From 6 to 9 May, 2025, Messe Berlin will become a common venue for visionaries from the speciality print, signage, and personalisation sectors to converge, meet, and discover a wealth of products and solutions displayed at FESPA Global Print Expo 2025 and co-located events, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience.
As FESPA marks its return to Berlin for the first time in three years, it looks forward to welcoming its global exhibitor and visitor bases, many of whom are familiar with the host city. Messe Berlin has been a trade show venue for over two hundred years and the city itself is well-known for its history, as well as its trusted connections and established speciality print market. In addition, Berlin is easily accessible from mainland Europe and offers visitors a multitude of options for affordable accommodation.
Michael Ryan, Head of FESPA Global Print Expo, comments, “We’re thrilled to be back in Berlin this year with our new strapline: ‘Where Visionaries Meet’. This year’s message shines the spotlight on our futuristic and forward-thinking FESPA community, including our visitors, exhibitors, award winners, association heads, and more. It also highlights that our events serve as a meeting point for these visionaries, empowering them to discover new opportunities and make impactful decisions for the future of their business.”
He adds: “In an ever-evolving industry like ours, it is vital that we are consistently looking forward. How can we guarantee a sustainable future? How is AI impacting the sector? The possibilities for our community are endless and we look forward to highlighting them at our 2025 events.
“FESPA, as an organisation, is delighted to welcome visionaries from our community to Messe Berlin in May to not only discover the range of solutions being displayed, but to share their thoughts on what the future holds too.”
Exhibitors: Re-Entrants & Newcomers
Visitors to FESPA Global Print Expo 2025 and its co-located events, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience, will be able to explore an array of technologies, media, services, and consumables from confirmed exhibitors including 3M, Brother, Caldera, Durst, EFI, EFKA, Epson, Fujifilm, Kit Builder, Kongsberg, Optimus Group Ltd, Ricoh, Roland, and swissQprint.
Of the more than 500 exhibitors, 18% are re-entrants who were unable to participate at the 2024 events in Amsterdam, while 17% are first-timers. callus software, Design Huddle, Luxe LightWrap, and Printess are amongst the new exhibitors, showcasing solutions in interior films, finishing, new media for automative wrapping, and design software for personalised printing.
Comprehensive Feature Programme
The highly anticipated World Wrap Masters competition is set to make a return in Berlin. Following a series of regional competitions over the first two days of the event, vehicle wrappers from across Europe will go head-to-head to wrap a variety of special objects and vehicles. This will be followed by the all-important final, where regional champions will battle it out to be crowned the World Wrap Masters 2025 champion. Alongside this, visitors can also attend a series of live wrapping demonstrations with industry experts.
The coveted FESPA Awards are also returning this year, celebrating innovation and creativity across 18 categories. Visitors will have the opportunity to see entries to the awards, first-hand, throughout the exhibition. The expert panel of judges comprising Debbie McKeegan, Graeme Richardson-Locke, Jacek Stencel, and Simon Pless will announce the winners at the official awards ceremony on 7 May, 2025.
“As our exhibitors unveil their plans in the coming months, we’re eagerly anticipating the innovative opportunities they will create at the show, as well as the new avenues for sustained growth that they will inspire for our visitors. Our Berlin events are set to be truly ground-breaking,” adds Ryan.
