Next Thursday, 23 September 2004, will see the Ferroforma trade fair open its doors for four days in Bilbao, Spain, this year for the first time in combination with the DIY segment, Bricoforma. Altogether there will be 1 366 companies represented there, with the number of direct exhibitors amounting to 925. A net exhibition space of 39 258 m² has been booked. There is to be an international meeting for the industry within the framework of Bricorama, hosted by FEDIYMA, the European manufacturers’ umbrella association, at 10.30 a.m. on 24 September.