Exhibition stand builders at Farnborough International.
Farnborough International serves aerospace, defence and heavy-engineering audiences, where stands carry real hardware and the compliance bar is higher than a standard trade show. We engineer for load, plan the lift, and handle the approvals that come with exhibiting physical product.
Farnborough International at a glance
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire GU14
- Spaces
- Halls 1–4 plus outdoor static display
- Access
- Level drive-in, strong floor loading
- Typical build cost
- £480–£900 per sqm single-storey
- Speciality
- Hardware display, load engineering, chalets
Halls and layout
Four connected halls with high clear height and strong floor loading, plus outdoor static display space. Hospitality chalets run alongside the show for airshow years, which changes the build programme significantly.
How we build here
Where a stand carries machinery or airframe components we engineer the deck to the exhibit load, produce the lifting plan and coordinate the crane movement into the build schedule rather than treating it as a separate exercise.
Venue rules that shape the design
- Structural calculations required wherever product load is carried by the stand
- Lifting plans and method statements for heavy exhibits
- Security clearance and pass processes are stricter than a standard trade show
- Airshow-year build windows are compressed — plan the programme early
Farnborough International — questions we get asked
Can you build a stand that carries heavy hardware?
Yes. We engineer the deck and structure to the exhibit's actual load, produce the calculations and lifting plan, and schedule the lift inside the build programme so it does not eat into install time.
What does a Farnborough stand cost?
Custom single-storey builds typically run £480–£900 per sqm. Airshow-year builds with hospitality space and hardware display generally start around £48,000 and rise quickly with chalet fit-out.
Do you handle the security and pass process?
Yes — contractor passes, RAMS, insurance and the accreditation paperwork are managed by us as part of the build contract.