Bygg Reis Deg in 2025 in Lillestrom, Norway

The first Bygg Reis Deg was organized at Festningsplassen, Akershus Festning in 1954.

Bygningsartikel-Grossisternes Forening in Oslo took the initiative to hold the first organized fair. Trade fairs Norway was already a technical organizer at that time, and this was the beginning of a long-term cooperation between Norges Varemesse, Bygningsartikel-Grossisternes Forening in Oslo and later also Norske Byggevareprodusenters Forening.

The first exhibition saw 60,000 visitors and 221 exhibitors. During this time, construction activity was enormous in the post-war decade. Initially, it was planned to turn to professional builders and artisans. The goal was to give them an overview of the entire enterprise and at the same time show the public what was available and possible. Meanwhile, it was also clear that the fair aroused great interest among ordinary people on the street as well, since construction affects every life and every community.

“Bygg – reis deg” was the slogan for the exhibition, and with it it became the slogan for the Norwegian construction industry right up to the present day.

There are more similarities than differences between then and now, although the way we build has changed a lot and the market is constantly changing. The need for knowledge sharing is still present.

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