All visitors to the fair events of ABF, a.s. they will meet significant news from September! At each trade fair, they will be able to view the latest Škoda Auto cars in detail. We are very happy that we have established a partnership with this popular Czech car company, which is currently placing more and more emphasis on sustainability and ecology. The partnership will allow us to further strengthen our role as a leader in trade fairs and innovation. If, like us, you are looking forward to the biggest show of new Škoda cars at the PVA EXPO PRAHA exhibition center, then you should definitely not miss the e-Salon, which will take place from 7 to 10 November.

Choose the events you want to attend this year and save the dates! There are plenty to choose from. Thank you for your visits last year. Thanks to you, we are the largest and most successful modern fairground in the Czech Republic. You can also download the 2024 calendar of events as a PDF file HERE.

• 1. Building components and building materials
• 2. Electrical engineering and security solutions
• 3. Heating
• 4. Wooden buildings
• 5. Pools, Saunas & SPA

• 1.  Building components and building materials
• 1.1.  Land-use planning and zoning process, architectonic, design and engineering services
• 1.1.1.  Land-use planning and zoning process
• 1.1.1.1.  Background data and documentation for the land-use planning and zoning process
• 1.1.1.2.  Designing
• 1.1.1.2.1.  Urban development
• 1.1.1.2.2.  Architectonic designs
• 1.1.1.2.3.  Designing of renovation
• 1.1.1.2.4.  Designing of engineering constructions
• 1.1.1.2.5.  Structural computations
• 1.1.1.2.6.  Budgeting
• 1.1.2.  Architectonic activities, design
• 1.1.3.  Computer technologies
• 1.1.3.1.  Hardware
• 1.1.3.2.  Software
• 1.1.3.2.1.  CAD systems
• 1.1.3.2.2.  Software for technical computations
• 1.1.3.3.  Database and information systems
• 1.1.3.4.  Internet
• 1.1.3.4.1.  Specialised portals
• 1.1.3.4.2.  Internet shops
• 1.1.3.4.3.  Services on the Internet
• 1.1.4.  Cartography, mapping
• 1.1.5.  Geodetic activities
• 1.1.5.1.  Construction survey
• 1.1.6.  Engineering constructions
• 1.1.7.  Construction geology, geophysics, climatology
• 1.1.8.  Technologies of constructions and building work
• 1.1.8.1.  Technologies for amenities
• 1.1.8.2.  Technologies for industrial buildings
• 1.1.8.3.  Technologies for farming buildings
• 1.1.8.4.  Technologies of constructions for warehousing
• 1.1.9.  Economy
• 1.1.10.  Building law
• 1.1.11.  Building construction
• 1.2.  Buildings
• 1.2.1.  Area equipment
• 1.2.1.1.  Power engineering and gas management facility constructions
• 1.2.1.2.  Water management facility constructions
• 1.2.1.2.1.  Lock chamber, water course realignment systems
• 1.2.1.2.2.  Flood protection adjustments and constructions
• 1.2.1.2.3.  Dams, water reservoirs
• 1.2.1.2.4.  Drainage and irrigation systems
• 1.2.1.3.  Collectors
• 1.2.1.4.  Free area formation
• 1.2.1.5.  Heat supply facilities
• 1.2.1.6.  Transport constructions
• 1.2.1.7.  Waste disposal facilities
• 1.2.1.8.  Ecological constructions
• 1.2.1.9.  Forestry constructions
• 1.2.1.10.  Water supply buildings
• 1.2.1.10.1  Water towers, water mains
• 1.2.1.10.2  Water treatment plants
• 1.2.1.11.  Power supply buildings
• 1.2.1.11.1  Water power plants
• 1.2.1.11.2  Thermal power plants
• 1.2.1.11.3  Nuclear power plants
• 1.2.1.11.4  Gas power plant
• 1.2.1.11.5  Transformer and converter stations
• 1.2.2.  Buildings for living and accommodation
• 1.2.2.1.  Residential buildings
• 1.2.2.2.  Family houses
• 1.2.2.3.  Buildings for long-term accommodation
• 1.2.2.4.  Buildings for short-term accommodation
• 1.2.2.5.  Recreational houses and cottages
• 1.2.2.6.  Loft superstructures and attic apartments
• 1.2.3.  Amenities
• 1.2.3.1.  Administrative buildings
• 1.2.3.2.  Education, training and research facilities
• 1.2.3.3.  Entertainment, culture and popular education facilities
• 1.2.3.4.  Sports constructions
• 1.2.3.4.1.  Technologies for sports constructions
• 1.2.3.4.2.  Equipment and accessories for sports facilities
• 1.2.3.4.3.  Sports surfaces and floors
• 1.2.3.4.4.  Maintenance and operation of sports equipment
• 1.2.3.5.  Health sector facilities
• 1.2.3.6.  Shopping and goods handling
• 1.2.3.7.  Transport and communication facilities
• 1.2.4.  Buildings for industrial production
• 1.2.5.  Buildings for agricultural production
• 1.2.6.  Storage facilities
• 1.2.6.1.  Cooling and freezing plants
• 1.2.6.2.  Tanks
• 1.2.6.3.  Silos
• 1.2.7.  Small constructions
• 1.2.7.1.  Garden architecture
• 1.2.7.2.  Mobile WC systems
• 1.2.8.  Environment-friendly and energy saving construction systems
• 1.2.8.1.  Projects and designs
• 1.2.8.2.  Low-energy consumption houses
• 1.2.8.3.  Passive houses
• 1.2.8.4.  Zero energy houses
• 1.2.8.5.  Materials for environment-friendly and energy-efficient building
• 1.2.8.6.  Lagging for environment-friendly and energy-efficient building
• 1.2.8.7.  Measurement of thermal leaks and heat loss
• 1.2.8.8.  Energy audits and consultancy
• 1.2.8.9.  Subsidy management
• 1.3.  Construction implementation
• 1.3.1.  Construction site equipment
• 1.3.2.  Foundations and substructures
• 1.3.2.1.  Securing of soil against movements
• 1.3.2.2.  Substructure insulation systems
• 1.3.2.3.  Foundations
• 1.3.2.4.  Deep foundations
• 1.3.3.  Structures
• 1.3.3.1.  Constructional systems
• 1.3.3.2.  Building systems
• 1.3.3.3.  External walls
• 1.3.3.4.  Internal walls and partitions
• 1.3.3.5.  Upper floor structures
• 1.3.3.6.  Staircases and permanent ramps
• 1.3.3.6.1.  Wooden staircase
• 1.3.3.6.2.  Metal staircase
• 1.3.3.6.3.  Concrete staircase
• 1.3.3.6.4.  Stone staircase
• 1.3.3.6.5.  Staircase steps
• 1.3.3.6.6.  Folding staircase, attic stairs
• 1.3.3.7.  Chimneys, funnel shafts and uptakes
• 1.3.3.8.  Roofs and roof trusses
• 1.3.4.  Building materials
• 1.3.4.1.  Inorganic materials
• 1.3.4.1.1.  Stone and stone products
• 1.3.4.1.1.1.  Quarry stones
• 1.3.4.1.1.2.  Stone blocks, machined
• 1.3.4.1.1.3.  Stone boards
• 1.3.4.1.1.4.  Limestone
• 1.3.4.1.1.5.  Sandstone
• 1.3.4.1.1.6.  Shale
• 1.3.4.1.1.7.  Volcanic rocks
• 1.3.4.1.1.8.  Conglomerated stone
• 1.3.4.1.1.9.  Metamorphic rocks
• 1.3.4.1.2.  Burnt building products
• 1.3.4.1.2.1.  Bricks
• 1.3.4.1.2.2.  Ceramic pieces and boards
• 1.3.4.1.2.3.  Roof tiles
• 1.3.4.1.2.4.  Pavers and tiles
• 1.3.4.1.2.5.  Stoneware pipes
• 1.3.4.1.2.6.  Sanitary ceramics
• 1.3.4.1.2.7.  Fire resistant products
• 1.3.4.1.2.8.  Chemically resistant products
• 1.3.4.1.3.  Metals and metallic products
• 1.3.4.1.3.1.  Profiles and bars
• 1.3.4.1.3.2.  Metal sheet
• 1.3.4.1.3.3.  Covers, lids, grilles
• 1.3.4.1.3.4.  Wires, nettings, fencing systems
• 1.3.4.1.3.5.  Pipes
• 1.3.4.1.3.6.  Cast iron products
• 1.3.4.1.3.7.  Aluminium products
• 1.3.4.1.3.8.  Non-ferrous metal products
• 1.3.4.1.3.9.  Stainless metal products
• 1.3.4.1.3.10.  Surface treatments of metals
• 1.3.4.1.4.  Glass, glass fibres and products of these materials
• 1.3.4.1.4.1.  Glass blocks
• 1.3.4.1.4.2.  Foam glass boards
• 1.3.4.1.4.3.  Armoured glass and security glass
• 1.3.4.1.4.4.  Glass fibres, wool
• 1.3.4.1.4.5.  Glass pipes
• 1.3.4.1.4.6.  Flat glass
• 1.3.4.1.4.7.  Organic glass
• 1.3.4.1.5.  Mineral liquid alloys and fibrous materials
• 1.3.4.1.6.  Plasterboard materials
• 1.3.4.1.7.  Non-burnt walling materials
• 1.3.4.1.7.1.  Porous concrete
• 1.3.4.1.7.2.  Lime-sand masonry elements
• 1.3.4.2.  Organic materials
• 1.3.4.2.1.  Wood and wooden products
• 1.3.4.2.2.  Organic and synthetic fibrous materials
• 1.3.4.2.3.  Plastic materials and products of plastic materials
• 1.3.4.2.4.  Cork and cork products
• 1.3.4.3.  Shapeless products
• 1.3.4.3.1.  Filling materials
• 1.3.4.3.2.  Binding agents
• 1.3.4.3.3.  Coating materials, adhesives, glues
• 1.3.4.3.3.1.  External coatings for rendering
• 1.3.4.3.3.2.  Coatings for indoor plasters
• 1.3.4.3.3.3.  Coatings for wooden materials
• 1.3.4.3.3.4.  Coatings for metal materials
• 1.3.4.3.3.5.  Coatings for concrete
• 1.3.4.3.3.6.  Impregnation means
• 1.3.4.3.3.7.  Pigments
• 1.3.4.3.3.8.  Adhesives, hardening agents, catalysts
• 1.3.4.3.3.9.  Glues and adhesives
• 1.3.4.3.3.10.  Putties
• 1.3.4.3.4.  Additives and admixtures
• 1.3.4.4.  Other shaped products
• 1.3.4.4.1.  Attachment and connection elements
• 1.3.4.4.2.  Sealing elements
• 1.3.4.5.  Concrete and mortar products
• 1.3.4.5.1.  Concrete mixtures
• 1.3.4.5.2.  Pieces and panels made of concrete
• 1.3.4.5.3.  Concrete roof tiles
• 1.3.4.5.4.  Concrete moulded bricks, masonry units, fences
• 1.3.4.5.5.  Concrete pipes, elements for underground networks
• 1.3.4.5.6.  Products made of lightweight concrete mixtures
• 1.3.4.5.7.  Mortar mixtures
• 1.3.4.5.8.  Rendering mixtures
• 1.3.4.5.9.  Maintenance mixtures
• 1.3.4.5.10.  Concrete Paving
• 1.3.4.5.11.  Concrete in Garden Architecture
• 1.3.4.5.12.  Concrete in Public Spaces and Industrial Communications
• 1.3.5.  Technical equipment of buildings
• 1.3.5.1.  Sewerage systems
• 1.3.5.2.  Water mains, water plumbing installations and water tanks
• 1.3.5.3.  Cleaning, treatment and processing of water
• 1.3.5.4.  Cleaning, treatment and processing of waste water
• 1.3.5.5.  Air cleaning
• 1.3.5.6.  Gas line
• 1.3.5.7.  Stationary sprinkler systems
• 1.3.5.8.  Waste removal
• 1.3.6.  Insulation materials and products
• 1.3.6.1.  Thermal insulation systems
• 1.3.6.1.1.  Bulk materials
• 1.3.6.1.2.  Bulk wool, felt liners
• 1.3.6.1.3.  Boards
• 1.3.6.1.4.  Belts, foils, mats
• 1.3.6.1.5.  Sprayings, coatings, screeding
• 1.3.6.1.6.  Shaped products
• 1.3.6.2.  Insulation from water and humidity
• 1.3.6.2.1.  Foils and belts, hydro-insulation
• 1.3.6.2.2.  Sprayings, coatings, screeding
• 1.3.6.2.3.  Preparations for humid masonry maintenance
• 1.3.6.3.  Acoustic insulation systems
• 1.3.6.3.1.  Bulk materials
• 1.3.6.3.2.  Bulk wool, felt liners
• 1.3.6.3.3.  Boards
• 1.3.6.3.4.  Belts, foils, mats
• 1.3.6.3.5.  Sprayings, coatings, screeding
• 1.3.6.3.6.  Shaped products
• 1.3.6.4.  Insulation from shocks and vibrations
• 1.3.6.5.  Special insulation
• 1.3.7.  Final completion
• 1.3.7.1.  Windows
• 1.3.7.1.1.  Wooden windows
• 1.3.7.1.2.  Steel windows
• 1.3.7.1.3.  Plastic windows
• 1.3.7.1.4.  Aluminium windows
• 1.3.7.1.5.  Roof windows
• 1.3.7.1.6.  Tube windows, light guiding systems
• 1.3.7.1.7.   Composite material windows
• 1.2.7.1.8.   Equipment for windows
• 1.3.7.1.8.1.  Security of windows
• 1.3.7.1.8.2.  Protection foils for windows
• 1.3.7.1.8.3.  Parapets
• 1.3.7.1.8.4.  Window and door frames
• 1.3.7.2.  Windows and gate doors
• 1.3.7.2.1.  Wooden doors
• 1.3.7.2.2.  Steel doors
• 1.3.7.2.3.  Plastic doors
• 1.3.7.2.4.  Aluminium doors
• 1.3.7.2.5.  Turnstiles
• 1.3.7.2.6.  Security doors
• 1.3.7.2.7.  Fire doors
• 1.3.7.2.8.  Built-in door frames and sliding door pockets
• 1.3.7.2.8.1.  Security of doors
• 1.3.7.2.8.2.  Awnings and marquees above doors
• 1.3.7.2.8.3.  Built-in door frames and sliding door pockets
• 1.3.7.2.8.4.  Fittings and handles
• 1.3.7.2.9.  Gate doors
• 1.3.7.2.9.1.  Rolling gates
• 1.3.7.2.9.2.  Sectional gates
• 1.3.7.2.9.3.  Sliding gates
• 1.3.7.3.  Shading technology
• 1.3.7.3.1.  Interior shading
• 1.3.7.3.1.1.  Interior jalousie
• 1.3.7.3.1.2.  Textile interior shading
• 1.3.7.3.2.  Exterior shading
• 1.3.7.3.2.1.  Outdoor jalousie
• 1.3.7.3.2.2.  Outdoor blinds
• 1.3.7.3.2.3.  Awnings and shading of winter gardens
• 1.3.7.3.2.4.  Textile facade shading
• 1.3.7.3.2.5.  Pergolas
• 1.3.7.3.2.6.  Sun protection blades
• 1.3.7.3.3.  Mosquito nets
• 1.3.7.3.4.  Propulsion for shading technology
• 1.3.7.3.5.  Control system for shading technology
• 1.3.7.4.  Floors
• 1.3.7.4.1.  Flexible floors
• 1.3.7.4.2.  Double floors
• 1.3.7.4.3.  Special floors
• 1.3.7.4.4.  Floor insulation systems
• 1.3.7.4.5.  Floor grilles
• 1.3.7.4.6.  Floor surfaces
• 1.3.7.5.  Final completion of roofs
• 1.3.7.5.1.  Membrane roofing systems for inclined roofs
• 1.3.7.5.2.  Membrane roofing systems for flat roofs
• 1.3.7.5.3.  Roof light and skylight systems
• 1.3.7.5.4.  Large-area glazing of roofs
• 1.3.7.5.5.  Drainage, lining and ventilation of roofs
• 1.3.7.5.6.  Roof and chimney footbridges
• 1.3.7.5.7.  Thermal insulation of roofs
• 1.3.7.5.8.  Hydro-insulation of roofs
• 1.3.7.5.9.  Vapour barriers
• 1.3.7.6.  Operation blocking systems
• 1.3.7.6.1.  Fencing
• 1.3.7.6.2.  Gates
• 1.3.7.6.3.  Barriers
• 1.3.7.7.  Railing system and handrails
• 1.3.7.8.  Fittings for building applications
• 1.3.7.8.1.  Finishing and door hardware
• 1.3.7.8.2.  Ironmongery
• 1.3.7.8.3.  Security fittings for buildings
• 1.3.7.9.  Large-area glazing
• 1.3.7.9.1  Roofing for indoor gardens
• 1.3.7.10.  Automatic door systems
• 1.3.8.  Equipment of premises
• 1.3.8.1.  Outdoor equipment
• 1.3.8.1.1.  Equipment for gardens
• 1.3.8.1.2.  Equipment for children playgrounds
• 1.3.8.2.  Entrance area equipment
• 1.3.8.3.  Purpose area equipment
• 1.3.8.3.1.  Equipment for administrative applications
• 1.3.8.3.2.  Equipment for schools and scientific and research facilities
• 1.3.8.3.3.  Equipment for physical education and sports
• 1.3.8.3.4.  Equipment for culture and educational training
