Feb/March 2020

Fensterbau 2020
LEADING PLAYERS, NEW PRODUCTS
& SYSTEMS AND SO MUCH MORE...
Total Fabricator talks to Elke Harreiß, Director FENSTERBAU FRONTALE, to find out what
visitors can expect at this year’s event and hears why a trip to Nuremberg Exhibition Centre
will be well worth it this March 18-21...
1Why should British window and door
fabricators visit Fensterbau? Only at
FENSTERBAU FRONTALE do window,
door and façade manufacturers, architects,
metalworkers, carpenters and the trade receive
a unique market overview; they will not only find
all the components they need to manufacture
windows, doors and facades themselves, such
as machines and tools, fittings, adhesives,
glass or shading elements, but they can also
buy finished products, i.e. windows, doors,
gates, canopies or conservatories. The fair
regularly receives excellent ratings in exhibitor
and visitor surveys; at the last event, 98% of
the exhibitors reached their most important
target groups, 95% of the visitors were satisfied
with the range of products and services on
offer. In 2020, FENSTERBAU FRONTALE is once
again expecting around 800 exhibitors and, in
conjunction with HOLZ-HANDWERK, a trade fair
for secondary woodworking held at the same
time, around 111,000 visitors – almost half of
them international.
2
Do you think Fensterbau will be
still be as relevant to the UK after
Brexit? FENSTERBAU FRONTALE is the
world’s leading trade fair for window, door and
facade construction. All major international
manufacturers exhibit every two years at
Nuremberg Exhibition Centre and adapt their
product innovation cycles to the cycle of
FENSTERBAU FRONTALE. I invite all guests from
the UK not to miss this unique meeting place for
the sector to cultivate contacts, establish new
business relations and find out about trending
topics. For companies from the UK, the need to
exhibit at international trade fairs to strengthen
exports could even increase after Brexit.
Elke Harreiß, Director FENSTERBAU FRONTALE.
3
Have you noticed an impact on British
exhibitor or visitor numbers following
Britain’s decision to leave the EU? In
fact, during the last few editions of FENSTERBAU
FRONTALE we recorded a constant slight increase
from the UK, both in terms of exhibitors and
visitors. In 2018, our exhibitors came from 42
and visitors from 116 countries – the UK regularly
ranks among the top 20 in both groups. The UK
is an important market for NürnbergMesse. Some
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