Sustainable trend:
growth from home and
abroad
Some 196,000
visitors (2010:
183,111) made their
way to Frankfurt for
Light+Building 2012,
The World’s Biggest
Trade Fair for
Lighting and
Building Services
Technology, which
closed its doors on
20 April. This is an
increase of around
seven percent
compared to the last
edition two years
ago. At the fully
booked up Frankfurt
Fair and Exhibition
Centre, 2,352
manufacturers (2010:
2154) from 50
countries presented
their latest
products and trends
for the fields of
lighting, electrical
engineering, home
and building
automation and
software for the
construction
industry. The
increase in the
number of visitors
comes equally from
home and abroad. The
proportion of
international
visitors rose again
and has now reached
44 percent. In other
words, almost one in
two visitors came
from outside
Germany.
“Light+Building is
the world’s biggest
trade fair for
energy efficiency.
Accounting for 40
percent of the
total, buildings are
the world’s biggest
consumer of energy
and, therefore, play
an important role
for smart grids and
decentralised energy
supply. The very
good result shows
the extent of
worldwide demand for
environmentally
friendly light and
building-services
solutions – and that
Light+Building is
the foremost meeting
place for the
industry and
decision makers. As
we learnt in many
discussions during
the fair, the
results exceeded the
sector’s
expectations”, said
Wolfgang Marzin,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(CEO) of Messe
Frankfurt.
The economic outlook
in the sector is
seen in a very
positive light. 91
percent of visitors
and 83 percent of
exhibitors are
satisfied with the
economic situation.
After Germany, the
ten leading visitor
nations at
Light+Building 2012
were The Netherlands,
Italy, France,
Austria, China,
Great Britain,
Switzerland, Belgium,
Sweden and Russia.
There was
significant growth
in numbers from
North and South
American and Asian
countries such as
India, South Korea
and Japan. The
visitor structure
remained more or
less unchanged with
the main groups
coming from the
installation trade,
industry and trade,
as well as
architects, light
planners and
engineers.
Visitor interest was
split evenly between
lighting technology
and
building-services
technology. 98
percent of them were
satisfied with the
range of products
and services to be
seen at the fair.
The average time
spent by visitors at
the fair was two
days. The poll of
exhibitors produced
an equally good
result: 86 percent
of them said they
had achieved their
goals for the fair.
Manufacturers from
all over the world
emphasized the high
level of visitor
quality, in
particular the
decision-making
authority and
internationality of
visitors, and the
number of new
contacts made in
target groups of
relevance to them.
Both trade and
industry rate the
course of business
at Light+Building
and the results as
having been good.
Friedhelm Loh,
President of the
German Association
of the Electrical
and Electronics
Industry
(Zentralverband
Elektrotechnik- und
Elektronikindustrie
e.V. – ZVEI), said,
“Light+Building 2012
has more than
fulfilled the
expectations of the
ZVEI association.
The large number of
visitors and the
high quality of
visitors make us
optimistic that the
markets for lighting
and
building-services
technology will
develop positively
over the coming year.
The energy-efficient
technologies to be
seen showed that the
shift to the new
energy paradigm can
be successfully
accomplished using
the expertise of the
electrical-engineering
industry.”
Walter Tschischka,
President of the
Central Association
of the German
Electrical and
Information
Technology Trades
(Zentralverband der
Deutschen Elektro-
und
Informationstechnischen
Handwerke – ZVEH),
said, “The
electrical-installation
trade is innovative
and Light+Building
2012 shows that the
shift to the new
energy paradigm is
impossible without
the
electrical-installation
trade. At the
E-House, visitors
could see the new
energy paradigm in
real life. Thus, the
trade was able to
demonstrate its
innovativeness when
it comes to
implementing
environmental
targets. The
exhibitors reported
that our member
companies showed
great interest in
innovations –
especially in
future-oriented
system solutions.”
The range of
products and
services at the
world’s biggest
trade fair for
lighting and
building-services
technology was
supplemented by the
‘Buildings as power
stations in the
smart grid’ special
show and the
Building Performance
Congress. Also
popular was the
Trend Forum where
design agency
bora.herke.palmisano
presented the home
trends for 2012/2013
in four home
scenarios.
During the evenings
after Light+Building,
trade visitors and
the citizens of
Frankfurt had the
chance to enjoy
another highlight –
Luminale – a
spectacular series
of illuminations
that transformed
locations in
Frankfurt and the
region into
fascinating worlds
of light. Over
140,000 visitors
from all over the
world were
transfixed by the
170 lighting
installations in
Frankfurt and
several other cities
in the region.
The next
Light+Building will
be held in Frankfurt
am Main from
30 March to 4
April 2014.
Statements by exhibitors of Light+Building 2012
Adalbert M.
Neumann,
Chairman of the
Board of Management,
Busch-Jaeger Elektro
GmbH:
“For Busch-Jaeger,
Light+Building was a
tremendous success.
The number of
visitors to our
exhibition stand
exceeded all
expectations. Our
customers were
delighted – not only
by the numerous
technical and design
innovations but also
by the BRIGITTE
Fashion Show, which
attracted around
1,500 visitors every
day. With this event,
Busch-Jaeger
presented not only
the highlight of the
fair but also set a
signal for more
emotionality in a
sector dominated by
technology.”
Christoph Hess,
Chairman of the
Board of Hess AG
Form + Licht: “Hess
AG was more than
able to achieve its
targets for the
fair. Visitors took
the necessary time
for intensive
advisory talks about
new luminaire
designs, LED
technology with
intelligent control
systems and our
extended range of
LED architectural
lighting. Once again,
Messe Frankfurt
demonstrated that
Light+Building is
the world’s leading
lighting fair and we
are very grateful
for this.”
Walter Mennekes,
Managing Director,
Mennekes
Elektrotechnik GmbH
& Co. KG: “The
visitors were
outstanding in terms
of both quantity and
quality. All
important target
groups, such as the
electrical wholesale
trade, the
electrical
installation trade,
planners, the
industry and public
authorities, were
represented at the
fair. All this and
the large proportion
of international
exhibitors and
visitors underscored
the leading role
played by
Light+Building.”
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April 26, 2012 |