LIGNA

The World's Leading Trade Fair for Woodworking and Wood Processing Plant, Machinery and Tools

Venue

MessegeländeHanoverGermany

Dates

26/05/-30/05/2025Interval: every two yearsfounded in: 1975

Organiser

Deutsche Messe AG Messegelände30521 HanoverGermanyFon: +49 511 89-0Fax: +49 511 89-32626info@messe.dehttp://www.messe.de

Project teamFon: +49 511 89-32148ligna@messe.dehttp://www.ligna.de

VDMA Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen Lyoner Str. 1860528 Frankfurt on the MainGermanyFon: +49 69 6603-1340Fax: +49 69 6603-1621infoholz@vdma.orghttp://www.wood.vdma.org

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	5/2015	5/2017	5/2019
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	195.600	220.600	222.100
space (net)	121.195	130.337	135.108
Special show space	5.658	5.226	8.790
Exhibitor stand space	115.537	125.111	126.318
hall space	102.990	107.695	114.290
domestic	50.488	46.646	48.534
foreign	52.502	61.049	65.756
open air	12.547	17.416	12.028
domestic	8.898	13.330	7.783
foreign	3.649	4.086	4.245
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	1.552	1.520	1.528
domestic	688	624	551
foreign	864	896	977
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	93.099	92.881	90.096
domestic	56.046*	49.598*	48.922*
foreign	37.053*	43.283*	41.174*
* = determined by a representative survey

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2019 from 55 countries
Argentina: 3; Australia: 2; Austria: 64; Belgium: 19; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2; Brazil: 7; Canada: 18; Chile: 4; China, People's Republic: 91; Croatia: 6; Czechia: 24; Denmark: 30; Egypt: 1; Estonia: 3; Finland: 23; France: 22; Germany: 551; Greece: 3; Hong Kong, China SAR: 2; Hungary: 2; India: 6; Indonesia: 1; Ireland: 4; Israel: 3; Italy: 276; Japan: 11; Korea, Republic: 2; Latvia: 8; Liechtenstein: 1; Lithuania: 2; Luxembourg: 1; Malaysia: 1; Netherlands: 28; New Zealand: 3; North Macedonia: 1; Norway: 2; Poland: 21; Portugal: 7; Romania: 1; Russia: 12; San Marino: 4; Serbia: 1; Sierra Leone: 1; Slovakia: 2; Slovenia: 10; Spain: 36; Sweden: 42; Switzerland: 26; Taiwan: 42; Türkiye: 40; Ukraine: 5; United Arab Emirates: 2; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 11; United States of America: 37; Uruguay: 1

FKM Trade visitors profile 2019

Visitors total (number of entries)90.096Proportion of trade visitors97 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)53

of which

Nielsen 142

Bremen1
Hamburg3
Lower Saxony34
Schleswig-Holstein4

Nielsen 221

North Rhine-Westphalia21

Nielsen 3a7

Hesse4
Rhineland-Palatinate3
Saarland0

Nielsen 3b8

Baden-Württemberg8

Nielsen 49

Bavaria9

Nielsen 5+68

Berlin3
Brandenburg2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania1
Saxony-Anhalt2

Nielsen 75

Saxony3
Thuringia3

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Agriculture and forestry10
Raw materials and production goods industry15
Investment goods industry3
Consumer goods industry6
Other processing industries, industry in general14
Building trade14
Skilled trades23
Power industry4
Trade8
Service5
Authority/public services3
Other sectors2
Student6
Other not gainfully employed1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer21
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.16
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office12
Department head, group head, team leader14
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker22
Lecturer, teacher2
Trainee6
Other position0
Student6
Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management21
Research/development/design13
Manufacturing, production, quality control36
Buying/procurement4
Finance/accounting, controlling1
Information and communication technology2
Personnel administration, administration0
Sales9
Marketing, advertising, PR2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
Maintenance/repairs3
Other area2
Student6
Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km7
more than 50 km up to 100 km8
more than 100 km up to 300 km21
over 300 km64

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)47

of which

EU56
Other european countries9
Africa2
North America8
South and Central America5
Middle East2
South-, East-, Central Asia14
Australia/Oceania4

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

France6
Austria5
Belgium5
Italy5
Canada5

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 413
5 - 910
10 - 4922
50 - 19922
200 - 49911
500 - 9996
1 000 and more8
Student6
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively31
collectively26
in an advisory capacity/organization18
no15
Student6
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event40
Earlier events45
First visit41

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

2.0

Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner

Industry sectorWoodworking, Furniture Production (industry 39), Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock, veterinary medicine (industry 49), Surface Treatment Technology (industry 63)

Main product groupAutomation, Energy Management, Forestry Engineering, Veneer Industry, Fork-Lift Truck, Wood Working, Timber Processing Machinery, Wood Felling, Wood Craft, Wood Transport, Woodworking Machinery, Wood Materials Industry, Wood Industry, Industrial Automation, Industrial Furniture Production, Industrial Robots, Power Heat Technology, Components, Logistics, Solid Wood Processing, Furniture Machinery, Surface Mount Technology, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Round Timber Storage, Drying Installations, Sawmill Technology, Tools, Carpentry Machines, industrial coating technology

AccessTrade visitors

Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No