• 1.3.8.3.5.  Equipment for the health sector
• 1.3.8.3.6.  Equipment for shops, services and catering
• 1.3.8.3.7.  Equipment for transport and communications
• 1.3.8.3.8.  Equipment for wholesale facilities, workshops
• 1.3.8.3.9.  Equipment for farming
• 1.3.8.4.  Kitchens
• 1.3.8.4.1.  Kitchen equipment
• 1.3.8.4.2.  Kitchen desks
• 1.3.8.4.3.  Kitchen units
• 1.3.8.4.4.  Kitchen furniture
• 1.3.8.5.  Service cores
• 1.3.8.6.  Equipment of washrooms and laundries
• 1.3.8.7.  Furniture
• 1.3.8.7.1.  Garden furniture
• 1.3.8.7.2.  Cabinets, cabinet walls, built-in cupboards, closets
• 1.3.8.7.3.  Tables
• 1.3.8.7.4.  Chairs, seating furniture
• 1.3.8.7.5.  Fixtures and fittings
• 1.3.8.7.6.  Furniture fittings
• 1.3.8.8.  Indoor accessory articles
• 1.3.8.9.  Safety vaults, safety deposit boxes
• 1.3.8.10.  Lifts
• 1.3.9.  Surfaces
• 1.3.9.1.  Outdoor areas
• 1.3.9.1.1.  Interlocking paver systems
• 1.3.9.1.2.  Large-area blocks
• 1.3.9.1.3.  Cobblestones
• 1.3.9.1.4.  Pavers
• 1.3.9.1.5.  Grass moulded bricks
• 1.3.9.2.  Surfaces of outdoor walls
• 1.3.9.2.1.  Face bricks
• 1.3.9.2.2.  Rendering and plastering materials
• 1.3.9.2.3.  Block tiling systems
• 1.3.9.2.4.  Foils
• 1.3.9.2.5.  Coatings, spray materials
• 1.3.9.2.6.  Adhesives
• 1.3.9.2.7.  Grillages under tiling systems
• 1.3.9.2.8.  Thermal insulation systems
• 1.3.9.3.  Surfaces of indoor walls
• 1.3.9.3.1.  Face bricks
• 1.3.9.3.2.  Rendering and plastering materials
• 1.3.9.3.3.  Block tiling systems
• 1.3.9.3.4.  Foils, wallpapers
• 1.3.9.3.5.  Coatings, spray materials
• 1.3.9.3.6.  Adhesives
• 1.3.9.3.7.  Grillages under tiling systems
• 1.3.9.3.8.  Thermal insulation systems
• 1.3.9.4.  Soffits and lower ceilings
• 1.3.9.4.1.  Firm soffits
• 1.3.9.4.2.  Suspended ceilings
• 1.3.9.4.3.  Acoustic decks and ceilings
• 1.3.9.4.4.  Suspended ceilings
• 1.3.9.4.5.  Tight soffits
• 1.3.9.5.  Step-on floor layers
• 1.3.9.5.1.  Carpets
• 1.3.9.5.2.  Screeding-finished floors
• 1.3.9.5.3.  Boards, pavers, parquets
• 1.3.9.5.4.  Floating floors and floors on elastic bases
• 1.3.9.5.5.  Foils
• 1.3.9.5.6.  Coatings
• 1.3.9.5.7.  Adhesives
• 1.3.9.5.8.  Putties
• 1.3.9.5.9.  Floor and staircase bars
• 1.3.9.5.10.  Staircase step surfaces
• 1.3.9.6.  Roof covering systems
• 1.3.9.6.1.  Screeding-based roof coverings
• 1.3.9.6.2.  Board-based roof coverings
• 1.3.9.6.3.  Foil-based roof coverings
• 1.3.9.6.4.  Flat roof surfaces
• 1.3.9.6.5.  Coatings
• 1.3.9.6.6.  Adhesives
• 1.3.10.  Technological equipment of constructions
• 1.3.10.1.  Building technologies for area facilities
• 1.3.10.2.  Technologies for amenity constructions
• 1.3.10.2.1.  Parking systems and garaging
• 1.3.10.3.  Technologies for industrial constructions
• 1.3.10.4.  Technologies for agricultural constructions
• 1.3.10.5.  Technologies for storage facility constructions
• 1.3.11.  Measurement, control and regulation systems
• 1.3.12.  Mediums supplied
• 1.3.12.1.  Electrical energy
• 1.3.12.2.  Water
• 1.3.12.3.  Gas
• 1.3.12.4.  Thermal energy
• 1.4.  Building activities
• 1.4.1.  Foundation of buildings
• 1.4.2.  Main building production
• 1.4.2.1.  Iron fitting work
• 1.4.2.2.  Stone-cutting work
• 1.4.2.3.  Bricklayer's work
• 1.4.2.4.  Insulation work
• 1.4.2.5.  Structural safety
• 1.4.2.6.  Humid masonry maintenance
• 1.4.2.7.  Earthwork
• 1.4.2.8.  Pipeline laying
• 1.4.2.9.  Concrete work
• 1.4.3.  Secondary building production
• 1.4.3.1.  Roofer's work
• 1.4.3.2.  Tinsmith's work
• 1.4.3.3.  Joinery and carpentry work
• 1.4.3.4.  Blacksmith and locksmith's work
• 1.4.3.5.  Glazing work
• 1.4.3.6.  Surface treatment work
• 1.4.3.7.  Plumbing work
• 1.4.3.8.  Electrical installation work
• 1.4.3.9.  Welding work
• 1.4.3.10.  Paving and tile setting work
• 1.4.4.  Lagging, formwork and scaffolding
• 1.4.5.  Maintenance, renovation and modernisation of buildings
• 1.4.5.1.  Maintenance of completed constructions and structures
• 1.4.5.3.  Investigation of the condition of buildings
• 1.4.5.4.  Renovation of monument buildings
• 1.4.5.5.  Renovation of panel buildings
• 1.4.6.  Underground constructions
• 1.4.7.  Demolitions
• 1.5.  Protection of constructions and requirements on constructions
• 1.5.1.  Protection of constructions
• 1.5.1.1.  Protection of chemical, biological, climatic and seismic impacts
• 1.5.1.2.  Protection of electrical impacts, including lightning
• 1.5.1.3.  Protection of explosion or fire hazards
• 1.5.1.4.  Protection of radiation and magnetism
• 1.5.1.5.  Flood protection
• 1.5.2.  Requirements on constructions
• 1.5.2.1.  Requirements from the viewpoint of persons with impaired mobility and orientation
• 1.5.2.2.  Requirements from the viewpoint of protection of the environment
• 1.5.2.3.  Requirements from the viewpoint of occupational health and work safety
• 1.5.2.4.  Requirements from the viewpoint of children
• 1.5.2.5.  Requirements from the viewpoint of care for monuments
• 1.5.2.6.  Requirements from the viewpoint of energy demands
• 1.6.  Waste disposal and recycling
• 1.6.1.  Municipal services
• 1.6.2.  Machinery and equipment for waste handling, technologies and accessories
• 1.6.3.  Recycling and waste processing technologies
• 1.6.4.  Waste processing and waste usage
• 1.7.  Technical branches
• 1.7.1.  Building physics
• 1.7.1.1.  Constructional mechanics, structural analysis
• 1.7.1.2.  Acoustics, noise, vibrations
• 1.7.1.3.  Thermal technologies
• 1.7.1.4.  Elasticity, dynamics
• 1.7.1.5.  Lights, optics, illuminations
• 1.7.1.6.  Air flowing, ventilation
• 1.7.1.7.  Hydraulics and hydrology
• 1.8.  Services
• 1.8.1.  State administration
• 1.8.2.  Building guilds, associations, chambers
• 1.8.3.  Engineering activities
• 1.8.4.  Research and development
• 1.8.4.1.  Scientific institutes
• 1.8.4.2.  Laboratories
• 1.8.5.  Expert activities
• 1.8.5.1.  Judicial experts
• 1.8.5.2.  Professional assessments, audits
• 1.8.5.3.  Valuations
• 1.8.6.  Valuation
• 1.8.6.1.  Valuation of constructions and projects
• 1.8.6.2.  Testing engineering
• 1.8.7.  Diagnostic activities
• 1.8.8.  Standardisation activities
• 1.8.9.  Consultancy
• 1.8.10.  Foreign firm representation
• 1.8.11.  Marketing
• 1.8.12.  Insurance companies
• 1.8.13.  Development companies
• 1.8.14.  Investment companies
• 1.8.15.  Financial institutions
• 1.8.16.  Real estate agencies
• 1.8.17.  Integrated rescue systems
• 1.8.18.  Ecology, protection of working and living environment
• 1.9.  Special services
• 1.9.1.  Special work
• 1.9.1.1.  Work at heights
• 1.9.1.2.  Art work
• 1.9.2.  Cleaning companies
• 1.9.3.  Facility management
• 1.10.  Press and promotion
• 1.10.1.  Translation activities
• 1.10.2.  Promotional activities
• 1.10.3.  Publishing activities
• 1.10.4.  Internet servers
• 1.10.5.  Associations, unions, societies, groups, guilds
• 1.10.6.  Educational and information activities
• 1.10.6.1.  Schools
• 1.10.6.2.  Organisation of conferences and seminars
• 1.10.6.3.  Organisation of professional courses and training sessions
• 1.10.6.4.  Exhibition activities
• 1.10.6.5.  Information activities
• 1.10.6.6.  Consulting and advisory activities
• 1.11.  Machinery, equipment, aids and instruments
• 1.11.1.  Transport machinery and equipment
• 1.11.1.1.  Transport means
• 1.11.1.2.  Material handling machinery
• 1.11.1.3.  Building lifts and winches
• 1.11.1.4.  Working platforms and footbridges
• 1.11.1.5.  Cranes
• 1.11.1.6.  Utility vehicles
• 1.11.1.7.  N1 vehicles
• 1.11.1.8.  Passenger cars
• 1.11.1.9.  Lending, renting and letting
• 1.11.1.10.  Leasing
• 1.11.2.  Building machinery, equipment and aids
• 1.11.2.1.  Earthwork machines
• 1.11.2.2.  Engineering and utility network machines
• 1.11.2.3.  Machines for production, transport and loading of concrete mixtures
• 1.11.2.4.  Instruments, tools, apparatus systems
• 1.11.2.5.  Debris transport systems
• 1.11.2.6.  Formwork and moulds
• 1.11.2.7.  Scaffoldings, ladders
• 1.11.2.8.  Sheet-pile walls
• 1.11.3.  Other machinery, equipment, aids, instruments
• 1.11.3.1.  Cleaning machines
• 1.11.3.2.  Geodetic instruments and aids, including laser instruments
• 1.11.3.3.  Garden technology
• 1.11.4.  Occupational health and safety
• 1.11.5.  Energy generation machinery
• 1.11.5.1.  Machinery for power generation
• 1.11.5.2.  Machinery for heat production
• 1.11.5.3.  Machinery for compressed air production
• 1.12.  Building chemicals
• 1.12.1.  Silicones
• 1.12.2.  Putties
• 1.12.3.  Acrylates
• 1.12.4.  Glues and adhesives
• 1.12.5.  Assembly foams
• 1.12.6.  Chemical anchors
• 1.12.7.  Painting materials, varnishes
• 1.12.8.  Façade renders
• 1.12.9.  Internal plasters and coatings
• 1.12.10.  Penetration, impregnation
• 1.12.11.  Materials for rehabilitation
• 1.12.12.  Protective and rehabilitation means against moulds, fungi and biological pests
• 1.12.13.  Self-levelling materials, topping materials and screeds
• 1.12.14.  Plaster and mortar mixtures
• 1.12.15.  Gypsum
• 1.12.16.  Cement and mortar
• 1.12.17.  Jointing materials
• 1.12.18.  Concrete
• 1.12.19.  Additives to concrete
• 1.12.20.  Others
• 1.13.  Connection and anchoring materials
• 1.13.1.  Bolts and studs
• 1.13.2.  Screws
• 1.13.3.  Nails
• 1.13.4.  Nuts
• 1.13.5.  Washers
• 1.13.6.  Snap and retaining rings
• 1.13.7.  Cotters, clips, pins, feather keys, pegs
• 1.13.8.  Steel anchors
• 1.13.9.  Threaded rods
• 1.13.10.  Anchoring metal sheets
• 1.13.11.  Slack adjusters, eyes, ties, wire line clamps, ropes, thimbles
• 1.13.12.  Plasterboard programme
• 1.13.13.  Foundation anchor bolts
• 1.13.14.  Riveting
• 1.13.15.  Chemical anchors
• 1.13.16.  Steel anchors
• 1.13.17.  Facade and frame expandable sockets
• 1.13.18.  General dowel pins, wall plugs and dowels
• 1.13.19.  Dowel pins for board materials
• 1.13.20.  Anchoring of scaffolds
• 1.13.21.  Disc shear plates
• 1.13.22.  Tapes
• 1.13.23.  Sockets
• 1.13.24.  Chemical cartridges
• 1.13.25.  Others
• 1.14.  Protective clothing and equipment
• 1.14.1.  Work clothing
• 1.14.2.  Work shoes
• 1.14.3.  Protective equipment
• 1.14.4.  Work gloves
• 1.14.5.  Others
• 1.15.  Construction equipment and other
• 1.15.1.  Building machinery
• 1.15.2.  Tooling
• 1.15.3.  Tools
• 1.15.4.  Measuring instruments, gauges
• 1.15.5.  Welding technology
• 1.15.6.  Compressors
• 1.15.7.  Power generation devices
• 1.15.8.  Building scaffolds
• 1.15.9.  Handling technology
• 1.15.10.  Workshop equipment
• 1.15.11.  Plumbing equipment
• 1.16.    Sustainability, power engineering and hydroelectric power plant
• 1.16.1    Renewable sources of energy
• 1.16.1.1.    Solar panels
• 1.16.1.2.    Wind turbines
• 1.16.1.3.    Biomass
• 1.16.1.4.    Applications in community power engineering
• 1.16.2.    Innovative technologies in power engineering
• 1.16.2.1.    Small modular reactors as efficient and safe options
• 1.16.2.2.    Advanced technologies for sustainable power engineering
• 1.16.3    Hydro power
• 1.16.3.1.    Small hydro powerplants, their design
• 1.16.3.2.    Implementation and impact on environment
• 1.16.4.    Smart grids and consumption control
• 1.16.4.1.    Intelligent distributions networks
• 1.16.4.2.    Systems for efficient control and energy distribution
• 1.16.5.    Sustainable building materials and technologies
• 1.16.5.1.    Building materials (cannabis, wood, clay, natural colours)
• 1.16.5.2.    Recyclable materials (concrete, plastics,..)
• 1.16.5.3.    Technologies (AI, digitization, digital twin,…)
• 1.16.6.    Energy efficience and passive buildings
• 1.16.6.1.    Passive and zero houses
• 1.16.6.2.    Decrease of  the buildings energy demands 
• 1.16.7.    ESG methods of the building energy demands
• 1.16.7.1.    Funding and support of sustainable projects
• 1.16.7.2.    Effectuation of supported projects
• 1.16.7.3.    Software for record keeping, technical computations and reporting
• 1.16.7.4.    Instructions, certification, audits
• 1.16.7.5.    Consultancy, training for setting and better conception of methods and strategies
• 1.16.8.    Architecture, projects and layout
• 1.16.8.1.    Local planning, architectural, project and engineering services
• 1.16.8.2.    Trends and novelties
• 1.16.8.3.    Services
• 2.  Electrical engineering and security solutions
• 2.1.  Electrical engineering solutions
• 2.1.1.  Electrical installation equipment
• 2.1.1.1.  Switches, sockets, forks
• 2.1.1.2.  Electrical installation boxes, adapters, switchgear cabinets
• 2.1.1.3.  Switchgear and protection equipment
• 2.1.1.4.  Distribution frames, terminal blocks
• 2.1.1.5.  Lightning conductor
• 2.1.1.6.  Suppression devices
• 2.1.1.7.  Cable trunking and fixing equipment
• 2.1.1.8.  Controlling and signalling components and equipment
• 2.1.1.9.  Intellingent electrical installations and EIB systems
• 2.1.1.10.  Insulation materials
• 2.1.2.  Lighting equipment and systems
• 2.1.2.1.  Bulbs, fluorescent tubes, discharge lamps
• 2.1.2.2.  Lasers
• 2.1.2.3.  Luminescent and laser diodes
• 2.1.2.4.  Other light sources
• 2.1.2.5.  Outdoor lighting
• 2.1.2.6.  Indoor lighting - residences and venues
• 2.1.2.7.  Workplace lighting
• 2.1.2.8.  Emergency and safety lighting
• 2.1.2.9.  Lighting towers, pillars, public lighting
• 2.1.2.10.  Spotlights and special lighting effects
