opportunities to interact, a better quality visitor experience, a range of exhibitions from numerous different companies and optimised visitor guidance”.
“Whether it be tools, EDP solutions, machinery or skylights, the Dach+Holz International is the only trade fair worldwide dedicated exclusively to roofing and timber,” he continued.
Just over 600 exhibitors showcased their products and services – 488 from Germany and 119 from 28 other countries around the world, including China, Ireland, Italy, the Baltics, Peru, Sweden, the UK and the US.
The show was attended by 52,000 visitors (a 5% increase on previous shows) from 83 countries, with carpenters making up 52% of the footfall, roofers 35% and plumbers 6%.
Timber construction was the focus of Hall 10, which presented the full package of materials in the timber construction industry, including machinery, wood-based materials and wood-based insulation boards.
A further highlight of Dach+Holz’s Hall 10 was the European roadshow “Triple Wood”. Sustainable timber constructions from seven Alpine countries – Germany (Baden- Württemberg and Bavaria), Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Slovenia – were exhibited. Various projects, including office and engineering constructions, renovations and commercial buildings, were presented and leading crafts companies associated with the projects gave lectures detailing their work.
“We were also very pleased to host foreign delegations such as the International Roofing Alliance (IRoofA), the International Federation for the Roofing Trade (IFD) and Timber Construction Europe (TCE), the European umbrella organisation of the carpentry and timber construction industry,” said Mr Schuster.
Ideas and solutions presented in Hall 4 included “the world’s first” portable CNC machine from Epur, a French start-up company founded by carpenters Ilias Zinsstag and Pierre Giusti. The machine was first seen at the Made in France exhibition at the Elysee Palace earlier in January.
Also on show was Badmodule, which is targeted at the multi-storey timber construction sector. Tjiko GmbH of Rosenheim has developed a digital platform through which the company sells bathrooms as a prefabricated room module made from timber.
As well as the exhibition space, knowledge transfer was key to the event, with Holzbau Deutschland (Timber Construction Germany), Zentralverband des Deutschen Dachdeckerhandwerks (Central Association of German Roofing Trades) and BG BAU (Professional Association for the Building Industry) joining forces in Hall 9.
This included a ‘Speakers’ Corner’, a new platform for associations to share information addressing common topics such as safety at work.
The Architects’ Lounge with a Future Shop in Hall 6 was another new feature, creating networking opportunities for visitors and, in the same hall, a ‘general expert forum’ presented industry-specific lectures on key topics such as timber construction, sustainability and digitilisation.
The next Dach+Holz exhibition will be held in Cologne, in Germany from February 15-18, 2022.
