The Italian trade fair Bricoday Expo & Forum has continued to grow this year. The number of single visits has increased by 5 per cent to 4 960. Of these, 1 770 visitors came from the DIY retail trade; compared to 2018, this is a plus of 6 per cent. A total of 350 trade visitors travelled from abroad to the two-day event at the end of September in Milan. The number of exhibitors has increased by 7 per cent to 270. An exhibition space of 8 000 m² was available to them. The accompanying conference on both days was participated in by 1 100 experts from the industry. Event organiser is the Italian specialist publishing house EpE Edizioni.
The Hardware Forum took place at the same time as Bricoday in one of the neighbouring halls. This event is organised by Koelnmesse.