Better Stands celebrates exhibitors along with their appointed contractors who choose to build reusable stands at our events. Reusable stands provide a myriad of improvements to our events which include:

• They use higher quality materials, that do not produce carcinogenic dust like disposable stands do
• They are much easier to assemble and dismantle, which means less frequent requests for late working and early access, and require fewer move-in days
• Reusable stands also are not typically constructed at height, which means fewer workplace accidents
• They produce much less waste than disposable stands, which reduces exhibitor and contractor waste bills
• All of this leads to a much better customer experience for our exhibitors

When we talk about disposable stands, we mean single use, disposable stands made from raw materials onsite, such as chipboard, particleboard, or low-density fibreboard (LDF) or MDF.

Reusable means that the item has been, or will be, used again for the purposes it was built for.   This is a subtle but important difference from recycling.  Any process that ‘downgrades’ the material, so called downcycling, would not be considered reusable.  Example if flooring is of wood pellets for incineration or if ceiling fabric is used as rags.

There are 3 touchpoints where the audit is undertaken by our nominated Sustainability audit team – pre-show during the design submission phase; on-site during the build-up period and finally on-site during the breakdown period. Each space only stand is checked against a checklist of 10 elements

The initial ratings will be emailed to the appointed contractor’s better stand contact of each stand, together with the full audit report following the event. The contractor will then be given the ‘opportunity to review’ the rating and provide further evidence if they do not feel that the audit results are correct. Following the ‘Opportunity to review’ window, additional evidence will be reviewed before final ratings are shared with each exhibitor together in the form of certificate.

These are already compliant with our sustainability measures. Better Stands is targeted at space only builds, which historically create the most waste.

Food Ingredients Europe informs, inspires, and connects the global food industry to shape a more sustainable food system that is economically resilient, environmentally sound, and better for people around the world. You can find out more about sustainability at Fi Europe here.

Please contact us here or get in touch directly with your account manager to discuss exhibiting more sustainably.