CONECO / RACIOENERGIA 2012 FINAL REPORT
I. BASIC INFORMATION
The international construction fair, CONECO, has been held for the 33 rd time now and
it provided a place for the presentation of variety of products, innovative solutions and
know-how of producers, vendors and investors, designers and architects. The construction
fair and the 22nd international fair of energy efficiency and rationalisation, RACIOENERGIA,
were held from March 27-31, 2012. During those days, these fair events took place as well:
CLIMATHERM, CONECOINVEST, SLOVREALINVEST and the specialised exhibition,
CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY.
517 companies from 10 countries, engaged in various branches of construction
industry, took the chance to present their products and services at the construction fair.
The exhibition area of 50,000 m2 was occupied. This year, the most complex construction
fair has drawn the attention of 98,683 visitors from Slovakia and other countries.
The spirit and theme of CONECO/RACIOENERGIA, the joint fair event, reflected the
omnipresent motto that was “From energy saving to sustainability”. The construction
industry is the industry branch that is able to influence the number of energy amount
consumed by the population of each country. The current trend is to produce low-energy
solutions; this stems from the urge to behave considerate towards future generations and
ensure sustainable development. Many low-energy products were presented for the first
time at this very fair event; the best of them were awarded.
The fair was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport, Construction and
Regional Development and the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic; this is to be
considered the guarantee of the fair´s high importance and its prestige.
Each year the fair has been complemented and enriched by professional
accompanying events which increase its professional level; therefore, they have become its
essential part. On that account, we would like to thank the following professional partners:
ASPEK – the Association of Industrial Ecology in Slovakia (Asociácia priemyselnej ekológie na
Slovensku), the Slovak Floor Manufacturers Guild (Cech podlahárov Slovenska), the Slovak
Roofers Guild (Cech strechárov Slovenska), the Slovak Painters Guild (Cech maliarov
Slovenska), the Heating and Thermal Technology Guild (Cech vykurovania a tepelnej
techniky), the National Association of Real Estate Agencies (Národná asociácia realitných
kancelárií), the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (Slovenská inovačná a energetická
agentúra), the Slovak Chamber of Architects (Slovenská komora architektov), the Slovak
Chamber of Civil Engineers (Slovenská komora stavebných inžinierov), the Slovak Association
for Environmental Technology (Slovenská spoločnosť pre techniku prostredia), the Slovak
Association of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (Slovenský zväz pre chladiacu a
klimatizačnú techniku), the SLOVENERGOokno association, the Faculty of Civil Engineering
and Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology, the Building Testing and
Research Institute (Technický a skúšobný ústav stavebný), Eurostav s.r.o. - the publishing
house, the Slovak District Heating Association (Teplárenské združenie na Slovensku), the
Association for Thermal Insulation of Buildings of the Slovak Republic (Združenie pre
zatepľovanie budov SR), the Association for the Support of Residential Building Restoration
(Združenie pre podporu obnovy bytových domov), the Slovak Association of Construction
Entrepreneurs (Zväz stavebných podnikateľov Slovenska).
With its 111 exhibitors, the Czech Republic was repeatedly the most represented foreign
exhibitor of the fair. The high number is the result of many factors, the main one being the
long-term Czechoslovakian economic cooperation and the trust of Czech producers in the
stability and prosperity of the Slovak market. Austria participated officially, too; it was
represented by 22 companies.
II. CEREMONIAL OPENING
The fair was officially opened by the wife of the President of the Slovak Republic, Mrs Silvia
Gašparovičová. The opening was enriched by interesting speeches of the following people:
Mr Ján Figeľ – the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Transport, Construction and
Regional Development of the Slovak Republic, Mr Milan Ftáčnik – the Mayor of the
Bratislava city, Mr Peter Mihók – the President of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Mr Zsolt Lukáč – the President of the Slovak Association of Construction
Entrepreneurs and Mr Kristián Takáč – the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the
Slovak Republic. Alexander Rozin, the Managing Director of the Incheba joint-stock
company, gave the opening speech.
III. ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM
(if interested, please visit the website www.coneco.sk/ for further information on the
program schedule)
This year´s motto that is “From Efficiency to Sustainability” was meant to reflect the
need of energy-efficient technologies and the utilization of such components that are
environment friendly and ensure sustainability.
The five days of the CONECO/RACIOENERGIA fair along with CLIMATHERM, CONECOINVEST,
SLOVREALINVEST and CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, the specialised exhibition, were
accompanied by additional events for the professionals as well as the general public; they
focused on the same theme as the fair did: energy efficiency. The Energy Efficiency
Academy, as one of the headlining events, provided complex and free consultancy by means
of presentations, discussions and practical demonstrations. The attention of professionals
was attracted by the 19th international conference called Theory and Construction of
Building Works and its topic: Twenty Years of Thermal Insulation in Slovakia and New
Requirements. The partner day of the Association of Construction Entrepreneurs brought up
a discussion on the state of the Slovak construction industry considering the ongoing
economic and debt crisis. The Institute for Monuments and Culture (Institut pro památky
a kultury o.p.s.) in cooperation with Incheba Prague presented the specialised fair which is
in the stage of preparation, its name being MONUMENTS 2012 – regeneration, financing,
utilisation (PAMÁTKY 2012).