• 2.1.2.11.  Special lighting equipment
• 2.1.2.12.  Lighting systems accessories
• 2.1.3.  Audio-visual equipment and systems
• 2.1.3.1.  Audio equipment
• 2.1.3.2.  Video equipment
• 2.1.3.3.  Presentation and multimedia equipment
• 2.1.3.4  Studio equipment
• 2.1.4.  Electronic components and systems
• 2.1.4.1.  Semiconductors components and modules
• 2.1.4.2.  Integrated circuits
• 2.1.4.3.  Microprocessors
• 2.1.4.4.  Coils, reactors, transformers
• 2.1.4.5.  Capacitors, resistors
• 2.1.4.6.  Optoelectronic components and systems
• 2.1.4.7.  Relays and relay components
• 2.1.4.8.  Printed circuits
• 2.1.4.9.  Connectors
• 2.1.4.10.  Switches and alternation switches
• 2.1.4.11.  Electroacoustic transformers
• 2.1.4.12.  Power suppliers
• 2.1.4.13.  Motors and ventilators
• 2.1.4.14.  Sensors and sensor systems
• 2.1.5.  Telecommunication and radio communication technology
• 2.1.5.1.  Radio communication equipment
• 2.1.5.2.  Transceivers and accessories
• 2.1.5.3.  Antennas, feeders and accessories
• 2.1.5.4.  Receivers and accessories
• 2.1.5.5.  Speakers, HiFi systems
• 2.1.5.6.  Radio stations and accessories
• 2.1.5.7.  Satellite systems
• 2.1.5.8.  Special radio communication systems
• 2.1.5.9.  HW and SW for radio communications
• 2.1.5.10.  GPS and navigation systems
• 2.1.5.11.  Radio and television
• 2.1.5.12.  Telephone exchanges
• 2.1.5.13.  Telephones, faxes, answer machines
• 2.1.5.14.  Microphones, speakers, headphones
• 2.1.5.15.  Transport telematics
• 2.1.6.  Computer technology
• 2.1.6.1.  Hardware
• 2.1.6.2.  Software
• 2.1.6.3.  Peripheries and components
• 2.1.6.4.  Computer networks
• 2.1.7.  Machines, equipment and instruments for electrical installation and maintenance
• 2.1.7.1.  Machines and equipment for electrical engineering
• 2.1.7.2.  Equipment and tools for electrical engineers
• 2.1.7.3.  Equipment for working in heights and under voltage
• 2.1.7.4.  Equipment and materials for the manufacture of printed circuit boards
• 2.1.7.5.  Special machines and equipment for electrical engineering
• 2.1.7.6.  Chemicals for electrical engineering
• 2.1.7.7.  Protective and safety gear
• 2.1.8.  Services, professional organisation, training
• 2.1.8.1.  Information technology for professional use
• 2.1.8.2.  Research, development, application
• 2.1.8.3.  Design and consulting
• 2.1.8.4.  Analyses, testing, calibration
• 2.1.8.5.  Maintenance and installation services
• 2.1.8.6.  Software for electrical and electronic engineering
• 2.1.8.7.  Professional publications
• 2.1.8.8.  Professional courses and training
• 2.1.8.9.  Professional literature and magazines
• 2.1.8.10.  Professional websites
• 2.1.8.11.  Standards and regulations
• 2.1.8.12.  Industrial design
• 2.1.8.13.  Marketing and production
• 2.1.8.14.  Advertising and promotion services
• 2.1.8.15.  Financial services
• 2.1.8.16.  Professional associations, unions, organisations
• 2.1.9.  Electricity generation
• 2.1.9.1.  Rotary generators and converters
• 2.1.9.2.  Mobile power plants
• 2.1.9.3.  Renewable energy resources
• 2.1.9.4.  Fuel cells
• 2.1.9.5.  Batteries and accumulators
• 2.1.9.6.  Cogeneration units
• 2.1.9.7.  Uninterruptible power supply sources
• 2.1.10.  Electricity distribution
• 2.1.10.1.  Equipment for electricity distribution
• 2.1.10.2.  Switching and protective instruments for medium-voltage and high-voltage systems
• 2.1.10.3.  Transformers
• 2.1.10.4.  Switchboards and switchboard technology
• 2.1.10.5.  Insulation materials, filling materials for electric technologies, electrotechnical insulators
• 2.1.10.6.  Compensation equipment for indoor applications, accessories and equipment
• 2.1.10.7.  Compensation equipment for outdoor applications, accessories and equipment
• 2.1.10.8.  Control systems for power plants, transformer stations and switching stations
• 2.1.10.9.  Control systems for distribution systems
• 2.1.11.  Wires and cables
• 2.1.11.1.  Power cables
• 2.1.11.2.  Data cables and wires
• 2.1.11.3.  Optical cables and wires
• 2.1.11.4.  Fire-resistant and halogen-free cables
• 2.1.11.5.  Wires and cables for special use
• 2.1.11.6.  Cable and wire terminals
• 2.1.11.7.  Cable tubes and conduits
• 2.1.11.8.  Cable racks, gratings, trays, ladders
• 2.1.11.9.  Cable installation technology
• 2.1.12.  Home automation
• 2.1.12.1.  Heating control and management
• 2.1.12.2.  Lighting control and management
• 2.1.12.3.  Control and management of air conditioning and ventilation
• 2.1.12.4.  Control and management of electrically powered devices (blinds, shades, gates…)
• 2.1.12.5.  TV, audio and video control and management
• 2.1.12.6.  Control and management of irrigation and pool technologies
• 2.1.12.7.  Computer networks
• 2.1.13.  Smart cities
• 2.2.  Security
• 2.2.1.  Security technologies and fire protection systems
• 2.2.1.1.  Electronic security systems, IT technologies, emergency systems and warning systems
• 2.2.1.2.  Electric security devices and systems
• 2.2.1.3.  Fire alarm systems
• 2.2.1.4.  Audible warning systems, evacuation announcement devices
• 2.2.1.5.  Signal devices, alarms, sirens
• 2.2.1.6.  CCTV systems
• 2.2.1.7.  Communication devices
• 2.2.1.8.  Mechanical locking systems and security systems
• 2.2.1.10.  Security of vehicles
• 2.2.1.11.  Special security and protection devices
• 2.2.1.12.  Mobile phone networks
• 2.2.1.13.  Private security services
• 2.2.1.14.  Fixed extinguishing systems
• 2.2.1.15.  Insurance
• 2.2.2.  Rescue systems
• 2.2.2.1.  Flood control systems
• 2.2.2.2.  Safety equipment
• 2.2.2.3.  Rescue tools and equipment
• 2.2.2.4.  Other
• 2.2.3.  IT and cyber security
• 2.2.3.1.  Electronic data protection
• 2.2.3.2.  Certificates
• 2.2.3.3.  Monitoring
• 2.2.3.4.  Document management systems
• 2.2.3.5.  The Internet and intranet
• 2.2.3.6.  Endpoint security
• 2.2.3.7.  Network security
• 2.2.3.8.  Security audits
• 2.2.3.9.  Components
• 2.2.3.10.  ICT products and solutions
• 2.2.3.11.  Other
• 2.2.4.  Road rescue systems
• 2.2.4.1.  Urban and road electronic systems
• 2.2.4.2.  Urban and road mechanical systems
• 3.  Heating
• 3.1.  Boilers, fireplaces, fireplace inserts, stoves, burners
• 3.1.1.  Solid fuel boilers
• 3.1.2.  Fireplaces, fireplace inserts and hearths
• 3.1.3.  Fireplace and tile stoves
• 3.1.4.  Gaseous fuel boilers, gas burners
• 3.1.5.  Oil boilers, oil burners
• 3.1.6.  Condensation boilers
• 3.1.7.  Boilers with electrical heating
• 3.2.  Other heat sources
• 3.2.1.  Local gas heating bodies
• 3.2.2.  Gas radiators
• 3.2.3.  Electrical accumulation stoves
• 3.2.4.  Hot-air units
• 3.2.5.  Accumulation heating systems
• 3.2.6.  Solid fuel stoves
• 3.2.7.  Electrical direct heating elements
• 3.2.8.  Radiation panels
• 3.2.9.  Infrared radiators, halogen and gas radiators
• 3.2.10.  Heat exchangers for heating
• 3.3.  Heating systems
• 3.3.1.  Hot-water floor heating systems
• 3.3.2.  Electrical floor heating systems
• 3.3.3.  Wall heating systems
• 3.3.4.  Ceiling heating systems
• 3.3.5.  Heat distribution systems
• 3.3.6.  Radiators
• 3.3.7.  Convectors
• 3.4.  Technology for the heating of domestic hot water
• 3.4.1.  Preparation of hot and service water
• 3.4.2.  Boilers and water storage systems
• 3.4.3.  Through-flow heaters
• 3.4.4.  Exchangers for the heating of domestic hot water
• 3.5.  Measurement and regulation technology
• 3.5.1.  Regulators for heating
• 3.5.2.  Regulators for the air handling system
• 3.5.3.  Regulation elements
• 3.5.4.  Heat consumption meters and meters for heating cost invoicing
• 3.5.5.  Thermometers and pressure gauges
• 3.5.6.  Gas flow rate meters - gas meters
• 3.5.7.  Liquid level gauges
• 3.5.8.  Analysers and detectors
• 3.6.  Renewable and alternative energy resources
• 3.6.1.  Solar collectors and relating technologies
• 3.6.2.  Accessories to solar equipment
• 3.6.3.  Heat pumps
• 3.6.4.  Accessories to heat pumps
• 3.6.5.  Production of pellets and briquettes from wooden chips or agricultural plants
• 3.6.6.  Equipment for production of biofuels
• 3.6.7.  Boilers for combustion of biofuels
• 3.6.8.  Fireplace stoves using biofuels
• 3.6.9.  Boilers for combustion of wood-gas fuels
• 3.6.10.  Cogeneration units
• 3.7.  Chimney systems, flue gas exhaust systems
• 3.7.1.  Construction and lining of chimneys
• 3.7.2.  Flue gas duct systems
• 3.8.  Air handling, ventilation, air conditioning systems, central exhaust systems
• 3.8.1.  Electrical hot-air fans
• 3.8.2.  Axial, radial fans
• 3.8.3.  Equipment for air inlet and exhaust
• 3.8.4.  Air humidifiers and driers
• 3.8.5.  Air cleaners and washers
• 3.8.6.  Heating and ventilation units installed under windows
• 3.8.7.  Cooling equipment
• 3.8.8.  Air conditioning equipment
• 3.8.9.  Use of waste heat, recuperation
• 3.8.10.  Other ventilation equipment
• 3.8.11.  Air distribution systems
• 3.8.12.  Central vacuum cleaners
• 3.8.13.  Exhausters and suction hoods
• 3.9.  Safety equipment for heating systems
• 3.9.1.  Expansion vessels
• 3.9.2.  Replenishment and expansion systems
• 3.10.  Services
• 3.10.1.  Servicing, assemblies and inspections of heating systems
• 3.10.2.  Sales of fuel and energy
• 3.10.3.  Ecological projects and expert activities
• 4.  Wooden buildings
• 4.1.  Wooden constructions
• 4.1.1.  Transport constructions
• 4.1.2.  Hall constructions
• 4.1.3.  Apartment buildings
• 4.1.4.  Family houses
• 4.1.5.  Social event buildings
• 4.1.6.  Cottages
• 4.1.7.  Garden rooms
• 4.1.8.  Children's playgrounds
• 4.1.9.  Renovations and repairs of historical constructions
• 4.2.  Timber structures
• 4.2.1.  Column structures
• 4.2.2.  Frame structures
• 4.2.3.  Skeleton structures
• 4.2.4.  Prefabricated structures
• 4.2.5.  Solid structures
• 4.2.6.  Log cabins and bungalows
• 4.2.7.  Half-timbered structures
• 4.3.  Materials for wooden constructions and timber structures
• 4.3.1.  Solid wood
• 4.3.2.  Structural wood
• 4.3.3.  Glued profiles
• 4.3.4.  Building timber
• 4.3.5.  I-beams
• 4.3.6.  Board materials
• 4.3.7.  Flooring and lining
• 4.3.8.  Insulation materials and foils
• 4.3.9.  Connection materials and fittings
• 4.3.10.  Painting materials, glazing and coatings
• 4.3.11.  Chemicals
• 4.3.12.  Protection and maintenance
• 4.4.  Foundation and jaketing for wooden constructions
• 4.4.1.  Foundation constructions and systems
• 4.4.2.  Facade systems and elements
• 4.5.  Machines and equipment
• 4.5.1.  Machines and equipment for production of semi-finished products
• 4.5.2.  Machines and equipment for machining
• 4.5.3.  Machines and equipment for surface treatment
• 4.5.4.  Machines and equipment for other processing of wood
• 4.6.  Tools and instruments
• 4.7.  Software for wooden constructions and timber structures
• 4.8.  Professional associations, unions and societes
• 5.  POOLS, SAUNAS & SPA
• 5.1.  Aquaparks, public swimming pools, spa and hotel swimming pools
• 5.1.1.  Design solution of swimming pools
• 5.1.1.1.  Swimming pool structures
• 5.1.1.2.  Ceilings and roofing systems
• 5.1.1.3.  Walls
• 5.1.1.4.  Floor areas
• 5.1.1.5.  Swimming pool equipment
• 5.1.2.  Swimming pool technologies
• 5.1.2.1.  Air conditioning, ventilation, heating, dehumidification
• 5.1.2.2.  Fittings and accessories
• 5.1.2.3.  Measurement and regulation systems
• 5.1.2.4.  Pumps
• 5.1.2.5.  Swimming pool covers
• 5.1.2.6.  Fixtures and fittings and accessories
• 5.1.2.7.  Water treatment
• 5.1.2.8.  Protection from corrosion, cleaning of bottom and walls
• 5.1.2.9.  Illumination systems
• 5.1.3.  Equipment and accessories
• 5.1.3.1.  Access control systems
• 5.1.3.2.  Furniture and equipment
• 5.2.  Private swimming pools
• 5.2.1.  Swimming pools for surface assembly
• 5.2.2.  Embedded outdoor swimming pools
• 5.2.3.  Technologies of private swimming pools
• 5.2.4.  Water treatment
• 5.2.5.  Roofing, water level covers
• 5.2.6.  Accessories
• 5.3.  Natural swimming areas and bio-pools
• 5.3.1.  Technology
• 5.3.2.  Water treatment
• 5.3.3.  Accessories
• 5.4.  Wellness & spa
• 5.4.1.  Massage pools, whirlpools, swim spa
• 5.4.1.1.  For private zones
• 5.4.1.2.  For commercial zones
• 5.4.1.3.  Technologies and parts
• 5.4.1.4.  Water treatment
• 5.4.2.  Saunas, infrared saunas, cryosaunas, cryo chambers
• 5.4.2.1.  Technologies
• 5.4.2.2.  Heating, ventilation
• 5.4.2.3.  Disinfections, cleaning, protection from corrosion
• 5.4.2.4.  Measurement and regulation systems, equipment
• 5.4.2.5.  Fixtures and fittings, accessories
• 5.4.3.  Solariums
• 5.4.4.  Salt caves
• 5.4.5.  Spa industry
• 5.4.6.  Rehabilitation, regeneration and diagnostic instruments
• 5.4.7.  Bath programmes for spa operations and healthcare facilities
• 5.4.8.  Operation equipment for spa operations and healthcare facilities
• 5.4.9.  Outdoor wellness, garden furniture
• 5.5.  Places for sport and outdoor gym
• 5.6.  Construction and project firms
• 5.7.  Construction elements for wellness & spa
• 5.8.  SANITARY AND BATHROOM EQUIPMENT
• 5.8.1.  Bath and shower tubs
• 5.8.2.  Shower enclosures, curtains
• 5.8.3.  WC bowls
• 5.8.4.  WC accessories
• 5.8.5.  Washbasins, sinks
• 5.8.6.  Chemical WC
• 5.8.7.  Bathroom furniture
• 5.8.8.  Bathroom accessories
• 5.8.9.  Paving, tiling, surfaces
• 5.8.10.  Jointing materials

