Information - Documents

In the coming months, you will find all the important forms, brochures, logos, banners and services for your successful trade fair participation here

Application form for Stone+tec 2024
FAQ about Stone+tec
Facts and figures
Tips for a successful trade fair appearance at Stone+tec
Exhibitor comments after the Stone+tec 2022

Registration

FAQ about Stone+tec - FAQ for exhibitor

What does a stand at Stone+tec cost?

You can find the current valid prices in the online stand application. You can also take the stand prices from our application forms.

What is the AUMA fee?

The Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) charges a fee of EUR 0.60 per square metre of exhibition space for the representation of your interests.
AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH collects the corresponding amount to forward it to the AUMA.

You can find further information on the AUMA website

How can I hire a complete rental stand?

A complete stand is the cost-effective alternative to an individual stand. The smart modular system provides a lot of scope for your design ideas and offers you simple complete solutions.
You will find all information in our registration form for Stone+tec.

Can I dismantle my stand before the official end of the exhibition?

We ask for your understanding that no partially or full dismantling of a stand and products is possible before the official end of Stone+tec. The stand staff may also not be removed before the end of the exhibition. It is for the benefit of all the exhibitors that the exhibition runs free of disruption for its entire duration.

Where is the truck parking area located?

The truck parking area for Stone+tec is located at Poststraße 4 - see map
We offer a shuttle service on the last set-up day and on the last day of the trade fair
The parking lot has a toilet facility and is completely illuminated after dark.

Facts and figures

Venue & Cycle

Venue: Exhibition Centre Nuremberg

Cycle: Every two years

Entrance & Halls

Entrance: West

Halls: 10, 11, 12

Product spectrum

The exhibitions covers the fields of natural stone, stone processing technology and gravestone. On four exhibition days, exhibitors and visitors will be able to discuss the latest developments within the natural stone and natural stone processing industry.

The World of Stone+tec

In keeping pace with natural stone and natural stone processing industry, Stone+tec helps you to monitor the market and the competition.

Material
Technology, equipment
Industrial safety and environmental protection
Construction chemicals
Construction
Gravestones, grave design and decoration
Historic preservation
Design
Services

Performance figures 2018

333 exhibitors (incl. 56 % international)
11.819 visitors (incl. 20 % international)
Structure of visitors from industry and craft trades*
46% Natural stone - Processing of natural stone
31% Manufacturing of gravestones
17% Cemetery
15% Natural stone - Distribution of natural stone
14% Construction - Interior fitting
13% Construction - Exterior fitting
10% Retailing of gravestones
8% Restoration, historic preservation
8% Natural stone - Quarry
5% Gardening and landscaping
5% Art, design
4% Wholesale
2% Architecture, planning office
1% Cemetery office
1% Building authority

Good reasons for participating

Reasons for the Exhibition

338 exhibitors and almost 12,000 trade visitors at Stone+tec 2018 were able to convince themselves: the trade fair is THE meeting place for the natural stone industry for Germany, Austria and Switzerland and neighboring countries.

You are interested in the latest developments from the world of natural stone, stone processing technology and gravestone and would like to establish new contacts? Then you are in the right place at Stone+tec!

Showplace for innovation and product improvements

51 % of the visitors at Stone+tec 2018 wanted information about new products. You too should use Stone+tec as sector platform and show your new products to a qualified and interested professional audience.

Accurate! You’re guaranteed to reach your target group here

91 % of the exhibitors at Stone+tec 2018 reached their most important target group. Here you get talking to your target audience and find out at first hand what products and services are in demand and what issues your customers are concerned about. Present your products and services in an environment geared exclusively to your target group.

Secure the future – gain new customers!

Stone+tec offers you excellent opportunities for making new contacts. Be there and show your presence! New ideas and valuable impetus are created in dialogue – and, of course, new business contacts too.

Networking – exchanging views

The figures from 2018 show the importance of Stone+tec as a meeting place for the natural stone and natural stone processing industry. 33 % of the visitors cultivated their contacs at Stone+tec and 32 % of the visitors used Stone+tec specifically for exchanging views and sharing knowledge. The exhibition and supporting programme offers you as exhibitor the perfect platform for personal dialogue with associations, customers and other representatives from the sector. Here you can work together on shaping the future!

The perfect presence at the exhibition

How to get the most benefit from your attendance at Stone+tec.

Some handy tips and suggestions for exhibitors to help you to plan your attendance properly before you start.

Tips for a successful trade fair appearance at Stone+tec

Being there pays off

Establish promising contacts and acquire new orders – use Stone+tec as a marketing tool. We will bring you closer to your objectives.

