The LIGNA (''ligna'' lat. = the woods), previously known as Ligna Plus (Ligna+) is an industrial trade fair for the

woodworking Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinetry, furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. History Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked b ...

industry. It takes place in uneven years on the

Hanover fairground The Hanover Fairground ( German: ''Messegelände Hannover'') is an exhibition area in the ''Mittelfeld'' district of Hanover, Germany. Featuring 392,453 m² (4.2 million sq.ft.) of covered indoor space, 58,000 m² (624,306 sq ft) of open-air sp ...

. It is run by Deutsche Messe AG and the Fachverband Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen section of

VDMA The VDMA e.V. is a German association of 3,600 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. 'Industry' refers to innovation, export orientation and Small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs. The companies employ around 3 milli ...

e.V.

History

Until 1975, the Ligna was part of the yearly

Hannover Messe The Hannover Messe (HM; "Hanover Fair") is one of the world's largest trade fairs, dedicated to the topic of industry development. It is organized by Deutsche Messe AG and held on the Hanover Fairground in Hanover, Germany. The fair attracts t ...

. Due to space constraints, it was decided to establish the woodworking section as a separate fair. Since then, the Ligna fair takes place biannually.

Exhibitions

There are exhibitions of machines and tools from the following sections: *

Forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

and forest technology *

Sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ...

technology *

Solid wood Solid wood is a term most commonly used to distinguish between ordinary lumber and engineered wood, but it also refers to structures that do not have hollow spaces. Engineered wood products are manufactured by binding together wood strands, fiber ...

treatment *

Furnishing ] The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose aim is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. This includes most of the objects for the interiors of buildings, as well as interior design, but typically excl ...

Carpentry Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, Shipbuilding, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. C ...

companies *

Furniture Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., Stool (seat), stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (table (furniture), tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Furnitur ...

industry *

Bioenergy Bioenergy is a type of renewable energy that is derived from plants and animal waste. The Biomass (energy), biomass that is used as input materials consists of recently living (but now dead) organisms, mainly plants. Thus, Fossil fuel, fossil fu ...

from wood * Special presentations

Facts and figures

; Ligna Plus 2001 * Visitors: 114,169 * Exhibitors: 1,933 * Space: 145,083 m² ; Ligna Plus 2003 * Visitors: 98,267 * Exhibitors: 1,720 * Space: 132,355 m² ; Ligna Plus 2005 * Visitors: 96,675 * Exhibitors: 1,800 * Space: 129,083 m² ; Ligna Plus 2007 * Visitors: 107,000 * Exhibitors: 1,879 * Space: 134,583 m² ; Ligna Plus 2009 * Visitors: 83,000 * Exhibitors: 1,758 from 50 countries * Space: 130,152 m² ; LIGNA 2011 * Visitors: 90,000 * Exhibitors: 1,765 from 52 countries * Space: 130,000 m² ; LIGNA 2013 * Visitors: 90,000 * Exhibitors: 1,637 from 46 countries * Space: 124,000 m²

External links

ligna.de
– Ligna website {{Authority control Trade fairs in Germany Recurring events established in 1975 Hanover Woodworking