BIEMH 2026 to open international calendar of events aimed at advanced manufacturing
BIEMH 2026, the International Machine Tool Biennial, will open the international trade fair calendar for advanced manufacturing with its 33rd edition held from 2 to 6 March [...]
World Maritime Week opens its fifth edition and, thus, the BEC’s doors to the global maritime industry
The fifth edition of World Maritime Week is now underway: the international forum on the global maritime industry being held from today to Friday, 21 March, at the [...]
Strategic alliances and new business opportunities in subcontratacting
With a proposal that combines a wide range of products on display and top-level networking, Subcontratación 2025 has become established as the benchmark event for the subcontracting industry. [...]
World Maritime Week wraps up a fifth edition of intense activity on the major challenges facing the sector
More than 1,800 professionals from 27 countries took part in the fifth edition of the event. The global maritime industry experienced days of intense activity at the fifth [...]
The second edition of the World Maritime Weeks Awards celebrate excellence in the industry
Last night the Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the second edition of the WMW Awards, which recognise excellence in the international maritime industry. Xabier Basañez, general manager of the [...]
The fifth edition of World Maritime Week will be held from 19 to 21 March at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre
Bilbao Exhibition Centre will host the fifth edition of World Maritime Week from 19 to 21 March, at a time of great opportunities and challenges for the [...]
weAR: real solutions for a more competitive industry
Leading international companies have already confirmed their participation Bilbao Exhibition Centre will host the first edition of weAR, the trade fair specialising in automation and robotics, which will [...]
Internationality to be pillar of fifth edition of World Maritime Week
World Maritime Week, the major meeting point for the global maritime industry, will once again have a strong international presence at its fifth edition, held from 19 to [...]
BEC obtains Biosphere certification, international recognition of its commitment to sustainability
Bilbao Exhibition Centre has started 2025 with an important milestone in its sustainability strategy: the achievement of the Biosphere seal, an international recognition of its commitment to sustainably [...]
+INDUSTRY 2025: The biggest industrial event of the year in Spain
From 3 to 5 June at Bilbao Exhibition Centre Under the slogan “All industry, here” , +INDUSTRY will be held for the third time from 3 to 5 [...]
BEC brings two decades of activity to a close with a cumulative impact of almost 2 billion euros
Almost 2 billion euros of accumulated impact in twenty years on GDP in the Basque Country. That is the figure achieved with the closing of the anniversary [...]
World Maritime Week outlines the contents of a top-level meeting in 2025
This month, BEC has hosted five committees featuring the participation of entities from the naval, fishing, ports and marine energy sectors November has been a particularly busy month [...]
EMECA holds its General Assembly at BEC
EMECA - the European Association of Major Exhibition Centres - met on 22 and 23 October at Bilbao Exhibition Centre for its General Assembly. The meeting was attended [...]
BEC to green in 2025
EU PVSEC, the largest international conference on photovoltaic research, technologies and applications, will be held at Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 22 to 26 September 2025. Over five days, [...]
SEMERGEN. High-level medical congress
Around 5,300 specialists in family and community medicine and residents gathered at Bilbao Exhibition Centre between 2 and 5 October for the 46th National Semergen Congress. For four [...]
Bilbao Exhibition Centre “exhibits” at IBTM World
Bilbao Exhibition Centre will be attending the next edition of IBTM World, to be held from 19 to 21 November in Barcelona. With the help of Bilbao [...]
Bilbao climbs ten places in the GDS ranking
Bilbao has climbed ten places in the GDS (Global Destination Sustainability) ranking, a scoreboard that takes into account the economic, social and environmental impact of tourism and which [...]
BeDIGITAL: Driving the digital transformation in the industry
It will be held from 3 to 5 June as part of + INDUSTRY. With a full and diverse programme, the seventh edition of BeDIGITAL -TRANSFORMING INDUSTRY- , [...]
EMECA General Assembly celebrated at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain
• EMECA Members’ turnovers reach record level in 2024 • Elzbieta Roeske (Grupa MTP) elected next EMECA President 2025-2026 • Main focus on challenges due to the [...]
