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INTERNATIONALE EISENWARENMESSE KÖLN

International Hardware Fair Cologne

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Date

03.03.-06.03.2026
07/03/-10/03/2028
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 1971
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Cologne
Germany

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Organisers

Koelnmesse GmbH

Messeplatz 1
50679 Cologne
Germany
Fon: +49 221 821-0
Fax: +49 221 821-2574
info@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.koelnmesse.de

Project team

eisenwaren@koelnmesse.dehttp://www.eisenwarenmesse.de

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Sector focus

Hardware, Tools (industry 21)
Construction Technology, Materials and Equipment, Interior Fittings (industry 09)
Safety, Disaster Control (industry 72)

Main offerings

Tools
Workshop Equipment
Plant Equipment (industrial)
Fastener Technology
Jointing Equipment
Fittings
Building Equipment
Do-it-Yourself Equipment

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Trade visitors

Statistics

Key figures
3/2026
Exhibitors
2.470
Domestic
216
Abroad
2.254
Visitors (number of admissions)
33.032
Domestic
9.595
Abroad
23.437
Space (gross)
146.500
Space (net)
55.525
Special show space
70
Exhibitor stand space
55.455
Hall space
55.455
Domestic
7.697
Abroad
47.758
Origin of exhibitors 2026 from 53 countries
Albania1
Australia8
Austria10
Belgium11
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Bulgaria2
Canada7
China, People's Republic1183
Croatia2
Cyprus1
Czechia15
Denmark11
Finland7
France30
Germany216
Greece4
Hong Kong, China SAR31
Hungary3
India108
Indonesia1
Israel4
Italy151
Japan18
Korea, Republic26
Latvia3
Lithuania2
Luxembourg3
Macao, China SAR1
Malaysia1
Monaco1
Morocco1
Netherlands34
New Zealand1
Norway1
Pakistan10
Philippines1
Poland43
Portugal9
Saudi Arabia1
Serbia3
Singapore3
Slovenia5
Spain42
Sweden9
Switzerland4
Taiwan267
Thailand6
Türkiye91
Ukraine4
United Arab Emirates2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland36
United States of America28
Vietnam7
FKM trade visitor structure
2018
Visitors (number of admissions)
0
Proportion of trade visitors
97%
Total Germany (%)
40
Bremen
0
Hamburg
1
Lower Saxony
3
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
60
Hesse
6
Rhineland-Palatinate
10
Saarland
2
Baden-Württemberg
8
Bavaria
7
Berlin
1
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
1
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
30
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
16
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
13
Department head, group head, team leader
14
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
14
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
5
Other position
4
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
0
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
32
Research/development/design
5
Manufacturing, production, quality control
7
Buying/procurement
17
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
22
Marketing, advertising, PR
4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
2
Other area
4
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
0
Economic sectors (%)
Industry
35
Retail trade
19
Wholesale/foreign trade
27
Exclusively Mail order, online pure player
1
Skilled trades
4
Service
6
Authority/public services
1
University, research
1
Other economic sectors
3
Student
3
other non-professionals
0
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
15
more than 50 km up to 100 km
9
more than 100 km up to 300 km
13
over 300 km
63
Foreign origin total (%)
60
EU
51
Other european countries
12
Africa
4
North America
6
South and Central America
2
Middle East
6
South-, East-, Central Asia
16
Australia/Oceania
3
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
China, People's Republic
8
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7
Netherlands
6
Spain
5
Italy
5
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
15
5 - 9
12
10 - 49
23
50 - 199
17
200 - 499
10
500 - 999
6
1 000 and more
13
Student
3
Other not employed
0
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
39
collectively
30
in an advisory capacity/organization
17
no
11
Student
3
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
33
Earlier events
41
First visit
49
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Survey conducted by: factx Gesellschaft für Markt- und Sozialforschung
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