The exhibition halls at Marmomacc were a flurry of activity this year — with attendance up 3% from the last edition. The 2015 event, which was held from September 30 to October 3 in Verona, Italy, drew a total of 67,000 attendees worldwide. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Marmomacc offered visitors numerous displays of the latest stone introductions, as well as the newest advances in machinery, tools and accessories, and stone care and maintenance products. For the second consecutive year, the stone exhibition was held in conjunction with Abitare il Tempo, VeronaFiere’s event dedicated to contract, design and interior decor sectors.
It was reported that international attendance comprised 57% of the total showing of people. Visitors came from 150 countries, which was five more than the previous year. There were 1,524 exhibitors occupying nearly 830,000 square feet of space. Exhibitors hailed from 55 countries, including debuts by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Venezuela and Georgia.