The success of participation and the satisfaction of exhibitor firms consolidate Egurtek as a benchmark forum for construction and design in timber
This week, Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the biennial professional event The tenth edition of Egurtek, the International Forum on Timber Architecture and Construction, closed yesterday, consolidating its [...]
International participation in Pumps & Valves
Held from 3 to 5 June as part of + INDUSTRY, extending its scope to new visitor sectors Pumps & Valves will hold its sixth edition from 3 [...]
Strategic alliances and new business opportunities in subcontratacting
With a proposal that combines a wide range of products on display and top-level networking, Subcontratación 2025 has become established as the benchmark event for the subcontracting industry. [...]
The second edition of the World Maritime Weeks Awards celebrate excellence in the industry
Last night the Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the second edition of the WMW Awards, which recognise excellence in the international maritime industry. Xabier Basañez, general manager of the [...]
The fifth edition of World Maritime Week will be held from 19 to 21 March at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre
Bilbao Exhibition Centre will host the fifth edition of World Maritime Week from 19 to 21 March, at a time of great opportunities and challenges for the [...]
weAR: real solutions for a more competitive industry
Leading international companies have already confirmed their participation Bilbao Exhibition Centre will host the first edition of weAR, the trade fair specialising in automation and robotics, which will [...]
Internationality to be pillar of fifth edition of World Maritime Week
World Maritime Week, the major meeting point for the global maritime industry, will once again have a strong international presence at its fifth edition, held from 19 to [...]
BEC obtains Biosphere certification, international recognition of its commitment to sustainability
Bilbao Exhibition Centre has started 2025 with an important milestone in its sustainability strategy: the achievement of the Biosphere seal, an international recognition of its commitment to sustainably [...]
+INDUSTRY 2025: The biggest industrial event of the year in Spain
From 3 to 5 June at Bilbao Exhibition Centre Under the slogan “All industry, here” , +INDUSTRY will be held for the third time from 3 to 5 [...]
BEC brings two decades of activity to a close with a cumulative impact of almost 2 billion euros
Almost 2 billion euros of accumulated impact in twenty years on GDP in the Basque Country. That is the figure achieved with the closing of the anniversary [...]
World Maritime Week outlines the contents of a top-level meeting in 2025
This month, BEC has hosted five committees featuring the participation of entities from the naval, fishing, ports and marine energy sectors November has been a particularly busy month [...]
BeDIGITAL: Driving the digital transformation in the industry
It will be held from 3 to 5 June as part of + INDUSTRY. With a full and diverse programme, the seventh edition of BeDIGITAL -TRANSFORMING INDUSTRY- , [...]
EMECA General Assembly celebrated at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain
• EMECA Members’ turnovers reach record level in 2024 • Elzbieta Roeske (Grupa MTP) elected next EMECA President 2025-2026 • Main focus on challenges due to the [...]
The success of participation and the satisfaction of exhibitor firms consolidate Egurtek as a benchmark forum for construction and design in timber
This week, Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the biennial professional event The tenth edition of Egurtek, the International Forum on Timber Architecture and Construction, closed yesterday, consolidating its [...]
International participation in Pumps & Valves
Held from 3 to 5 June as part of + INDUSTRY, extending its scope to new visitor sectors Pumps & Valves will hold its sixth edition from 3 [...]
Subcontratación trade show, new business opportunities for SMEs at BEC
It will be held from 3 to 5 June 2025 within the framework of +INDUSTRY Industrial challenges will become business opportunities for SMEs at Subcontratación 2025, the only [...]
Maintenance 2025: Innovation to respond to the challenges of industrial maintenance
The fair will be held from 3 to 5 June 2025 as part of + INDUSTRY, expanding its outreach to new visitor sectors Maintenance will be offering the [...]
The World Maritime Week Awards 2025 open for entries for the best projects in the international maritime industry
Applications will be accepted until 19 February and the decision will be announced on 20 March WMW 2025 has today announced the second World Maritime Week Awards with [...]
ADDITƐD 2025 will host the latest developments in additive technology and 3D printing
It will be held from 3 to 5 June 2025 as part of +INDUSTRY The most innovative industrial solutions in additive technology and 3D printing will take [...]
weAR is a cross-cutting automation and robotics event aimed at all industries
The event will be part of +INDUSTRY and will celebrate its first edition from 3 to 5 June, at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre In response to the growing [...]
