Certification
Truth, clarity, certainty
FKM members voluntarily follow clear rules
FKM members stand for transparency and quality. They voluntarily commit to clear rules and only provide figures that have been collected in accordance with FKM certification standards: objective, uniform, comparable.
FKM members register their trade fairs held in Germany for review if three criteria are met:
- Proportion of trade visitors over 50 percent,
- net exhibition space over 4,000 square meters (including special shows)
- number of visitors over 2,000.
All other exhibitions can be registered on a voluntary basis.
Uniform standards for reliable data
In order to be able to evaluate trade fairs objectively, we have developed a catalog with 30 clear definitions. These ensure that all data is collected uniformly and remains comparable over the years.
Auditing process
FKM certification: independent, detailed, systematic
Trade fair data with guaranteed high informative value
Our audits follow a clear procedure and are carried out by the renowned auditing firm EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
Our auditors check whether the visitor admission system is working reliably and whether pre-registered guests and ticket holders have actually attended. Because at FKM, only those who are actually present are counted.
The exhibitor side is also checked, for example:
- Are the stands staffed?
- Do joint stands and special shows meet the FKM criteria?
After the exhibition, checks are carried out to ensure that all registered exhibitors have submitted their registrations and stand confirmations and that the results of the visitor admission system are plausible. Electronic admission systems are certified separately before they are used for the first time.
The inspection cycles for on-site exhibitions are clearly regulated:
- Exhibitions held annually: audit every 3 years
- Exhibitions held every two years: audit every four years
- Exhibitions held every three years or less: audit every time the exhibition is held.
In the years in between, FKM certification of the exhibition is carried out by means of a digital audit of the key figures and approval by the auditor. This ensures that the reliability of the exhibition data remains consistently high.
