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 [...]
Technology is turned into business in a great edition of BIEMH
The event closes a successful week marked by dynamism and business opportunities The prospects were good and have been confirmed. Nearly 38,000 attendees from 67 countries participated in [...]
The 32nd edition of BIEMH, the International Machine Tool Biennial, kicked off Monday
“Our commitment is to continue supporting processes of investment, innovation, training and internationalisation that are enabling the sector as a whole to become more competitive”. With these words, [...]
The most international edition of BIEMH kicks off on Monday
There are only three days left until the opening of the 32nd edition of the BIEMH, the International Machine Tool Trade Show. On Monday, June 3, the six [...]
BIEMH is holding its most dynamic and international edition yet
More than 1,500 exhibiting firms from 29 countries will showcase their most innovative technology at BEC This morning saw the presentation of the 32nd edition of BIEMH, the [...]
The 8th edition of ADDITƐD will feature a programme of experts analysing the major challenges facing additive technology
It will be held from 3 to 7 June 2024 as part of BIEMH To contribute their own experiences and to share first-hand business success stories in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mexico, invited country at the 32nd edition of BIEMH
It will be held from 3 to 7 June at Bilbao Exhibition Centre Mexico will be the Invited Country at the 32nd edition of the BIEMH, the International [...]
3 March 1961: A historic date for BIEMH
63 years ago today, on 3 March 1961, the first International Machine Tool Biennial of all time took place. It was a pioneering event that marked a before [...]
The 8th edition of ADDITƐD is attracting the major players in the additive manufacturing sector
It will be held from 3 to 7 June as part of BIEMH New technologies, new markets and new opportunities These will be the inputs around which the [...]
Nearly 1,000 companies registered as exhibitors at BIEMH 2024
Robotics, automation and digitalization take centre stage BIEMH 2024, the International Machine Tool Biennial, anticipates an event at the highest level with the confirmed participation, more than [...]
Big machines at work will take centre stage at the 32nd edition of BIEMH
From 3 to 7 June at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre To date, the good progress of marketing stands out Automation, robotics and digitalization will have a prominent [...]
BeDIGITAL 2024: Meeting point for the innovations leading the digital transformation of industry
From 3 to 7 June and as part of BIEMH The sixth edition of BeDIGITAL, TRANSFORMING INDUSTRY, scheduled for 3-7 June 2024 at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, will [...]
ADDITƐD 2024: Industrial innovation in additive manufacturing and 3D printing returns to BEC
To be held from 3 to 7 June 2024 within the framework of BIEMH ADDITƐD, the leading industrial trade fair for additive manufacturing and 3D printing in [...]
STEEL TECH successfully closes its second edition driving progress in the steel industry
Nearly 800 professionals from more than 25 countries have participated in the different areas of the event The challenges, advances and trends in the steel sector were the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
EMECA General Assembly celebrated at Feria Valencia, Spain
EMECA Members’ activity at 2019 level, multiple challenges continue Sustainable transition towards net zero carbon emissions main focus Metropolitan Expo Athens, Greece, new EMECA member and EMECA [...]
BEC wins second prize in UFI’s international fair poster competition with its creativity for Pumps&Valves
In the event promotion category UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has recently announced the winners of the 25th edition of the International Fair Poster [...]
Nearly 1,000 companies registered as exhibitors at BIEMH 2024
Robotics, automation and digitalization take centre stage BIEMH 2024, the International Machine Tool Biennial, anticipates an event at the highest level with the confirmed participation, more than [...]
Big machines at work will take centre stage at the 32nd edition of BIEMH
From 3 to 7 June at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre To date, the good progress of marketing stands out Automation, robotics and digitalization will have a prominent [...]
BeDIGITAL 2024: Meeting point for the innovations leading the digital transformation of industry
From 3 to 7 June and as part of BIEMH The sixth edition of BeDIGITAL, TRANSFORMING INDUSTRY, scheduled for 3-7 June 2024 at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, will [...]
ADDITƐD 2024: Industrial innovation in additive manufacturing and 3D printing returns to BEC
To be held from 3 to 7 June 2024 within the framework of BIEMH ADDITƐD, the leading industrial trade fair for additive manufacturing and 3D printing in [...]
STEEL TECH successfully closes its second edition driving progress in the steel industry
Nearly 800 professionals from more than 25 countries have participated in the different areas of the event The challenges, advances and trends in the steel sector were the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
EMECA General Assembly celebrated at Feria Valencia, Spain
EMECA Members’ activity at 2019 level, multiple challenges continue Sustainable transition towards net zero carbon emissions main focus Metropolitan Expo Athens, Greece, new EMECA member and EMECA [...]
BEC wins second prize in UFI’s international fair poster competition with its creativity for Pumps&Valves
In the event promotion category UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has recently announced the winners of the 25th edition of the International Fair Poster [...]
