Mecc Maastricht

Welcome as an exhibitor to Second Home Expo! Make sure you first login to your personal Second Home online account, to check your company information. This information will be presented to your future buyers. What else can you find here?

• Company profile page – Please check if all your company information is complete
• Participation information – Please check the country/countries listed, your communication name (exhibitors list) and your name on the stand (only for standard stand types).
• Register your staff  to receive your exhibitors badges at the check-in 
• Online properties – Add your properties manually or through an XML file, so buyers can orientate online before visiting the show. When you register, we will add €100 credits to your account.

If you receive an information request on your property or if a visitor registers through your invitation link, you automatically receive an email alert. This way you can have full control en get in contact as quick as possible. The login email address will also be used to update you with leads and visitor registrations.

Login through this link with your email.

Free entry tickets for visitors are unlimited available for all exhibitors. At the promotion page you can download a banner to attach your URL. If relations register through your link, you will automatically receive an update. All registered visitors through your URL can be found in your Second Home portal account with the option to export these contacts.  

Order all stand decorations online to optimize your participation though the webshop. Avoid a late order fee of 30% for all orders within 3 weeks before the show.

PLEASE NOTE you can order your furniture until one week before the show, in the last week and at the location it’s not (longer) possible to order any furniture!!

Optimize your participation with various products like furniture, plants, audio & video, internet etc. All products are available through the webshop.  All ordered products will be placed on your stand and the rental prices are for the full exhibition period.

Do’s

• invite as many people as possible with unlimited free tickets!
• add your personal ticket banner on your website
• offer visitors a local snack (alcoholic tasting allowed)
• create a unique, accessible and inviting stand
• use all your social media channels
• organize a special promotion or competition, present a give-away
• avoid waiting times and come check in the day before opening
• order furniture and prints at least 3 weeks before opening

Don’ts

• visitors’ biggest annoyances: too pushy approach
• keep aisles completely clear and limit noise disturbance
• don’t stand in the aisles but approach from your stand
• avoid an empty stand or long conversations with your staff
• banners, signs, furniture etc. keep everything in your stand
• exhibitors’ biggest annoyance: too early build off, respect your colleagues and avoid € 500 penalty

Friday

• 08:00 – 19:00 Organization present at check-in office
• 08:00 – 19:00 Build-up exhibitors with their OWN stand structure
• 15:00 – 19:00 Build-up exhibitors with stand construction ordered via organization
  (aluminium truss and standard stand structure)

Saturday

• 07:30 – 19:00 Organization present at check-in office
• 07:30 – 09:30 Build-up all exhibitors
• 10:00 – 17:00 Show open for visitors
• 17:00 – 19:00 EXHIBITORS DRINK
• From 20:00 hall closed 

Sunday

• 08:30 – 10:00 Entry exhibitors
• 10:00 – 17:00 Show open for visitors
• 17:00 – 22:00 Break-down all exhibitors
  all (standard/truss) stands ordered via organisation must be cleared out!

Monday

• 08:00 – 12:00 Break-down exhibitors with their OWN stand.
  !! NOT for exhibitors who ordered stand construction via organization

Second Home Maastricht is taking place in the SOUTH HALL of MECC Maastricht. Address (main entrance) Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht. Postal address: P.O. Box 1630, 6201 BP Maastricht +31(0)43 383 83 83.

During build up and dismantling days, you can enter the South Hall by car through TRANSPORT GATE 14 (navigation) address Duboisdomein 5. Parking is Free of Charge during build up and dismantling days.

During exhibition we advise you to park at P1 (parking garage) or P4. The parking costs are € 4,00 per hour with a maximum of € 19,00 per day. You can pay at the parking machine at the main entrance. The organization doesn’t provide parking tickets!

All parking information click here

Together with MECC Maastricht, we want to take a step towards sustainability and that includes a zero waste organization. This means that we are taking immediate steps, to separate waste better and to reduce the amount of waste.

During construction and dismantling, we kindly ask all suppliers, exhibitors and stand builders to dispose (packaging) materials and waste themselves. Containers will no longer be placed in the hall, but can be ordered through the organization (prices on request).

Environmental coaches are present in the hall during the construction and dismantling to approach exhibitors, suppliers and stand builders to talk about their waste and the correct way of transporting it. These environmental coaches make their rounds with foil bags so that we can also collect that value stream separately.

Abandoned waste is registered and treated per waste group. The processing costs + handling fee of € 150 will be invoiced directly to the exhibitor. You can order different (roll) containers per waste group (wood, residual waste, paper etc.) from only € 37.00.

We ask all exhibitors, suppliers and stand builders to cooperate in order to reduce waste as much as possible!

Second Home check-in procedure:

1. When you arrive, please first report at the organization office for check-in, we like to personally welcome you. Coffee or tea is available for all exhibitors.
2. All payments are due before the start of the start of the show. We can only process payments for late ordered furniture or other services. It is only possible to pay cash, by debit card or credit card. Note: there is a surcharge of 5% credit card costs.
3. One week before the show we send you a registration link, once you have filled this in a QR code is generated by which you can print the badges yourself at the organization office.

Note: You will not receive any information by post at your office!

All information in the online exhibitors list will automatically be used for the printed visitors catalogue. Make sure to check your company name, website link and listed country (or countries). Changes can be made up to 3 weeks before the start of the show, in order to have the same information in the printed catalogue. Detailed company information on your company profile page and the countries listed can be added or changed by yourself after login on your Second Home account. Please note that it’s your own responsibility to check this on time. If you mark a country, you are obliged to have properties in this country!

Check the exhibitors list here. 

You can find the realtime floor plan here.

MECC Maastricht offers free unlimited free wireless internet. No rights can be delivered to this free service. The quality and speed of this WiFi HotSpot connection is highly dependent on the total use and occupancy. For a faster and more stable internet connection, we advise you to order a wireless modem with unlimited internet for 2 days: ORDER CLICK HERE

“A smile is the prettiest thing a hostess can wear”

Energy! That’s what you need at an exhibition. Pro-active hostesses who create a nice atmosphere, attract attention and create ‘rumor around the brand’. After all, you want to great the best experience, right?

Generate more traffic to your stand or just a friendly welcome! Our hosts and hostesses are extensively trained and briefed to generate more attention at trade fairs and events.

Contact your exhibition manager for a detailed proposal!

Book your hotel on time and use the cancellation insurance. This way you don’t take any risk if a show needs to be cancelled for safety reasons.  For the hotel reservation you have the option to stay walking distance from the MECC at Hotel NH Maastricht or book a hotel in the beautiful city center.

Simply book through Bookings.com and find all available options.