Snow closed the Frankfurt airport and kept crowds down during the first day of the giant ISH trade show on March 12 in Germany. Attendance returned to normal levels on the second day of Europe’s largest trade show devoted to plumbing and heating. The show ran through March 16.
The 10 fully booked exhibit halls covered 308,000 sq. yd. of space. A total of 2,434 exhibitors had booths, which represented an increase from the 2,382 exhibitors two years ago. Of the total, 1,021 exhibitors were German companies, which were 42 fewer than in 2011. The number of non-German exhibitors increased in 2013 to 1,413, which were 94 more than in 2011. About 190,000 attendees visited the halls over five days.