The biennial fair closed its doors having welcomed three times as many foreign visitors, increased the number of attendees from the worlds of architecture and interior design and boosted its promotion of building with wood.
In an unbeatable end to its 40th anniversary, FIMMA + Maderalia closed its doors on a very special edition of the fair, which may prove to be a milestone in the story of Spain’s leading biennial fair for materials, technology, machinery and solutions for the wood industry. Not just because this 40th anniversary edition fully consolidated the standing of the event but also because it marked the beginning of a new phase in which the development of international business, commitment to the specifier community and the development of wood as a material for use in architecture and construction will inform how the fair evolves. FIMMA + Maderalia returns in 2026.
Beyond the figures – estimated to have hit 35,000 visitors – there was total satisfaction with the high quality and professional profile of the visitors who attended this latest edition of FIMMA + Maderalia. “We are very happy with how the fair played out. Visitors were coming to our stand with real projects for setting up production lines”, claimed FIMMA Organising Committee chairman and business owner Santiago Riera. More specifically, it was the machinery and technology section of the show that evidenced the most growth this year, doubling the space it occupied. “All the leading and most significant brands from around the world were here, and visitors appreciated that”, Riera added.
