CMS Berlin sets new attendance record

This represents an increase of more than ten per cent compared with CMS 2015. Visitors were able to obtain information about the commercial cleaning products and services on offer, with 429 exhibitors from 24 countries providing a complete overview of the market on an area of 29,000 square metres in the halls and outdoor display areas.

In the exhibition and conference sections the topic of the moment was digitalisation. This was also 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 a very positive 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.

The prizewinners were ADLATUS Robotics GmbH (Large Machines category), Kenter Bodenreinigungsmaschinen Vertriebs- und Service GmbH (Small Machines category), Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG (Equipment Category), Vermop Salmon GmbH (Digital Tools and Systems category), OPHARDT Hygiene-Technik GmbH + Co. KG (Washroom Hygiene category) and Wetrok AG (Cleaning Products category). The panel of judges 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 22^nd Congress of the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC, 18-20 Sept.) with 540 participants from 43 countries.

Dr. Christian Göke, chief executive officer of the event's organiser 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 from 24 to 27 September 2019 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.