turnkey exhibition stand construction with octanorm.

Turnkey exhibition stand construction means one contractor takes on the whole project, from a blank sketch to the finished stand on the show floor and, afterwards, to the equipment packed away. A single service covers the design and 3D visualisation, the build from genuine profiles, graphics print and installation, lighting, furniture, transport, on-site installation, post-show dismantling and storage for the next outing. You decide what you want to say; we deliver how it will look.

The exhibitor then focuses on the content of the appearance, not on coordinating ten suppliers. Instead of separately hunting for a printer for the graphics, a joiner for the counter, an electrician for the lights and a carrier for transport, you get one accountable person and one quote. If something goes wrong at the show, you call one contractor who knows every bolt on your stand.

You can recognise a genuine turnkey service by the fact that it also includes dismantling and storage, not just the build. If a contractor merely takes the stand apart after the show and leaves you to work out where to put it, that is not the full service. Send us the floor plan and the show date and we will prepare a proposal that covers the whole arc, from design to warehouse.

A turnkey project runs in five clear steps, from the floor plan to the packed-away equipment. It starts with the floor plan and the brief, followed by the concept with a 3D visualisation, then the build from genuine Octanorm profiles, transport with on-site installation, and finally dismantling with storage for your next outing. You approve every step before we move on, so there are no surprises on the show floor.

The floor plan with connections and dimensions is the starting point, which we receive from the show organiser or from you. From it, and from your goal for the appearance, the concept takes shape: the layout of walls, counters, lighting and furniture, which we show in a 3D visualisation so you can see the stand before it is built. Only after your approval does the project go into production.

The timeline depends on size and complexity, but for a standard single-storey stand an enquiry two to three months before the show gives enough time for design, graphics print and an unhurried installation. Send the floor plan and the date and we will tell you whether the deadline is feasible and prepare a schedule.

The choice between turnkey construction, rental and buying your own system depends on how often you will exhibit and whether you want to keep the equipment. For a single outing, rental is the easiest and cheapest; for regular exhibiting it pays to buy your own Octanorm system, which you keep and reassemble; turnkey construction is the middle path, where we design and build the stand for you and you decide afterwards whether to buy it or return it.

Rental means nothing of yours remains after the show and you do not deal with storage; it is ideal for a first or one-off appearance. Buying means one investment that you then use at every show, paying only for new graphics; a modular system as a rule pays for itself within a few outings, and you assemble a different layout from the same parts.

The decision is simple once you count your outings over the next two years. One outing means rental, regular exhibiting means buying, and uncertainty means turnkey construction with the option to buy. You will find rental details on the /najem page and buying your own system on the /nakup page; send us the floor plan and tell us how often you exhibit, and we will advise which path is cheapest for you.

We build the stand from the genuine modular aluminium Octanorm system, which the German manufacturer has produced since 1969. Octanorm is not a single product but a family of mutually compatible systems: octawall walls, maxima load-bearing profiles in widths of 40, 80 and 120 mm, octarig ceiling and hanging structures, illuminated octalumina walls, octamax double-decker stands and octafloor raised flooring. All parts assemble tool-free and fit together.

Genuine matters because a standardised system assembles fast, you can buy parts even years later and enlarge the stand without replacing the whole. A stand built from genuine profiles stays modular and reusable, and you assemble a different layout from the same parts. Cheaper copies of foreign systems often do not fit with genuine parts, so after a few years you are left without spare parts and with unusable equipment.

Among the systems you choose by the type of appearance: a single-storey stand with standard walls is covered by octawall and load-bearing maxima, for a second storey and raised flooring there are octamax and octafloor, and for visible lighting there is octalumina or octarig over the space. We assemble the right combination according to your floor plan; you just tell us the goal of the appearance and the space available.

The price of a turnkey stand is not a fixed figure but a calculation from a few factors: size in m2, complexity (single or double-decker), the scope of graphics, lighting, furniture, and transport and installation. A smaller single-storey stand with standard walls and some graphics is at the other end of the scale from a double-decker octamax build with illuminated octalumina walls and octarig hanging structures. One quote therefore says little until it knows your floor plan.

Price is most affected by the ratio between size and complexity. A second storey, raised flooring, a lot of lighting and AV equipment push the figure up, while standard walls with printed graphics are the most economical way to make a stand look finished. The choice between building your own system and renting also matters: buying is a higher initial investment that pays off on reuse, while rental is a lower one-off cost without storage.

You reach an exact quote by sending the floor plan of the space, the desired size in m2 and the show date. From this we prepare a proposal with an indicative price, if needed in two versions, for rental and for building your own system, so you can compare them. Without a floor plan any figure is just guesswork; with a floor plan you get a quote you can rely on.

You recognise the right contractor by five questions: whether they build from genuine systems or resell foreign ones, whether they have their own 3D design and installation team, whether they show references, whether they have their own warehouse for reuse, and whether they cover the whole region where you exhibit. A contractor who answers yes to all five takes on the project from sketch to warehouse and is reachable when something goes wrong at the show.

Genuine versus reselling is the first dividing line: a contractor who builds from genuine Octanorm profiles guarantees you compatibility, part purchasing and a long service life; a reseller of a foreign system ties you to their set of parts and their availability. An in-house 3D design and an in-house installation team mean you see the stand in advance and that it is set up by someone who knows the system, not a subcontractor you meet for the first time on site.

Before you decide, ask for references of actual appearances, for their own warehouse (where the stand waits for your next show) and for regional reach, so the same team installs in Ljubljana, Zagreb or Belgrade. Send the floor plan to two or three contractors and compare not just the price but also what is in the quote: a full turnkey service also includes dismantling and storage.

Octanorm Adria is the authorised representative of the genuine Octanorm system for Slovenia and the Adria region, not a reseller of foreign systems. We build stands from genuine German profiles, we design and visualise them in-house, and our installation team sets them up; because we cover Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo, the same team installs your stand across the whole region and in your language.

Modularity means the investment stays yours. A stand from the genuine Octanorm system is not discarded after the show but taken apart, stored and reassembled for the next outing, and for a different space you assemble it from the same parts or simply buy more. Aluminium is fully recyclable, and a modular stand creates significantly less waste than a one-off build that ends up in the bin after the show.

The next step is simple. Send us the floor plan of the space and the show date, and we will prepare a concept with a 3D visualisation and an indicative price for turnkey construction. From the floor plan to the packed-away equipment, everything is in one place; you just tell us when and where you exhibit.