Chillventa is the world-leading trade fair for refrigeration: in 2024 it drew 1,010 exhibitors from 49 countries and more than 33,000 visitors to Nuremberg, three quarters of the exhibitors from outside Germany. We photograph compressors, heat exchangers and heat pumps so that planners and system builders can read the engineering — and film your stand (booth) during the three show days that only come round every two years.
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| Dates | Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 October 2026 |
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| Venue | Messezentrum Nürnberg (NürnbergMesse), Messezentrum 1, 90471 Nuremberg |
| Frequency | Every two years, three days; Chillventa CONGRESS on the day before, Monday 12 October |
| Profile | World-leading exhibition for refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat pumps — around 1,010 exhibitors from 49 countries and 33,076 visitors in 2024 |
| Audience | 74 percent of exhibitors and 57 percent of visitors came from abroad in 2024; visitors are planners, system builders, wholesalers and operators |
| Our travel time | About 4 hours by ICE from Essen — travel and overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
A compressor, a condenser or a heat pump looks like a grey box in a quick stand snapshot. What makes the difference sits in the details: copper and stainless steel lines, fin packs, the controller with its display, the rating plate with capacity data and refrigerant. We photograph exhibits with side light and a controlled white balance so copper does not turn orange and stainless steel does not turn blue, and we keep displays legible instead of letting them burn out.
Many exhibitors show cut-away models or open units in which the circuit becomes visible. For engineers and planners these models are the most important subject on the stand — we shoot them from several angles so your sales team can later walk through the unit part by part.
Refrigeration runs quietly and barely moves; in video, close-ups, transitions and a speaker who explains carry the piece. We film exhibits in calm moves, record short statements from your product managers with radio mics and cut a 30-second highlight plus vertical clips for LinkedIn. Since more than half the visitors come from abroad, we deliver subtitles in English and German.
If you speak at the Chillventa CONGRESS or in an exhibitor forum, you get speaker and audience shots as well — two positions, no flash, so the talk is not disturbed.
Tuesday is the strongest day: full aisles and most of the planner and wholesale conversations. We recommend using the hour before opening for clean stand and product shots, then photographing conversations and interviews. Thursday closes at 5 pm and suits team and detail shots without the crowds.
Because Chillventa only takes place every two years, the material has to last until autumn 2028: for the website, data sheets and your next stand design. We deliver a complete selection rather than a handful of hero shots, so your marketing can draw on it for two years.
Chillventa 2026 adds an extra hall and a busy programme inside the halls. These notes are based on information from NürnbergMesse.
Hall 1 joins in 2026. Refrigeration is spread across Halls 1, 4, 4A, 8 and 9, among others; air conditioning, ventilation and heat pumps are in 7 and 7A. Tell us your hall early so we can plan routes.
The forums are in Hall 4A (refrigeration), 7A (air conditioning, ventilation, heat pumps) and 8 (applications, education, regulation). A talk by your product manager there means stage photos and short LinkedIn clips.
The International Start-up Area is in Hall 8, and new for 2026 is a short pitch slot in the specialist forum. Pitch video and stand photos can be captured on the same day, in the same hall.
Young refrigeration installers compete on 13 and 14 October in the championship run by the BIV guild; the awards ceremony is on 15 October at 14:00 on stand 9-322. A fitting subject if you address the trade and new talent.
Doors close at 18:00 on the first two days and at 17:00 on Thursday, when dismantling begins. Late afternoons on Tuesday or Wednesday leave time for interviews after the main appointments.
Information as published by the organiser (chillventa.de), September 2026.
Copper, stainless steel and fins true to colour, rating plates and capacity data legible.
Displays without glare, housings in side light — images for data sheets and web.
Calm moves over cut-away models, statement with radio mic, subtitles in English and German.
Architecture and lighting before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Consultations at the exhibit with system builders, wholesalers and operators.
Statements from product management and customers, intelligible even with hall noise.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
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Brand event · YOOZ
Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: by invoice or online by credit card, details in the quote. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Tell us the date, your stand and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We bring our own equipment, follow an agreed shot list and work discreetly, without interrupting conversations or demos. A first selection is ready while the show day is still running.
Finished photos and video for LinkedIn, PR, your website and social media via a private download link, at the latest 24 hours after the event ends. Two revision rounds included.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Nuremberg and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
Yes. We shoot them from several angles with side light so pipe routing, heat exchangers and controllers remain recognisable. The images can later be labelled individually and used in sales presentations.
Tuesday has the most technical conversations; we use the hour before opening for stand and product shots. Thursday closes at 5 pm and is quieter — good for team and detail shots.
Yes. We photograph speaker and audience from two positions without flash and film the session on request. The congress takes place on the Monday before the show, so we plan it as a separate time slot.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your hall, stand number and the units or models you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