BIEMH 2024: Knowledge, technology and opportunities that anticipate the future of industry
The 32nd edition of BIEMH is presented at EMO Hannover EMO Hannover was the place chosen for the BIEMH campaign launch, Spain’s leading industrial trade fair and an [...]
BEC organises an environmental volunteering trip to clean waste from the river Castaños in Barakaldo
This week, Bilbao Exhibition Centre organised an educational environmental volunteering outing for its entire staff. Thus, while the team from the Basque site participated in cleaning waste [...]
Bilbao Exhibition Centre, in collaboration with Repsol, expands its electric vehicle charging network
It will offer 24 new places Bilbao Exhibition Centre, in collaboration with Repsol, has extended its network of charging points for electric vehicles by installing 24 new [...]
Interconnected spaces add strenght at +INDUSTRY
Innovation and new technological solutions came together in June at +INDUSTRY, the country's largest platform dedicated to Smart Manufacturing, which brought together more than 840 exhibiting firms. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Pioneers in the donation of food surplus at an international event
Thanks to the strategic partnership between the Iruña Group and Bilbao Exhibition Centre, the World Bank's Innovate4Climate international conference held at the Basque venue last May became a [...]
Bizkaia Arena to offer reusable cups at its concerts
There will be 10 different designs, with images of iconic places in Biscay Bizkaia Arena will offer reusable cups with images of the most iconic places in [...]
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 [...]
More than 11,800 visitors join +INDUSTRY looking for solutions to the great challenges of advanced manufacturing
+INDUSTRY 2023, the country's largest platform dedicated to Smart Manufacturing, closed its last edition with the participation of 11,856 visitors and a highly positive balance. In the words [...]
BEC’s solar power plant extension is already in operation and supplies 18% of consumption
1,800 solar panels have been installed and it is the largest photovoltaic roof in Bizkaia Production supplies BEC with energy on a self-consumption basis. The extension of [...]
Steel Tech, a gathering at the highest level for the steel sector
The event will hold its second edition from 25 to 27 October 2023 at BEC With more than six months to go, Steel Tech, Congress & Expo already [...]
More than 60 expert speakers to discuss current affairs in the maritime sector at World Maritime Week
More than 60 Spanish and international expert speakers will be analysing the state of play in the maritime sector at WORLD MARITIME WEEK, to be held at the [...]
World Maritime Week Awards, a tribute to maritime industry professionals
World Maritime Week, an event that brings together four maritime conferences in a single meeting at the highest level, has opened the registration period for the first edition [...]
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. [...]
Official recognition by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism for ten international trade fairs in BEC
+INDUSTRY, ADDIT3D, SUBCONTRATACIÓN, WORLD MARITIME WEEK and TENDENCIAS CREATIVAS obtain 'Full Internationality'. The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, through its Secretary of State, recently recognised the [...]
The WindEurope Annual Event will be back in Bilbao Exhibition Centre in 2024
WindEurope today announced that the WindEurope Annual Event 2024 will take place in Bilbao Exhibition Centre on 19-21 April 2024. It’s the third time Bilbao is hosting [...]
BeDIGITAL 2023 prepares a great edition combining exhibition, conference and networking
It will be held from 6 to 8 June next year as part of +INDUSTRY Digitalisation is progressing and, with it, BeDIGITAL, Transforming Industry, which next year will [...]
ADDIT3D 2023: the leading trade fair for additive technology
It will be held from 6 to 8 June 2023 in the framework of +INDUSTRY. The most innovative industrial solutions in additive manufacturing and 3D printing will take [...]
Sustainability, collaborative platforms and resilience: the key themes of the second edition of Steel Tech
From 25 to 27 October 2023 at Bilbao Exhibition Centre STEEL TECH, Congress & Expo, returns to the Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 25 to 27 October 2023 organised [...]
Maintenance: Corrective, preventative and advanced maintenance from 6 to 8 June at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre
MAINTENANCE, the International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance, will hold its fifth edition from 6 to 8 June at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, as part of +INDUSTRY 2023. [...]
PUMPS&VALVES returns to Bilbao Exhibition Centre
PUMPS&VALVES, the International Trade Show for Pump and Valve Systems and Equipment for Industrial Processing, will hold its fifth edition from 6 to 8 June at the Bilbao [...]
Subcontratación, the reference forum for SMEs subcontractors, returns
It will be held from 6 to 8 June 2023 in the framework of +INDUSTRY. SMEs subcontractors seeking to do business, expand their contacts and further their development [...]
Industrial hardware and supplies gain momentum at +Industry 2023
From 6 to 8 June at BEC, coinciding with other industrial fairs. From 6 to 8 June of next year, the Bilbao Exhibition Centre will be holding the [...]
Egurtek, the International Forum for Architecture and Construction in Wood, will hold its 9th edition on 19 and 20 October at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, bringing together prestigious experts and companies from the sector
Raising awareness of the qualities of wood and promoting its use as a sustainable construction material to boost trade are the main objectives of the forum, which will [...]
