The LIGNA (ligna lat. = the woods), previously known as Ligna Plus (Ligna+) is an industrial trade fair for the woodworking industry. It takes place in uneven years on the Hanover fairground. It is run by Deutsche Messe AG and the Fachverband Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen section of VDMA e.V.
History Until 1975, the Ligna was part of the yearly Hannover Messe. Due to space constraints, it was decided to establish the woodworking section as a separate fair. Since then, the Ligna fair takes place biannually.
Exhibitions There are exhibitions of machines and tools from the following sections: Forestry and forest technology Sawmill technology Solid wood treatment Furnishing Carpentry companies Furniture industry Bioenergy from wood Special presentations
Facts and figures Ligna Plus 2001 Visitors: 114,169 Exhibitors: 1,933 Space: 145,083 m2
Ligna Plus 2003 Visitors: 98,267 Exhibitors: 1,720 Space: 132,355 m2
Ligna Plus 2005 Visitors: 96,675 Exhibitors: 1,800 Space: 129,083 m2
Ligna Plus 2007 Visitors: 107,000 Exhibitors: 1,879 Space: 134,583 m2
Ligna Plus 2009 Visitors: 83,000 Exhibitors: 1,758 from 50 countries Space: 130,152 m2
LIGNA 2011 Visitors: 90,000 Exhibitors: 1,765 from 52 countries Space: 130,000 m2
LIGNA 2013 Visitors: 90,000 Exhibitors: 1,637 from 46 countries Space: 124,000 m2
External links ligna.de – Ligna website