Egurtek will showcase the most advanced solutions in construction in wood with live exhibitions
The companies participating in the Expo Zone, from Germany, Australia, Belgium, USA, France, Italy and Spain, are mainly involved in bioconstruction, structures, materials and wood treatments The International [...]
+INDUSTRY expands its scope to cover all advanced manufacturing sectors
The new weAR automation and robotics trade fair will be launched The main players in advanced manufacturing will meet from 3 to 5 June 2025 at the 4th [...]
The 2nd AFE-APCE conference has been successfully concluded
The 2nd joint AFE-APCE Conference was held from 3 to 6 July at Bilbao Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Spanish Trade Fair Association (AFE) and the Spanish Conference [...]
BIEMH 2026 to open international calendar of events aimed at advanced manufacturing
BIEMH 2026, the International Machine Tool Biennial, will open the international trade fair calendar for advanced manufacturing with its 33rd edition held from 2 to 6 March [...]
World Maritime Week opens its fifth edition and, thus, the BEC’s doors to the global maritime industry
The fifth edition of World Maritime Week is now underway: the international forum on the global maritime industry being held from today to Friday, 21 March, at the [...]
World Maritime Week wraps up a fifth edition of intense activity on the major challenges facing the sector
More than 1,800 professionals from 27 countries took part in the fifth edition of the event. The global maritime industry experienced days of intense activity at the fifth [...]
weAR: real solutions for a more competitive industry
Leading international companies have already confirmed their participation Bilbao Exhibition Centre will host the first edition of weAR, the trade fair specialising in automation and robotics, which will [...]
Internationality to be pillar of fifth edition of World Maritime Week
World Maritime Week, the major meeting point for the global maritime industry, will once again have a strong international presence at its fifth edition, held from 19 to [...]
+INDUSTRY 2025: The biggest industrial event of the year in Spain
From 3 to 5 June at Bilbao Exhibition Centre Under the slogan “All industry, here” , +INDUSTRY will be held for the third time from 3 to 5 [...]
BEC brings two decades of activity to a close with a cumulative impact of almost 2 billion euros
Almost 2 billion euros of accumulated impact in twenty years on GDP in the Basque Country. That is the figure achieved with the closing of the anniversary [...]
World Maritime Week outlines the contents of a top-level meeting in 2025
This month, BEC has hosted five committees featuring the participation of entities from the naval, fishing, ports and marine energy sectors November has been a particularly busy month [...]
BeDIGITAL: Driving the digital transformation in the industry
It will be held from 3 to 5 June as part of + INDUSTRY. With a full and diverse programme, the seventh edition of BeDIGITAL -TRANSFORMING INDUSTRY- , [...]
The success of participation and the satisfaction of exhibitor firms consolidate Egurtek as a benchmark forum for construction and design in timber
This week, Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the biennial professional event The tenth edition of Egurtek, the International Forum on Timber Architecture and Construction, closed yesterday, consolidating its [...]
International participation in Pumps & Valves
Held from 3 to 5 June as part of + INDUSTRY, extending its scope to new visitor sectors Pumps & Valves will hold its sixth edition from 3 [...]
Subcontratación trade show, new business opportunities for SMEs at BEC
It will be held from 3 to 5 June 2025 within the framework of +INDUSTRY Industrial challenges will become business opportunities for SMEs at Subcontratación 2025, the only [...]
Maintenance 2025: Innovation to respond to the challenges of industrial maintenance
The fair will be held from 3 to 5 June 2025 as part of + INDUSTRY, expanding its outreach to new visitor sectors Maintenance will be offering the [...]
The World Maritime Week Awards 2025 open for entries for the best projects in the international maritime industry
Applications will be accepted until 19 February and the decision will be announced on 20 March WMW 2025 has today announced the second World Maritime Week Awards with [...]
ADDITƐD 2025 will host the latest developments in additive technology and 3D printing
It will be held from 3 to 5 June 2025 as part of +INDUSTRY The most innovative industrial solutions in additive technology and 3D printing will take [...]
weAR is a cross-cutting automation and robotics event aimed at all industries
The event will be part of +INDUSTRY and will celebrate its first edition from 3 to 5 June, at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre In response to the growing [...]