The international construction trade fair FOR ARCH will take place from 19 to 23 September, 2023. Be a part of the largest construction event in the Czech Republic, where the most important manufacturers, suppliers, traders and builders will present themselves. Thanks to the fair, get a great overview of novelties and trends in the construction industry. Establish and strengthen your business contacts! The fair is still the most effective marketing mean for the presentation of companies with appropriate feedback in the form of acquiring new business partners and necessary orders. Personal contact works reliably.

As of March 14, 2022, no extraordinary measures against coronavirus applicable to trade fairs and other events at the exhibition center are in the force. The obligation to wear respirators in enclosed spaces was thus abolished.

With this step, trade fairs and other events held at the exhibition center return to the position what we knew them before the pandemic. We are delighted with the growing interest of exhibitors and visitors as well in this season's events and we believe that this trend will continue successfully.

Although the formal inspections have disappeared, the PVA EXPO PRAGUE exhibition center remains a safe place, where we pay attention to increased hygiene and safety standards of all participants. We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming events!

DATE: 16 - 20 September 2025

VENUE: PVA EXPO PRAGUE 

ADDRESS: Beranovych 667, 199 00, Prague 9 - Czech republic

APPLICATION FORMS - Complete:

• "A" APPLICATION FORM (Complete) -  Separate Order of Exhibition Area and Services
• "B" APPLICATION FORM - Turnkey Trade Fair Participation

Exhibitions and trade fairs experienced a very special year, when they were among the first to be completely closed and the strictest rules applied to them, when it came to short and partial release. The current weakening of the coronavirus epidemic in the Czech Republic in recent weeks has also brought news of the gradual opening of segments of the economy, sports or social life. And the first good news already concerns the trade fair sector.

Today, the blanket ban on trade fairs ends and the first regulations come into force, under which it is possible to organize exhibitions and fairs. So far, it is a matter of limiting the presence of one visitor to 15 sq m of indoor space, but even that is a good signal and a boost for all those who participate in the preparation of this year's events. "The fairs are being prepared many months in advance," says ABF Executive Director Mr. Martin František Přívětivý, adding: "Exhibitions will be started this year by the car exhibition AUTOSHOW PRAGUE on August 27. We believe that at that time the situation around coronavirus will be even better than today and that we will once again welcome satisfied visitors to the safe environment of the PVA EXPO PRAGUE exhibition center." Companies that traditionally exhibit in Letňany are similarly optimistic and bargaining is missing from most of them.

For September, we are preparing a fair of decorations and gifts for you FOR DECOR & HOME, construction fair FOR ARCH, fair of furniture and home design FOR INTERIOR. You can follow the entire calendar of trade fair events at the Letňany Exhibition Center here.

And finally, another cultural invitation for the summer, when the PVA EXPO PRAGUE exhibition center will once again host a large scale of PRAGUE KEMP LETŇANY concerts and, for the first time, also musical performances of the Karlín Music Theater in the open air. To make the wait go faster, we have a video clip from the workshop @vaclavnoidbartaofficial and ParanoidStudio for you. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Next year, workers and companies in the entire construction chain will face important challenges, the implementation of which in practice will bring interesting stimulus for the 32nd year of the FOR ARCH construction fair. It will take place on 21-25 September 2021 at PVA EXPO PRAGUE. A significant event was the FOR ARCH trade fair even in the current challenging time, when it took place under extraordinary health and safety measures. What are the main themes that will resonate with construction next year? For example, according to experts, the current problem in the construction industry is a shortage of workers, the negative development of the whole economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the approaching traditional winter downturn. In August, analysts estimated that the construction industry would react with a delay and return to growth in 2022.

According to representatives of sectors that are closely linked to the construction industry, coronavirus, rather than the number of orders affected the time of their implementation. Some orders were postponed by 2 to 3 months due to a pandemic. However, demand did not decline in the first three quarters of this year. In the future, experts warn against a situation where, due to the development of the budget, there is a real risk of a greater decline in regions, cities and municipalities, where the government takes municipalities from budgets, often representing their year-round investments. State guarantees and European funding can then help.

The dependence of the field on foreign workers is higher and companies are under pressure from a shortage of mainly auxiliary workers. "Technological progress is an existential necessity for the construction sector. Most likely, we will never have as much manpower available as in the past - which only automation, prefabrication or robotics can solve. So the new technologies are undoubtedly also beneficial for the stability of the entire industry, "said Václav Matyáš, President of the Association of Entrepreneurs in the Construction Industry, at FOR ARCH this year.

New Building Act No. 403/2020 Coll. from January 2021

We will see whether the amendment to the Building Act and the Administrative Procedure Code from January 2021 will speed up the building permit and help revive the construction industry. Whether builders will welcome the possibility of applying for a permit using an electronic system, the so-called Builder's Portal, which represents a significant shift in the field of digitalization of public administration. And what will change the new institute of the so-called accelerated procedure.

GREEN SAVINGS: The successor program will be presented later this year

The big change will be that the program will also include apartment buildings outside the capital city of Prague. This follows an agreement with the Ministry of Regional Development. "The program will be simplified, especially at the level of application administration, for which a new information system is being prepared on the part of the SEF CR, which will continue to accept applications. It will be interesting to support adaptation measures, ie the so-called combination project of energy saving and rainwater management will be able to be solved within one application. Green roofs, retention tanks, sources, photovoltaics, etc. will be supported, "said Jan Kříž, Deputy Minister of the Environment, in an interview with TZB-info. The launch of the program is expected by the Ministry of the Environment in the middle of 2021.

BOILER REPLACEMENTS: The operation ban affects hundreds of thousands of sources! What to replace the old boiler for?

As of September 1, 2022, the operation of solid fuel boilers of the 1st and 2nd emission class will be completely banned. "Hundreds of thousands of households and small businesses will have to replace their existing solid fuel hot water boiler with a new heat source," says the TZB-info professional portal at the beginning of the Boiler Replacement project. The so-called OZO person, simply put, an expert trained by the boiler manufacturer, will best advise on the question of whether a particular boiler falls within the obligation. Every household operating a solid fuel boiler is obliged to invite it once every 36 months and have it inspected. He will then find the required information in the inspection report. The market offers a wide range of modern solid fuel boilers meeting the strictest emission requirements and efficiency requirements for gas condensing boilers, heat pumps of all types, ie air-water, water-water, ground-water and air-air as well as solar collectors, including photovoltaic. It is good to entrust a comprehensive solution for a specific house into the hands of an expert, because a good oversizing of resources, accumulation and regulation play a big role.

BIM: Since 2022, above-limit public contracts in BIM

"The Czech civil construction industry is doing more than well in the implementation of the BIM system - we are not catching up with anyone, we are at a level comparable to developed countries. And it is fair to say that BIM should reduce investment and operating costs by 20 to 30%. " said Vaclav Matyas.

"The Czech Republic has become the initiator of the creation of a new CCI classification system at the European level. The common classification system will ensure a uniform naming of all elements of the building, which will be understandable across disciplines and the various programs used. Simply put, a socket will always be a socket, whether it is opened on your computer and program by a designer, investor, management company or anyone else. The agreement on international cooperation in the creation of the CCI makes us one of the leading countries on the road to Construction 4.0, "says Jaroslav Nechyba, Director of the BIM Conception Department of the Czech Agency for Standardization.

Let us believe that the civil construction industry, as well as the whole society, is expected to stabilize in 2021 and return to the standard regime again.

The FOR ARCH 2020 building fair confirmed the status of the largest event of its kind in the Czech Republic once again. Visitors found a plenty of prestigious suppliers, manufacturer's, innovations, experts advice or an interesting accompanying program.

The FOR ARCH trade fair in 2020 was affected by the covid-19 virus pandemic. Due to extraordinary situation it was necessary not only to comply with stricter regulations for holding a public event, but above all to protect the health of visitors and exhibitors and at the same time provide everyone with maximum comfort and the best possible experience from the fair.

Safety of visitors and exhibitors has been at the first place .But  despite all the measures, the fair was a well full-fledged construction fair, where more than 26,537 visitors could find the current trends and new business opportunities in the area of more than 370 exhibitors stands.

The new FOR CITY Trade Fair responds to this newly emerging market and creates space for an inspiring exchange of experience, offer of solutions and technologies, as well as business negotiations between the above-specified target group and its suppliers of innovative technologies and professional services.

Many above-mentioned technologies are already more or less established on the markets for industry or for individual private users. Now, FOR CITY offers them a unique opportunity of addressing directly the market of public services for smart cities, which is specific in terms of its needs and its functioning.

FOR CITY builds on the best of what is offered by the simultaneously held traditional FOR ARCH Trade Fair, where the most modern technologies and solutions are presented, attending firms count on it, professionals respect it and visitors are used to finding verified information, high-quality materials as well as reliable suppliers every autumn in one place.

FOR CITY - 22 - 24 September 2020, PVA EXPO Prague

The smart city notion refers to the concepts of strategic management of communities, towns, cities or regions, using modern technologies together with the green infrastructure with the objective of increasing the quality of people’s life, going hand in hand with an increase in attractiveness of the given place for living and doing business, and subsequent increase in the economic level of that place. This means that smart cities are not any ideal, and therefore unrealistic “cities of the future”, but contemporaneous cities which develop sensitively and in a planned manner, with the use of all possibilities offered by modern technologies together with the green infrastructure for pleasant, and yet sustainable life of their inhabitants.  

The smart city concept therefore creates a new, specific B2B market of innovative technological solutions and support services whose target group includes public administration and public or private organisations in the role of suppliers of various public services for cities.  

FOR CITY will be presented for the first time simultaneously with the building trade fair FOR ARCH 2020 at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre in Letňany.
 

FOR CITY target group: Visitors from among representatives of communities, towns, cities and regions, state administration employees, architects, designers, businesspersons, technicians, specialists, active inhabitants, students.

FOR CITY exhibitors: suppliers of technologies and services for smart cities, towns, communities and regions, where the smart city concepts are already running and who want to present their services.

Term of the trade fair: 22 – 24 September 2020

The b2b event was held by the members of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), namely at the Centre for regional development of the Czech Republic and the Chamber of crafts in Dresden, assisted by other EEN members, institutions and stakeholders. Full support was provided by ABF, a.s. that is the main organised of the fair itself.

Newly this year, both the morning and the afternoon sessions began with pitch presentation: three German and seven Czech companies that applied for FOR ARCH Grand Prix competition introduced their innovative products and services. The pitch was trilingual – in Czech, German and English.

However, as every year, the main scope of this event remain b2b meetings. Such meetings are hugely popular among business people: in short, it means pre-arranged B2B meetings that are chosen according business profiles previously published in the catalogue of participants. German EEN members brought to the event 13 of their clients. Interpreters assisted meetings between German and Czech companies.

To MBM FOR ARCH 2019 registered 97 companies (13 more in comparison to 2018), 81 of them found a business partner to meet. Non-Czech companies came mostly from Germany (13) but participants from countries like Serbia, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey were presented as well. More than 250 formal and many informal meetings were held in one day.

The fair was successful again – during 5 days there were more than 72 thousands of visitors who enjoyed the fair in 7 exhibiton halls.

Statistics of the FOR ARCH 2019:

• Number of exhibitors                                 791
• Number of foreign exhibitors                      85
• Number of countries presented                   17
• Net exhibition area (m2)                             20 940
• Gross exhibition area (m2)                         39 402
• Number of visitors                                      72 656

Again, you could have learnt the news from the world of wooden buildings, saunas and spa, heating or electronics. SUSO - the competition overview of building crafts – was held again and winners of GRAND PRIX or TOP EXPO competitions were awarded at the Gala.

We would like to express many thanks to all exhibitors, visitors and business partners who created a positive atmosphere at FOR ARCH 2019 and we believe that we can meet next year again.

Meet the European construction companies & producers of construction materials & innovative companies from construction sector. Meet new business partners at FOR ARCH 2019!

Matchmaking business meetings take place on Friday 20th September 2019 in the Congress Hall of PVA EXPO Prague.

See the target fields that will be presented within MBM:

• Architectonic, design and construction engineering services
• Construction of buildings, building installation work, electrical installation
• Production of construction materials. Manufacture of windows, doors and stairs. Swimming pools, sauna
• Tiling and bricklaying, floors, roofs, painting
• Heating, chimney structures, air conditioning
• Building Industry 4.0.
• Smart & safe & comfort houses
• Sustainable constructions & Green buildings
• Maintenance, renovation and modernisation & Restoration and cultural heritage
• Mobility, Transport & Logistics

The event is free of charge. The participants receive free entrance ticket for the fair and refreshment.

Websites of the MBM FOR ARCH 2019:  http://forarch2019.talkb2b.net/

Registration deadline: 5th September 2019, registration on the websites: http://forarch2019.talkb2b.net/

Presentation of the exhibits will take place the first day of the trade fair at the stands of exhibitors, the expert jury will choose the best ones and the winners will be announced and awarded at the social event of the trade fair that will be held on Wednesday, 18 September 2019, at the Congress Hall, PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

Criterias that are evaluated within GRAND PRIX 2019:

• technical parameters
• progressive technology
• original idea
• quality and material
• ecological aspect
• energy efficiency
• market opportunities

For more information, please contact international@abf.cz

Presentation of the exhibits will take place the first day of the trade fair at the stands of exhibitors, the expert jury will choose the best ones and the winners will be announced and awarded at the social event of the trade fair that will be held on Wednesday, 18 September 2019, at the Congress Hall, PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

Criterias that are evaluated within GRAND PRIX 2019:

• technical parameters
• progressive technology
• original idea
• quality and material
• ecological aspect
• energy efficiency
• market opportunities

For more information, please contact international@abf.cz

Within the 30th anniversary of building trade fair FOR ARCH you can look forward to contract-oriented day on 17th September 2019.  Registered professionals, architects, technicians or craftsmen will have free entry and parking on the first day of the fair. Current aim of FOR ARCH team  is to support the attendance of professional public.

Join us and meet your business goals at the FOR ARCH 2019 at PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

Until the end of January 2019 you can get your exhibition area at preferential prices! Apply now, choose your placement and save your money! The 30th anniversary of the fair will be celebrated in September 2019 and you should be part of this show! For more details please inform international@abf.cz. 

The 29th edition of the Building trade fair FOR ARCH is over!  Almost seventy thousand visitors attended the fair during 5 days at PVA EXPO PRAGUE.  TOP EXPO or GRAND PRIX awards were awarded, a lot of professional conferences and lectures or seminars were held. The essential part of the fair is SUSO – the competition overview of building crafts – occupied the hall n. 6. as usual.  Within the Matchamaking business meetings there were  84 participants and 256  business meetings! See the statistics of the FOR ARCH 2018:

Number of exhibitors: 786

Number of foreign exhibitors: 88

Number of countries presented: 15

Net exhibition area (m2): 20 843

Gross exhibition area (m2): 39 402

Number of visitors: 69 018

Number of accredited journalists: 152

We would like to express many thanks to all exhibitors, visitors and partners for great cooperation. We look forward to the next edition that will be held on 17-21 September 2019. The fair will celebrate the 30th anniversary and you should be  a part of it!

The 29th edition of the Building trade fair FOR ARCH is over!  Almost seventy thousand visitors attended the fair during 5 days at PVA EXPO PRAGUE.  TOP EXPO or GRAND PRIX awards were awarded, a lot of professional conferences and lectures or seminars were held. The essential part of the fair is SUSO – the competition overview of building crafts – occupied the hall n. 6. as usual.  Within the Matchamaking business meetings there were  84 participants and 256  business meetings! See the statistics of the FOR ARCH 2018:

Number of exhibitors: 786

Number of foreign exhibitors: 88

Number of countries presented: 15

Net exhibition area (m2): 20 843

Gross exhibition area (m2): 39 402

Number of visitors: 69 018

Number of accredited journalists: 152

We would like to express many thanks to all exhibitors, visitors and partners for great cooperation. We look forward to the next edition that will be held on 17-21 September 2019. The fair will celebrate the 30th anniversary and you should be  a part of it!

The largest event of the building industry in the Czech Republic is approaching! The 29th edition of the FOR ARCH 2018 trade fair starts on Tuesday 18th September and lasts till Saturday 22 September at PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

Are you going to build a house or reconstruct the flat or do you need an advice with the furnishings? The specialists in the field will be there to anwer all your questions!

SUSO - The competition overview of building crafts that aims to popularize construction crafts, not only enhances the interest of pupils in these fields but also links them to the business sphere. Within the framework of SUSO, the most talented students of the bricklayer and carpenter will be present at FOR ARCH 2018. The competition will come to the final after a four-day event in Hall n. 6.

On Friday, 21 September 2018, the 6th edition of Matchmaking business meetings is held in the Congress Hall in the Entrance Hall n. II. You still have the chance to apply – the deadline is extended till 10th September 2018. Find your business partners at http://forarch2018.talkb2b.net/ and make your presence at the fair more attractive!

Opening hours:

The largest event of the building industry in the Czech Republic is approaching! The 29th edition of the FOR ARCH 2018 trade fair starts on Tuesday 18th September and lasts till Saturday 22 September at PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

Are you going to build a house or reconstruct the flat or do you need an advice with the furnishings? The specialists in the field will be there to anwer all your questions!

SUSO - The competition overview of building crafts that aims to popularize construction crafts, not only enhances the interest of pupils in these fields but also links them to the business sphere. Within the framework of SUSO, the most talented students of the bricklayer and carpenter will be present at FOR ARCH 2018. The competition will come to the final after a four-day event in Hall n. 6.

On Friday, 21 September 2018, the 6th edition of Matchmaking business meetings is held in the Congress Hall in the Entrance Hall n. II. You still have the chance to apply – the deadline is extended till 10th September 2018. Find your business partners at http://forarch2018.talkb2b.net/ and make your presence at the fair more attractive!

Opening hours:

Company ABF, a.s. dissociates itself from the practices of companies International Fair Trade, Expo Guide, MULPOR Company S.A., FAIR Guide, Construct Data, which offer the publication of company data in the internet catalog of trade fairs and exhibitors.

Although the offer for the publication of the data in the catalog is presented as free of charge, after completing and submitting the data, the client will receive an invoice for the payment of almost EUR 1200 per year.

Furthermore, ABF, a.s. declares that it has never granted the mentioned companies permission to use or promote the protected names or logos of trade fairs organized by ABF, a. s. and to address individual exhibitors on behalf of the organizer of the fair.

