Re-Start

FSB will take place from 26 to 29 October 2021 in co-loca­tion with aqua­nale.

FSB, the Inter­na­tional Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Faci­li­ties, which kicks off in Cologne in less than eight weeks, is all set to go. The leading inter­na­tional trade fair for the industry will play a key role in successfully relaun­ching the market and is a must for anyone wanting to achieve success in the play, sports, public space and leisure sectors.

Only here do all industry players get a compre­hen­sive over­view of what’s new: the latest tech­no­lo­gies, product inno­va­tions, process opti­mi­sa­tions and visio­nary plan­ning. The #B‑Safe4Business hygiene concept and the new 3‑G concept, CH3CK, which requires all atten­dees to be fully vacci­nated, or have reco­vered from an infec­tion within the last six months (but at least 28 days ago), or test nega­tive for Covid, will ensure that all parti­ci­pants are comple­tely safe.

Around 180 compa­nies from 25 count­ries will be exhi­bi­ting at aqua­nale.

Around 180 compa­nies from 25 count­ries will be exhi­bi­ting at aqua­nale, which this year will cover appro­xi­m­ately 24,000 sqm. 58 per cent of the exhi­bi­tors are from abroad.

Around 180 compa­nies from 25 count­ries will be exhi­bi­ting at aqua­nale, which this year will cover appro­xi­m­ately 24,000 sqm. 58 per cent of the exhi­bi­tors are from abroad.

This is where German and inter­na­tional trade fair visi­tors from specia­lised pool cons­truc­tion compa­nies, local autho­ri­ties, water parks, archi­tect’s and plan­ning offices, hotels, day spas, gyms, sani­tary, heating and air-condi­tio­ning compa­nies as well as premium private visi­tors can inform them­selves. 

Span­ning in total around 65,000 m² of exhi­bi­tion space, FSB and aqua­nale, turn the fair grounds in Cologne into the “place to be”.

Span­ning in total around 65,000 square metres of exhi­bi­tion space, both events, FSB and aqua­nale, turn the fair grounds in Cologne into the most important loca­tion for amenity area plan­ning and design, the archi­tec­ture and manage­ment of sports faci­li­ties, play­grounds, sports equip­ment, exer­cise areas, recrea­tional faci­li­ties, as well as the public and private pool sectors.

With IAKS, the Inter­na­tional Asso­cia­tion for Sports and Leisure Faci­li­ties, as its concep­tual partner, and with FIFA, the Synthetic Turf Council (STC) and its EMEA branch (ESTC), the German Olympic Sports Confe­de­ra­tion (DOSB), the Federal Asso­cia­tion of Play­ground Equip­ment and Leisure Faci­li­ties Manu­fac­tu­rers (BSFH), STADTund­RAUM and the Sport­netz­werk @FSB network also on board, FSB enjoys the backing of many asso­cia­tions and coope­ra­tion part­ners, all of whom have plenty to offer both in terms of sports and addi­tional content matter over nume­rous dedi­cated exhi­bi­tion areas. The world-renowned IAKS Congress, along with further congresses and specia­lised events under­line the signi­fi­cance of FSB as the leading inter­na­tional trade fair for the industry. 

The main programme theme for the IAKS Congress 2021 is “Deve­lo­ping healthy and sustainable commu­ni­ties”.

The IAKS Congress will be taking place as part of FSB for the 27th time this year. The main programme theme for the IAKS Congress 2021 is “Deve­lo­ping healthy and sustainable commu­ni­ties”, provi­ding an oppor­tu­nity to explore how local autho­ri­ties can create the right condi­tions for healthy and sustainable life­styles for citi­zens. Congress sessions will focus on issues like “Climate change and envi­ron­mental sustaina­bi­lity”, opera­tional solu­tions (“Digi­ta­li­sa­tion and future trends”), and the social sustaina­bi­lity of sports and leisure faci­li­ties.

In addi­tion, IOC, IPC and IAKS will once again confer the coveted inter­na­tional archi­tec­ture prizes in 2021. The awards draw the public’s atten­tion to exem­plary buil­dings and faci­li­ties that succeed in brin­ging the factors sustaina­bi­lity and legacy, clear func­tion­a­lity and excep­tional archi­tec­ture into harmony with each other. 86 teams of opera­tors and archi­tects from 25 count­ries are vying for the awards this year. Further­more, the IOC IPC IAKS Archi­tec­ture and Design Award for Students and Young Profes­sio­nals invites young archi­tects, land­scape archi­tects and desi­gners to conceive inven­tive spaces and surfaces for an active life­style. 44 students and career entrants from 12 count­ries have submitted their design concepts here.