ITALY – A really positive mood is characterizing the initial stage of activities leading up to the next Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies, to be held in the Fieramilano-Rho fairgrounds from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May 2018. 

Talks with exhibitors around the world are showing a clear trend: the 50-year edition – the first Xylexpo was held in 1968 – will see a further consolidation of the event.

This is the evidence of early bookings, with larger exhibition areas compared to the previous edition. The first one was the German corporation Weinig, which has already secured a much larger booth than in 2016.

“Our mission is to build a new, significant edition of Xylexpo”, said manager Dario Corbetta. “We want to create a “big exhibition” not only in terms of square meters, but also for the quality of visitors we will attract, for the effectiveness of the exhibition layout, for the interaction we will promote between supply and demand. It is good to see that many of those who are already finalizing their registration at Xylexpo 2018 are going to expand the size and scope of their participation”.