When should a stand for United Kingdom be ordered?

At least eight weeks before the fair for a custom timber stand, four weeks for a maxima system stand; for builds abroad we add a week for freight and customs.

How do customs into the United Kingdom work?

On an ATA Carnet. Because the UK is outside the EU customs territory, the carnet is processed separately at the Turkish exit, in European transit and at the UK entry; we follow all of it. You supply the list and weight of the exhibits, and if they travel with the stand they go on the same carnet.

Who prepares the documents UK venues ask for?

We do. The structural drawing, height, electrical order, and the method statement and risk assessment the organiser requires are prepared in the organiser’s format; production does not start until the approval is in. We take the hall’s build days and hours from the technical file and plan the programme around them.

Who builds the stand?

The Beylikdüzü crew that produced the stand travels to London and builds and dismantles it. We do not hand work to local subcontractors; if the venue reserves a step for local teams, we plan it according to the organiser’s manual and tell you in writing beforehand.

When should we start?

For the UK 8 weeks is a comfortable schedule: design approval and technical file at 6 weeks, production at 4 weeks, trial assembly and the lorry at 1 week, with the shipment brought slightly forward for the second customs point. Send the fair name and dates, your floor area and number of open sides through the quote form; the first concept arrives free within 48 hours.

Location

Exhibition stand builder in United Kingdom

Taking a stand to a fair in London differs from Germany in one respect: the United Kingdom sits outside the EU customs territory, so the stand passes a second customs point when it crosses the Channel. We plan with that in mind. The rest is the arrangement we are used to: production and trial assembly in Beylikdüzü, a lorry, an ATA Carnet, our own crew in the hall. We have built in 10 countries and take on UK work with the same contract structure.

What we do at fairs in the United Kingdom

We draw the stand, produce it in our workshop, load it onto the lorry, build it in London and take it down when the fair closes. The technical correspondence with the organiser, the height and structural approval, the electrical order, the graphics and print are our job. Documents UK organisers commonly ask for, such as a method statement and a risk assessment, are prepared in the organiser’s format, and production does not start until the approval is in.

There is no published UK project on this page yet; our European arrangement is shown by the German jobs. In Cologne, a 105 square metre timber stand for Cemer Kent Ekipmanları at FSB; in Hanover, a 182 square metre maxima stand for Emintosun at LIGNA 2025; in Karlsruhe, a 100 square metre timber stand for İBA Kimya at PaintExpo 2024. All three left Beylikdüzü by lorry and were built by our crew; a stand for London goes the same way with one extra customs stop. The Germany page describes the arrangement in detail.

Freight, customs and local support

Shipment to London goes by road on a single lorry, crossing the Channel by ferry or tunnel. We issue the ATA Carnet for temporary export, follow the exit from Turkey, the transit through Europe and the entry into the UK, and the stand returns on the same carnet after the fair. During build week our crew is in the hall, so a missing part, an extra rigging point or a power question has someone on the spot. The process is on the exhibition logistics page and the wider picture on the international exhibition stand page.

Which stand type

The maxima system, compact on the lorry and built in 1–3 days, is our first suggestion for a long road run; 12–200 square metres. For companies that want uninterrupted surfaces and free dimensions we build custom timber, 2–5 build days. If the plot is open on two or three sides we also draw an island or corner layout for the same plot and show it side by side.

Working timeline for a fair in United Kingdom

8 weeks before
Brief, floor plan and three-dimensional design visual
6 weeks before
Design approval, technical file submitted to the organiser
4 weeks before
Production in the workshop; graphics and print files
1 week before
Trial assembly in the workshop, freight, ATA Carnet and customs
Fair week
Hall build, handover the day before opening, dismantling at close

What determines the price

Our quote lists the scope item by item; we take a brief before quoting, because two stands of the same size can differ a lot.

Floor area and the number of open sides
Stand type: custom timber or maxima system
Height, suspended ceiling and rigging needs
Fittings such as lighting, screens and furniture
Venue rules and build hours
Freight distance and customs

What goes into exhibition stand pricing

Logistics note

For installations abroad, freight, ATA Carnet and customs are handled by Akros; the stand is produced in the Istanbul workshop and shipped to the hall.

Our stand types: size and on-site build time

We produce all of them in our own workshop. The size range and on-site build time come from our recorded projects; if you are undecided we draw two types for the same floor area and show them side by side.

Custom Timber Build
Size
20–500 m²
Build
2–5 days on site
Projects
13 published projects
Purpose-built timber stand produced from scratch for each show.
Maxima System
Size
12–200 m²
Build
1–3 days on site
Projects
18 published projects
Aluminium profile frame with clad panels; fast to install.
Modular
Size
9–150 m²
Build
1–2 days on site
Component system built from aluminium profiles and panels; quick build and a small shipping volume.
Double Decker
Size
60–600 m²
Build
4–8 days on site
Meeting space on the upper level; two floors on the same footprint.
Island and Corner
Size
36–800 m²
Build
3–6 days on site
Open on all four sides; approachable from every direction.
Country Pavilion
Size
100–2000 m²
Build
4–10 days on site
Shared area for many exhibitors with individual booths and one welcome desk.

Stands we have built

We have not published a project under this heading yet; these three stands from other fairs show the work of our workshop.

All projects

Frequently asked

When should a stand for United Kingdom be ordered?: At least eight weeks before the fair for a custom timber stand, four weeks for a maxima system stand; for builds abroad we add a week for freight and customs.
What determines the price?: Floor area, stand type, number of open sides, height, fittings and venue rules. The quote lists the scope item by item; we take a brief before quoting.
How do customs into the United Kingdom work?: On an ATA Carnet. Because the UK is outside the EU customs territory, the carnet is processed separately at the Turkish exit, in European transit and at the UK entry; we follow all of it. You supply the list and weight of the exhibits, and if they travel with the stand they go on the same carnet.
Who prepares the documents UK venues ask for?: We do. The structural drawing, height, electrical order, and the method statement and risk assessment the organiser requires are prepared in the organiser’s format; production does not start until the approval is in. We take the hall’s build days and hours from the technical file and plan the programme around them.
Who builds the stand?: The Beylikdüzü crew that produced the stand travels to London and builds and dismantles it. We do not hand work to local subcontractors; if the venue reserves a step for local teams, we plan it according to the organiser’s manual and tell you in writing beforehand.
When should we start?: For the UK 8 weeks is a comfortable schedule: design approval and technical file at 6 weeks, production at 4 weeks, trial assembly and the lorry at 1 week, with the shipment brought slightly forward for the second customs point. Send the fair name and dates, your floor area and number of open sides through the quote form; the first concept arrives free within 48 hours.

Let us build your stand at your fair in United Kingdom

Send the fair name, dates and your floor area; the first concept and a written budget frame arrive within a few working days. The concept is free of charge.

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