Art Fairs Service

Name

Art Fairs Service

Legal name

Art Fairs Service Ltd

Website

https://artfairsservice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Exhibition Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Show & Exhibition Marketing (Booth Design/Build) (MPAAAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lighting, LED Walls & Digital Signage for Booths (THAHAHAI), General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Exhibition wall systems
• Art fair build services
• Exhibition installation
• Professional lighting rental
• Art fair management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental and Installation Services: Core revenue from renting wall panels, lights, and other exhibition equipment along with professional installation and breakdown services for art fairs, exhibitions, and museums. Services include wall painting, art hanging, on-site staff, and handyman assistance. Pricing is quote-based, customized to event size and requirements.
2. Digital Platform Services: Digital solutions platform (follow.art) for art fair management. Platform fee of 12% charged on all exhibitor orders received through the platform. Enables exhibitors to order booth upgrades and organizers to sell products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Art Fairs Service designs, builds, and installs exhibition infrastructure for international art fairs, galleries, and museums. The company rents modular wall panel systems, professional lighting, and complementary exhibition equipment, and delivers them with on-site installation, breakdown, art hanging, painting, and staffing services across Europe, UK, and USA. A follow.art digital platform is offered to art fair organizers for exhibitor booth upgrades and order management.

Product overview

Art Fairs Service provides a comprehensive suite of products and services for international art fairs, exhibitions and museums. The offering consists of a core physical infrastructure portfolio (Wall Panels with standard, door, and curtain variants) complemented by professional Lighting solutions (floodlights and spotlights in various wattages), Equipment accessories (pedestals, counters, signage, shelving, power sockets, flooring, audio systems), and Additional Services (wall painting, art hanging, on-site staff, handyman assistance, stage/truss systems, print materials). A digital overlay is provided through the follow.art platform for exhibitor order management and booth upgrades, plus an Art Fairs Calendar for event discovery. Services are available across Europe, UK and USA regions with region-specific product variants (imperial measurements for USA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• follow.art: Digital solutions platform designed to automate and support art fair business operations, allowing exhibitors to independently order booth upgrades through the platform

Products and services

• Exhibition Wall Panel Systems Modular fast-assembly wall panels with solid wood frames and 6mm MDF layers, including standard panels and variants with built-in doors or curtains. Panels support artworks up to 60 kg or more, use Inspecta-approved fire-resistant coating, are TUV NORD certified for wall stability, and are finished with eco-friendly water-based paint and CNC-processed precision. Provided to art fairs, galleries, and museums.
• Professional Exhibition Lighting TUV NORD certified lighting equipment tested per DGUV Regulation 3 and DIN VDE 0701-0702 standards. Includes 50W floodlights (4000 lumens, 4000K) for wide-area illumination and 30W/37W spotlights (2400 lumens at 3000K; CRI >90 variants) for highlighting individual artworks, with UK/US-specific variants. Provided to art fairs and exhibitions.
• Exhibition Equipment and Accessories Rental accessories including pedestals and counters for sculptures, custom signage (banners, posters, freestanding signs, directional arrows), display shelves, baseboards, 500W/1000W/1500W power sockets, flooring and carpet tiles plus roll carpet, wooden beams, artwork hanging hooks, LED TV screens, and audio systems (speakers, microphones, mixing consoles). Designed to integrate with wall panels and serve art fair exhibitors.
• Additional Exhibition Services On-site services including professional wall painting (black NCS S9000-N / RAL 9005 and gray NCS S4500-N / RAL 7036 using eco-friendly water-based paint), professional art hanging, on-site staff support during opening hours, skilled handyman assistance for carrying/maintenance/repair, stage and truss systems, and custom promotional print materials. Provided to art fair organizers and exhibitors.
• follow.art Digital Platform Digital platform enabling exhibitors to independently order booth upgrades (additional walls, lighting, art hanging services) and enabling art fair organizers to sell products and manage orders with simplified transactions and prepayment-based invoicing. Art Fairs Service charges a 12% platform fee on all exhibitor orders received through the platform. Targeted at art fair organizers and their exhibitors.
• Art Fairs Calendar Online calendar listing international art fairs to help industry participants discover and track events. Operated by Art Fairs Service via the follow.art domain.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 art fairs built annually across three regions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Octanorm Service Plus: German-headquartered modular exhibition systems company producing partition walls, lighting, and booth infrastructure sold/rented globally. Directly comparable to Art Fairs Service's core wall panel and exhibition hardware business across the same customer base of trade fair and event organizers.
• MERO-TSK International: Manufacturer of modular space-frame and exhibition structures used at trade fairs, museums, and events worldwide. Comparable to Art Fairs Service as a provider of engineered, rapidly deployable exhibition infrastructure for large-scale events.
• Syma System: Swiss/Austrian modular exhibition and display system manufacturer serving trade fair and retail display customers across Europe. Closely comparable to Art Fairs Service in modular wall systems, booth design, and event infrastructure.
• Expotechnik Group: German exhibition stand design and build company serving international trade fairs and corporate events. Directly comparable to Art Fairs Service's booth construction, design, and on-site services business.

Broad incumbents

• GL Events: French global events infrastructure group providing venue management, exhibition services, and booth/stand design across more than 90 countries. Overlaps with Art Fairs Service on booth build and exhibition services but operates at significantly larger scale and as a vertically integrated events platform.
• Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH: One of the world's largest trade fair organizers and venue operators running events such as Ambiente, Paperworld, and Art Frankfurt. While primarily an organizer/venue operator, it influences the booth-services supply chain and overlaps with Art Fairs Service on event infrastructure delivery.
• Koelnmesse: Major German trade fair organizer operating events including Art Cologne, the international art fair AFS has served. Adjacent to Art Fairs Service as a customer/integrator of booth and exhibition services rather than a direct booth-building competitor.
• RX (Reed Exhibitions): Global B2B event organizer operating hundreds of trade shows annually across multiple verticals. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — relevant as a counterpart for booth-services procurement and as a strategic channel for booth-build suppliers like Art Fairs Service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/artfairsservice
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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