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Stands in Catalonia

Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona

For Fira de Barcelona, the CCIB and venues across Catalonia. We build it in Cornellà and install it at the venue.

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What we do in Catalonia

Design and drawings for Fira de Barcelona
Fabrication in Cornellà, with no long trips or hotels
Build-up and breakdown within the venue's hours

The venues, their rules and their trade fairs

Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

Walls and ceilings: C-s2,d0 (UNE-EN 13501-1) §1.4, p. 6
Floor: Efl §1.4, p. 6
Hanging textiles: Class 1 (UNE-EN 13773) §1.2 and §1.4
Certificates: From an accredited laboratory and less than five years old. Fira may ask for them §1.4, p. 6
Height: 5 m, and 4 m in some areas. Above that, a complex structure with a technician §3.3.1 and §3.4
Platform and ramp: Platform 18 cm high at most. From 5 cm, a ramp 1 m wide (1.20 m under DB-SUA) §3.3.3 and §5.8
Ceiling: Never fully closed. If it traps smoke, one detector every 60 m² §3.3.2 and §5.9
Electricity: Authorised installer's certificate, an engineer's design from 50 kW and a 30 mA RCD §6.2 and §6.5
Hanging from the ceiling: Only through Fira's service, up to 150 or 250 kg per point and 15 kg/m² §3.7.1
Deadlines: Stand plans in advance, and services two weeks before build-up §3.3, §5.1 and §6.4
Documents: Signed occupational risk form and passes with ID §2.1
Hall floor: Platform or carpet only, no paint or glue. Tape is removed at breakdown §3.1.1 and §7.2
Waste: Removed every day. If the space is not left clean, the exhibitor pays for cleaning §7.2
Prohibited: Drilling, screwing or nailing into the venue. The stand must be self-supporting §3.1.1 and §5.7

Source: Normativa Tècnica Fira de Barcelona Gran Via

Trade fairs

MWC Barcelona Telecommunications March
4YFN Startups March
ISE Audiovisual and systems integration February
ICE Gaming and betting January
Alimentaria Food and drink March
Hostelco Hospitality equipment March
Seafood Expo Global & Seafood Processing Global Seafood April
Advanced Factories Industrial automation and robotics March
Advanced Machine Tools Machine tools March
Vitafoods Europe Nutraceuticals May
Professional Beauty Professional beauty April
In-cosmetics Global Cosmetic ingredients April
Fespa Global Print Expo Printing May
Expoquimia Chemical industry June
Equiplast Plastics and rubber June
Hispack Packaging May
Graphispag Graphic arts May
Construmat Construction May
Shoptalk Europe Retail June
SIL Barcelona Logistics June
Smart City Expo World Congress Cities and urban infrastructure November
Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress Cybersecurity November
Ibtm World Business travel and conferences November
EFINTEC Installers October
Caravaning Caravaning October
Piscina Barcelona Pools and outdoor spaces November
Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Food service and gastronomy October
Battery & ES Tech Europe Batteries and energy storage September

Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc Barcelona

Walls and ceilings: C-s2,d0 §1.4, p. 6
Floor: Efl §1.4, p. 6
Hanging textiles: Class 1 §1.2 and §1.4
Height: 5 m. Above that, a complex structure §3.3.1
Platform and ramp: Platform 18 cm high at most. From 5 cm, a ramp 1 m wide §3.3.3 and §5.8
Hanging from the ceiling: Through Fira's service, up to 150 kg per point and 15 kg/m² §3.7.1
Prohibited: Drilling, screwing or nailing. On the floor, platform or carpet only §3.1.1

Source: Technical Regulations Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc

Trade fairs

Barcelona Wine Week Wine February
Talent Arena Digital talent March
Saló de l'Ensenyament Education March
B-Travel Tourism March
Automobile Barcelona Automotive April
Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week Bridal fashion April
Comic Barcelona Comics May
Erospain Adult industry May
Barcelona Textile Expo Professional textiles October
Souvenir Expo Spain Souvenirs and tourist gifts January
EdTech Congress Barcelona Education and technology February
Saló de l'Ocupació Jobs October
Saló del Comerç Local retail October
SAGA Barcelona Game Fest Video games October
AMT Advanced Maritime Technology Maritime technology June

CCIB Barcelona

Documents: Safety rules signed by each company before entry. Accredited staff only pp. 1-2
Prohibited: Ladders above 5 m and dismantling by hammering pp. 1-2
Stand build-up: Each congress organiser issues the rules

Source: Normas de seguridad en las instalaciones del CCIB (Fira CCIB, S.L.). The stand-building rules are not on the CCIB website

Trade fairs

CineEurope Cinema June
Global ABS Conference Structured finance June
Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo Supply chain May
OCP EMEA Summit Data centres April
EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium Medical congress November
EACTS Annual Meeting Medical congress October
World Green Infrastructure Congress Green infrastructure October
AVEPA-SEVC Congress Veterinary congress November

Fira de Girona Girona

Fire: Nothing easily combustible. No Euroclass specified art. 26.2
Height: 2.50 m, and up to 4 m for custom-built stands art. 28, 29 and 33
Backs of walls: Finished like the inside, with no logos art. 31 and 33
Deadlines: Stand plans approved before build-up, and works two weeks before art. 27 and 33
Electricity: Authorised installer, a design from 50 kW and 30 mA on lighting art. 35.1
Carpet: By its own weight or with removable double-sided tape art. 27
Documents: The stand builder's public liability insurance and risk prevention art. 23 and 26

Source: Normes Generals de Participació (Fundació Fira de Girona)

Trade fairs

Fira de Mostres de Girona Multi-sector October and November
Saló Expojove April
Fòrum Gastronòmic Girona Gastronomy February
GiroCòmic Comics October
La Girotrònica November
Formatgem Cheese March

firaReus Reus

The venue does not publish stand-building rules. Each show's organiser issues them.

Trade fairs

Fira ÀPAT Costa Daurada i Terres de l'Ebre November

How we comply

Fire. B-s1,d0 fire-retardant board and Bfl-s1 carpet. Both are accepted at all these venues, and also at IFEMA's Palacio Municipal, which is the strictest.
Certificates. Each material comes with its declaration of performance and classification report, and we hand them over with the stand's spec sheet.
Electricity. Halogen-free RZ1-K (AS) cable, class Cca-s1b,d1,a1, and an authorised installer's certificate.
Height and ramps. We design within each venue's height limit, and the platform has a ramp as wide as the venue requires.
Deadlines. We send you the dimensioned plan, elevations and perspective before the venue's deadline.
Batteries. VR headsets, tablets and tools are charged outside the venue.
Waste. We separate wood, metal and textiles, and at breakdown we take everything away.

The materials and their data sheets

Questions

What reaction to fire does Fira de Barcelona require?

C-s2,d0 on walls and ceilings and Efl on the floor, with a certificate less than five years old from an accredited laboratory (Fira de Barcelona technical regulations, §1.4).

How high can you build at Fira de Barcelona?

Up to 5 metres, and 4 in some areas of Gran Via. Above that, it counts as a complex structure and needs a technician (§3.3.1 and §3.4).

Can you hang anything from the ceiling at Fira de Barcelona?

Only through Fira's own service, up to 150 or 250 kg per point depending on the hall, and 15 kg per m² (§3.7.1).