PFLEGE PLUS

Trade fair for the care market

Venue

Messe StuttgartStuttgartGermany

Dates

17/05/-19/05/202214/05/-16/05/202405/05/-07/05/2026Interval: every two yearsfounded in: 1995

Organiser

Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG Messepiazza 170629 StuttgartGermanyFon: +49 711 18560-0Fax: +49 711 18560-2440info@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.messe-stuttgart.de

Project teamFon: +49 711 18560-2591Fax: +49 711 18560-2872frank.roeder@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.messe-stuttgart.de/pflege

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	4/2016	5/2018	5/2022₁₎
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	10.500	10.500	10.500
space (net)	4.017	3.573	3.368
Special show space	411	137	556
Exhibitor stand space	3.606	3.436	2.812
hall space	3.606	3.436	2.812
domestic	3.540	3.323	2.741
foreign	66	113	71
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	177	187	184
domestic	172	177	176
foreign	5	10	8
other represented firms	3	17	19
domestic	3	17	16
foreign	0	0	3
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	6.679	6.439	4.746
domestic		6.375*	4.699*
foreign		64*	47*
* = 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 6 countries
Austria: 2; Finland: 1; Germany: 176; Netherlands: 2; Spain: 1; Switzerland: 2

FKM Trade visitors profile 2022

Visitors total (number of entries)4.746Proportion of trade visitors97 %

Open all information

Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)99

of which

Nielsen 10

Bremen0
Hamburg0
Lower Saxony0
Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 21

North Rhine-Westphalia0

Nielsen 3a2

Hesse0
Rhineland-Palatinate0
Saarland0

Nielsen 3b93

Baden-Württemberg0

Nielsen 43

Bavaria0

Nielsen 5+60

Berlin0
Brandenburg0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 71

Saxony0
Thuringia0

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Retirement / nursing home53
Outpatient/social care service22
Disability support/disabled facilities3
Authority/health insurance2
Trade companies1
Hospice2
Industry1
Hospital/clinic12
Practice1
Rehabilitation centre1
Medical supplies retailer1
Residence for the elderly3
Training/consulting5
University/college/vocational school6
Association/foundation/club1
Temporary employment2
Other5

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer8
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.5
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office13
Department head, group head, team leader14
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker19
Lecturer, teacher4
Trainee19
Other position7
Student9
Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km53
more than 50 km up to 100 km27
more than 100 km up to 300 km17
over 300 km3

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)1

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 47
5 - 94
10 - 4920
50 - 19929
200 - 49911
500 - 9997
1 000 and more13
Student9
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively11
collectively27
in an advisory capacity/organization27
no25
Student9
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event23
Earlier events23
First visit62

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.1

Survey conducted by: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Industry sectorMedical Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Care (industry 56)

Main product groupApparel (Garment), Bed Linen, Disinfections, Services, Occupational Therapy, Nourishment, Professional Literature, Building Engineering, Communication Systems, Cooking Utensils, Medical Appliances, Furniture, Physiotherapy, Care Products, Interior Decoration, Rehabilitation, Cleaning Machines, Detergents, Sanitary Equipment, Software, Textile Cleaning Technology, Supplementary Education

AccessTrade visitors

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

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No