ITALY – Organizers at Xylexpo decided to add another hall to its upcomming edition in response to the upsurge in the industry’s activity as represented by the increasse in demand of exhibition area.

All big brands, including Homag, Weinig-Holz Her, Cefla, Ima Schelling, Scm and Biesse, have submitted their registrations for the next edition of Xylexpo, some of them with a significant expansion of their booth area. In accordance, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies to be held at FieraMilano-Rho from May 8 to 12, 2018, will now have an additional hall: hall 4.

“In 2016 we preferred to have a “high-density” layout to offer an agile, lean, easy-to-visit exhibition, in line with the situation of the market”, said Dario Corbetta, exhibition director. “That decision was taken for the benefit of visitors and we fully “exploited” the three halls available. Now the Italian market is much more attractive, the overall economic situation has improved and many exhibitors have requested to expand their booths, so we have decided to add a fourth hall and to adapt the layout accordingly”.

Again this year – in line with an approach that Xylexpo adopted several years ago – each hall will have a “focal point” represented by one or more industry “giants”. In hall 1 this role will be played by Biesse and Barberan, in hall 2 it will be Scm Group. Homag and Cefla will be the focus in hall 3, Ima and Weinig in hall 4.