EXHIBITIONS Record bookings for Nordbygg Industry fair Nordbygg 2012, which will be held on 20th A
lready by early September 2011, over six months before the fair, almost all of Stockholmsmässan’s exhibition space was booked up. With all the latest extensions and expansions, the total stand area is now around 36,000
square metres. “During the record sales of spring and summer, we’ve
encountered a fantastic confidence in the future from companies and organisations across the construction sector – from material suppliers and contractors to developers and consultants,” says Peter Söderberg, project manager at Nordbygg. “Naturally, recent stock market turbulence and debt concerns have affected the industry. But we’ve not yet had any cancellations due to economic worries in the US and Europe.” Peter Söderberg knows from experience that internationally
owned companies can quickly be instructed to shift the focus of their marketing in the face of global economic uncertainty. “But we have a queue of companies ready to exhibit at Nordbygg 2012 if anyone drops out. The booking situation for Nordbygg 2012
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in Stokholm, Sweden, is experiencing the greatest level of interest in the Swedish fair’s 30 year history – despite stockmarket anxieties and debt crises in the global economy.
feels like a clear indication that there is still plenty of optimism and confidence in the Swedish construction industry.” Peter Söderberg points out that there is a clear need for
extensive homebuilding over coming years, and the Million Programme housing estates of the 60s and 70s will finally have to be renovated. Alongside this, energy efficiency will continue to be a key area of investment. “The larger construction companies have longstanding orders
on their books for projects agreed at better prices, generally speaking, than are possible nowadays. What is more, the industry is entering a period of strong innovation, a trend driven by major projects such as the New Karolinska Solna and Stockholm Royal Seaport, which will embody the new sustainable building of the future,” explains Peter Söderberg. “Hopefully, we stand at the brink of an exciting and enduring period of new investment and innovations in our sector, a fact that will be reflected at Nordbygg’s record event in 2012.”
Positive mood among the sector associations
With less than threemonths left to go before the fair begins, the industry and trade associations participating in the International Hardware Fair Cologne (Eisenwarenmesse) reported positive developments throughout 2011. Although growth has become less dynamic since the summer of 2011, turnover has risen among the German tool industry, the DIY and hardware trade, and the industry for construction, home and garden products. The associations expect to obtain additional momentumfromEisenwarenmesse, which will be held in Cologne from4th Around 2,600 suppliers from50 countries have registered to take part in this event.
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ccording to the Association of the German Tool Industry (FWI), turnover in the German tool industry amounted to 3.4 billion euros in 2010 and was thus 25% higher than in the crisis year of 2009. Following a 16.8% increase
in the first half of 2011, the rate of incoming orders did decline somewhat post July. In the first half of 2011 the export business increased by 15.7% compared to the same period of the previous year. Europe continues to be the German tool manufacturers’ most important sales market, with 55.7% of its total exports going to EU countries. In addition, exports to these countries increased by 15.6%. The tool producers belonging to the FWI are in an upbeat mood, with more than 60% of those surveyed saying the current status of their business is “satisfactory”, while 38% described their business performance as “good”. Two-thirds of the tool manufacturers surveyed expect their business situations to remain stable between now and the spring of 2012. A third of the tool manufacturers surveyed expressed concern that the economy may weaken. A similar picture is painted by the Central Association of the
Hardware Trade (ZHH). The upswing continued in the first half of 2011, although the growth rates in the production-associated trade were considerably higher than in the hardware retail trade. The hardware and household equipment retail trade grew by
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about 4.5% — driven by the power tools, fastening technology, small electrical appliances, household equipment and security technology segments. The rainy summer also temporarily slowed down growth in
the home improvement/DIY centres, according to the Federal Association of the German DIY, Building and Garden Specialist Stores (BHB). Nonetheless, the German home improvement/DIY trade continued its stable course of growth in 2011. By the end of September, home improvement and DIY centres had increased their gross turnover by one percent compared to the same period last year. Germany’s home improvement/DIY centres generated a total turnover of 14.17 billion euros in the first nine months of 2011. Following record turnover in the spring, business in the summer months was far below the trade’s expectations. However, the sector report by the BHB and GfK shows that turnover has continuously risen again since August. The product groups that are currently driving turnover include those for construction materials and construction chemicals (+3.3%), wood and plastics (+5.1%) and coating materials (+6.6%). The International Hardware Fair Cologne will be open
exclusively to trade visitors daily from 9:00am to 6:00pm from 4th
– 7th March 2012.
www.eisenwarenmesse.com Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 73 January 2012
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