The competitions managed to achieve a great success, especially the “Insulating
Buildings with Proficiency” contest. Future craftsmen demonstrated their skills at the Slovak
Student Championship in Roofing Crafts.
Free consultancy provided by nearly 20 professional institutions was available for all
the visitors at the information and consultancy centre.
The professional accompanying events have a significant social aspect and they are
an essential part of the fair. They have been attracting the professionals as well as the
general public for many years.
IV. EVALUATION OF COMPETITIONS
GOLDEN LEONARDO
Exposition by:
Saint-Gobain Construction Products s.r.o., WEBER – TERRANOVA Bratislava division
Architectural design by:
Ing. Arch. Jozef Kaliský
Ing. Arch. Jana Cossová
Ing. Rastislav Čurda
Implemented by:
Incheba, a.s. Bratislava
Exposition by:
ARMATUREX s.r.o. Bratislava
Architectural design by:
Ing. Arch. Pavol Paňák
Implemented by:
Architekti - BKPŠ, spol. s.r.o. Bratislava
Exposition by:
PILECKÝ SLOVENSKO s.r.o. Senec
Architectural design by:
Rudolf Krasický
Implemented by:
EXPOSALE s.r.o. Šestajovice, Czech Republic
Exposition by:
PROCOM, s.r.o. Bratislava B1 402
Architectural design by:
Pulkrábek Martin
Implemented by:
& Studio s.r.o. Brandýs nad Labem,
Czech Republic
Exposition by:
ZSE Energia, a.s. Bratislava B2 206
Architectural design by:
Ing. Arch. Kršková Barbara
Implemented by:
Incheba, a.s. Bratislava
EXHIBITS AWARDED AT THE 2012 CONECO FAIR
CONECO 2012 Honourable Mention
1. Children's playground – as a whole exhibition unit
PLAYSYSTEM s.r.o. Košice
PLAYSYSTEM s.r.o. Košice
CONECO 2012 Golden Plaque
1. the JABLOTRON 100 alarm
Jablotron Slovakia, s.r.o. Žilina
JABLOTRON ALARMS a.s. Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
2. the 50 2in1 HELUZ FAMILY brick blocks
HELUZ cihlářský průmysl v.o.s., Dolní Bukovsko, Czech Republic
HELUZ s.r.o. Dolní Bukovsko – manufacturing plant at Hevlín II, Czech Republic
3. the weber.therm DECOR decorative plaster
Saint-Gobain Construction Products, s.r.o. – Weber-Terranova Bratislava division
Saint-Gobain Contruction Products Polska Sp. Z o.o., Poland
EXHIBITS AWARDED AT THE 2012 RACIOENERGIA FAIR
RACIOENERGIA 2012 Honourable mention
1. the MP 20Y – DCU micro-cogeneration unit
TTS Martin, s.r.o. Príbovce
TTS Martin, s.r.o. Príbovce
2. the Hitachi RAS-8FSN2 high COP heat pumps
COOL, s.r.o. Bratislava
Schmitzu Air Conditioning Works, Hitachi Applinaces Inc., Schizvoka – Keh, Japan
3. Design Sensor Außenleuchte L 665 LED – outdoor sensor-driven lights
NECO s.r.o. Trenčín
Steinel Vertrieb GmbH, Herzebrock – Clarholz, Germany
4. the ECOMASTER 200 AW heating system
ESM – YZAMER, energetické služby a monitoring, s.r.o. Trnava
ESM – YZAMER, energetické služby a monitoring, s.r.o. Trnava in cooperation with TOYOTA
AISIN, Japan
5. the LWZ 404 SOL air-handling unit
GEOTHERM Slovakia s.r.o. Trnava
STIEBEL ELTRON GmbH & Co. KG Holzminden, Germany
RACIOENERGIA 2012 Golden Plaque
1. Programmable thermostatic heads and wireless devices for thermostatic control in
rooms - living by Danfoss - Danfoss living eco®, Danfoss living connect® a Danfoss Link™ CC
Danfoss spol. s r.o. Zlaté Moravce
Danfoss spol. s r.o. Zlaté Moravce
BEST SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT AWARD
AIROTHERM EXCLUSIVE IV 88 – energy efficient wooden window
Ing. Jozef Mintál – MINTAL Badín
V. PROMOTION
Not only Slovak, but also foreign media seemed to be really interested in what was
happening at the CONECO/RACIOENERGIA fair for the whole time of its duration. 409
journalists were accredited at the press centre. Information about the fair was broadcast
during main news programmes of the following television channels: Markíza, JOJ and TA3.
