REHAB

Rehabilitation | Therapy | Care| Inclusion

Venue

Messe KarlsruheKarlsruheGermany

Dates

June 2025Interval: every two yearsfounded in: 1980

Organiser

Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH Festplatz 976137 KarlsruheGermanyFon: +49 721 3720-0Fax: +49 721 3720-992116info@messe-karlsruhe.dehttp://www.messe-karlsruhe.de

Project teamFon: +49 721 3720-5135Fax: +49 721 3720-995135info@rehab-karlsruhe.dehttp://www.rehab-karlsruhe.com

Present journalists

2022: 57, of which from abroad 2

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	5/2017	5/2019	6/2022₁₎
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	33.800	41.800	35.000
space (net)	13.699	19.668	17.724
Special show space	3.254	7.586	8.697
Exhibitor stand space	10.445	12.082	9.027
hall space	10.445	12.082	9.027
domestic	9.516	9.550	8.230
foreign	929	2.532	797
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	443	468	355
domestic	382	403	307
foreign	61	65	48
other represented firms	28	15	24
domestic	15	6	17
foreign	13	9	7
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	15.055	16.178	10.806
domestic	14.649*	15.774*	10.536*
foreign	406*	404*	270*
* = determined by a representative survey

₁₎To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2022 from 17 countries
Austria: 9; Belgium: 2; Czechia: 3; Denmark: 7; France: 1; Germany: 307; Italy: 2; Lithuania: 1; Netherlands: 7; Norway: 1; Poland: 1; Singapore: 1; Slovenia: 1; Spain: 1; Switzerland: 6; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 4; United States of America: 1

FKM Trade visitors profile 2019

Visitors total (number of entries)16.178Proportion of trade visitors65 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)97

of which

Nielsen 11

Bremen0
Hamburg0
Lower Saxony1
Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 21

North Rhine-Westphalia1

Nielsen 3a26

Hesse5
Rhineland-Palatinate17
Saarland4

Nielsen 3b64

Baden-Württemberg64

Nielsen 47

Bavaria7

Nielsen 5+61

Berlin1
Brandenburg0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 70

Saxony0
Thuringia0

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Rehabilitation facility, clinic12
Nursing home, retirement home6
Out-patient nursing services6
Facility for the disabled10
Medical / therapeutic practice8
Assisted living2
Sanitary/medical, medicine and orthopaedic specialist trade8
Auxiliary materials3
Construction industry1
Educational and professional institution6
Self-help association1
Association, organisation2
Public facilities/organisations7
Cost unit (professional association, health insurance company etc.)3
Other sectors13
Student8
Other not gainfully employed4

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer8
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.3
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office3
Department head, group head, team leader10
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker32
Lecturer, teacher5
Trainee21
Other position5
Student8
Other not gainfully employed4

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management7
Research/development/design1
Manufacturing, production, quality control3
Buying/procurement2
Finance/accounting, controlling0
Information and communication technology0
Personnel administration, administration3
Sales5
Marketing, advertising, PR1
Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
Maintenance/repairs1
Other area7
Settlement, cost unit2
Preventive action2
Training, education, consulting6
Pedagogy7
Nursing service17
Therapy23
Student8
Other not gainfully employed4

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km36
more than 50 km up to 100 km26
more than 100 km up to 300 km29
over 300 km8

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)3

of which

EU57
Other countries44

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 411
5 - 96
10 - 4919
50 - 19921
200 - 49911
500 - 9996
1 000 and more15
Student8
Other not employed4

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively12
collectively27
in an advisory capacity/organization28
no22
Student8
Other not gainfully employed4

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event27
Earlier events27
First visit58

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.1

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH

Industry sectorMedical Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Care (industry 56)

Main product groupOut-Patient Care, Building and Construction, Aids and Appliances for Disabled Persons, Occupational Therapy, Leisure, Walking Aids, Geriatric rehabilitation, Hygiene, Communications Media, Toilet Requisites, Technical Medical Equipment, Mobility Aid, Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Products, Nursery Services, Care Equipment, Health care aids, Care Products, Physiotherapy, Prosthesisses, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Equipment, Travel, Wheelchairs, Games, Sporting Goods, Training Equipment, Living, Lifts for Disabled Persons, Health, Equipment for Medical Service, Therapy Equipment

AccessTrade visitors and general public

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

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No