Visitor information

In the coming months you will find here all the information you need to visit the fair.

Review 2022: The World of Stone+tec and Side plan
Dates, facts and figures
FAQs for visitor
Voices after the Stone+tec 2022
Reasons for visiting
Arrival & Overnight Stay

The World of Stone+tec

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.

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

Themes:

Building with natural stone
Equipment for professionals
Place to remember
Innovation Area

Offer areas:

Material
Technology
Occupational safety and environmental protection
Construction Chemistry
Construction
Tomb
Monument Conservation
Design
Services

Side plan for download

Facts and figures

Date - Opening hours - Fair cycle

Date: Wednesday 19 June to Saturday 22 June 2024

Opening hours:

Wednesday to Friday: 9:30-18 h (admission until 17 h)
Saturday: 9:30-17 h (admission until 16 h)

Fair cycle: biennial

2022: Venue - Halls - Entrance

Venue: Exhibition Centre Nuremberg

Halls: 10, 11, 12 and NCC West (Congress)

Entrance: West

2022: Exhibitors - Area - Visitors

About 250 exhibitors from 22 countries
Approx. 20,000 square meters gross
9,600 visitors on 4 trade fair days

Important questions and answers (FAQ) for visitors

Admission requirements

Do I have to be a trade visitor to be able to visit Stone+tec?

Stone+tec is reserved for professionals working in the segments of natural stone, technology and gravestones. As a visitor, you do not have to prove your industry affiliation, however. Please note that – as at all trade fairs – a direct sale to end consumers is not possible.

Are children admitted to Stone+tec?

Stone+tec is a trade fair for trade professionals working in the segments of natural stone, technology and gravestones. For safety reasons, we don’t advise to take children when visiting Stone+tec, especially infants. Childcare facilities are not available.

1-day-ticket-student for € 8,- are available for students aged 6 and over.

Can I bring my dog with me to Stone+tec?

For safety reasons, you are not allowed to bring pets with you. Guide dogs are, of course, an exception to this rule.

Can I bring a trolley or a carrying case with me to Stone+tec?

Yes, trolleys or suitcases are allowed on the exhibition grounds at Stone+tec.
You can also hand in your trolley or suitcase (for € 2) at the cloakroom at the Entrance WEST.

Are there lockers at the exhibition venue?

Yes, there are lockers in the entrance area WEST. Use of these is free of charge. The coin that you have to insert to lock the lockers serves as a deposit and will be returned.
You can also leave your property and items of luggage in the cloakroom at any time.

What address shall I enter in my navigation system?

You can simply enter "Nürnberg". The dynamic traffic guidance system will guide you past all the queues to a vacant parking space.

Alternatively, please use the following address:

"Karl-Schönleben-Strasse, 90471 Nürnberg"
or the special destination "Messe"

Where can I find parking spaces? How much do these cost? Are there disabled parking spaces?

There are enough parking spaces on-site. Our parking guidance system guides you to the vacant parking spaces; the daily charge is EUR 10 during Stone+tec. Parking spaces for disabled people are located near the entrances.

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Are there pitches for caravans?

Within walking distance of the exhibition centre, there is a camp site, at which exhibition visitors who come with a caravan can rent pitches. No caravans can be parked on the site of the exhibition centre Nuremberg itself.

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Is there a shuttle service from the airport/Nuremberg Central Station to the exhibition centre?

No because you can reach the exhibition venue quickly and easily both from the Central Station and from the airport with public transport. You can find further information on this in our travel tips.

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Can I use WiFi at the exhibition venue?

As a visitor of Stone+tec, you are online free of charge throughout the exhibition venue.

Whom should I contact if I have lost something?

Please contact the Police (lost and found), which you will find at the Operations Center near the Mitte entrance.

Can I buy something at Stone+tec?

No, there are no direct sales.

Exhibitor and partner comments

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."

Reasons for visiting

1. Variety, trends and technologies

250 relevant suppliers of the natural stone and gravestone industry from 22 countries present themselves. Discover the innovative product range and find out about current processing techniques and the trends of tomorrow.

2. Marketplace for new Ideas

The range of products and services at Stone+tec can be found in Halls 10, 11 and 12 and is divided into three major thematic areas: "Building with natural stone", "Equipment for professionals" and "Place of remembrance".

3. New trade fair areas provide first-hand expertise

The Stone+tec Congress is an important component and a new addition to the range of products and services, opening up the event to new target groups and providing professional impetus.

For the first time, Stone+tec will feature an Innovation Area on the subject of digitization in the stonemasonry trade. With the help of selected examples and practical demonstrations, you will learn first-hand how scanners, 3D printers and other electronic aids can be used in the design process.

Also new is a Living Workshop, where application technicians from various companies will provide tips and tricks on laying and installing sophisticated materials.

Highlights:

The award ceremony with the announcement of the winner "German Natural Stone Award 2022" and the category winners will take place during a natural stone congress at the Stone+tec 2022 trade fair in Nuremberg on June 22.
The young talent competition for stonemasons and the stone sculpting trade will be held from June 22-24 as part of Stone+tec, with the awards ceremony taking place on the afternoon of June 24.

4. A powerful team

In cooperation with professional partners, Stone+tec will show you new ways to increase the attractiveness and market share of natural stone.

Ideal sponsors:

Federal Guild Association of the German Stonemasonry and Stone Sculpture Trade (BIV)
German Natural Stone Association (DNV).

Professional partners:

Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments
Association for memorial culture
Confindustria Marmomacchine

5. Nuremberg – exhibition and more

The Franconian metropolis also has a lot to offer aside from the exhibition. Culinary treats, art, culture and a programme of events for every taste provide entertainment and relaxation after a long day at the exhibition, and more than 25,000 hotel beds in all categories ensure a relaxing sleep.