ISH 2017 Blog – Day 2
Aquatherm China's George Teng (left) with Aquatherm's Dirk Rosenberg in the company's booth March 14 at ISH 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by: Bob Miodonski/BNP Media Plumbing Group
Rex Gillespie shows Caleffi’s new THERMOSETTER, an adjustable valve to automatically balance recirculation loops in domestic hot water systems March 15 at ISH 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by: Bob Miodonski/BNP Media Plumbing Group
In IAPMO’s booth at ISH 2017 are (from left): Lee Mercer, David Viola, Daniel Nunez and Pete DeMarco. Photo by: Bob Miodonski/BNP Media Plumbing Group
Steve Thompson (left) and Greg Cunniff in Taco’s first-ever booth at ISH during the 2017 trade show in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by: Bob Miodonski/BNP Media Plumbing Group
Uponor’s Bill Gray (from left), Dena Mayne and Fernando Fernandez in the company’s booth March 15 at ISH 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by: Bob Miodonski/BNP Media Plumbing Group
Plumbing-and-heating brands familiar to U.S. contractors, engineers, wholesalers and manufacturers reps were among the 2,482 exhibitors at ISH 2017 taking place March 14-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. Overall, 65% of the exhibitors and 39% of attendees came from outside Germany.
Many of these companies originated in Europe and later opened North American sales, distribution and manufacturing operations. Others originated in the United States and are seeking to enlarge their footprint internationally, either through direct sales or a wider network of representation. BNP Media’s Plumbing Group visited many of these booths during ISH 2017.
In the plumbing and piping exhibit halls, companies included: Dornbracht, Duravit, Grohe, Hansa, Hansgrohe, Ideal Standard, KWC, Franke, TOTO, Villeroy & Boch, and Vitra as well as Geberit, Georg Fischer, Lenox Tools, MIFAB, Milwaukee Electric Tool, REHAU, RIDGID Tools, Rothenberger, Roth, Reliance Worldwide Corp., Uponor and Viega.
In halls devoted to energy-saving heating equipment, brands included: Bosch-Buderus, Daikin Europe, Grundfos, Mitsubishi Electric, Riello, Robert Bosch, Stiebel Eltron, Taco, Viessmann, Wilo, and Zehnder in addition to Belimo, Caleffi, Honeywell, Johnson Controls and Siemens.
Also represented at the show were organizations that offer product testing and certification services such as IAPMO and NSF International.
The massive Messe Frankfurt fairgrounds comprise 10 exhibition halls and 6,373,602 sq. ft. of space.
For more on this year’s conference, read ISH 2017 Blog – Day 1.