The 29th edition of the most popular building trade fair in our country is coming. The FOR ARCH 2018 trade fair is held during 18-22 September 2018 at PVA EXPO PRAGUE and you should take a chance on exhibiting there too! Last year there were about 800 exhibitors from 13 countries and more than 80 000 visitors in 2017.

There are 6 halls that are divided into following sectors:

• Building components and materials
• Electrical engineering and security
• Heating
• Wooden buildings
• Swimming pools, saunas and SPA

Moreover, on 21 September 2018 you can also attend Matchmaking business meetings (MBM) - a networking event co-organised with Enterprise Europe Network. The meetings last about 20 minutes and you can run up to 15 meetings and invite the important partners to your stand. 

Website of MBM FOR ARCH 2018 where you can find the list of already registered participants: http://forarch2018.talkb2b.net/. MBMs take place on 21 September 2018, PVA EXPO PRAGUE, Congress Hall, Entrance Hall II.

For more details and information contact international@abf.cz. We would be happy to prepare individual offer for you.

Presentation of the novelties in the building industry is an essential part of the FOR ARCH trade fair. As usual, the best of them will be awarded by expert jury of the GRAND PRIX competition.

Exhibits are evaluated on following criterias: technical parameters, progressive technology, original idea, high quality at an affordable price, material, ecological aspect, energy efficiency, market opportunities.

Presentation of the exhibits will take place the first day of the trade fair at the stands of exhibitors, the expert jury will choose the best ones and the winners will be announced and awarded at the social event of the trade fair that will be held on Wednesday, 19 September 2018, at the Congress Hall, PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

Reasons to take part in the GRAND PRIX competition:

• Prestigious award - the winners will be awarded by diploma and award
• Award ceremony within the social event of the FOR ARCH 2018 trade fair
• Press release about the competition and winners will be distributed
• Presentation of registered exhibits in the professional magazines within the media campaign of the trade fair
• Presentation of registered exhibits in the trade fair catalogue
• Presentation of registered exhibits on the webpage of the trade fair
• Awarded exhibits will be published in the Final Report of FOR ARCH 2018

How to apply in the GRAND PRIX competition:

• Fill in the application form and send it to dohnalova@abf.cz until 15 August 2018
• Send us the photography and the documentation of registered exhibit/technology
• Pay a registration fee CZK 2000 per 1 registered exhibit

Matchmaking is an effective way how to meet the right people on the right place. This is an unique opportunity to generate new business contacts and contracts. 

MBM´s are prearranged business meetings for which the company representatives select partners on the basis of cooperation profiles in the catalogue of participants. Within the MBM FOR ARCH 2018 you can make your presence at the trade fair more effective and you may increase the protomotion of your products and services!

The event is free of charge. The 6th edition of the matchmaking event during the FOR ARCH trade fair is based upon experience from the previous five years! Target fields of MBM FOR ARCH 2018 are:

• Architectonic, design and construction engineering services
• Construction of buildings, construction materials
• Building installation work, eletrical installation
• Tiling and bricklaying, floors, roofs, painting
• Manufacture of windows, doors and stairs
• Swimming pools, sauna
• Heating, chimney structures, air conditioning
• Maintenance, renovation and modernisation, Restoration and cultural heritage
• Sustainable constructions and Green buildings
• Transport and logistics

Website of MBM FOR ARCH 2018 where you can find the list of already registered participants: http://forarch2018.talkb2b.net/ 

Download the application form and send it to international@abf.cz 

Registration deadline: 5th September 2018

Venue: 21st September 2018 at PVA EXPO PRAGUE,  Congress Hall II

If you are thinking about the possibility of exhibiting at FOR ARCH 2018 in Prague, than you should know that if you apply until the end of May 2018, you will pay lower price per square meter.  Do not miss this chance!

FOR ARCH trade fair is the largest International building trade fair in the Czech Republic with a 28-year old tradition. Last year more than 80 000 visitors visited the trade fair and about 800 exhibitors from 13 countries were presenting there.

The sooner you apply, the cheaper price per square meter you can get. The deadline for preferential prices is 31 May 2018. Please note that the interest of the exhibitors is high and the attractive exhibition areas are slowly filling.

The 29th International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH that takes place during 18-22 September 2018 in PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

20 September 2019, PVA EXPO PRAGUE, Congress Hall, Entrance Hall II

MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS - a networking event co-organised with Enterprise Europe Network.

Meet the European construction companies. Meet new business partners, buyers and suppliers!

MBM´s are prearranged business meetings for which the company representatives select partners on the basis of cooperation profiles in the catalogue of participants.

The participation in MBM FOR ARCH 2019 is FREE OF CHARGE.

Within the MBM FOR ARCH 2019 you can make your presence at the trade fair more effective and you may increase the protomotion of your products and services!

Target fields:

• Architectonic, design and construction engineering services.
• Construction of buildings, building installation work, electrical installation.
• Production of construction materials. Manufacture of windows, doors and stairs. Swimming pools, sauna.
• Tiling and bricklaying, floors, roofs, painting.
• Heating, chimney structures, air conditioning
• Building Industry 4.0.
• Smart & safe & comfort houses.
• Sustainable constructions & Green buildings.
• Maintenance, renovation and modernisation & Restoration and cultural heritage.
• Mobility, Transport & Logistics.

Take the opportunity of getting new business contacts within the one-day event.

The meetings last about 20 minutes and you can run up to 15 meetings and invite the important partners to your stand.

Website of MBM FOR ARCH 2019 where you can find the list of already registered participants: http://forarch2019.talkb2b.net/ 

Download the application form and send it to international@abf.cz 

Registration deadline: 5th September 2019

Dear business partners,

we would like to invite you to participate at the 29th International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH 2018, which takes place traditionally at PVA EXPO PRAHA on 18-22 September 2018. The  trade fair with the longest tradition in the Czech Republic presents a great opportunity for Czech and foreign exhibitors to present services and products.

Every year, the trade fair brings news from the world of buildings. Leading representatives, suppliers, craftsmen, investors, developers and representatives of other branches related to construction are presented at the fair.

You can apply right now! The first deadline for the lease of the exhibition area at preferential prices is  31 December 2017.

For the 28th time, the FOR ARCH trade fair was held on 19-23 September 2017 in PVA EXPO PRAGUE. The development in the market, defined by increased financial resources of both companies and individuals, was manifested in the overall numbers of the event. FOR ARCH 2017 was attended by 81,056 people, which is 15% more than the last year. 800 exhibitors (81 foreign exhibitors) from 13 countries presented their construction-related solutions on the gross exhibition area 39,402 m2.

The MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS programme was yet another success which helped to interconnect Czech and foreign businesses within all building sectors, espeically building materials and components.

We would like to thank all visitors and exhibitors. We are looking forward to seeing you at the 29th FOR ARCH trade fair in PVA EXPO PRAGUE, held on 18-22 September 2018.

Within the FOR ARCH trade fair, the traditional GRAND PRIX and TOP EXPO awards were granted. While GRAND PRIX is a prize granted by an expert jury to the best exhibits presented at the show, which are outstanding within their competition and which introduce a new innovative concept, the TOP EXPO award is given to the best stands at FOR ARCH.

GRAND PRIX

The Expert Jury members have chosen the best exhibits and technologies this year as well. The Jury granted the GRAND PRIX awards to five of forty-six exhibits registered in the competition. Another six exhibits were awarded honourable mentions.

GRAND PRIX awards were granted to the following firms (in an alphabetic order):  

BERNDORF BÄDERBAU s.r.o. for its system of the swimming pool starting block BERNDORF PROFI 01 useable for both professional sportspersons and the general public;

HYPOXIE Group s.r.o. for its fire-protection technology FirePASS, serving as a system of active fire prevention of protected areas and built upon permanent reduction of the content of oxygen to concentrations preventing fire from arising;

OIG Power s.r.o. for CES BATTERY BOX 3F HOME - an intelligent hybrid three-phase system which stores electrical energy and manages its consumption with the use of a battery storage system;

Schiedel, s.r.o. for the chimney element Schiedel KINGFIRE, which contains a chimney stack with an integrated variable fireplace insert independent of the air inlet from the room; and

Wienerberger cihlářský průmysl, a.s. for the concept of a brick house of the future “e4”, i.e. for the concept of construction of brick buildings meeting the requirements for energy performance, economy, ecology and user-friendly indoor environment.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS were obtained by the firms:

ALUKOV a.s. for the smoking box known as SMOKE ISLANDS; HELUZ cihlářský průmysl v.o.s. for sound insulating walling block HELUZ AKU KOMPAKT 21, ground; Master Therm tepelná čerpadla s.r.o. for the multifunction heat pump AquaMaster Inverter-90l, 1AQ90l-1; SULKO, s.r.o. for the design window SULKO PURE WIN; VLASTIMIL SLÁDEK – SAUNY SALUS for the equipment which reliably prevents fire from arising in the SALUS FIREFIGHTER saunas; and ZAPA beton a.s. for the drainage concrete ZAPA DROP with permeability of 90 – 95 % of rain water into lower layers.

TOP EXPO

In the TOP EXPO competition, the Jury granted awards to the 6 most impressive expositions which are at the same time also highly functional and fulfil the criteria for communication with customers. All expositions of the trade fairs in the categories up to 60 m² and above 60 m² were assessed. Concerning the category up to 60m², the expositions of the following exhibitors were awarded: ITADECO s.r.o. (1E19), JABLOTRON ALARMS a.s. (4B13), Olife Source, a.s. (4B08).  The awards in the category above 60m² were granted to the following exhibitors: Best, a.s. (1D12 + 1D16), HANÁK NÁBYTEK, a.s. (2B07), Siemens, s.r.o. (4B10).

In cooperation with Enterprise Europe Network, ABF, a.s. organised, similarly to previous years, MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS. On 22 September 2017, representatvies of 82 participating companies from 9 countries held 174 meetings in total with the aim to connect foreign distributors and prospective clients with Czech manufacturers from the construction sector. The topic of the meetings span from essential building materials all the way to interior components. The event was open both to FOR ARCH exhibitors and also other companies that did not take part in the event.  

The gates of PVA EXPO PRAGUE have opened for visitors on Tuesday, 19 September 2017. In seven halls, the visitors will see not only presentations of leading companies in the sector of building materials, doors, windows, floors, swimming pools, HVAC systems and products, and many more, but also extensive accompanying programme, lectures, seminars and presentations. The MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS event will once again join together foreign enterprises and dealers with Czech manufacturers through a series of coordinated B2B meetings in the Congress Hall of the exhibition venue.

The opening ceremony was attended by numerous leading figures of the Czech business and government bodies, including Karla Šlechtová, the Minister of the Regional Development of the Czech Republic.

New place for presentation of GRAND PRIX competition products and technologies

It will be for the first time at all when the exhibitors who got registered for the GRAND PRIX competition are to have a possibility of presenting, free of charge, their competition exhibits or technologies in the specially prepared TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM – GRAND PRIX exposition. The presentations will take place in the Hall 1 in its mobile hall. The hall is equipped with a projector and a screen, and the exhibitors can present there their technological innovations to the general public, or they can organise a small press conference. The reservation of particular time and term will be possible after the launching of the registration platform on 15 August. Those interested should not hesitate with their application for too long because the number of free terms is limited. For more information please visit www.forarch.cz in the Grand Prix section.

Great final for the title of the best craftsmen and craftswomen of the year

Within the framework of the FOR ARCH Trade Fair, also this year it will be possible to follow the nation-wide final round of the competition presentation of building trades and crafts known as SUSO, which is to be attended by about forty talented young bricklayers and joiners. The final round of the best craftsmen and craftswomen of this age generation will be held in four days from 19 to 22 September in the premises of the Hall 6, where they have to master, under supervision of experts from the competition partner companies, technical assignments from both the theory and practice. “Thanks to the project partners the apprentices are given an excellent opportunity of working with top technologies and top materials, which means that visitors can look forward to seeing a lot of interesting things,” says David Surmaj, Competition Manager. The winners will be subsequently declared as the best young craftsmen and craftswomen of the Czech Republic and Slovakia for 2017. This year’s final round will be a celebration of the twenty-year cooperation with the general partner – the company Wienerberger, cihlářský průmysl.

The latest trends in the area of fire safety

A key factor in the building industry is also fire safety, and therefore this topic will be the central point of the second edition of the conference known as FIRE SAFETY OF BUILDINGS which is to be held on Thursday 21 September 2017 within the framework of the accompanying programme of the FOR ARCH Trade Fair and is organised by the largest building portal for professionals in the Czech Republic – TZB-info. The conference will be focused on current trends of fire safety in the field of technical equipment of buildings, the issue of steel structures as well as wooden buildings, including fire safety of the buildings which are a cultural monument. Discussions will be held about the influence on practice of the new standard for cables, and the participants will not be missing a specialised lecture focused on negative experience implying from statistics relating to fires. In the part focused on technical systems the participants interested in these issues will be made familiar with innovations in the fire fighting systems, sprinkler technologies, systems aimed at permanent reduction of oxygen content as well as with the use of drones for documentation of fires. For getting registered for participation at the conference click here.

Can architecture change the world?

After several years the conference known as Crossroads of Architecture returns back into the specialised programme of the trade fair. This conference is to be held on Thursday 21 September 2017 as well. “By inhabiting we are changing our surroundings and the environment, we are changing also the way in which we inhabit and use the world,” says A. Kalach, Master of Mexican Architecture and Guest of this year’s Crossroads of Architecture, while commenting the main topic of the event. The lecture programme and subsequent discussion will be moderated by Adam Gebrian, important promoter and at the same time also reviewer of the architecture. Through connection with the FOR ARCH Building Trade Fair, the conference organiser emphasises the close professional integrity between the builder and the architect. After the previous on-line registration, the participation in this accompanying event will be free of charge for those interested. The lecture of Mexican Architect Kalach will be preceded by the best works in the Young Architect Award competition and the winners will take over their prizes directly from the hands of Albert Kalach.

At the FOR ARCH 2017 Trade Fair you will be also able to get yourselves convinced that for example ČEZ has entered into the 21^st century with its customers. This can be evidenced by the innovative products and services which use energy in a more environment-friendly way, increase customer comfort and save their expenses. An example is, among other things, the smart thermostat “tado°” capable of learning the habits of the entire family, or the supply of a photovoltaic power plant on a turnkey basis with advantageous financing. At the same time visitors can look forward already now to the brand-new sector of the trade fair focused on current trends and technologies in the area of security technology, systems of protection of buildings and security services. 

Do not miss Matchmaking Business Meetings FOR ARCH 2017, the 5th edition of the free B2B Business meetings for all interested companies,buyers, or individuals from the construction field taking place on 22 September 2017 at FOR ARCH 2017 in the Congress hall in the Entrance hall II.

Are you doing business in the building industry and are you looking for new contacts on the European market, are you thinking about extension of your activities to the Czech Republic? Are you looking for new business partners, local distributors or vendors?

ABF together with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at the Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic invite you to bilateral business meetings with European entrepreneurs.

Please come and use this opportunity for finding new business contacts. The meetings planned will take place during the morning, individual meetings last for 20 minutes. 

Target fields:

• Architectonic, design and construction engineering services
• Construction of buildings
• Building installation work
• Electrical installation
• Tiling and bricklaying
• Floors, roofs, painting
• Manufacture of windows, doors and stairs
• Heating, chimney structures, air conditioning
• Construction materials
• Maintenance, renovation and modernisation
• Sustainable constructions and Green buildings
• Swimming pools & sauna
• Restoration and cultural heritage
• Transport & logistics
• Others

Registration deadline: 15^th September 2017 via the websites

Date and venue: 22^nd September 2017 at PVA Expo Prague, Praha – Letňany, Czech Republic
Registration fees: participation free of charge

Statistics - MBM FOR ARCH 2016
• Number of participants 121 from 12 countries
• Number of international meetings 258
• Number of consultancies held with experts 25

The web site of the event where you can find profiles of already registred paricipants.

Application form

For more information please contact Ing. Eva Hrubešová, tel.  +420 234 006 232, e-mail: hrubesova@crr.cz.

GRAND PRIX competition will be awarded to the best exhibit or technology, and the expert jury will be focusing on technical parameters, progressive technology, untraditional idea, exceptional quality at an affordable price, material, environmental aspects, energy efficiency and market opportunities.

After a one-year break, Karel Kabele, CSc., Faculty of Civil Engineering of CTU in Prague, returns as a member of the expert committee. Ladislav Brett of the Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Technicians in Construction, Independent Expert Vladimír Galád and Pavel Košnar from the Association of Swimming Pools and Saunas of the Czech Republic - ABAS ČR in the jury has been sitting for several years already. This year, new specialists will join and Zdeněk Lyčka, independent expert, this important task will implement for the first time. It is likely that within the new Security field, an expert on this area will join jury – it will be introduced later.

The evaluation of the submitted exhibits will take place on the first day of the trade fairs right at the exhibitions of the registered companies, winning companies will be announced and will receive the prizes at the social evening, which will take place on Wednesday 20th September 2017 in the Congress Hall directly at the exhibition grounds.

