The International Hardware Fair will be held from 28 February - 3 March 2010 minus Practical World, so without a specifically DIY platform. For the future, organisers Koelnmesse are pinning their hopes entirely on the “classic” International Hardware Fair, which will then admit DIY suppliers who previously exhibited at Practical World. Hall 11.3 is being reserved for these exhibitors. The International Hardware Fair will be newly structured in three areas: Center of Tools (Halls 1 - 4, 9, 10, 11.2), Center of Fastening & Fixing (Hall 5) and Center of Locks & Fittings (Hall 11.1).