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  • Date change for Elmia Subcontractor 2022

    This year's Elmia Subcontractor will be moved forward by one week and will take place over the period 15-17 November. This also means that, from Autumn 2022, the fair will be held over three days.

  • Elmia Wood selects Avisita as its official booking partner

    On 2–4 June 2022 the world’s leading forestry fair, Elmia Wood, will again be held south of Jönköping. Exhibitors and visitors are coming from many parts of Europe to experience the event, which will focus on tomorrow’s innovative and sustainable forestry. This yearElmia Wood selects Avisita as its official booking partner.

  • Elmia Wood – the world’s leading forestry fair is finally back!

    On 2–4 June 2022 the world’s leading forestry fair, Elmia Wood, will again be held south of Jönköping. Elmia is looking forward to welcoming exhibitors and visitors from many parts of Europe to experience the event, which will focus on innovative and sustainable forestry methods for the future.

  • Future materials take inspiration from nature

    Fish scales, orange peel, banana plants. The materials of the future can be found in the most unexpected places in nature. You will find these globally unique materials – along with many innovative designs – at Subcontractor InnoDex.

  • The life-saving spring in airbag bicycle helmets

    The airbag bicycle helmet is worn like a collar and deploys in 0.1 seconds, providing superior protection against head injuries. The third generation of Hövding is now here – fitted with wire detail and a leaf spring from Lesjöfors.

  • Leax see business opportunities with Subcontractor Connect

    Are you looking for a supplier? Or a company to supply to? Then Subcontractor Connect is the arena for you. “Rather than having to browse through a fair guide, Elmia now offers new business opportunities on the actual exhibition floor,” says Lars Gustafsson, Senior Commodity Manager at Leax Group.

  • Jason Popp joins the jury at Elmia Spark Award

    Through the newly established Elmia Spark Award, Elmia and Fairlink want to drive exhibitors and visitors return on event (ROE) to new heights. Now Jason Popp, at GES, agreed to join the jury. With more than 90 years and the most comprehensive breadth of services and technology, GES bring brands and customers closer together through events, exhibits and exhibitions.

  • Hemp – the new composite material

    It began in 2012 as a small-scale research project. Today it is a rapidly growing environmental venture. All thanks to ordinary hemp. “Using natural fibre as reinforcement instead of glass fibre and carbon fibre is both strong and environmentally sound,” explains Jeremiah Dutton of Trifilon, exhibitor at Elmia Subcontractor for the first time.

  • Greener hydrogen can replace diesel

    Hydrogen trains or battery-powered ones? Both options can replace diesel trains in the future. But why is a change necessary? These issues were discussed during the seminar “Higher, longer, lighter hybrids – What is the look and feel of the future trains?”

  • Trendspotting: Innovative thinking, green offices and growing food

    Elmia Garden presents the garden trends for 2017: Green in the Garden, The Green Lab and Vego Garden. Next year we will continue to see garden elements featured in interior decorating and fashions, in the kitchen and food preparation, on the balcony and at nursery schools.

  • Hypro found markets in 32 countries via Elmia Wood

    After an accident in the forest, Tommy Karlsson had the time to create something that would reduce the risk of future accidents: a hydraulic processor for tractors. Now known as Hypro, the product is available in 32 countries.

  • Industry seeking a Nordic transport plan

    Establish a Nordic transport plan. That was the clear message from the sector during Wednesday’s key seminar at Elmia Future Transport, Industry’s Vision for Better Transport in the Nordic Region. “The national transport plans only extend as far as the borders – and barely that,” said Are Kjensli, Director of NHO Logistics and Transport.

  • New products with added value

    Splendor Plant presented its new First Edition series at Elmia Garden. Grown in a plum-coloured pot, the bright, beautiful plants in lovely colours are equally well suited to public spaces and private gardens.

  • Organic is a growing trend in the seed business

    Hobby growers who start from seed are increasingly interested in using organic seeds. Ideally the plants can be grown on balconies and then eaten. This was one of the major trends presented by Impecta Fröhandel at Elmia Garden.

  • Growing plants at home is trendy

    Nelson Garden launched a world first at Elmia Garden. Called Easy to grow, it is a starter kit with everything in one package for growing tomato, lettuce and cabbage seedlings.

  • Marcel Jansen helps companies to create inspiration

    Marcel Jansen is a marketing consultant with a passion for retail and horticulture. He knows how to transform a shop containing individual products into a space filled with feeling and context. This makes him a source of inspiration and a trends expert who is consulted by many companies.

  • Dutch exhibitors test the Swedish market

    A trade fair is a good venue for getting a feel for a new market and testing it out. Sometimes that process is easier when it’s shared. This approach was used by the Dutch company Greenn in its joint stand, where four different companies exhibited together for the first time.

  • Greater opportunities with internationalisation

    Will there be more business opportunities? Is the degree of innovation increasing? And what benefit can the Nordic construction industry draw from the increasing internationalisation? These questions will be answered during Elmia Nordic Road at the key seminar Nordic Civil Works in an International Perspective.

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