Exhibition venues
The venues we work in: how each hall is built, what its technical regulations mean for exhibitors, and how we work there.
A stand cannot be designed independently of the hall. How many sides of the plot are open, how high the ceiling is, whether anything may be suspended from it and what the floor can carry are all things to know before drawing begins. This information sits in the venue regulations; the regulations differ at every venue, and most permit deadlines fall weeks before the fair date.
Below are the venues we work in regularly. Each page sets out how the venue is built, what its regulations mean for an exhibitor, and how we work there. If the venue you need is not listed, ask anyway — our service page covers the process end to end.
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Türkiye
Tüyap Fair and Congress Center — Beylikdüzü, Istanbul. Carries the busiest fair calendar in Türkiye. Our workshop is in the same district, so on build night the distance between workshop and hall is measured in minutes.
CNR Expo Istanbul — Yeşilköy. Officially the Istanbul Expo Center. Proximity to the airport helps visitors arriving from abroad; city traffic constrains the build schedule.
ATO Congresium — Söğütözü, Ankara. A calendar where congresses and exhibitions run together; a visitor profile weighted towards public procurement and professional chambers changes how the stand is planned.
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Abroad
Messe Frankfurt — For most companies exhibiting from Türkiye, the first step abroad. The difference is not scale but discipline: build hours are enforced to the minute and a late document stops the work.
Messe München — Known for heavy machinery and construction equipment fairs; the regulations are strictest on floor loading and machine access. Part of the grounds opens onto outdoor space.
Dubai World Trade Centre — The busiest calendar in the Gulf. Stand drawings go through the venue’s technical approval, and the freight route decides the whole schedule.
The freight, customs and ATA Carnet side of exhibiting abroad is covered in detail on our stands abroad page.
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What changes from hall to hall
| Item | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Ceiling height and stand height limit | Decides whether a double-decker stand or a tall totem is possible; the permit process starts before the drawing |
| Rigging permit | Suspended totems, lighting bridges and drapes need a separate application; not granted in every hall |
| Floor loading capacity | Must be settled before the design if heavy machinery is going on display |
| Electrical drawing and supply rating | If lighting and screen load exceed the supply, the stand runs constrained for the whole fair |
| Fire classification | Materials must be certified; uncertified material is not admitted to the hall |
| Build-up and dismantling hours | Force the schedule to be planned backwards; a missed window cannot be recovered |
We follow all of these: we prepare the applications, handle the correspondence with the organiser and track the process until approval comes through. Which stand system works better in which hall is compared on our stand types page. What to look for when choosing a company is set out on a separate page.
- Who follows the venue regulations?
We do. Height permits, rigging applications, electrical drawings and fire certificates are ours, and we handle the correspondence with the organiser. All we need from the exhibitor is timely design decisions, because the deadlines close weeks before the fair.
- Can the same stand be built at another venue?
It can, if the ceiling height, rigging permission and floor capacity match; if they do not, the load-bearing structure changes. Discussing your whole fair calendar at the start costs less than redrawing later.
- Can you build at a venue that is not on this list?
Yes. This list is the venues we work in regularly, not the limit of where we can work. In a new hall the first task is reading the regulations and contacting the organiser; the process runs the same way.
- Can a double-decker stand be built in any hall?
No. Even where the ceiling is high enough, a two-storey structure needs a separate permit, in most halls an engineer-approved structural calculation, and an additional fee. The decision has to come early, because the application starts before the drawing.
Sources you can verify
- Turkish fair calendar and fair regulations — Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
- International exhibition industry standards — The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry
Tell us which hall you are in
Send us your fair, your hall and your plot size; we will read the regulations and reply within 48 hours on business days with a quote whose scope is in writing.