Technological transformation and sustainability will take centre stage at the World Maritime Week Conference
The working groups of World Maritime Week, which is to be held at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 21 to 23 March 2023, are already working to design [...]
Egurtek is accredited as a sustainable event with the award of the Erronka Garbia seal
Bilbao Exhibition Centre has begun certifying its events with the Erronka Garbia seal in line with its commitment to sustainability and using the SDG 2030-Sustainable Development Goals [...]
Expovacaciones is certified as a sustainable event with the award of the Erronka Garbia Seal
Expovacaciones has been awarded the Erronka Garbia seal of approval as a sustainable event. This certificate awarded by Ihobe, the Basque Government’s Public Environmental Management Company, recognises [...]
EMECA’s 30th Anniversary and General Assembly celebrated in Rimini, Italy
During the last GA, EMECA Members report exhibition activity is back with busy calendars in 2022 and full recovery expected 2023/2024. For this year 2022, the average turnover [...]
Advanced industry has reaffirmed its status at BIEMH 2022
It was a long-awaited BIEMH and it returned with figures that speak for themselves: 35.145 visitors from a total of 52 countries, more than 1,400 exhibiting companies from [...]
The lehendakari opens the 31st edition of the BIEMH-Biennial International Machine Tool Fair
“This Biennale will be the showcase for this future industry” with these words, the Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, opened the 31st edition of BIEMH-International Machine-Tool Biennial, at Bilbao Exhibition [...]
BIEMH-International Machine Tool Biennial is back with a bang for its 31st edition
BIEMH-International Machine Tool Biennial is back with a bang for its 31st edition, bringing together the main manufacturers, importers, distributors and buyers in the field of advanced manufacturing, [...]
BEC, global host of air connectivity at ROUTES 2018
The most influential professionals in the air connectivity sector will make decisions that will change the face of the air map over the next few years at “Routes Europe 2018”, Europe's leading air connectivity gathering, which [...]
Interior design, the fifth category of Egurtek awards
The best projects in newly built or refurbished interior spaces will be rewarded, along with ephemeral installations EGURTEK 2018 will present awards in five categories, for the best architecture and design projects in wood in the [...]
2018, a year when BEC Conventions is set to take off internationally
The route taken by the airlines, airports, destinations, tourist authorities and transport companies involved in the Routes 2018 conference is not the only one that will mark the calendar of events at BEC Conventions for [...]
Initial confirmations from de prestigious architects in the Egurtek programme 2018
The Forum will hold its 7th edition on 18th and 19th October. Renowned international architects have already confirmed their participation in the 7th edition of Egurtek, International Forum of Architecture and Construction in Wood, which [...]
Windeurope invites its leading exhibitors to get to know Bilbao Exhibition Centre
The Basque centre is to host the Association's flagship event in 2019. WindEurope, the European wind energy association, has invited its leading customers, firms and organisations, to visit Bilbao Exhibition Centre this month for the [...]
Presentation WindEurope 2019
WindEurope will hold its “WindEurope Conference & Exhibition” at Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 2nd to 4th April 2019. The conference and exhibition is the most important event in Europe for the wind industry and is [...]
The International Fair of 3D and Additive Manufacturing will be holding its 2nd edition on 6-8 June 2017
Innovations from leading firms and highly advanced congress programme make ADDIT3D a pioneering event ADDIT3D is moving forward firmly, with over 60 confirmed exhibitors, innovations from the market's leading firms and a programme of presentations [...]
World Maritime Week, a global reference space
From 27th to 31st March 2017, Bilbao Exhibition Centre will become an international showcase for the naval, fisheries, energy and port sectors thanks to the WORLD MARITIME WEEK. The creation of this new brand shall [...]
Engineering firms and other leading companies to take part in Pumps & Valves
The event will take place for the second time on 6-8 June at BEC Leading companies such as Pepsico Manufacturing, Repsol, Enagas, Nuclenor, Galletas Artiach, DDF Derivados del Fluor, Air Liquide, Laboratorios Ximart, ABB, CNN [...]
Specific manufacturing applications at the second edition of Addit3D
Additive manufacturing is moving forward together with ADDIT3D, the only professional trade show in Spain for this sector. It will be held next year for the second time, from 6 to 8 June at Bilbao [...]
Pumps & Valves 2017 to offer new ways of meeting international purchasers
The event will take place for the second time on 6-8 June The second edition of Pumps & Valves will take place on 6-8 June 2017 and there will be new ways of meeting international [...]
BEC will host the WORLD MARITIME WEEK, an important maritime meeting
It will take place in March 2017 and will maintain the trademarks associated with each field: SINAVAL, EUROFISHING, FUTUREPORT and MARINE ENERGY WEEK From 27th to 31st March, Bilbao Exhibition Centre will become an international [...]
WORKINN, ADDIT3D & THE OIL & GAS CONFERENCE NOW OPEN
First education and employment forum for young people to be held from 31 May to 3 June, at the same time as BIEMH Three new events joined the BIEMH at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre this morning: [...]