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aquanale - International Trade Fair for Sauna.Pool.Ambience. FSB - International Trade Fair for Public Spaces, Sports and Leisure Facilities

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Date

28.10.-31.10.2025
26/10/-29/10/2027
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 1969
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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

aquanale@koelnmesse.defsb@koelmesse.dehttp://www.aquanale.dehttp://www.fsb-cologne.de

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Sector focus

City Sanitation, Water Technology, Waste Disposal, Public Services (industry 45)
Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation Technology (industry 70)

Main offerings

Sport Centre Construction
Sport Centre Equipment
Swimming Pool Installations
Swimming Pool Equipment and Accessories
Saunas
Leisure Facilities
Cleaning Technology
Maintenance
Play-ground Equipment
Wellness
Construction Planning
Solaria
Studio Equipment
Services

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Trade visitors

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Sponsors

bsw - Bundesverband Schwimmbad & Wellness e.V., Köln BSB (aquanale)
IAKS Internationale Vereinigung Sport- und Freizeiteinrichtungen e.V., Köln (FSB)

Statistics

Key figures
10/2025
Exhibitors
867
Domestic
225
Abroad
642
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
27.726
Domestic
10.512
Abroad
17.214
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
79.400
Space (net)
38.241
Special show space
2.956
Exhibitor stand space
35.285
Hall space
35.285
Domestic
9.531
Abroad
25.754
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 54 countries
Argentina1
Australia4
Austria10
Belgium30
Brazil1
Bulgaria4
Canada6
China, People's Republic120
Croatia2
Cyprus1
Czechia19
Denmark7
Estonia3
Finland18
France45
Germany225
Greece5
Hong Kong, China SAR5
Hungary10
India6
Ireland1
Israel2
Italy45
Japan2
Korea, Republic6
Latvia4
Lithuania3
Malaysia9
Mexico1
Netherlands58
North Macedonia1
Norway2
Poland35
Portugal10
Romania4
Saudi Arabia1
Slovakia7
Slovenia5
Spain33
Sweden6
Switzerland15
Taiwan2
Türkiye31
Ukraine3
United Arab Emirates4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland27
United States of America28
FKM trade visitor structure
2019
Visitors (number of admissions)
0
Proportion of trade visitors
95%
Total Germany (%)
46
Bremen
0
Hamburg
1
Lower Saxony
6
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
54
Hesse
7
Rhineland-Palatinate
7
Saarland
2
Baden-Württemberg
7
Bavaria
5
Berlin
3
Brandenburg
1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
1
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
2
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
3
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
14
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
12
Department head, group head, team leader
13
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
17
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
3
Other position
4
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
1
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
38
Research/development/design
8
Manufacturing, production, quality control
6
Buying/procurement
8
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
2
Personnel administration, administration
2
Sales
12
Marketing, advertising, PR
4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
5
Other area
11
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
1
Economic sectors (%)
Industry
21
Specialist trade
12
Wholesale trade
5
Import/export
8
Skilled trades
6
Service
18
Learned professions
4
Authorities, public institutions, institutions, town councils
14
University, research
2
Other economic sectors
6
Student
3
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
15
more than 50 km up to 100 km
8
more than 100 km up to 300 km
20
over 300 km
58
Foreign origin total (%)
54
EU
61
Other european countries
14
Africa
5
South and Central America
5
Middle East
4
South-, East-, Central Asia
9
Other countries
3
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Belgium
7
France
6
Italy
4
Spain
4
Russia
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
18
5 - 9
16
10 - 49
27
50 - 199
19
200 - 499
7
500 - 999
3
1 000 and more
6
Student
3
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
35
collectively
28
in an advisory capacity/organization
23
no
10
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
36
Earlier events
39
First visit
48
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Survey conducted by: factx Gesellschaft für Markt- und Sozialforschung
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