INTERFORST

International Key Trade Fair for Forestry and Forest Technology with Scientific Conferences and Special Shows

Venue

Messe MünchenMunichGermany

Dates

12/07/-15/07/2026Interval: every four yearsfounded in: 1970

Organiser

Messe München GmbH Am Messesee 281829 MunichGermanyFon: +49 89 949-20720Fax: +49 89 949-20729info@messe-muenchen.dehttp://www.messe-muenchen.de

Project teamFon: +49 89 949-20221+49 89 949-20222Fax: +49 89 949-20229martina.ehrnsperger@messe-muenchen.dejasmin.regiert@messe-muenchen.dehttp://www.interforst.com

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	7/2014	7/2018	7/2022₁₎
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	76.800	78.900	70.500
space (net)	43.044	44.341	41.370
Special show space	3.340	3.500	4.300
Exhibitor stand space	39.704	40.841	37.070
hall space	5.134	4.997	3.857
domestic	4.181	4.003	2.644
foreign	953	994	1.213
open air	34.570	35.844	33.213
domestic	23.004	24.174	22.650
foreign	11.566	11.670	10.563
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	451	457	350
domestic	289	294	230
foreign	162	163	120
other represented firms		0
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	48.879	50.264	31.006
domestic	41.020	41.754	25.274
foreign	7.859	8.510	5.732

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 21 countries
Austria: 35; Belgium: 1; Czechia: 3; Denmark: 3; Estonia: 3; Finland: 11; France: 7; Germany: 230; Ireland: 1; Italy: 16; Latvia: 2; Liechtenstein: 1; Lithuania: 2; Netherlands: 4; Slovakia: 1; Slovenia: 7; Spain: 2; Sweden: 10; Switzerland: 7; Türkiye: 1; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 3

FKM Trade visitors profile 2022

Visitors total (number of entries)31.006Proportion of trade visitors82 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)80

of which

Nielsen 14

Bremen1
Hamburg0
Lower Saxony3
Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 23

North Rhine-Westphalia3

Nielsen 3a5

Hesse2
Rhineland-Palatinate3
Saarland0

Nielsen 3b21

Baden-Württemberg21

Nielsen 458

Bavaria58

Nielsen 5+63

Berlin1
Brandenburg2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 75

Saxony3
Thuringia2

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

State forest12
Other public forest6
Private forest27
Forestry sub-contractor17
Nursery/landscape gardening3
Forestry college/specialist school2
Forestry machine manufacturer3
Sawmill industry1
Other sectors3
Timber trade4
Wood transport3
Service6
Other economic sectors8
Student5
other non-professionals2

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer36
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.6
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office5
Department head, group head, team leader5
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker24
Lecturer, teacher2
Trainee4
Other position2
Student5
Other not gainfully employed2
Other management positions with personnel/budget responsibility4
Foreman, master craftsman6
Blogger0

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management30
Research and development, design/construction5
Manufacturing, production, quality control17
Buying/procurement4
Finance/accounting, controlling1
Information and communication technology1
Personnel administration, administration3
Sales6
Marketing, advertising, PR1
Logistics: material management, storage, transport3
Maintenance/repairs6
Other area15
Student5
Other not gainfully employed2
Planning/work preparation4

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km10
more than 50 km up to 100 km16
more than 100 km up to 300 km39
over 300 km36

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)20

of which

EU78
Other european countries19
Other countries4

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

Austria38
Switzerland15
Italy10

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 439
5 - 914
10 - 4917
50 - 1997
200 - 4995
500 - 9992
1 000 and more9
Student5
Other not employed2

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively28
collectively27
in an advisory capacity/organization25
no14
Student5
Other not gainfully employed2

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event46
Earlier events41
First visit40

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.3

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH

Industry sectorAgriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock, veterinary medicine (industry 49)

Main product groupWork Clothes, Industrial Health and Safety, Nursery Products, Consulting, Services, Forest Protection, Forestry Engineering, Forestry, Wood Working, Timber Processing Machinery, Wood Felling, Wood Transport, Wood Industry, Hydraulic, Municipal Engineering, Landscape Preservation, Plant Cultivation, Plant Protection, Round Timber, Round Timber Storage, Round Timber Surveying, Sawmill Technology, Silviculture, Forest Renewal, Forest Care, Forest Protection

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