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.