Demand outstrips capacity at InnoTrans 2018 by around 5,000 m²
Berlin, 17 January 2018 – As well as offering a wide range of outstanding services, through their high usage of renewable energies the railways are also pioneering zero-emissions electric transport. InnoTrans, which opens from 18 to 21 September 2018, will again be a reflection of this capability. Just over six months before the trade fair is due to begin there is a huge demand for space at the world’s leading trade fair for transport technology. Bookings are outstripping capacity on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds in unprecedented manner.
At InnoTrans 2018 around 100 more main exhibitors have registered compared to the previous event, and the current waiting list is for approximately 5,000 m² of floor space. This year, 224 companies will be exhibiting for the first time in Berlin. The high level of demand is proof that the world’s leading transport trade fair offers exactly what the industry needs. More than 60 per cent of exhibitors are from abroad, including from New Zealand, which will be represented for the first time.
In order to satisfy the high demand Messe Berlin is building a new hall (hub27) which will occupy around 10,000 m². However, this hall will not be ready for InnoTrans rentals before 2020. Therefor 2018 it means a drastic reduction of the Outdoor Display. At the same time, InnoTrans is making every effort to satisfy exhibitors’ wishes by optimising available space. Rail track capacity will not be affected by the new building.
2018 begins with a big challenge for the InnoTrans team, that of creating enough floor space, and thus booths, for as many interested exhibitors as possible. Some exhibitors are even planning two or three-storey booths to make the best possible use of their available space. The catering areas have already been moved outdoors and the aisles have been reduced to the minimum permissible width. The next two months will tell whether every request can be fulfilled.
About InnoTrans
InnoTrans is the world’s leading trade fair for transport technology and takes place every two years in Berlin. At the last event 2,955 exhibitors from 60 countries presented the global rail industry’s innovations to 137,391 trade visitors who came from 119 countries. The five segments at InnoTrans are Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction. InnoTrans is organised by Messe Berlin. The twelfth edition of InnoTrans will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from 18 to 21 September 2018. More details are available online at www.innotrans.com.