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Organisers
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH
Festplatz 9
76137
Karlsruhe
Germany
Fon: +49 721 3720-0
Fax: +49 721 3720-992116
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Sector focus
City Sanitation, Water Technology, Waste Disposal, Public Services (industry 45)
Construction Technology, Materials and Equipment, Interior Fittings (industry 09)
Main offerings
Recycling
Waste Management
Waste Utilization
Waste Composting Installations
Wastepaper Processing Installations
Construction Vehicles
Building Utensils
Machines for Building Materials
Materials Handling Vehicles
Research and Development
Conveyor Belts
Conveying Equipment
Fork-Lift Truck
Second hand machine exchange
Lifting Equipment
Timber Processing Machinery
Hydraulic Presses
Plastics Processing
Metalworking Machinery
Paper Converting
Accessories
Geodesy
Surveying Instruments
Canal Construction
Canal Construction Equipment
Canal Construction Machinery
Noise Reduction
Noise Protection
Road Construction
Road Construction Machinery
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Sponsors
BDSV (Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Stahlrecycling- und Entsorgungsunternehmen e.V.)
bvse (Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung e.V.)
BRB (Bundesvereinigung Recycling-Baustoffe e.V.)
iste (Industrieverband Steine und Erden Baden-Württemberg e.V.)
QRB (Qualitätssicherungssystem Recycling-Baustoffe Baden-Württemberg e.V.)
VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.)
VDM (Verband Deutscher Metallhändler e.V.)
DA Deutscher Abbruchverband
VSMR Verband Stahl-, Metall- und Papierrecycling Schweiz
Verband der Baubranche, Umwelt- und Maschinentechnik e. V. (VDBUM)
Statistics
Key figures
10/2025
Present journalists
54, of which from abroad 1

Exhibitors
259
Domestic
233
Abroad
26
Other represented firms
60
Visitors (number of admissions)
8.526
Domestic
8.084
Abroad
442
Space (gross)
72.900
Space (net)
43.135
Special show space
958
Exhibitor stand space
42.177
Hall space
1.200
Domestic
1.134
Abroad
66
Open air
40.977
Domestic
38.778
Abroad
2.199
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 12 countries
Austria9
Finland1
France1
Germany233
Hong Kong, China SAR1
Italy4
Netherlands4
Poland1
Spain1
Sweden1
Switzerland1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2
FKM trade visitor structure
2025
Visitors (number of admissions)
8.526
Proportion of trade visitors
91%
Total Germany (%)
94
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
1
Schleswig-Holstein
0
North Rhine-Westphalia
7
Hesse
6
Rhineland-Palatinate
13
Saarland
2
Baden-Württemberg
60
Bavaria
9
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
0
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
20
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
7
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
5
Department head, group head, team leader
6
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
6
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
4
Other position
5
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
4
7
2
3
8
4
2
4
1
2
3
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
20
Research and development, design/construction
3
Manufacturing, production, quality control
2
Buying/procurement
2
Finance/accounting, controlling
2
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
2
Sales
11
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
2
Maintenance/repairs
3
Other area
11
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
4
Building management
13
Planning/work preparation
4
Fleet management, lorry driver
3
Excavator operator, machine operator
7
Disposition
1
Workshop, technical service
3
Economic sectors (%)
Private utilities and waste disposal services
6
Communal waste and disposal company
1
Demolition company
4
Construction / demolition
6
Civil engineering company
13
Special civil engineering company
2
Road construction company
3
Earthmoving company
3
Trade / Renting of construction machinery, construction equipment, recycling plants
5
Other trade
4
Manufacturer of construction machinery, construction equipment, recycling plants
6
Other manufacturer
1
Gas, water and electricity supply operators
1
Environmental technology
2
Container service
0
Recycling center
1
Transportation/logistics companies
1
Industry
1
Metal/Steel Industry
2
Paper industry
1
Other industry
2
Wood / forestry industry, agriculture
1
Garden and landscaping company
2
Consulting, architecture and engineering firm
1
Other services
2
Communal, state, federal
1
Authority, Public institution
1
Research and development
2
Publishing house
2
Association
3
Other
12
Student
3
other non-professionals
4
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
32
more than 50 km up to 100 km
23
more than 100 km up to 300 km
29
over 300 km
15
Foreign origin total (%)
6
EU
69
Other european countries
22
Africa
3
South-, East-, Central Asia
3
Australia/Oceania
3
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
15
5 - 9
12
10 - 49
22
50 - 199
15
200 - 499
9
500 - 999
7
1 000 and more
14
Student
3
Other not employed
4
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
21
collectively
34
in an advisory capacity/organization
20
no
18
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
4
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
28
Earlier events
14
First visit
61
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Survey conducted by:
Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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