Swissbau, one of Europe’s biggest trade fairs, took place in Basel in January 2016. Every two years, it serves as a central meeting point for Switzerland’s construction industry.
What could you see at Swissbau 2016?
Although the construction industry had cooled off somewhat since the record year 2014, the topic continued to inspire and the show saw no decrease in visitors. During the five days of Swissbau 2016, around 1100 exhibitors met up with more than 100,000 visitors.
Big Wipes attended with our Swiss distributor, MHG Heiztechnik (Schweiz) GmbH. Nobody stayed neutral after seeing a demonstration on how Big Wipes can remove even the worst construction grime from hands, tools and surfaces.
With exhibitors from 19 countries, Swissbau 2016 offered an immense range of products and services. These ranged from the areas of concept and planning, construction site and work yard, building technology to interior design. Visitors acquired a comprehensive overview of the market and familiarised themselves with a large number of new products and services. The dialogue between exhibitors, associations, institutions and visitors promoted the exchange of knowledge and fostered networking.
Swissbau Focus
This similarly held true of Swissbau Focus. Its 60 or so events were dedicated to the following subjects: initial and further training, spatial development, the construction industry, the energy U-turn, architecture and planning, construction systems and materials, interior design, use and maintenance, and building services engineering.
In addition to the elaborate Swissbau 2016 exhibition, the trade visitors were also offered numerous other highlights. The two trend worlds, the bathroom and the kitchen, Switzerland’s largest exhibition of this kind, are the result of award-winning solutions that combine efficiency and aesthetics to perfection.
Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer opened the exhibition with cautiously optimistic tones. This was due to the fact that the construction industry in recent years, in some regions of Switzerland had a loss of turnover. However, by the end of Swissbau 2016, Mr Maurer was in a more buoyant mood. He was inspired by the innovative strength, the creativity and the variety of products and solutions presented at the show.