More than 2 700 exhibitors

The National Hardware Show, the large specialist trade fair for the hardware industry in the USA, took place for the 70th time this year. The trade fair organiser Reed Exhibitions announced the number of exhibitors in Las Vegas to be more than 2 700; last year there was talk of more than 2 500 exhibitors. The exhibition area was around 60 000 m². The visitors came from more than 100 countries. Reed didn’t comment on these numbers.
The organisers have worked on developing the support programme in order to increase the trade fair’s attractivity. For example, for the first time this year there was an Outdoor Supply Auction.
There were also a whole range of presentations and seminars on offer to the purchasers this year, including reports from key research studies.
In previous years, the trade fair has particularly concentrated on consumer trends and as a result has attracted more exhibitors to the event from product categories with growth potential for the retail trade. These include, for example, the agricultural, emergency management and disaster control sectors.