Clearview National April 2016 - Issue 173 | Page 29

FENSTERB AUFRONTALE

Record visitor numbers at
FENSTERBAU FRONTALE
1,296 exhibitors from 39 countries. More than 110,000 trade visitors.
»»THE TWIN TRADE FAIR
event comprising FENSTERBAU
FRONTALE and HOLZHANDWERK reconfirmed its
leading position in the industries,
with a record number of visitors
in 2016: the event held between
16 and 19 March brought
110,581* experts from the
wood and window industries
to Nuremberg, compared
to 108,967 on the previous
occasion in 2014.
The second day of the event
alone saw a record 38,568
visitors flow through the halls
– a figure never previously
achieved by the Exhibition
Centre Nuremberg in a single
day.
Current industry topics
were carefully prepared to
provide a wealth of information
in the supporting programme:
from promoting new talents
in craft enterprises at the new
HOLZ-HANDWERK Campus
to architectural questions in the
Architecture-Window-Facade
Forum, and special, subjectspecific shows offered a broad
range of choices for different
target groups.

Elke Harreiß and Stefan
Dittrich, exhibition directors
for FENSTERBAU FRONTALE
and HOLZ-HANDWERK,
commented: “The atmosphere
in the halls was excellent.
The exhibitors were full of
praise for the international
nature of the public, their level
of professionalism and their
willingness to invest, while the
visitors were very happy with
the products on display. We’re
proud of the fact that this
combined trade fair event has
again proved a success.”
One in three of the visitors
in 2016 came from outside
Germany, representing
international growth in the
order of more than 13%.
Visitors to FENSTERBAU
FRONTALE comprised window
and exterior contractors,
cabinet-makers, architects and
the retail trade, all of whom
had the opportunity to lear n
about the latest profile systems,
hardware, structural elements,
the use of glass in architecture,
fitting technology, safety and
shade technology, as well as
machinery and plant. Meanwhile,

at the HOLZ-HANDWERK
event, cabinet-makers, joiners
and carpenters, furniture
makers, mechanical engineers
and interior designers discussed
the latest trends relating to
tools, machinery, hardware,
materials and software.
Steve Sidebottom, Clearview
Group attended the four
day exhibition, along with a
number of other renowned
industry names including the
FIT Show, GGF, Ritec, Glazpart
and GQA, commenting: “The
event was a huge success in
terms of customer contact
and lead generation. The main
benefit attending the show
for Clearview Group was
to increasing our profile of
the Group and our products;
Clearview, Pro Installer,
Locksmith Journal, Clearzine
and Wildcat Marketing, our PR
and marketing agency, and this
year’s Locksmith exhibition;
Lockex - taking place in
September at the Ricoh Arena,
Coventry. Needless to say we
achieved this successfully and
will be attending the show again
next time.”

“The event was
a huge success
in terms of
customer
contact and
lead generation”
Steve Sidebottom,
Clearview Group Ltd

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