b'Digitalisation, sustainability and new consumersThe Challenges of Home Improvement at International Hardware Fair ItalyInternational Hardware Fair Italy is back on 8th-9th May 2025 in MilanBergamo, featuring hundreds of prestigious Italian and international brands in the hardware, DIY, and home improvement industries have already confirmed.Building on the success of the inauguralthe Orio al Serio International Airport andmanufacturers; ASCOM Bergamo; and event in 2023, which welcomedBergamo train station. To make travelthe capital goods distribution and rental 5,300 visitors from 30 countries,as seamless as possible, a free shuttleassociation Assodimi/Assonolo.the upcoming edition promises service from both the airport and the trainInternational Hardware Fair Italy will significant enhancements. station will be available for all visitors. also host the annual Product of the Year The event will feature two days ofPartners who have confirmed theirAward, a prestigious prize for exhibitors.exhibitions, an extensive conferencecommitment to supporting the eventContact here:and congress agenda, one-to-oneinclude EDRA/GHIN, a global association+39 02 8696131 business meetings between exhibitorsof DIY and home improvement retailershardwarefair-italy@koelnmesse.it and distributors, an incoming programrepresenting more than 34,000 storeswww.hardwarefair-italy.comfor buyers from all over Europe andin 78 countries, as well as large-scale North Africa, and an outdoor area forresellers and digital platforms. showcasing tools, machinery, and liveOther confirmed partners include demonstrations. The event is poweredZHH, a trade association specialising by EISENWARENMESSE, the worldsin hardware in the DACH countries leading hardware and DIY trade fair, held(Germany, Austria, and Switzerland); in Cologne. FWI, a German association of machine The Bergamo Fairground is an easilytool manufacturers; Assofermet accessible location from both Italy andFerramenta, an association of Italian abroad, thanks to its connection withhardware wholesalers; MADE4DIY, anpowered by major motorways and its proximity toItalian consortium of DIY and gardeningEISENWARENMESSE5,300 visitors were welcomed in 202330'