Enrolled products will be ranked by the RABF (Rating by Architecture and Building Foundation) as an objectified reference.

OVERVIEW OF LATEST REGISTERED NOVELTIES  - GRAND PRIX 2017

Looking back at GRAND PRIX 2016

Do not forget to register your exhibits to GRAND PRIX by 15 August 2017.

Detailed conditions for participation in the GRAND PRIX competition are listed in the application form.

You also have the opportunity to take on a professional jury this year to be among the award-winning GRAND PRIX!

One of the tasks of an intelligent house or intelligent household is energy independence of external suppliers. Solar panels will facilitate independence of the suppliers of electrical energy. A smart house is able to be self-sufficient in many areas and it almost does not need any surrounding resources.

Photovoltaic panels which are installed on the roofs of the houses are, however, unable to generate energy continually in the same volume with regard to weather and annual seasons, and the consumption of households is also rather changeable. The solar system usually supplies any excess of power back to the transmission grid. The owner of the house is then paid for this energy from the supplier. In case that a photovoltaic power plant does not generate enough energy, it conversely takes energy from the transmission grid. A part of a smart household is energy self-sufficiency, i.e. operation without connection to the transmission grid, and the designer’s task is therefore also to propose where and in what volume it will be possible to store the electrical energy generated.

To store electrical energy directly in electrical batteries is expensive, the acquisition costs of the above mentioned systems are not low, it is true, but the high initial capital expenditures return back to the house owners during the time in the form of savings of costs of heating and electricity consumption.

GRAND PRIX will win the best exhibit or technology, the expert jury will be focusing on technical parameters, progressive technology, unconventional idea, exceptional quality at an affordable price, material, ecological point of view, energy efficiency and market opportunities.

The head of the expert committee returns after a one-year break Karel Kabele, Faculty of Civil Engineering of CTU in Prague. Ladislav Brett of the Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Technicians in Construction, Independent Expert Vladimír Galád and Pavel Košnar of the Association of Swimming Pools and Saunas of the Czech Republic - ABAS ČR in the jury will meet yet again. This year, new specialists will complete this important task for the first time - Zdeněk Lyčka, independent expert. Within the new field Security the jury will probably be complemented by an expert on this area, who we will introduce later.

The evaluation of the submitted exhibits will take place on the first day of the trade fairs right at the exhibitions of the registered companies, the winning companies will be announced and will receive the prizes at the social evening, which will take place on 20th September 2017 in the Congress Hall directly at the exhibition grounds.

Enrolled products will be ranked in the RABF (Rating by Architecture and Building Foundation) as an objectified reference.

You also have the opportunity to take on a professional jury this year to be among the award-winning GRAND PRIX!

Do not forget to register your exhibits in GRAND PRIX by August 15, 2017.

Detailed conditions for participation in the GRAND PRIX competition are listed in the application form.

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology will attend the FOR ARCH 2017 fair and present the heat insulation solar glass.

The glass is very unique in the world due to it can generate solar power to supply all the energy consumption from cooling and heating system and still remain some power to feed back into grid. There is no possibility for any other Low-e glass in the world to reach this target.

The reflection of the heat insulation and reflection film can enhance the solar power generation and heat insulation simultaneously to gain more renewable energy and reduce more energy consumption from cooling and heating system. According to the test result of three real glass houses site testing at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology the Heat Insulation Solar Glass (HISG) house performed outstanding energy efficiency while compared with normal and low-e glass house.

Based on a continuous site testing from Oct. 2014 to June 2015 of 3m x 3m x 3m glass houses, the HISG house gained 685 kWh during this period. It can supplied all the heating and cooling consumption of 317 kWh during this period and remained 368 kWh feeding back into grid. Contrarily, the ordinary glass house consumed 587 kWh on cooling and heating system. The energy efficiency during this period could be 955 kWh due to the contribution from HISG.

The HISG has been proved to possess the highest capacity of energy efficiency for zero energy buildings in the world. The HISG could be applied on the vertical window or skylight for zero energy buildings. According to a computer simulation on the energy saving of a 26m x 26 m skylight on a 4 m high building in London and Abu Dhabi, the HISG can save 173,993 kWh and 256,512 kWh and decrease CO2 of 121,795 and 179,558 kg respectively while compared with normal glass.

The HISG is very unique in the world for zero energy buildings in the future."

The 28th FOR ARCH international trade fair currently experiences unprecedented demand on the part of exhibitors. With 80% of exhibition area already sold, exhibitors now have the last chance to register for this most important event of the construction industry in the Czech Republic. The deadline for discounted prices of exhibition are is on 31 May 2017. Book your place now and become part of an international event that will help you present your products to the Czech and Central-European markets. Contact us through the contact form HERE.

The performance of the Czech building industry will return to a slight growth in the upcoming two years again after the unfavourable year 2016. The forecasts of building companies are, however, rather cautious. According to their estimations, the building production should grow in 2017 annually on average by 2.7 per cent, when the positive development is expected by almost three quarters of directors and representatives of building firms. More pessimistic expectations are reported in the outlook of this year especially by the firms focused on engineering constructions and large building companies. On the other hand, this year should be successful for companies focused on building construction and small and medium-sized firms. Nevertheless, besides building companies, optimistic expectations come also from people who plan renovations and building a house in a single-handed manner. In the long-term outlook the growth of the Czech building industry should continue at a slight rate of 1.5 per cent. 

These forecasts are supported also by the current development in the field of public building orders, when the year featuring a large number of commenced tenders was followed, in the first month of this year, by 245 projects ordered by public investors from particular building firms, in a total value of CZK 9.95 billion. This represents (in an annual comparison) a growth by one tenth in the number of orders, and at the same time a strong, more than double growth of the volume. The described development is confirmed also by the fact that more than one third of building companies (35 per cent) have currently more work than in the comparable period of 2016 and they have contracts for orders for the upcoming six-month period. The average utilisation rate of capacities of building companies oscillates on average at a level of 80 per cent. 

The growth of the building industry and of building firms has been supported, in a significant way, for almost thirty years, also by the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH, which is the largest trade fair of its type in the Czech Republic and provides the exhibitors, building experts, as well as visitors from the general public with a unique opportunity of being in touch with the latest trends in the sector which have important influence on the future development very often. Moreover, the FOR ARCH Trade Fair is not just an event lasting for several days only, but it is a project with an all-year-round impact, supporting the building industry as a whole with all its individual sectors. This is achieved through a number of partial projects, which include, for example, competition presentations of trades and crafts or competition of architects. Therefore it is no wonder that the trade fair achieves record breaking results also this year, when the number of registered firms reports a 30% growth in comparison with the last year’s data already in the first months of the year. 

This year’s edition (already the 28^th one) of the FOR ARCH Trade Fair will newly present the Technological Forum, whose target group consists of Czech designing and architectonic companies and studios, together with investors. They will be able to find there various professional and practical information on current trends in the building industry and on the latest technologies and products offered on both the Czech and world markets. One of the important topics will be, for example, an overview of subsidy schemes, which can be used by cities and municipalities for improvement of their infrastructure, services and for energy savings. The trade fair will not be divided into several simultaneously held trade fair events anymore, but conversely, it will be merged into one whole under the FOR ARCH brand. At the same time its visitors can look forward to the new branch focused on current trends and technologies in the area of security equipment, building protection systems, security services and cybernetic protection.

Number of exhibition spaces for the FOR ARCH fair is rapidly declining, interest in them is great. 28th International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH will be held from 19 till 23 September 2017 at PVA EXPO PRAGUE in Letnany. Novelty for exhibitors and visitors will be the new hall, which would  be built on the site of the current Hall no. 7 and which will offer together with larger exhibition area much more comfort.

International Building Fair FOR ARCH 2017 already in the first month of the new year goes well and the interest in  tis huge. Already at the end of January, the number of registered exhibitors compared to the same period in last year grew by full 20 percent and more exhibition area is quickly filling up. The good news is that thanks to this trend, participants would have more time to prepare its exposures, which would help raise the bar of quality of the fair a step above. At the same time it is a clear signal to potential exhibitors not to procrastinate participation application too long.

The big news would also be a new exhibition hall, which in PVA EXPO PRAGUE would be built on the site of the current Hall 7 used under the Fair FOR ARCH in the field of heating. This insulated Hall with height of 5 meters and ventilation louvers on the faces would be designed for year-round use and offer not only a larger exhibition area with a gross area of 4600 m2, but at the same time ensure exhibitors a far greater comfort.

The great interest of exhibitors parallels with the development of the construction market, which is after unfavorable in 2016 coming back to growth. Thrive, first of all, should primarily companies aimed at construction building and small and medium-sized businesses. In addition to construction companies, however, optimistic for the future are planners of renovation and self-help construction work.

28th annual FOR ARCH introduces new Technological Forum, its target group consists of Czech design and architectural companies and studios, along with investors. They would be able to gain professional and practical information on current trends in the construction industry and the latest technologies and products offered on Czech and international markets. One of the major topics would be, for example, an overview of subsidies which can draw cities and municipalities to improve infrastructure and services for energy savings.

This year's trade fair FOR ARCH would no longer be divided into several concurrent fairs, but would on the contrary, combine them into one unit, which would encompass all existing topics under one name. With the merger of disciplines under one brand FOR ARCH organizers promise a better readability for the general public and clarity of content of the event. Also would be introduced a new field focusing on current trends in security technologies, systems of building protection, protection services and cyber security. Last year's 27th annual FOR ARCH fair attracted more than 71 000 visitors. During five days in PVA EXPO PRAGUE in Prague-Letňany presented its exposure 841 exhibitors, including 67 foreign ones from 15 different countries.

Contact:

Jana Lavičková

press@forarch.cz

FOR ARCH

Alarm systems are one of smart homes‘ elements. As intelligent household is maximum opened, connected and liberal, alarm systems have the task to protect inhabitants and users of building. It aspires to the complete opposite, and despite the fact that in each of the installed security system is now very easily sharing data virtually anywhere in the "local and global" network. A prerequisite is also integration with other systems, whether safety, operational or personal.

Use of alarm systems in intelligent buildings should be built on their primary use, protection. If it were not, it could be just an illusion of safety. It is possible that rapidly evolving technology also allows for a connection that will not be favourable for one or the another system (smart/security).

Besides alarm systems smart homes and smart households are already offering the option of automatic switching on and switching off the lights, dimming, color choice or lighting scenes, control of heating and setting individual temperature in each room, controlled ventilation, water heating, control of audio/video systems, pool technologies, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, refrigerators and even feeders for pets, watering gardens. Smart homes simply increase the comfort of home or work life. This way equipped buildings, for example, at the beginning of a storm closes roof windows automatically, lights in empty rooms extinguish themselves, or in heated rooms turns off heating. “Security systems are no longer just care about safety, but also offer extensive automation and smart features, which are no less attractive. The big advantage of such complex systems is also ease of control, which is due to the remote control possible with applications. Users can remotely control the situation in the house or turn on the heating before arriving at place,” says Michal Ježek, product manager of electronic safety system from company Jablotron.

More information, advices and inspiration interested in living and building security persons would be able to obtain on the International Building Fair FOR ARCH, which takes place at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE from 19 to 23 September 2017. Companies offering intelligent building technologies and security systems would present at the Hall 4.

This year’s edition of the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH, which is the largest event of this type in the Czech Republic, was extraordinarily successful again. Altogether 841 exhibitors presented their expositions there, 67 of them coming from abroad from 15 countries of the world, and the number of visitors thus exceeded the limit of 71,000 persons. This success would not have been possible without involvement of our long-term partners, and therefore we would like to express our thanks for the demonstrated support to the general partner of the trade fair, the ČEZ Group, to the car manufacturing company FORD for official cars of the trade fair, to the organisations and other institutions which provided their auspices for the event, as well as to all our professional and media partners. At the same time we would like to express our great thanks also to all visitors whose support is at the same time a great challenge for us in the future as well.

FOR ARCH 2017 to focus on the area of security technology

Nevertheless, the preparations for the next edition of the trade fair are underway already now. The International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH 2017 will take place from 19 to 23 September at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre in Prague-Letňany and will be focused on its new branch dealing with current trends and technologies in the field of security technology, systems of protection of buildings, security services, and last but not least also with the state-of-the-art information technologies and cybernetic protection. Dita Štěpánová has been entrusted with management of this branch. In terms of its content it will replace the FS Days (Prague Fire & Security Days) Trade Fair which has been organised as a part of the FOR ARCH Trade Fair for the last time this year.

Simultaneously held trade fairs will be merged under one brand

Large organisational changes are planned together with the new topic for the next edition of the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH as well. This means that the trade fair will not be divided anymore according to traditional branches into the simultaneously held trade fairs FOR STAV, FOR THERM, FOR WOOD and BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA, but on the other hand, it will be merged into one whole, which is to bear an umbrella name for all the existing topics. This decision will lead to the strengthening of the FOR ARCH brand on the one hand, and at the same time it will serve for the general public from the viewpoint of making the content of the event organised more transparent. All the accompanying materials will therefore be prepared for visitors in an individual graphic design, which may help, within the framework of the trade fair, to much easier orientation.

The two-day forum under preparation will present the latest building technologies and also their use

Already now you may look forward also to the brand-new two-day TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM, which is to arise in cooperation with the TZB-info portal. This will involve an informal meeting of professionals with representatives of state administration and self-government structures, whose aim is to help municipalities to use modern technologies for savings, development and effective maintenance and to intermediate contacts with technicians, designers and architects. In cooperation with the Ministry for Regional Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of the Environment, at first presentations will be made for various subsidy programmes for subsequent years and then this information will be followed up by leading manufacturers from the field of the building industry, use of water, electrical technologies, security and heating, who are to present the latest technologies and products together with their possible use to investors in short sessions.

At this year’s International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH which was held at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre on 20 to 24 September 2016 it was possible to see presentations of altogether 841 exhibitors, 67 of which being from abroad, from 15 countries of the world. Together with the simultaneously held trade fairs FOR STAV, FOR THERM, FOR WOOD and BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA, the Exhibition Centre was visited by more than 71,000 people who admired excellent composition of exhibitors, including top leaders of the sectors, and also the rich accompanying programme of conferences, lectures and B2B negotiations. In many cases, record breaking participation was registered at individual events, which just proves the continuing great interest of professionals as well as the general public in the building sector.

The trade fair was inaugurated with a conference attended by three Ministers

The FOR ARCH Trade Fair was inaugurated this year by the largest CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS OF PROJECT DESIGN COMPANIES, where Andrej Babiš, Minister of Finance; Karla Šlechtová, Minister for Regional Development; and Richard Brabec, Minister of the Environment, were among the attending speakers. The record breaking number of those interested was attracted also by the fourth edition of bilateral business negotiations with international participation known as MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS. The event was attended by 64 Czech and 57 foreign firms from the building industry and associated sectors, 20 of which coming from Germany, 13 from Slovenia, 13 from Poland, and there were also Italian and Spanish companies, and this year for the first time even some firms from overseas - namely from Indonesia, Korea and the U.S.A.

Another interesting point of the rich programme was the conference entitled FIRE SAFETY OF CONSTRUCTIONS, whose aim was to enable representatives of both the professional and general public to make themselves familiar with new trends and ideas from real practice of fire safety. A great interest was demonstrated by visitors during the last day of the FOR ARCH 2016 Trade Fair also in the conference focused on designs based on SELF-HELP BUILDING ACTIVITY dealing with the topic of constructions of passive brick houses step by step.

Both the sector top leaders and successful newcomers presented their product ranges at the Trade Fair

Among the exhibitors it was possible to register, already traditionally, the leading firms of their sectors. Therefore, in the construction part the visitors could see expositions of such companies as HELUZ, YTONG, Saint Gobain -
Rigips Division, BEST and Prefa Brno. Great attention was paid, thanks to their products, also to a number of newcomers, such as PRESBETON Nova, Franken Maxit, Koelner, Prefa Alluminiumprodukte, CS BETON and the Schiedel company, which presented its integrated chimney system and acquired an Honourable Mention in the GRAND PRIX competition for the best exhibit.

The people interested in electrical installations, intelligent housing systems and lighting technology could see, in the ELECTRO section, various products of the leaders of this industry sector, such as ABB, K&V ELEKTRO, Teco and ELKOV elektro. It was also possible to see the latest systems of fillings of holes and shading technology from Hörmann, LOMAX, ISOTRA, PILECKÝ, VETOS, SAPELI and SULKO.

At the simultaneously held FOR THERM Trade Fair, great attention was paid to the product ranges of such companies as Klastr česká peleta, ATMOS, Regulus, Vaillant, IVAR CS, Bosch Termotechnika - Buderus division, Dakon and Junkers, FENIX, KORADO ROMOTOP and HAAS+SOHN, offering all for heating, including hot news from the area of boilers, fire places, heat pumps and recuperation units.

Great popularity was acquired, at the FOR WOOD Trade Fair, also by the latest offers of timber houses presented not only by the ASSOCIATION OF SUPPLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF PREFABRICATED HOUSES, but also by such firms as RD Rýmařov, HAAS FERTIGBAU CHANOVICE, ATRIUM, DOMY D.N.E.S. and GOOPAN BUILDING.

