From the start of opening day, Cersaie 2023 ignited with lively chatter and visitors flooding the 15 halls of the Bologna Exhibition Center in Italy. The annual International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings – held this year from September 25th to 29th – celebrated its 40th anniversary in grand style with a total of 633 exhibiting companies occupying 145,000 square meters of floor space, and 99,319 registered visitors over the five days of the show -- an increase of 8.8% compared to last year’s edition.
Among the exhibitors, 245 were from 27 countries other than Italy – comprising 39% of the total. Moreover, the number of attendees has experienced steady growth over the past few years -- from 62,934 in 2021 to 91,269 last year. Show management is happy to report it is gradually approaching the 2019 level of 112,340 visitors.