LIGNA

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

Venue

MessegeländeHanoverGermany

Dates

10/05/-14/05/2027Interval: 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	5/2017	5/2019	5/2023
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	220.600	222.100	195.000
space (net)	130.337	135.108	113.937
Special show space	5.226	8.790	736
Exhibitor stand space	125.111	126.318	113.201
hall space	107.695	114.290	104.808
domestic	46.646	48.534	43.622
foreign	61.049	65.756	61.186
open air	17.416	12.028	8.393
domestic	13.330	7.783	5.314
foreign	4.086	4.245	3.079
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	1.520	1.528	1.288
domestic	624	551	444
foreign	896	977	844
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	92.881	90.096	77.351
domestic	49.598*	48.922*	33.363
foreign	43.283*	41.174*	43.988
* = determined by a representative survey

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2023 from 50 countries
Argentina: 2; Austria: 55; Belgium: 17; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1; Brazil: 11; Bulgaria: 1; Canada: 14; Chile: 1; China, People's Republic: 61; Congo, Democratic Republic: 1; Croatia: 1; Czechia: 17; Denmark: 28; Egypt: 1; Estonia: 1; Finland: 21; France: 18; Germany: 444; Greece: 4; Hong Kong, China SAR: 2; Hungary: 1; India: 6; Indonesia: 1; Ireland: 5; Israel: 2; Italy: 264; Japan: 10; Latvia: 6; Liechtenstein: 2; Lithuania: 7; Luxembourg: 1; Malaysia: 2; Netherlands: 29; Norway: 2; Poland: 28; Portugal: 4; San Marino: 4; Serbia: 2; Slovakia: 1; Slovenia: 12; Spain: 30; Sweden: 35; Switzerland: 21; Taiwan: 16; Thailand: 1; Türkiye: 54; Ukraine: 1; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 15; United States of America: 24; Uruguay: 1

FKM Trade visitors profile 2023

Visitors total (number of entries)77.351Proportion of trade visitors94 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)43

of which

Nielsen 139

Bremen1
Hamburg3
Lower Saxony30
Schleswig-Holstein5

Nielsen 222

North Rhine-Westphalia22

Nielsen 3a9

Hesse5
Rhineland-Palatinate3
Saarland1

Nielsen 3b8

Baden-Württemberg8

Nielsen 411

Bavaria11

Nielsen 5+67

Berlin2
Brandenburg2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania1
Saxony-Anhalt2

Nielsen 74

Saxony2
Thuringia2

Economic sector

Economic sector (%) *

Manufacturing industry / production48
Construction/interior construction17
Wholesale and Retail5
Agriculture and forestry4
Research and development4
Services provided by companies and freelancers2
Other service5
Other economic sectors9
Student5
other non-professionals1

* = determined by visitor registration

Professional position

Professional position (%) *

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer5
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.29
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office9
Department head, group head, team leader17
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker24
Lecturer, teacher1
Trainee4
Other position4
Student5
Other not gainfully employed1

* = determined by visitor registration

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%) *

Management35
Research and development, design/construction4
Manufacturing, production, quality control11
Buying/procurement2
Finance/accounting, controlling6
Information and communication technology1
Personnel administration, administration0
Sales5
Marketing, advertising, PR1
Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
Maintenance/repairs3
Other area27
Student5
Other not gainfully employed0

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km7
more than 50 km up to 100 km9
more than 100 km up to 300 km23
over 300 km60

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%) *57

of which

EU58
Other european countries13
Africa2
North America7
South and Central America6
Middle East2
South-, East-, Central Asia9
Australia/Oceania4

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%) *

Poland5
Austria5
Belgium5
France4
Italy4

* = determined by visitor registration

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 414
5 - 99
10 - 4922
50 - 19918
200 - 49910
500 - 9995
1 000 and more11
Student10
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively26
collectively26
in an advisory capacity/organization22
no17
Student10
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event30
Earlier events37
First visit49

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.9

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