Egurtek will showcase the most advanced solutions in construction in wood with live exhibitions
The companies participating in the Expo Zone, from Germany, Australia, Belgium, USA, France, Italy and Spain, are mainly involved in bioconstruction, structures, materials and wood treatments The International [...]
+INDUSTRY expands its scope to cover all advanced manufacturing sectors
The new weAR automation and robotics trade fair will be launched The main players in advanced manufacturing will meet from 3 to 5 June 2025 at the 4th [...]
The Spannabis fair holds its first edition outside Barcelona
The hemp sector is experiencing an unparalleled moment at a global level. The rise of medical cannabis is a sign of the growth and acceptance of the sector. [...]
BIEMH is accredited as a sustainable event with the award of the Erronka Garbia seal
BIEMH, the International Machine Tool Show, has been awarded the Erronka Garbia seal, which accredits it as a sustainable and environmentally friendly event. The certification, awarded by [...]
Technology turned into business in a great edition of BIEMH which gathered nearly 38.000 attendees
The prospects were good and have been confirmed. 37.614 attendees from 67 countries participated in the International Machine-Tool Exhibition, held from 3 to 7 June at Bilbao [...]
BEC brings two decades of activity to a close with a cumulative impact of almost 2 billion euros
Almost 2 billion euros of accumulated impact in twenty years on GDP in the Basque Country. That is the figure achieved with the closing of the anniversary [...]
BEC celebrates 20 years as a recognised international leader in the events industry
Its first two decades have involved almost 3,200 events and 19 million visitors, as well as a cumulative impact of 1.806 billion euros Bilbao Exhibition Centre celebrates [...]
BEC closes a busy 2022 with an impact of €135.3 million
2022 was a year of great activity in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre’s three business areas, which closed the year with a contribution to GDP of 135.3 million euros. [...]
BEC closes a great year with the highest impact figure recorded since it opened its doors
An economic impact of 134.7 million Euros was reached in 2018, which led to the creation of 2,754 jobs and a tax revenue of 16.8 million Euros. A [...]
The MTV EMA shine at the Bizkaia Arena
A two hour show with over 500 million viewers and a live broadcast to more than 170 countries. Where? At the Bizkaia Arena. On 4 November, as the [...]
Bizkaia Arena, a unique space
Bizkaia Arena is a multi-purpose hall located at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, and is one of the largest spaces in Spain and Europe. This unique area is available [...]
Bilbao Exhibition Centre to host #MTVEMA 2018
Source: MTV The 25th anniversary of MTV EMA will be held at the BEC! David Lynn, President and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks, the parent company of MTV, [...]
World Maritime Week opens its fifth edition and, thus, the BEC’s doors to the global maritime industry
The fifth edition of World Maritime Week is now underway: the international forum on the global maritime industry being held from today to Friday, 21 March, at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre. The opening ceremony took [...]
World Maritime Week wraps up a fifth edition of intense activity on the major challenges facing the sector
More than 1,800 professionals from 27 countries took part in the fifth edition of the event. The global maritime industry experienced days of intense activity at the fifth edition of World Maritime Week, held at [...]
The second edition of the World Maritime Weeks Awards celebrate excellence in the industry
Last night the Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the second edition of the WMW Awards, which recognise excellence in the international maritime industry. Xabier Basañez, general manager of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, opened the evening, which [...]
The fifth edition of World Maritime Week will be held from 19 to 21 March at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre
Bilbao Exhibition Centre will host the fifth edition of World Maritime Week from 19 to 21 March, at a time of great opportunities and challenges for the global maritime industry. The event, which is [...]
Internationality to be pillar of fifth edition of World Maritime Week
World Maritime Week, the major meeting point for the global maritime industry, will once again have a strong international presence at its fifth edition, held from 19 to 21 March at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre. [...]
BEC brings two decades of activity to a close with a cumulative impact of almost 2 billion euros
Almost 2 billion euros of accumulated impact in twenty years on GDP in the Basque Country. That is the figure achieved with the closing of the anniversary of Bilbao Exhibition Centre. In its first [...]
