Place to be

FSB and aqua­nale stand for the restart of the entire industry.

On 26 October 2021, the moment will finally have arrived once again: German and inter­na­tional trade fair parti­ci­pants will gather for the co-located events aqua­nale, the Inter­na­tional Trade Fair for Sauna.Pool.Ambience, and FSB, the Inter­na­tional Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Faci­li­ties. For four days, the two trade fairs will be devoted to repo­si­tio­ning the entire inter­na­tional

sports and leisure industry, and they will play a decisive role in a successful relaunch for the sectors involved.

After more than one and a half years of digital meetings, the message from all the industry part­ners is that a face-to-face gathe­ring in Cologne is essen­tial. “The co-located events aqua­nale and FSB will certainly be diffe­rent this year, but the important thing is that both leading industry trade fairs will provide lasting impetus for future deve­lo­p­ment. And that is exactly what ever­yone wants and needs.” says Matthias Poll­mann, Vice Presi­dent Trade Fair Manage­ment at Koeln­messe.

At aqua­nale, not only the private but also the public swim­ming pool sector is well repre­sented.

At aqua­nale, around 180 compa­nies from 25 count­ries will present the latest products and designs for modern, sustainable and inno­va­tive swim­ming pool and well­ness faci­li­ties. They will be joined by the leading member compa­nies of the bsw (German Asso­cia­tion for Swim­ming Pools and Well­ness), which over­sees aquanale’s event programme for industry profes­sio­nals as the trade fair’s concep­tual sponsor.

Key inter­na­tional industry players will also appear at the trade fair to show­case their inno­va­tive products to visi­tors from Germany and abroad. 

Both the private and public pool sectors will be well repre­sented. In addi­tion, the EWA Village will provide an addi­tional attrac­tive networ­king plat­form for all industry parti­ci­pants in the entrance area to Hall 8. The halls have been carefully planned to incor­po­rate all the aqua­nale theme worlds into a clearly struc­tured layout. aqua­nale will occupy the modern north halls (Halls 7 and 8) of the Cologne trade fair grounds in 2021.

Around 270 compa­nies from 35 count­ries will exhibit at FSB, occu­pying roughly 35,000 square metres of gross exhi­bi­tion space.

Around 270 compa­nies from 35 count­ries will exhibit at FSB, occu­pying roughly 35,000 square metres of gross exhi­bi­tion space in Halls 10.1 and 9. They will present the full spec­trum of issues in the fields of public space, play­ground equip­ment, outdoor fitness, sports equip­ment, sports surfaces and stadium infra­struc­ture.

FSB’s concep­tual sponsor and most important partner is IAKS, the Inter­na­tional Asso­cia­tion for Sports and Leisure Faci­li­ties. This year, the orga­ni­sa­tion will once again host the inter­na­tio­nally renowned IAKS Congress as part of the trade fair.

Further key part­ners include FIFA and ESTC (the EMEA Synthetic Turf Council), who are looking forward to meeting their members and partner orga­ni­sa­tions at the trade fair in Cologne, as well as the BSFH (Federal Asso­cia­tion of Play­ground Equip­ment and Leisure Faci­li­ties Manu­fac­tu­rers), the German Olympic Sports Confe­de­ra­tion (DOSB), IAKS Germany and the Deut­sche Eisho­ckey Verband (German Ice Hockey Fede­ra­tion). 

Toge­ther with the sports network @ FSB, the trade fair will once again this year trans­form the indoor stadium into a plat­form for stimu­la­ting face-to-face networ­king with leading repre­sen­ta­tives from sports, local autho­ri­ties and the industry.

The hall plan­ning accom­mo­dates all neces­sary measures and offi­cial requi­re­ments for the protec­tion of exhi­bi­tors and visi­tors

Both trade fairs have excel­lent connec­tions to local public trans­port and the network of motor­ways around Cologne via Entrances East and North. All the halls are linked via a straight­for­ward route, thereby ensu­ring an even distri­bu­tion of visi­tors across the trade fair halls. The exis­ting restau­rant and resting areas in the halls are being extended with addi­tional space to ensure the social distancing rules can be adhered to.

The hall plan­ning accom­mo­dates all neces­sary measures and offi­cial requi­re­ments for the protec­tion of exhi­bi­tors and visi­tors. Koeln­messe has created the best prere­qui­sites for an inte­res­ting and safe trade fair expe­ri­ence with its safety and hygiene concept, #B‑SAFE4business.