From February 28 to March 2, the largest trade fair for fireboxes took place in Verona, Italy.

Progetto Fuoco is also one of the most important trade fairs for heating with biomass.

This biennial event is recognised as one of the leading trade fairs in the field of wood heating and biomass technology. The trade fair presents a wide range of products and solutions related to energy production from biomass, wood-burning stoves and fireplaces, boilers, heating accessories and much more. In addition to the exhibition area, Progetto Fuoco also offers events, conferences and workshops for in-depth analyses of topics from the entire sector.

More than 45,000 international visitors attended Progetto Fuoco over the four days. The presence of international exhibitors was also remarkable: a total of 550 exhibitors from 35 countries were represented.

The industry comprises more than 14,000 companies with 72,000 employees across Italy and it generates a turnover of more than EUR 4 billion. It is a huge sector that must constantly evolve in terms of technology.

The minimum requirements for limiting emissions and improving product performance have been under constant review in recent years. Companies and professionals are therefore fully aware of the innovative aspect of the sector and innovations in this area are in high demand.

This explains why we at Rüegg visited the Fair Progetto Fuoco as well. We were able to gain a sense of the latest developments on the European market and took time for the usual appointments and meetings with partners, suppliers, customers and friends that these events always offer us.

Innovation and research are important aspects of Rüegg, and we have been carefully planning our development on the Italian market with our customers and partners.

At the end of April, we will officially launch our first fireplace insert with the “5 Stelle” environmental certificate in Italy.

This will give us a completely new presence on the Italian and European markets: even more ecological, efficient and with an extremely positive message to all our customers.