Interforst
INTERFORST is a Munich-based, biennial international trade fair for forestry and forest technology, organized by Messe München GmbH since 1978. It connects forest machinery manufacturers, AgTech providers, and forestry professionals across nine value-chain sectors supported by digital ticketing, an exhibitor directory, and a mobile app.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1978
- HeadquartersMunich, Germany
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Interforst firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Interforst
- Legal name
- Messe München GmbH
- Website
- https://interforst.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1978
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- INTERFORST is a Munich-based, biennial international trade fair for forestry and forest technology, organized by Messe München GmbH since 1978. It connects forest machinery manufacturers, AgTech providers, and forestry professionals across nine value-chain sectors supported by digital ticketing, an exhibitor directory, and a mobile app.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Interforst is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Munich
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Interforst business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Exhibitor Fees: Revenue generated from companies renting exhibition space and building stands to showcase their forestry products and services at the trade fair.
- Visitor Ticket Sales: Revenue from selling admission tickets to trade visitors, with tiered pricing for day tickets, permanent tickets, group tickets, and concession tickets. Online tickets are priced lower than on-site tickets to encourage advance purchase.
- PLUS TICKET Climate Surcharge: Optional €5 gross surcharge on regular tickets supporting BayWa Foundation climate protection projects. Net revenue of €4.20 per ticket goes directly to tree planting initiatives.
- Advertising and Media Sales: Revenue from advertising space on exhibition grounds, company entries in digital media, official exhibition catalogs, and promotional materials.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Day Ticket - Single day admission to the trade fair |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Permanent Ticket - Multi-day admission for the entire event duration |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Group Day Ticket - Discounted admission for groups |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Concessionary Day Ticket - Reduced price for specific groups |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Student Day Ticket - Free admission for students |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Children's Ticket - Free admission for minors |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | PLUS TICKET - Optional climate protection surcharge |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels7 records
Interforst product offering
Product offeringCore offering
INTERFORST is a biennial international trade fair for forestry and forest technology held at Messe München in Munich. The event brings together the entire industry value chain from reforestation through modern forest technology to wood energy across nine thematic exhibition sectors. The organizer sells exhibition booth space to forest technology manufacturers, issues visitor tickets with tiered online and on-site pricing, and runs digital support services including an exhibitor directory, mobile app, and online ticket shop.
Product overview
INTERFORST is a trade fair exhibition platform organized by Messe München for the forestry and forest technology industry. The core offering is the biennial international trade fair event (next edition October 15-18, 2026 in Munich) combined with digital services including an exhibitor directory, interactive hall plans, and a mobile app. The product portfolio spans physical exhibition services (nine thematic exhibition sectors, special shows, exhibitor support) and digital add-ons (ticket sales platform, PLUS TICKET sustainability option, mobile application). The exhibitor database is managed through NEUREUTER FAIR MEDIA's Fair Face system. All offerings are integrated around the central trade fair event rather than a modular software platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- INTERFORST International Trade Fair Exhibition Biennial international trade fair for forestry and forest technology held at Messe München in Munich, bringing together the entire industry from reforestation through modern forest technology to wood energy. The next edition is scheduled for October 15-18, 2026, with nine thematic exhibition sectors, special shows, startup areas, and a supporting framework program targeted at forest technology manufacturers, forestry professionals, and research institutions.
- Special Shows and Start-up Areas Themed special exhibition areas within INTERFORST organized jointly by Messe München and partners. Includes the Hall B6 special show on 'Shaping forests together. Utilizing diversity. Securing the future' co-organized with the Bavarian State Institute for Forestry (LWF), an outdoor special exhibition on 'Sustainable Forestry – People at the Center' led by SVLFG, and dedicated Start-up Areas for young forestry companies.
- Exhibitor Directory Platform (Fair Face) Comprehensive online directory of all exhibitors and brands at INTERFORST, powered by NEUREUTER FAIR MEDIA's Fair Face platform. Provides searchable exhibitor entries, product group filters, service presentations, who-is-who functionality, and favorites/exports for trade visitors planning their visit.
- PLUS TICKET Climate Protection Add-on Optional sustainability add-on to standard INTERFORST admission tickets with a EUR 5 gross surcharge per ticket. Net revenue of EUR 4.20 per ticket supports the BayWa Foundation's 'O'pflanzt is' climate protection project for the climate-friendly conversion of Bavarian forests.
Quantifiable outcome
- Bringing together the entire industry - from reforestation through modern forest technology to wood energy
Companies that use Interforst
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Interforst technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Interforst partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (LWF)coreBavarian State Institute for Forestry is co-organizer of the special exhibition in Hall B6 focused on 'Shaping forests together. Utilizing diversity. Securing the future.' The partnership brings academic and practical forestry expertise to the event.
- Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau (SVLFG)coreSocial Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture leads the outdoor special exhibition on 'Sustainable Forestry – People at the Center,' focusing on safety, health, and responsible work practices in forests.
- BayWa FoundationminorClimate partnership for PLUS TICKET initiative. Net revenue of €4.20 per PLUS TICKET supports the 'O'pflanzt is' tree planting project for climate-friendly conversion of Bavarian forests.
- DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft)coreGerman Agricultural Society co-organizes the SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS Forestry exhibition sector, bringing expertise in agricultural and forestry technology components and systems.
- NEUREUTER FAIR MEDIA GmbHcoreProvides the Fair Face exhibitor database platform including exhibitor directory, product groups, service presentations, and who-is-who functionality. Located in Essen, Germany.
- meplan GmbHminorStand planning and construction partner offering resource-saving stand construction options, including sustainable wood-based solutions (meplan-woodii) for exhibitors.
- UFI (Global Association of the Exhibition Industry)minorInternational trade fair industry association providing global recognition and promotion of UFI-approved events.
- FKM (Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen)minorGerman trade fair statistics association that independently verifies and certifies exhibition visitor and exhibitor figures for credibility.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Interforst competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Messe Frankfurt: One of the world's largest trade fair organizers with a global portfolio including Ambiente, Light+Building, and IFFA. Comparable as a competing heavyweight German trade fair operator with similar international reach and infrastructure.
- bauma (Messe München): The world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, also organized by Messe München. Comparable as a sister Messe München industrial show sharing the same execution backbone, exhibitor salesforce, and digital infrastructure.
- Koelnmesse: Operates major Cologne-based trade fairs including interzum, spoga+gafa, and ISM. Comparable as a German trade fair organizer with similar vertical event expertise and European exhibitor relationships.
- Deutsche Messe (Hannover): Operator of LIGNA, AGRITECHNICA, and other leading industrial trade fairs. Directly comparable as a German trade fair organizer competing for the same exhibitor and visitor mindshare across industrial verticals.
- AGRITECHNICA: The world's leading trade fair for agricultural machinery, held in Hannover. Comparable as a major European agricultural/forestry-adjacent trade fair competing for machinery exhibitors and rural professional attendees.
- Messe München GmbH: The parent operator of INTERFORST and organizer of major trade fairs including bauma, IFAT, BAU, and Expo Real. Comparable as the operating platform that defines INTERFORST's commercial economics and brand standards.
Others
- KWF (Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik): A German forestry testing and research body that organizes industry events and competitions. Comparable as a thematic forestry-industry convening organization that complements INTERFORST's content programming and audience engagement.
Direct peers
- Elmia Wood: Elmia Wood is the international forestry trade fair held in Jönköping, Sweden. It is the most direct competitor to INTERFORST in Northern Europe, covering forest technology, harvesting, and bioenergy on a similar biennial cadence.
- LIGNA: LIGNA is the world's leading trade fair for the woodworking and wood processing industry, held in Hannover. It directly overlaps with INTERFORST in covering timber harvesting, wood processing, and wood energy sub-segments, and competes for the same European forestry exhibitor base.
- FinnMETKO: FinnMETKO is Finland's heavy forestry machinery exhibition, focused on harvesting and earth-moving equipment. It targets a comparable audience of forestry professionals and competes with INTERFORST for Nordic exhibitor attention.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Interforst social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Interforst leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Interforst funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Interforst M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Interforst
What does Interforst do?
INTERFORST is a biennial international trade fair for forestry and forest technology held at Messe München in Munich. The event brings together the entire industry value chain from reforestation through modern forest technology to wood energy across nine thematic exhibition sectors. The organizer sells exhibition booth space to forest technology manufacturers, issues visitor tickets with tiered online and on-site pricing, and runs digital support services including an exhibitor directory, mobile app, and online ticket shop.
Is Interforst a public or private company?
Interforst is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Interforst founded?
Interforst was founded in 1978. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Interforst based?
Interforst is headquartered in Munich, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Interforst make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Exhibitor Fees are the primary driver. The others are visitor Ticket Sales, PLUS TICKET Climate Surcharge and advertising and Media Sales.
Who are Interforst's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Messe Frankfurt, bauma (Messe München), Koelnmesse, Deutsche Messe (Hannover), AGRITECHNICA and Messe München GmbH. KWF (Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik) is listed as an others. Direct peers are Elmia Wood, LIGNA and FinnMETKO.
Does Interforst have an API?
No public API is recorded for Interforst.