Visitors were interested also in presented exhibits from the field of swimming pools and wellness facilities from ALUKOV, BERNDORF BÄDERBAU, Bazény Desjoyaux, Bazény - Brandejský, AQUAMARINE SPA, HANSCRAFT exhibiting their products and services at the simultaneously held BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA Trade Fair.

A new branch of the FOR ARCH Trade Fair was presented

A great innovation for the next edition of the FOR ARCH Trade Fair, which is to be held on 19-23 September 2017, is the new branch dealing with current trends and technologies in the field of security system technology, systems of protection of buildings, security services, and last but not least also the always more and more modern IT and cybernetic protection systems.

The existing simultaneous trade fairs FOR STAV, FOR THERM, FOR WOOD and BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA will be moreover merged next year and will become an integral part of one whole under the FOR ARCH brand. Already now you can look forward also to the brand-new two-day Technological Forum which is to arise in cooperation with the TZBinfo portal and will present the latest technologies and products especially to designers and architects.

How do traditional crafts look like in the digitalisation era? Why must craftsmen in Germany be able to completely connect a smart household and for what purpose do they use drones? These facts and many other interesting things were presented to participants of the Czech-German Craft Dialogue, which was organised by the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic (AMSP ČR) together with the Dresden Chamber of Trades and Crafts on 22 September 2016 at the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH 2016. The event presented the latest world trends in the development of trades and crafts at participation of domestic and German masters of individual sectors, guild masters and representatives of both the governments.

The Introductory Word was presented by doc. Ing. Karel Havlíček, Ph.D., MBA, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the AMSP ČR.

It was possible to attend there various speeches and discussion contributions, for example from Hermann Winkler, Member of the European Parliament; Hansjörg König, representing the Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany; Dr. Jiří Kuděla, General Consul of the Czech Republic in Dresden; Dr. Jörg Dittrich, President of the Dresden Chamber of Trades and Crafts; Ing. Jiří Koliba, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade; Petr Bannert, Ph.D., Director of the Department of Secondary and Higher Specialised Education and Institutional Training, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and others.    

The German-Czech Craft Dialogue took place one day before the publishing of the largest domestic survey focused on perception of crafts whose results were presented by the AMSP ČR at the special press conference on Friday 23 September at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The ceremonial opening of the fair FOR ARCH was also attended by the Indonesian delegation of senior state officials led by the Indonesian Ambassador His Excellency Mr. A. Aulia Rachman and the CEO of the Department of the United States and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Mr. Muhammad Anshor.

Delegation on this occasion was warmly welcomed by Minister for Regional Development Mrs. Karla Šlechta, who herself has twice visited Indonesia and  along with Minister of Finance Mr. Andrej Babis and Minister of the Environment Mr. Brabec launched the biggest construction trade fair in Czech republic.

Exhibition of Indonesian companies at the fair presented particularly a high quality Indonesian teak and new methods of identification, which must be all legally, exported timber from this country marked. Stand of exhibitors also demonstrated the traditional Indonesian furniture that gained in recent year more and more popularity in Czech Republic and which aroused the interest of visitors throughout the fair. Indonesian Embassy invites both domestic investors and exhibitors to a B2B TRADE EXPO INDONESIA that takes place on 12-16 October in Jakarta.

So, long-term cooperation between PVA EXPO PRAGUE and Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia has successfully started.

You can look forward to more Indonesian exhibitors at the other upcoming fairs in Letnany.

The fourth edition of international matchmaking Business meetings FOR ARCH was held on Trade Fair FOR ARCH at the exhibition area PVA EXPO PRAHA in Letnany on 22 September 2016.

This year's attendance was the highest, total of 121 companies from 12 countries have signed up! Besides ABF a.s. the event was organized by members of Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic and Handwerkskammer Dresden in cooperation with partners from EEN and other institutions.

Matchmaking - Targeted business meetings - are very popular among businessmen: This is a prearranged business meetings both for exhibitors and visitors, where companies choose their partners based on cooperation profiles published in the catalog of participants. Given that these negotiations take place during the largest construction fair FOR ARCH, businessmen can efficiently utilize the time spent.

Events at the fair FOR ARCH 2016 was attended by 64 Czech and 57 foreign companies, 20 German, 13 Slovenian, 13 Polish as well as Italian, Spanish and for the first time companies from overseas -  Indonesia, Korea and USA.

During one day 258 meetings was held. On the spot it was possible to consult European program Horizont 2020 or the issue of transmission of workers and cross-border provision of services in the construction industry. The afternoon program included meetings as well as a tour of the exhibition with an escort, which was particularly welcomed by foreign participants. The event brought together companies from the construction and related fields, production of windows and doors, electrical and automation for industry and households, staffing agencies, IT, consulting and other companies offering the latest in construction innovations. Among Czech participants were small and medium companies as well as small traders. Meetings were interesting also because mainly German participants were primarily looking for new subcontractors of construction works and product for German market.

An interesting participant flew I from the USA – the American company inquiring manufacturer of wooden pergolas for its clients in Europe. During one day he held 8 meetings mostly with Czech companies. At the end he was very pleased because the event fully met his expectations: first map the Czech market with manufacturers’ pergolas, but also directly establish the first contacts with Czech producers and suppliers.

All the participants appreciated the secure for business meetings, including interpreting international meetings. The survey conducted immediately after the event shows that almost 30 meetings resulted immediately to mutual cooperation in both international and Czech participants among themselves. Even those who came for such meetings for the first time with fear of what lay ahead evaluated the meetings very positively and talked about meaningfulness of organizing such meetings.

More information about the Matchmaking FOR ARCH 2016 can be found on the website: http://forarch2016.talkb2b.net/

International trade negotiations not only in fields of construction will be organized by EEN in 2017, for more information check our website website www.crr.cz/een .

The GRAND PRIX competition for the best exhibit, which is organised by the ABF, a. s. company, has taken place at the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH 2016 this year as well. The competition was attended by altogether 41 registered products, and after the careful studying of the ground materials and on the basis of presentation of exhibits of the firms in the course of the first day of the trade fair the Jury granted five GRAND PRIX awards and six HONOURABLE MENTIONS without specifying any detailed order.

The criteria assessed during the process of evaluation of the exhibits included not only technical parameters and materials used, but also utilised progressive technologies, energy performance, environmental aspects of the exhibits, and last but not least also the extraordinary quality at an affordable price and application of the product on the market. An innovation of this year’s edition was categorisation of the products registered into the point assessment of quality, known as RABF (Rating by Architecture and Building Foundation), which serves as an objective reference system.

The GRAND PRIX 2016 awards were granted to the following firms:

Bosch Termotechnika, s.r.o. - Buderus Business Division, for the condensing boiler “Buderus Logamax plus GB192iT”. This is a new stationary boiler in a compact design whose front area is manufactured of hardened titanium glass. Its modular structure and easy access to components enable fast assembly as well as maintenance.

FRAJT, s.r.o., for the glass panel with ceramic digital print, a double vision effect representing a unique element with a wide range of use in all types of interiors and with good resistance to mechanical scratching.

INTERNORM-OKNO, s.r.o., for the I-tec ventilation representing a local, fully automated recuperation unit integrated into a window with the control of temperature and humidity suitable for flats and family houses.

NIBE ENERGY SYSTEMS for the heat pump “NIBE F2120” of the air-water type with a high value of the seasonal heating factor, high temperature and silent operation.

Saint-Gobain Construction Products CZ, a.s., Rigips Division, for Habito, a plasterboard panel with extreme strength for construction of the Interior walls and partitions. The board has a high load-bearing capacity and good acoustic characteristics.

The HONOURABLE MENTIONS were awarded to the following firms:

BERNDORF BÄDERBAU, s.r.o., for the massage whirlpool for a horse representing an extension of production of classical swimming pools and water attractions with rehabilitation equipment for horses, which also ensures the extension of their life and guarantees a life quality improvement.

Czech Technical University in Prague for the rolling fluid bladeless turbine which is useable for marginal parameters of the gradient and flow rate in the places where conventional turbines are not able to work in an effective manner.

ELEKTRODESIGN ventilátory, spol. s r.o., for ECOAIR Design Ecowatt - a small radial fan with a possibility of the setting up of a constant air flow rate, which automatically adapts power output according to the given installation conditions.

Hein & spol. - keramické závody, spol. s r.o., for the tile fireplace SOLID - a freestanding fireplace using wood as its fuel and equipped with an accumulation exchanger and a body made of glazed large-format tiles.

PIEDRA UNO, a.s., for the floating paving system PIEDRA which is formed of resistant plastic parts with the system of locks and surface of marble or stone carpet. It can be applied to any flat subbase firm area.

Schiedel, s.r.o., for Schiedel KombiGas - an integrated chimney system for ventilation of flue gas from various consumers using solid and gaseous fuels, with an air inlet and a shaft for vertical duct systems.

Results of the competition for the most impressive exposition - TOP EXPO 2016:

On the occasion of the FOR ARCH, FOR STAV, FOR THERM, FOR WOOD and BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA Trade Fairs, there was organised also a competition for the most impressive exposition known as TOP EXPO. In the competition, there were awarded altogether 7 most impressive expositions, which are at the same time also highly functional and meet the criteria for communication with the customer. All expositions of the trade fairs in categories up to 60 m² and above 60 m² were assessed.

Concerning the category up to 60 m², the prizes were awarded to GOLDBECK Prefabeton s.r.o., PALIS Plzeň, spol. s r.o. and Krbystyle, s.r.o.

Concerning the category above 60 m², the prizes were awarded to HELUZ cihlářský průmysl v.o.s., PRESBETON Nova, s.r.o. and ISOTRA a.s.

The Honourable Mention was awarded to TOP EXPO TWIN s.r.o.

The first big news regarding the 2017 FOR ARCH international building trade fair is a new topic that will be included in the exhibition. The topic is current trends and new solutions in the field of security technologies, protection of buildings, security services and IT and cyber security – a topic which becomes more and more important each day.

The twenty-eighth edition of the largest International Building Trade Fair in the Czech Republic is opening its gates for visitors this afternoon. The FOR ARCH Trade Fair is held at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre and will last till Saturday, 24 September. More than eight hundred exhibitors from fifteen countries of the world will present there the latest trends from the field of the building industry on an exhibition area of almost 21,000 square metres.

Within the framework of the accompanying programme it is furthermore possible to attend specialised conferences with participation of leading personalities in the sector, important nation-wide architectonic competitions as well as a practical programme for entrepreneurs and the general public.  A great innovation compared to previous editions is given by various daily topics - quality of products, energy performance management, professional education, smart house concepts and self-built house constructions. Newly it will be possible to use also the independent BUILDING ADVISORY CENTRE where professionals will provide, free of charge, useful advice within the framework of the daily topics focused on the ways of how to manage various construction issues. In terms of additional topics, FOR ARCH will be complemented by the accompanying trade fairs FOR STAV, FOR THERM, FOR WOOD and BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA.

The FOR ARCH Trade Fair will start this afternoon by the largest CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS OF DESIGN COMPANIES 2016 in the Czech Republic, where it is possible to listen to such speakers as Andrej Babiš, Minister of Finance; Karla Šlechtová, Minister for Regional Development; and Richard Brabec, Minister of the Environment. Another interesting part of the programme will be, in the subsequent days, for example the lecture entitled HEATING AND VENTILATION IN MODERN SAVING BUILDINGS, the conference FIRE SAFETY OF CONSTRUCTIONS and popular B2B business negotiations known as MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS. Precious information will be provided to visitors by such conferences as HOW TO PURCHASE HOUSING and SELF-BUILT HOUSE CONSTRUCTION. For the first time it will be possible this year to use services of the CONSULTANCY CENTRE FOR WINDOWS AND SHADING TECHNOLOGIES which is to be open for the entire time of the event.

Directors of designing companies consider the relatively high combustibility of wood to be the most serious disadvantage of the building use of wood. On the other hand, the possibility of mould attacks causes the least concern. This conclusion implies from the analysis which was prepared by the analytical company “CEEC Research” for the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH.

The main disadvantage of the wood as a building element is its relatively high combustibility, according to directors of the designing companies. More than one half of them (53 per cent) shared this view in their answers. Concerning the remaining part of respondents, the most serious problems of the use of wood are, in their opinion, its limited lifetime (17 per cent of directors), humidity issues (16 per cent of directors) and pest attacks (13 per cent of directors). Only an absolute minimum (1 per cent) had concerns about increased occurrence of moulds as the main disadvantage. Major differences appeared in the answers of representatives of the companies dealing with preparation of engineering constructions. Higher combustibility compared to other materials is the main disadvantage of the building use of wood for two thirds of them (65 per cent), while less than one tenth had concerns about the limited lifetime (7 per cent).

On Tuesday, 20 September, the first of the daily topics of the Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH, which is to be held from 20 to 24 September at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre, will be prepared for those interested - namely the issues of quality of products and materials, including the rating figures. During the course of the event, the visitors will learn how attestations and certifications of products and materials are carried out, in what way building products are assessed, what is necessary to do for successful placement on the market of a product and how this important topic is resolved in legal regulations and European standards. Besides this, an independent BUILDING CONSULTANCY CENTRE (SPC) will be prepared for visitors in the ENTRANCE HALL II, where specialised experts are to answer various questions from the field of the building industry free of charge.

This year's conference will be a unique event as it will present the Italian style and design in the world of wellness and SPA. Come and see the HOTEL WELLNESS & SPA Conferenece which will be held within the BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA trade fair on 20-24 September 2016 in Prague. The event will present MARIO SANTINI, a remarkable Italian architect who has been engaged for many years in designing and construction of wellness centres. Mario Santini is an enthusiastic professional with passion for relaxation, namely saunas. He is the founder and president of the Italian Sauna Association. He actively takes part in sauna ceremonials as a sauna master, and this is not his first time in the Czech Republic – he is an avid participant of many events that are held here. Among sauna professionals and the enlightened public, he is popular due to his taking part in the top sauna contests, such as SaunaFest or Sauna Herbal Cup. Owing to his passion for wellness and saunas, he seeks to connect architecture with wellness, and it is on this topic that he is having his lecture within the conference. For more information (and for registration to the conference), visit http://spakonference.rain.cz/

Do not miss Matchmaking Business Meetings FOR ARCH 2016, free B2B Business meetings for all interested companies,buyers, or individuals from the construction field taking place on 22 September 2016 at FOR ARCH in the Congress hall in the Entrance hall II.

Are you doing business in the building industry and are you looking for new contacts on the European market, are you thinking about extension of your activities to the Czech Republic? Are you looking for new business partners, local distributors or vendors?

ABF together with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at the Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic invite you to bilateral business meetings with European entrepreneurs.

Please come and use this opportunity for finding new business contacts. The meetings planned will take place during all the day, individual meetings last for 20 minutes. You can find more information about the event also in the Press Release on Matchmaking FOR ARCH from 2015 here or on the web site of the Trade Fair

Deadline for registration: 31 August 2016

Registration fees: participation free of charge

The web site of the event where you can find profiles of already registred paricipants.

Application form

For more information please contact Ing. Eva Hrubešová, tel. 234 006 232, e-mail: hrubesova@crr.cz.

Prague, 29 August 2016 – Almost three quarters of customers of design companies require inclusion of a recuperation unit during preparation of constructions. The situation is, however, rather different at firms dealing especially with engineering constructions where they are required for one fifth of designs only. These conclusions imply from the analysis which was prepared for the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH by the analytical company “CEEC Research”.

The inclusion of recuperation units during preparation of new constructions is required, according to directors of design companies, by almost three quarters of customers (72 per cent). In one third of cases (33 per cent) the matter concerns residential constructions and in two fifths of cases (39 per cent) it concerns non-residential premises. Two fifths of customers (39 per cent) do not require inclusion of recuperation units. In the case of design companies dealing especially with building constructions, the interest is even still higher and in residential buildings, recuperation units are required by 40 per cent of customers, whereas in non-residential buildings it is 43 per cent of customers that require them. A very large deviation from the average values is stated by companies dealing with engineering constructions where customers require installation of recuperation units only in non-residential buildings (18 per cent) and the entire four fifths (82 per cent) are not interested in recuperation units.

Wednesday, 21 September, will be focused, within the framework of individual daily topics of the FOR ARCH Building Trade Fair, which is to be held on 20-24 September at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre, on management of energy performance of buildings and ventilation concepts. In the course of the trade fair it will be also possible to visit a specialised lecture entitled “Heating and Ventilation in Modern Saving Buildings”, where customers will be able to get themselves familiar, in a detailed way, with issues of energy efficient constructions. The explanation will be focused on the use of alternative energy resources and will present solutions based on solar heating and cooling, use of biomass in buildings, heat pumps, possibly with the use of energy of the surrounding environment. The topic of savings that can be achieved during the actual operation will not be missing either. Besides the above mentioned events, an independent BUILDING CONSULTANCY CENTRE (SPC) will be prepared for visitors at the ENTRANCE HALL II, where the experts will answer your questions from the field of construction activities free of charge.

This year’s edition of the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH, which is to be held at the end of September in Prague-Letňany, has chosen, as one of the current topics, also the so-called “smart house” which is able, through its structure and technologies used, to ensure maximum comfort and energy-efficient environment for the people living there. A special ELEKTRO section will be reserved in the hall number 4 to the firms which are active in this sector. The general partner of the International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH 2016 is the ČEZ group.