On the first day of the fair, three news reports on the fair happening were broadcast live and
on-site during the Teleráno TV show of the Markíza channel. Reports about the fair were
also regularly broadcast by the following radio stations: Rádio Expres, Rádio Viva, Regina and
Slovenský rozhlas (Slovak Radio). The fair was also promoted by means of extra inserts of the
dailies: SME, Pravda, Plus 1 deň and Hospodárske noviny. Articles which reported about the
fair during its happening were published in the following periodicals: SME, Pravda,
Hospodárske noviny, Nový Čas, Plus 1 deň, Šport, Új Szó and on their corresponding Internet
servers.
The main media partner of the fair was the Zoznam.sk server. The fair's promotion was also
ensured by means of the following specialized media (print and Internet servers):
Atrium, Real-immo, Eurostav, ARCH, Správy SZCHKT (News of the Slovak Association of
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers), ASB, Stavebné materiály (Construction
Materials), Správa budov (Building Administration), Inžinierske Stavby (Civil Engineering
Structures), TZB Haustechnik, Môj dom (My House), Urob si sám (Do It Yourself), MAGAZÍN
STAVEBNÉ STROJE A MECHANIZÁCIA (The Heavy-Equipment Vehicles and Machinery
Magazine), STAVEBNÍCTVO 2012 (CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 2012), Dom a byt (House and
Flat), SaB, DOM A BÝVANIE (HOUSE AND LIVING), Dopravné noviny TRANSPORT (the
TRANSPORT newspaper), TOP STAVEBNÉ materiály, služby, technológie (the TOP
CONSTRUCTION materials, services and technologies magazine); TOP KUCHYŇA 2012 (TOP
KITCHEN 2012),
www.asb.sk,www.mojdom.sk,www.uss.sk,www.domabyt.sk,www.postavdom.sk,
www.stavebnictvobyvanie.sk,www.abcinteriér.sk,www.topstavebne.sk,www.topkuchyna.sk.
The visitors-oriented advertising campaign included advertising spots broadcast by the TA3
TV channel, billboards, big boards, backlight posters and citylight panels, advertising spots
on these radio stations: the Expres radio, Slovenský rozhlas, Fun rádio; it also included
advertisement in the print media - Nový Čas, Nový čas víkend, Nový čas bývanie and the
Šport daily.
VI. MARKET POSITION
The largest construction fair held in Slovakia has been a symbol of the beginning of the
construction season for more than 30 years now. Thanks to their attributes and qualities, the
CONECO and RACIOENERGIA fairs as well as other thematic displays have managed to
strengthen their position in the field of construction industry and energy utilisation not only
in Slovakia, but also in the frame of the Central Europe this year.
VII. EVALUATION OF THE FAIR
The fair has been positively received by the exhibitors as well as the visitors; its high
attendance number should be the best evidence on this matter.
Major positive qualities of the fair as perceived and mentioned by the exhibitors include:
• high professional level of the fair;
• high number of exhibitors from Slovakia as well as from other countries, with whom the
attending exhibitors had been given a chance to establish business relations and possibilities
of concrete cooperation;
• the total number of exhibitions of small and medium-sized enterprises at the fair is, when
compared to the number of large-sized enterprises, more balanced – therefore, considering
the business impact and influence, the presentation of the small and medium-sized
exhibitors is really effective;
• the fair is attended by professional visitors and the exhibitors are a in a direct contact with
the end customers;
• professional accompanying program.
VIII. INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEXT YEAR´S FAIR
The CONECO/RACIOENERGIA fair will focus on the most recent issues the next year
again, from April 9-13, 2013; it will provide the place for the presentation of innovative
trends and solutions in the field of construction industry.
We believe it will move up the quality ladder and that there will be more companies
from a wide range of potential exhibitors not only from Slovakia but also from other
countries joining our event; with all that, it will surely become a dignified beginning and
opening of the construction season in Slovakia.
Some of the exhibitors have made use of the exhibition area reservation for 2013
right at this year´s fair. That may demonstrate their satisfaction on this account; moreover,
by pre-ordering the exhibition place they have been granted a right to choose an exhibition
area for a discounted price.
Don't wait any longer and take advantage of this special offer to participate in
CONECO/RACIOENERGIA 2013 right away! Our offer is valid until June 30, 2012!
We would like to thank you for all the trust you have given us by taking part in the
2012 fair and we are looking forward to our future cooperation.
Organisation team of the fair event
Tel. No.: +421 2 6727 2139, 2205, 2140, 2485, 2414, 3090, 2132
Fax No.: +421 2 6727 2201, 2055, E-Mail: coneco@incheba.sk, Website: www.incheba.sk