Enter into conversation

Stone+tec provides the perfect setting for getting to know potential customers, clients and business partners from the area of natural stones. Approach your future projects with a good network and achieve more.

Be a topic of discussion

Leave a good impression: present your company and your products at Stone+tec. As a first-class industry get-together, Stone+tec is also extremely well-received by the media. Thus, your innovations will receive the attention that they deserve.

Your perfect exhibition appearance

We have compiled some information for you here

What the exhibitors / partners of Stone+tec say

Markus Steininger, President, BIV Bundesverband Deutscher Steinmetze

"There are a lot of innovative things to see at the trade fair, which I experience in a completely new way, despite my many years of experience in the trade. You can look at a lot on the Internet, but that doesn't help in the long run. You also have direct contact with suppliers again at the fair and can discuss something in person, which has been lost in the last two years. Of course, the fair is smaller this year, but we have great and innovative companies here and you generally hear very positive things about the fair."

Hermann Graser, President, DNV Deutscher Naturwerkstein Verband and Member of the Jury Deutscher Natursteinpreis

"We had 62 top-class entries for the German Natural Stone Award 2022, which we selected in four categories and a student young talent award. In the end, a small project from the field of building in existing contexts prevailed. The jury was very enthusiastic about the quality of the submitted works."

Reiner Krug, Managing Director, DNV Deutscher Naturwerkstein Verband

"It is extraordinary that we finally have Stone+tec again after four years, because the personal contact to the members, to the customers, to the architects and planners is of course very important for us. The exchange among each other is actually the essence of the trade fair."

Franziska Petri, Managing Director, J. König GmbH & Co

"We are all back and happy to be together again. There were far more people there than we expected. The event gives us encouragement as an industry on how to move forward and what's to come."

Günter Czasny, Deputy Managing Director, Ernst Strassacker GmbH

"It is a great feeling to finally be among people again and to exchange ideas on a professional level. Our booth is well visited and we can say it was worth being there. There are many highlights at Stone+tec: The Innovation Area is a great approach, the young talent competition is great. The three congress days are something special, especially the third congress day, which is entitled "Place of Memory". We hope to play a small part in that as well."

Dr. C. Dirk Hamann, Managing Director, AKEMI Chemisch Technische Spezialfabrik GmbH

"For us it is a great pleasure to be here as a Nuremberg company and we are happy that we can meet the whole stone family here. We have very good and intensive discussions with our customers and are happy to welcome them here in Nuremberg again."

René Houdelet, Managing Director, GMM Steinbearbeitungsmaschinen

“The entire GMM team was incredibly happy to finally experience Stone+tec live again after four years. GMM Spa and GMM stone processing machines were one of the first to book and push the event. We are there with full team strength and have four machines on display. Just to meet again business partners, customers, friends, show our new products and have the conversations, talk shop.“

Tim Niebergall, L. Hietel GmbH & Co KG

“Four years was a long time in which we could not be here. The fair has become smaller and smaller in recent years, which we regret very much, because our booth, against the trend, has continued to grow. We’ve managed to get people to enjoy coming to our stand and we can just power through from morning to night. That's something we've really been missing for the last four years.”

Thomas Will, Area Manager Field Service, THUST STEIN GmbH

"It was a long break, we were a bit hesitant about coming back, but would have felt guilty not supporting the event and decided to be here again at relatively short notice. The best thing about a trade show like this is always meeting so many customers in such a short time in such a small space. We honestly didn't have such high expectations for the show, but they were already met on the second day, so from that point of view we are satisfied."

Luisa Lüttig, Participant BIV-Nachwuchswettbewerb and Stonefluencerin

“There are lots of hungry stonemasons here who are eager to work and eager to present our craft. I think it's really nice that we can finally go to this wonderful trade fair here in Nuremberg again, where there are so many great exhibitors and hopefully there will be many more great exhibitors next time. The environment here is great and it's really fun to be here again. That was just totally missed.“

Richard Watzke, Professional Partner, Trade Journalist and Industry Expert

“My personal highlight of this Stone+tec is not a single product, but rather this joy that you can see in everyone, that you see each other again. That you can shake hands again. To meet old and new acquaintances. It's the feeling of community that can't be represented by Teams or Zoom in any case. Technologically, the machines here are very sophisticated, it's about the fine improvements that make it and the visitors also want to experience live, also touch live. Where there's movement, there's action, and that's fun."

Information - Documents

In the coming months, you will find all the important forms, brochures, logos, banners and services for your successful trade fair participation here

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