Friday, 23 September, will belong, in this year’s concept of various daily topics at the FOR ARCH Building Trade Fair, which is to be held on 20-24 September at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre, to the “Smart House” topic. A smart house ensures optimum and comfort environment for people living in such a house, in terms of its structure, used technologies and control systems. It is highly effective in terms of economy, energy consumption as well as from the viewpoint of impacts on its external environment and enables a multi-purpose use and reconfiguration. Its description often uses also such terms as “digital household”, “digital house” or “intelligent house”.

A properly prepared design is very important for implementation of a smart house. Its heart consists of a central system which helps, through modular infrastructure and individual active elements, to automate the operation of the entire household. Its control is very intuitive and it can be used for the control of e.g. air conditioning, shading, hot water preparation, irrigation, communication, distribution of TV and video signals, radio and music, telephones as well as the Internet. An important factor is the optimum and effective control of thermal technology and ventilation, thanks to which it achieves large energy savings. A matter-of-course is then connection of all illumination to the central system in such a way that it responds to your activities in a fully natural way. A smart house takes care also of household safety and provides you, at any time and anywhere, an overview of its current state, including alarms, fire sensors and camera systems. The system is also able to simulate living at absence, by using the pre-programmed activation of lights.

The visitors who are interested in this sector of the building industry should not miss the special ELEKTRO section in the hall no. 4, which has registered, in recent years, a growing interest in presentation of firms, especially from the fields of electrical installations, intelligent housing and lighting technology. It is traditionally attended by the LEGRAND company, the world leader in the area of electrotechnical installations and digital infrastructure offering almost 200,000 products from the field of illumination control, heating and data network administration, by the company HDL Automation s.r.o. supplying individual modules, as well as complete automation systems of buildings, and by ELKO EP, s.r.o., which is genuinely a Czech specialist focused on electronic modular instruments – relays, manufacturing more than 200 types of these products.

At present, ČEZ is not just a supplier of energies but also of comprehensive energy management solutions for households, which we are to introduce at the FOR ARCH Trade Fair in an entertaining way,” says Pavel Cyrani, Director of the Business Division of the ČEZ Group. “We have equipped a mobile household with them, and in September we will make a tour of Czech towns with this mobile household, and one of our stops will be just FOR ARCH.” The saving household of the future from ČEZ, which is to be presented at the trade fair, includes photovoltaic panels on the roof, together with batteries for the storage of electricity, modern gas boilers and white consumers, heat pumps for heating as well as air conditioning, in a combination with building materials of the 21^st century, which are supplied by Saint-Gobain.

In the order already the eleventh edition of the BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA Trade Fair, focused on design solutions and operation of swimming pools, bathing lakes and wellness facilities will be held this year on the exhibition area of PVA EXPO PRAGUE on 20 to 24 September. Within the framework of the trade fair, also the second edition of the HOTEL WELLNESS & SPA conference will be held. The conference is intended for the staff, representatives and managers of hotel wellness and SPA centres.​

The conference will be held on Wednesday, 21 September, and its main topic will be: From design to implementation of a successful wellness operation, Inspiration and use of technological news and current trends from the international environment. The participants will have an opportunity of getting informed about current trends in this area from interesting guests and professionals, taking part in the discussion and exchanging opinions and establishing a number of new contacts. This is a unique occasion which is available again after one year and offers especially the space for personal meeting of all those who are dealing with the wellness and spa sectors in the territory of the Czech Republic or abroad on a professional basis.

The actual conference will have two main parts and the first one will be dedicated to specialised lectures. Speakers will deal with current trends in the field of wellness design, preparation and implementation of new wellness operations, architecture during the SPA renovation, layout designs and issues of operation or communication with clients. There will be also information relating to preparation of a new operation of a wellness facility, its construction and technical implementation.

The other part of the conference will consist of a panel discussion which is to welcome a number of experts from both the Czech Republic and abroad, the discussion will be aimed at the experience from the operation of hotel wellness & SPA with a focus on news in procedures with regard to guest preferences. Speakers will present their way to successful projects and will identify the obstacles which most operators must cope with. It will also render the conference participants familiar with current technologies, favourite design of interiors and exteriors and quality of the services offered. For more information, including the application form for the conference, please visit http://spakonference.rain.cz/.

The main topic of the entire trade fair this year will be issues of modernisation of aquaparks and making wellness operations more attractive. The accompanying lectures and seminars will be focused on problems that need to be solved in the operation, for example from the viewpoint of hygiene or personnel and approach and communication with clients, including presentation of new trends, procedures and products. The visitors should not miss the accompanying programme either, which is to be focused on sauna use and wellness procedures.

The BAZÉNY, SAUNY & SPA trade fair has built up a very important position on the Czech stage on a long term basis, because it is the only specialised trade fair of its kind within the framework of the Czech Republic. It is focused especially on operators of aquaparks, public swimming pools and representatives of the municipal sphere, representatives of associations and unions, designers, architects, operators of hotels, pensions, sports centres and specialised media. The offer includes, of course, besides public organisations also private wellness facilities which have enjoyed a large growth of interest in recent years. The Association of Swimming Pools and Saunas of the Czech Republic prepares a professional conference within the framework of the trade fair every year as well. This year it will be entitled “European Legislation for Family and Public Swimming Pools” and will deal with current standards for design and operation of swimming pools. For more information please see www.abascr.cz

One of the core topics of this year’s FOR ARCH Trade Fair, which is to be held at the end of September at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre, will be the support of vocational training. The final round of the competition presentation of building trades and crafts known as SUSO will take place within the framework of this approach as well. This event will be accompanied also by another edition of the popular bilateral business negotiations known as MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS and by the conference of directors of European Craft Chambers. Already in a few days, on Thursday, 2 June, the conference CROSSROADS OF ARCHITECTURE will be held in the National Technical Museum in Prague focused on the topic “Cultural landscape: changes, creation, protection”.

The International Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH is a project with an all-year-round impact aimed at support of the building industry as a whole. The top event of the season is the actual trade fair which is to be held also this year at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre on 20-24 September, and this year it will be for the first time when the concepts of various daily topics focused on important trends of the contemporaneous building industry is to be presented there.

One of these topics will be the support of vocational training this year, and within the framework of its popularisation also the final round of the competition presentation of building trades and crafts (SUSO) will take place. Since the arising of this competition in 1996, more than 4,500 selected apprentices accompanied by more than 1,700 teachers have taken part in the competition. Every year on average 80 schools present the art of their apprentices at this competition. The four-day final round of the competition will concern especially such branches as bricklayer, carpenter, stone cutter and stone sculptor, but at the same time the competition may include also such crafts as dry construction fitter, roofer, upholsterer and others who may present their skills there. Young apprentices must pass both theoretical and practical examinations within the framework of this Czechoslovak project. The participants will receive specific tasks for the practical part in the form of technical drawings from the Professional Jury immediately before the beginning of the examination.

Another very interesting event will be held on Thursday, 22 September, when the fourth edition of the popular bilateral business negotiations known as MATCHMAKING BUSINESS MEETINGS are to be organised. On this occasion, entrepreneurs active in the building industry will be able to find new contacts on the European market and to establish cooperation with foreign companies. The trade fair nomenclature will mostly concern design and building activities, tile setting and walling works, heating, chimney assemblies, surface protection, automation for the industry and households, as well as maintenance and modernisation of building structures, including renovation of monuments. Preparation of these popular B2B negotiations is ensured by ABF, a.s., together with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at the Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic. Other details and the registration form can be found by the Applicants on the web site forarch2016.talkb2b.net. On the same day, also the Conference of Directors of the European Craft Chambers known as Saxon-Czech Craft Dialogue 2016 will be held as well.

Before the FOR ARCH Trade Fair opens its gates to visitors, those interested in the building industry and architecture may visit already the eighth edition of the conference entitled CROSSROADS OF ARCHITECTURE focused on the topic “Cultural landscape:changes_creation_protection”, which is to be held already on the 2^nd June in the National Technical Museum in Prague. It will deal especially with development and protection of the cultural landscape, systems of residential greenery and urban landscape, it will analyse the issues of the drawing of subsidies for improvement of the quality of landscape and it will present several domestic as well as foreign case studies. The programme will include also the speech of Karla Šlechtová, Minister for Regional Development; Pavla Melková, Director of the “Urban Detail” section, IPR Prague; Klára Salzmann, Member of the Board of Directors of the Czech Chamber of Architects; Dan Jiránek from the Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic, Leoš Anderle from the Sekyra Group specialised in development activities. As far as the discussion panel focused on subsidy programmes is concerned, participants may look forward to Pavel Sekáč, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and Tomáš Sklenář, Director of the Land Planning Department of the Ministry of Regional Development.

The 27th FOR ARCH International Building Trade Fair will take place on 20-24 September 2016 at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE exhibition centre. For the first time in its history, it will present a different daily topic for each day of the event. Visitors will thus be able to learn about the issue of product and material quality, energy efficiency of buildings, ventilation systems, professional training in the construction sector, the “smart building” phenomenon and self-made construction work. Professionals at the CONSULTANCY CENTRE will give visitors expert advice according to the daily topic. Within its exposition, the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic will provide information on state-funded subsidies.

The FOR ARCH presentation in Spain a big success

We would like to thank everybody who visited the booth of FOR ARCH at the CEVISAMA trade fair in Valencia, Spain, where the FOR ARCH trade fair was presented within the cooperation between FERIA VALENCIA and PVA EXPO PRAGUE.

We are pleased that new foreign exhibitors and business partners expressed a desire to take part in FOR ARCH, which proves that the scope of the largest Czech construction trade fair is getting increasingly international. Go see the event for yourself on 20-24 September 2016 at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE exhibition centre in Prague, Czech Republic. The 27^th FOR ARCH building trade fair will be accompanied by an extensive accompanying programme and numerous lectures and seminars. 

Matchmaking Business Meetings FOR ARCH 2016- Registration has started!

Are you doing business in the building industry and are you looking for new contacts on the European market, are you thinking about extension of your activities to the Czech Republic? Are you looking for new business partners, local distributors or vendors?

If yes, then the invitation to the fourth edition of popular B2B business meetings known as Matchmaking Business Meetings at the FOR ARCH 2016 Trade Fair is intended just for you. These meetings will be held on Thursday, September 22, from 9:00 to 16:00 hours.

ABF together with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at the Centre for Regional Development of the Czech Republic invite you to bilateral business meetings with European entrepreneurs.

The business meetings are intended especially for firms from the building industry, such as

- construction and business activities
- manufacturing of staircases
- tiling and bricklayer work
- sanitary installations
- surface finishing and protection
- natural stones
- heating systems, chimney assemblies
- automation for the industry and households
- maintenance, renovation and modernisation of buildings
- renovation of historical monuments
- and others

Please come and use this opportunity for finding new business contacts. The meetings planned will take place during all the day, individual meetings last for 20 minutes. You can find more information about the event also in the Press Release on Matchmaking FOR ARCH from 2015 here or on the web site of the Trade Fair

Deadline for registration: 15 August 2016
Registration fees: participation free of charge
The web site of the event was already put into operation.

Application form

For more information please contact Ing. Eva Hrubešová, tel. 234 006 232, e-mail hrubesova@crr.cz.

FOR ARCH presents itself at the CEVISAMA exhibition in Valencia

FOR ARCH, the largest construction trade fair in the Czech Republic, is an established, top event of the Czech building sector and all the related branches.

On 2-5 February 2016, FOR ARCH will be represented at FERIA VALENCIA in Spain, a partner of PVA EXPO PRAGUE, within the CEVISAMA trade fair. The FOR ARCH stand will invite visitors to join the 27th FOR ARCH International Building Trade Fair, which will be held on 20-24 September 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The 34th CEVISAMA (an international trade fair for ceramic tiles, bathroom and kitchen equipment, natural stone, raw materials, frits, glazes and ceramic colorants, ceramic roof tiles, and bricks, building materials and hardware) is held on 1-5 February 2016 in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is the most important exhibition of the ceramic industry in Spain.

The FOR ARCH booth is located in the NIVEL 2 DISRIBUCION (N2-DIB) section of CEVISAMA, between pavilions 3 and 4. Mr. Josef Dobrý, the official local representative of the FOR ARCH trade fair in Spain, will be present at the stand (see his contact information below):

Josef Dobrý

T: +34 664 505 213

E: feriabohemia@feriabohemia.com

The FOR ARCH Trade Fair will be focused also on support of technical education this year

The first topic of the International Trade Fair FOR ARCH announced this year is support of technical education, whose importance has been continually growing for several years. Within the framework of popularisation of building trades and crafts, the trade fair will become the place of another final round of the SUSO competition as well. This competition presentation has been attended, since its beginning in 1996, by more than 4,500 selected pupils accompanied by more than 1,700 teachers, and on average approximately 80 specialised technical schools could present their work and art there. The first qualification round of this competition focused on craftsmanship and craft skills will be held, for the regions of Prague, Central Bohemia and Northern Bohemia, on January 22-23 at the PVA EXPO PRAGUE Exhibition Centre. The qualification rounds for other regions, including Slovakia, will always follow in monthly intervals.

Another important event which the visitors can look forward to is the announcement of the results of the competition of young architects known as Young Architect Award (YAA). Its aim is to help the beginning creators under 33 years of age to find their place on the architectonic stage, and at the same time to make the general public familiar with contemporary architecture and to support public discussion focused on this topic. The competition works which can be registered already now will be assessed by the professional jury in the course of June. Both these competitions are sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and by the Association of Building Entrepreneurs of the Czech Republic. From the above mentioned facts it is also clear that the Building Trade Fair FOR ARCH is not just a five-day matter, but that it really represents a year-round event.

The other announced topic of the trade fair is the area of quality of products and materials. In this context, the already traditional competition “Building of the Year”, which has been a top event of the trade fair for several years, will be organised under the auspices of the Foundation for Development of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ABF). This year it will be enriched with an innovation - competition entitled “Product/Technology of the Year for Architecture and Civil Engineering”.

Matchmaking business meetings - targeted business negotiations - are very popular with entrepreneurs: these are business appointments arranged for in advance by both exhibitors and visitors for whom the firms choose their partners on the basis of cooperation profiles published in the catalog of participants. The participating exhibitors are therefore offered an important added value enabling them to utilize their participation in the trade fair in the most effective way.

The event was attended by 64 Czech and 38 foreign firms from 11 countries, and in terms of the number of firms the largest representation was from Germany (18 firms), Austria (5), Poland (4) or Italy (3). The event was further attended by firms from e.g. Spain, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, China, etc., and the participating companies organized altogether 227 business appointments among them. It was also possible to use consultations with the expert from the Technological Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, concerning the European Program “Horizon 2020”. Czech participants had a possibility of consulting the issues of sending staff abroad and cross-border provision of services in the building industry. The afternoon program included, besides the appointments, also a guided tour of the Trade Fair expositions, which was welcomed especially by foreign participants.


   

The event was attended by firms from building and associated sectors, such as construction activities, production of windows and doors, electrical installations and assemblies, as well as automation for industry and households, technical equipment, personnel agencies, IT, green technologies and other firms offering news in the field of building innovations. Among Czech participants it was possible to find not only small and medium-size enterprises, but also self-employed individuals – for example roofers, carpenters, plumbers as well as electricians.

The main partner and co-organizer of the event was, like in previous years, the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) – Center for Regional Development of the Czech Republic.

You can find more information on Matchmaking Business Meetings FOR ARCH 2015 at the following web page:

http://forarch2015.talkb2b.net

Fo rthe next year edition of  Matchmaking Business Meetings FOR ARCH 2016, please watch our website: http://forarch.cz/ .

Contact:

Jana Kociskova

Head of Department of Foreign Trade

ABF, a.s.

T: +420 225 291 116

M: +420 739 003 172

kociskova@abf.cz

The PVA EXPO PRAGUE exhibition center and the FOR ARCH trade fair have established a partnership Feria Valencia exhibition center in Spain.

FOR ARCH, an established international building trade fair, now cooperates with the Spanish CEVISAMA trade fair. This cooperation lays foundation for a partnership between the two exhibition centers. “We are very pleased to be partners of such an important event like CEVISAMA. We expect this business cooperation to beneficial to us as well as for our exhibitors who can thus participate in trade fairs at both exhibition centers for preferential prices,” says Jana Kočišková, Head of Foreign Trade Department.

In the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the demand of foreign companies for exhibition area at the FOR ARCH trade fair. “In 2014, 61 foreign exhibitors from 15 countries participated in the FOR ARCH trade fair,” says Martin F. Přívětivý, director of the fair.

The 34^th CEVISAMA, an international trade fair for ceramics, raw materials, glazing, architectural enamel, bathrooms, kitchens and machinery used in the ceramics industry, will take place on February 1-5, 2016 in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important event of the ceramics sector in Spain.

You can visit the stand of CEVISAMA in Hall 1 (stand no. 1B36) at the upcoming FOR ARCH trade fair.

For more information about the CEVISAMA trade fair of about business opportunities in Spain, contact:

T: +420 211 221 571

M: +420 777 609 000

E: feriabohemia@feriabohemia.com

 www.cevisama.com