“The strong visitor attendance figure shows that the home improvement industry is making a come-back.” With these words Sonya Ruff Jarvis of Reed Exhibitions, organisers of the event, gave her comment on the latest National Hardware Show in Las Vegas. The fair attracted 16 per cent more representatives of the industry than the previous event just one year ago; however, Reed still has to publish exact attendance figures. For next year the organisers expect the exhibition space to grow still further by some 2 500 m².