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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
Medical Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Care (industry 56)
Main offerings
Out-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
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Trade visitors and general public
Statistics
Key figures
5/2025
Present journalists
118, of which from abroad 1

Exhibitors
397
Domestic
353
Abroad
44
Other represented firms
9
Visitors (number of admissions)
15.363
Domestic
15.022
Abroad
341
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
25.000
Space (net)
15.611
Special show space
6.452
Exhibitor stand space
9.159
Hall space
9.159
Domestic
8.266
Abroad
893
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 15 countries
Austria7
Belgium1
China, People's Republic1
Czechia1
Denmark4
Finland3
France3
Germany353
Ireland1
Netherlands8
Slovakia2
Sweden1
Switzerland9
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2
United States of America1
FKM trade visitor structure
2023
Visitors (number of admissions)
11.552
Proportion of trade visitors
66%
Total Germany (%)
95
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
0
Schleswig-Holstein
0
North Rhine-Westphalia
2
Hesse
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
15
Saarland
5
Baden-Württemberg
62
Bavaria
8
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
1
Thuringia
0
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
7
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
2
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
4
Department head, group head, team leader
6
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
17
Lecturer, teacher
6
Trainee
18
Other position
4
Student
5
Other not gainfully employed
3
27
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
4
Research and development, design/construction
2
Manufacturing, production, quality control
4
Buying/procurement
1
Finance/accounting, controlling
2
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
5
Marketing, advertising, PR
0
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
0
Other area
7
Student
5
Other not gainfully employed
3
Teaching, education, counselling / pedagogy
13
Nursing service
14
Therapy
23
Rehabilitation
9
Inclusion
4
Economic sectors (%)
Rehabilitation facility, clinic
14
Nursing home, retirement home
6
Out-patient nursing services
5
Facility for the disabled
9
Medical / therapeutic practice
9
Assisted living
1
Sanitary/medical, medicine and orthopaedic specialist trade
12
Auxiliary materials
2
Other industry
1
Commerce, retail trade
1
Educational and professional institution
10
Self-help association
1
Service
4
Association, organisation
1
Public institution
5
Cost bear, health insurance, insurance
3
IT sector
1
Other economic sectors
8
Student
5
other non-professionals
3
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
32
more than 50 km up to 100 km
25
more than 100 km up to 300 km
31
over 300 km
12
Foreign origin total (%)
4
EU
39
Other european countries
30
Other countries
30
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
9
5 - 9
6
10 - 49
19
50 - 199
24
200 - 499
14
500 - 999
6
1 000 and more
16
Student
5
Other not employed
3
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
12
collectively
27
in an advisory capacity/organization
25
no
28
Student
5
Other not gainfully employed
3
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
21
Earlier events
33
First visit
55
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Survey conducted by:
Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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