Konica Minolta UK names new sales director
James Pittick has been hired as the new sales director for Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK as part of the company’s wider transformation goals
FESPA 2026 in Barcelona reportedly saw 15,495 unique visitors over its six co-located events, a 10% year-on-year increase compared to the 2025 edition
The Federation of European Screen Printers Associations (FESPA) has reported that this year’s FESPA 2026 exhibition in Barcelona was its largest-ever co-located event, with a total visitor attendance of 24,798.
FESPA 2026, comprising of FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience, WrapFest, Corrugated, and Textile, saw a reported 15,495 unique visitors at the show, a 10% year-on-year increase on the 2025 event in Berlin.
The event was the first flagship FESPA exhibition in Southern Europe since 2012 and, with six co-located events and three conference programmes under one roof, it was also its most varied to date.
FESPA 2026 welcomed visitors from 126 countries with the largest audiences coming from Spain, Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, and Switzerland (in descending order).
According to data gathered by FESPA, 85% of visitors were senior decision makers, with 77% directors, chief executive officers, owners, or managers. The collective median visitor budget was calculated to be €3.5bn (£3.03bn), a 20.68% increase on 2025.
Michael Ryan, head of FESPA Global Print Expo, says: “This highlights the exceptional value of a comprehensive global event with multiple exhibition and content strands; it gives decision-makers access to a vast spectrum of specialist expertise to validate their current direction while also investigating new growth opportunities – all in one place.”
FESPA has revealed that FESPA 2027 will take place in Munich, Germany, from April 6th to 9th. Other than the 2026 Barcelona edition, the exhibition has recently alternated between Berlin, Munich, and Amsterdam. Its last Munich edition was in 2023.
FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience, WrapFest, and Textile will all see a return for 2027 at the Messe Munich next year.
