At a glance

Eltefa electrifies, interconnects and enlightens: The trade fair event for the electrical industry in the economically strong South of Germany sets a clear focus in its four exhibition halls.

The electrifying sector meeting provides the perfect setting for industry, trades and services – all in one place. Eltefa presents solutions on intelligent building connectivity, renewable energy and lighting technology, smart grids, switch cabinets for energy distribution and control, e-mobility and security for infrastructure and IT as well as for domestic construction, trade and industry.  
 

Through its unique mix of trade visitors from the trades, industry, commerce, planning/services, local authorities and architecture and outstanding visitor quality, this traditional event has been impressing visitors since 1981.

Date: 2 - 4 Mar 2027
Place: Messe Stuttgart
Organiser: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG
Regular cycle: every two years

Voices of our exhibitors

Exhibitors told us why it is so important for them to be part of eltefa.

What topics were in focus for them in 2025? How satisfied were they with eltefa 2025, and what were their personal highlights? You’ll find the answers in our interviews.

See all interviews here

  • "We at Signify are happy to take part in eltefa 2025 in Stuttgart and to strengthen our commitment at regional exhibitions. Even with the wide range of digital touch points we have at our disposal we are convinced that personal interactions have to remain an integral part of our customer relationship. It is therefore of the utmost importance to reach out to our customers and partners and to meet them. Only a strong regional network makes us and our customers successful. The size and reach of eltefa make it the ideal meeting place for us and our partners, to talk about their challenges and how our products and services can help to master them.”

    Christian Goebel, Head of Professional Marketing, Signify GmbH

  • " eltefa 2025 demonstrated once again how important this trade fair is for our network and for the exchange of opinions in the industry. Efficiency, digitalisation and sustainability – these are the topics that were at the focus of our trade fair presentation. “Implement the future” was the motto at our stand where we presented solutions and technologies to streamline working processes in the trade from the office to the building site. We aim at supporting craftsmen, so they can concentrate on their core competences and master the challenges of the future. We had many valuable conversations and are looking forward already to the next eltefa in 2027."

    Mario Sturm, Head of Building Services Division at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG

  • "Eltefa 2025 was awesome – to cut it short! For OBO, eltefa is one of the important regional trade fairs in Germany. We do not want or dare to miss it! We saw a high frequency of our most relevant target groups and had three compact, well organised and very successful days. This makes eltefa special for us. We can’t wait for eltefa 2027.”

    André Suntrup, Sales Manager Region West and Region South-West, OBO Bettermann Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

  • " For us, eltefa is an important regional trade fair in the German speaking countries. We find it the best format to meet the professionals and deciders from the electrical trades and present ourselves. This year we could showcase pioneering and well-designed solutions for intelligent buildings to our visitors.“

    Udo Hoffmann, Vice President National Sales, Schneider Electric GmbH

  • "We were pleasantly surprised this year by the high number of exhibitors, interested parties and visitors in general at the trade fair compared to 2023. For us, eltefa is a „home game“ and the ideal platform to meet our existing customers but also to make new and valuable contacts. We hope that the positive impression we have is backed up by the post-trade business."

    Stefan Heil, Managing Director, Omexom eMobility GmbH

What makes eltefa special

eltefa is the No.1 regional trade fair in the electrical industry in terms of number of exhibitors, visitors and net exhibition area.

What makes it special is the mix of the sectors the specialist visitors come from: trades, industry, commerce, planning and services, communities and architecture – they all meet here in the same place.

Find out more in the eltefa show report (PDF, 717 KB)

Four halls of the same size and usability – clearly structured and easy to navigate. An entire hall dedicated to light and industrial technology. Products for the trades and the industry all in the same place.

Major exhibition areas:

  • Electrical installation technology/building systems technology
  • Lighting technology
  • Industrial technology
  • Energy technology and renewable energies
  • E-mobility
  • Security technology
  • IT infrastructure

eltefa offers a multifaceted programme supported by the exhibiting companies and publishers. The focus is on pioneering topics and market oriented information.

With its leading position in the automotive and the mechanical engineering industry, Baden-Württemberg is also a strong location with a high turnover in industrial electrical engineering.  Messe Stuttgart is perfectly connected to the airport, national motorway and public transport grid and easy to reach from the neighbouring regions and all of Germany. 

The Baden-Württemberg Association for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is promotional supporter of eltefa. Further cooperation partners are the Association of Electrical Wholesalers and the Industrial Distributors CDH and ZVEI who also support eltefa with their know-how and their networks.

Impressions of eltefa 2025