The International Cleaning Trade Fair CMS Berlin 2017 hosted 23,000 industry representatives from 70 different countries from 19 to 22 September, including 18,300 trade visitors from every branch of the cleaning sector.
This represents an increase of more than 10% compared with CMS 2015. The 429 exhibitors from 24 countries provided an overview of the market across 29,000m² in the halls and outdoor display areas.
In the exhibition and conference sections the topic du jour was digitalisation. This was reflected at the trade fair, which featured a wealth of innovations, including some cleaning machines and cleaning products that were making their world debut.
There was an encouraging response to the introduction of the Mobility Cleaning Circle on the subject of “Railway Cleaning”, and to the latest edition of the CMS Purus Innovation Awards, which acknowledged the contributions by CMS exhibitors in six categories.
Winners included Kenter Bodenreinigungsmaschinen Vertriebs- und Service GmbH (Small Machines category), ADLATUS Robotics GmbH (Large Machines), Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG (Equipment), Vermop Salmon GmbH (Digital Tools and Systems), OPHARDT Hygiene-Technik GmbH + Co. KG (Washroom Hygiene) and Wetrock AG (Cleaning Products). The judges panel also awarded a special prize to EMIL DEISS KG in the Equipment category.
“Cleaning in a Digital World – Processes, People, Technology” was the keynote subject of the 22nd Congress of the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC, 18-20 September) with 540 participants from 43 countries.
Dr. Christian Göke, Chief Executive Officer of Messe Berlin GmbH, said: “As expected, CMS 2017 was the leading event for the global cleaning community. More than ever before it proved to be the premium product among international cleaning trade fairs. The quality that was evident in the exhibition section, the marked increase in the numbers of international trade visitors, and the many innovations on show here were among the criteria that made this year’s trade fair so outstanding. This view was shared unanimously by the exhibitors, trade visitors and the trade press.”
The next CMS Berlin will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from 24 to 27 September 2019.