World Maritime Week outlines the contents of a top-level meeting in 2025
This month, BEC has hosted five committees featuring the participation of entities from the naval, fishing, ports and marine energy sectors November has been a particularly busy month for organising World Maritime Week 2025, with [...]
EMECA General Assembly celebrated at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain
• EMECA Members’ turnovers reach record level in 2024 • Elzbieta Roeske (Grupa MTP) elected next EMECA President 2025-2026 • Main focus on challenges due to the geopolitical environment, continued pressure on margins and [...]
The success of participation and the satisfaction of exhibitor firms consolidate Egurtek as a benchmark forum for construction and design in timber
This week, Bilbao Exhibition Centre hosted the biennial professional event The tenth edition of Egurtek, the International Forum on Timber Architecture and Construction, closed yesterday, consolidating its position as an essential event on the [...]
The World Maritime Week Awards 2025 open for entries for the best projects in the international maritime industry
Applications will be accepted until 19 February and the decision will be announced on 20 March WMW 2025 has today announced the second World Maritime Week Awards with the opening of the period for the [...]
Egurtek will showcase the most advanced solutions in construction in wood with live exhibitions
The companies participating in the Expo Zone, from Germany, Australia, Belgium, USA, France, Italy and Spain, are mainly involved in bioconstruction, structures, materials and wood treatments The International Forum of Architecture and Construction in Wood, [...]
The 2nd AFE-APCE conference has been successfully concluded
The 2nd joint AFE-APCE Conference was held from 3 to 6 July at Bilbao Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Spanish Trade Fair Association (AFE) and the Spanish Conference Centre Association (APCE), in collaboration with BEC, [...]
BEC celebrates 20 years as a recognised international leader in the events industry
Its first two decades have involved almost 3,200 events and 19 million visitors, as well as a cumulative impact of 1.806 billion euros Bilbao Exhibition Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this April. Over two [...]
David Chipperfield, winner of the Pritzker Prize 2023, heads the panel of speakers at the tenth edition of Egurtek
The prestigious British architect will be joined by leading international figures such as Andreas Etzelstorfer (Backraum Architektur), Liza Heilmeyer (Birk Heilmeyer und Frenzel), Mikko Liski (AFKS Architects) and Philippe Madec (Atelier Philippe Madec), among others. [...]
Steel Tech will be distinguished as a sustainable event with the Erronka Garbia seal
Steel Tech, Congress&Expo, will be certified as an Erronka Garbia event, a distinction awarded by Ihobe-Public Society for Environmental Management of the Basque Government, which recognises its commitment to sustainability. To achieve this certification, the [...]
STEEL TECH 2023: Towards a sustainable, collaborative and resilient steel industry
From 25 to 27 October at Bilbao Exhibition Centre The 2nd edition of STEEL TECH, Congress & Expo was presented this morning. The event, which will be held from 25 to 27 October at Bilbao [...]
Epicentre of European industry and SMEs in November 2023
Bilbao Exhibition Centre will become the centre of European industry and SMEs from 13 to 17 November with the European SME Week 2023. The event, promoted by the European Commission, is part of the Spanish [...]
All set in BEC for the start of the tour
BEC has everything ready to host the logistics and press centre of the Tour de France 2023 during its start. From Sunday 25 June until Saturday 1 July, the Tour organisers have set up their [...]
BEC, a benchmark for events in the energy sector
Bilbao Exhibition Centre has established itself as a benchmark for holding events related to the energy sector, hosting and promoting a number of leading industry meetings. These have brought together experts, researchers and opinion leaders [...]
Internationally renowned experts will take part in the Steel Tech Congress
From October 25 to 27, at Bilbao Exhibition Centre Steel Tech, Congress & Expo, will offer from 25 to 27 October at Bilbao Exhibition Centre a platform of knowledge at the highest level in which [...]
Synergies and major challenges of the maritime industry, protagonists at World Maritime Week
More than 1.800 professionals participated in the fourth edition of the maritime encounter The maritime industry has joined forces, demonstrating the importance of collaboration between its sectors and its capacity for innovation with the celebration [...]