Ligna

The LIGNA (ligna lat. = the woods), previously known as Ligna Plus (Ligna+) is an industrial trade fair for the woodworking industry. It takes place in uneven years on the Hanover fairground. It is run by Deutsche Messe AG and the Fachverband Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen section of VDMA e.V.

History

Until 1975, the Ligna was part of the yearly Hannover Messe. Due to space constraints, it was decided to establish the woodworking section as a separate fair. Since then, the Ligna fair takes place biannually.

Exhibitions

There are exhibitions of machines and tools from the following sections:

Forestry and forest technology
Sawmill technology
Solid wood treatment
Furnishing
Carpentry companies
Furniture industry
Bioenergy from wood
Special presentations

Facts and figures

Ligna Plus 2001

Visitors: 114,169
Exhibitors: 1,933
Space: 145,083 m²

Ligna Plus 2003

Visitors: 98,267
Exhibitors: 1,720
Space: 132,355 m²

Ligna Plus 2005

Visitors: 96,675
Exhibitors: 1,800
Space: 129,083 m²

Ligna Plus 2007

Visitors: 107,000
Exhibitors: 1,879
Space: 134,583 m²

Ligna Plus 2009

Visitors: 83,000
Exhibitors: 1,758 from 50 countries
Space: 130,152 m²

LIGNA 2011

Visitors: 90,000
Exhibitors: 1,765 from 52 countries
Space: 130,000 m²

LIGNA 2013

Visitors: 90,000
Exhibitors: 1,637 from 46 countries
Space: 124,000 m²

External links

ligna.de – Ligna website