Hanover, Germany. Whilst guests start making plans their business display visits within the coming weeks, exhibitors and organizers of LIGNA 2025 are getting into the general stretch of arrangements. The sturdy degree of registrations for the business display is especially encouraging: As of nowadays, 7 March 2025, 1,337 exhibitors have registered for the anniversary version of the sector’s main business truthful for the woodworking and wooden processing {industry}. Because of this the choice of exhibitors at this yr’s LIGNA has surpassed the former match (1,288 exhibitors in 2023). Historically, two-thirds of the displaying corporations come from in a foreign country, whilst one-third are founded in Germany. In relation to exhibition house, 112,772 sq. meters are recently booked (2023: 113,937 sq. meters) – an abruptly sturdy outcome given the present financial local weather.
“The LIGNA exhibitors deal with themselves with an overly sturdy participation this yr for the fiftieth business display anniversary. In relation to exhibitor numbers, we have now exceeded the extent of the former match and are with regards to the 2023 determine for exhibition house. Given the overall financial surroundings and the extraordinarily disturbing scenario within the woodworking and wooden processing {industry}, this used to be now not one thing we had anticipated,” says Stephanie Wagner, Head of LIGNA at Deutsche Messe.
“The fiftieth anniversary of LIGNA indisputably makes this version particular, however the exceptionally prime degree of exhibitor pastime is in reality overwhelming. Along side The VDMA Woodworking Equipment Affiliation, we as organizers are extremely joyful for the {industry}, which stands united and sends a transparent sign of dedication to LIGNA. We’re assured that the product inventions and the sturdy motivation of all exhibitors will lend a hand force the {industry}’s turnaround at LIGNA whilst additionally undoubtedly influencing guests’ willingness to speculate,” provides Wagner.
LIGNA.TruckStop Nearly Absolutely Booked
With LIGNA.TruckStop, the brand new layout for knowledgeable trades within the southern out of doors space (close to corridor 12 and the expo roof), guests can revel in one thing in reality distinctive. 5 corporations from the professional trades sector will show off their merchandise – starting from energy equipment to fittings and fastening applied sciences – immediately from display vehicles, enticing with the target market on-site. Collaborating exhibitors come with well known names akin to Festool, Hettich, Makita, SawStop, and Swiss Krono.
“At Hettich, buyer centricity is not only a advertising word – it’s the basis of an energetic partnership. ‘We’re coming to you’ is the motto of the ‘Hettich on Excursion’ roadshow, which kicks off in mid-March and runs throughout the DACH and Benelux areas till the top of the yr. For the primary time, the excursion will make a forestall at LIGNA 2025 as a part of the ‘LIGNA.TruckStop’ – one thing we’re in particular fascinated about,” says Kathrin Jacobi, Challenge Supervisor at Hettich Advertising and Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG.
“At SawStop, protection and precision are on the core of the whole lot we do. LIGNA.TruckStop supplies a novel alternative to show off our industry-leading AIM (Lively Harm Mitigation) protection era immediately to professional tradespeople, providing hands-on demonstrations in a dynamic, roadshow-style environment,” says Daan ter Haar, Head of Advertising at SawStop Europe.
“Our participation in LIGNA.TruckStop underscores our dedication to sustainable manufacturing and complex wood-based fabrics. With our display module, we’re presenting sensible answers that align completely with the focal point subjects of ‘Engineered Wooden’ and environmental duty,” says Carolin Steigemann, Utility Engineer at SWISS KRONO TEX.
“We deliberate the premiere of LIGNA.TruckStop with a complete of six display vehicles, plus a level and catering space. We are actually with regards to achieving that function and are very happy,” says Stephanie Wagner. “The motion level will characteristic professional interviews and hands-on knowledge-sharing periods day-to-day from noon. Moreover, our ‘Glad Hour’ from 5 to six p.m. provides a superb opportunity for networking and socializing and serves as a lovely new program part at LIGNA, particularly adapted to joiners, carpenters, internal fitters, and workers from meeting corporations.” The media companions of LIGNA.TruckStop are BM and dds, two main business publications from the Konradin Media Team.
LIGNA.Round
“Considering in circles” is the motto of the second one new layout, LIGNA.Round. It’ll be built-in into this system of the LIGNA.Degree in corridor 12 and discovered in collaboration with CADEMI, the LIGNA.Round-partner. A complete of six themed islands, situated across the level and occupied through a number of companions, will spotlight other sides of round worth introduction throughout more than a few industries right through the business display week. The point of interest might be on sustainable inventions in processes, fabrics, and merchandise. Essential changes for long term cooperation inside the {industry} and the transformation of commercial fashions might be mentioned beneath the important thing issues of cooperation, innovation, servitization, and transformation. The media accomplice of LIGNA.Round is HK – Holz- und Kunststoffverarbeitung from DRW-Verlag.
For instance, person best-case research on inventions in machines and processes might be introduced beneath the roof of the VDMA at the matter of ‘Machines’ – together with examples from Dieffenbacher. The Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V. (FNR) will supply insights into ‘Subject material flows of wooden’. Dr. Andreas Schütte, Managing Director at Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V., states: “At LIGNA.Round, Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe is including an exhilarating focal point with the subject ‘Subject material flows of wooden.’ Our function is to focus on present tendencies within the provide and use of wooden, whilst additionally emphasizing essential analysis actions within the box of effective wooden utilization inside the framework of the round economic system.”
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wooden Analysis (WKI) and the Affiliation of the German Wooden-Primarily based Panel Trade (VHI) are that specialize in ‘Circularity in wood-based fabrics’. The Bushes Building Analysis Heart, supported through the Institute for Construction Building and Bushes Building at TU Braunschweig, will show off more than a few undertaking shows. The Affiliation of the German Furnishings Trade (VDM) may also provide present approaches.
For ‘sustainable sides in business,’ hagebau Holzhandel has been secured as a accomplice. “As hagebau Holzhandel, we’re a part of LIGNA.Round at LIGNA 2025 as a result of we’re satisfied that sustainability calls for cooperation. Via our marketing campaign for energy-efficient refurbishment, we convey idea and observe in combination and depend at the trees business as a motive force and educator within the {industry} – starting from certification and subsidy recommendation to cutting edge product answers. The way forward for development is round, and we toughen mavens in addition to non-professionals in effectively shaping this change,” says Andreas Wiemers, Head of Gross sales Specialist Business at hagebau Holzhandel.
About LIGNA
The sector’s main business truthful for the woodworking and wooden processing {industry} is collectively arranged through Deutsche Messe and VDMA Woodworking Equipment in Hannover, and is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2025. It showcases all the vary of services for the main and secondary industries – equipment, machines and programs for customized and mass manufacturing, floor era, wood-based panel manufacturing, sawmill era, calories from wooden, system elements and automation era, in addition to machines and programs for forestry. Additional knowledge on LIGNA is to be had at www.ligna.de
