50 years of excellence in exhibition stand design and construction.

Eldee Expo Experts. Full-service stand builder

Exhibition stand construction at
RAI Amsterdam

We help you achieve success at the expo

We design and build exhibition stands at RAI Amsterdam using our own crew and our own transport from our workshop in Tricht, the Netherlands. From a free 3D design to the final screw on the show floor.

RAI Amsterdam at a glance

AddressEuropaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Halls12 multi-functional halls
Rentable space116.200 m²
Events per yeararound 500, drawing some 1.5 million visitors
AccessAmsterdam RAI railway station, metro line 52, A10 Zuid exit
AirportAmsterdam Schiphol, approx. 8 minutes
Parkingover 4,000 underground spaces
Drive time from our workshop45 minutes

Those 45 minutes matter more than they sound. During build-up we can produce a replacement part and deliver it the same day, and our installers stay reachable throughout the show without hotel costs.

Building at RAI Amsterdam

RAI Amsterdam applies a standard maximum build height of 275 centimetres. To build higher you need a dispensation, and that request must be submitted together with your stand design. Island stands carry an additional rule: the design must not block the view across the show floor more than necessary, and no walls may be placed on the perimeter line.

Suspended ceilings may only be attached to the building's roof structure, require RAI approval, and the suspension wires must be fitted by RAI's appointed installer. Rigging runs through a single rigging partner appointed by RAI. Using a different rigger is possible only with written permission from RAI Technical Services and an approved rigging plan. Maximum load per suspension point differs per hall and is set out in RAI's rigging handbook.

No stand may be built until the organiser has approved the stand design, and RAI's fire safety regulations apply throughout.

If you are exhibiting in the Netherlands for the first time, this is usually where things go wrong. We know these rules, design within them from the start, and submit the approval and dispensation requests on your behalf.

Build-up and dismantling

Build-up and dismantling windows differ per show and are published in each organiser's exhibitor manual. What is fixed: if you want to rig, the rigging plan must reach RAI's account manager four weeks before the show. RAI responds within five working days, and the final version must be agreed two weeks before the show opens. Only companies certified to VCA or ISO 45001 are permitted to rig.

Organisers also set their own deadlines for ordering electricity, water and internet, usually several weeks before build-up. We track those deadlines and place the orders for you.

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Shows at RAI Amsterdam we build for

We build at every show at RAI Amsterdam. A selection from the calendar:

Technology and industry
Intertraffic, Rematec, Passenger Terminal Expo

Media en entertainment
IBC

Water, Energy & Sustainability
Offshore Energy · Aquatech

Horticulture
GreenTech

Food and hospitality
Horecava, Independent Hotel Show Amsterdam

Construction, real estate and interiors
PROVADA · Workspace & Design

Recycling
Plastics Recycling Show Europe

Cleaning and facilities
Interclean

Marine
METSTRADE

Consumer shows
Huishoudbeurs · Negenmaandenbeurs · Nationale Carrierebeurs

Your show not listed? We build at every show at RAI Amsterdam. Get in touch.

Our projects at RAI Amsterdam

What we take care of at RAI Amsterdam

We design your stand, produce the technical drawings, build it in our own workshop in Tricht and drive it to Amsterdam with our own fleet. Our own crew installs and dismantles it. We submit the stand design for organiser approval, request any height dispensation and prepare the rigging plan. We also order electricity, water, internet and rigging through the organiser. You get one project manager who speaks English, from first sketch to final truck.

Frequently asked questions about exhibiting at RAI Amsterdam

The standard maximum is 275 centimetres. Building higher requires a dispensation, submitted together with your stand design. Individual shows may permit greater heights, so always check the exhibitor manual for your event. We apply for the dispensation and design within the applicable limit from the outset.

That depends on the show and the hall. A second storey always requires prior approval and structural calculations submitted with the stand design. We build double-deckers regularly and prepare the complete submission, calculations included.

Your stand space, your team and your travel. We handle design, production, transport, installation, dismantling and the approval paperwork, and we order hall services through the organiser. If you ship goods or samples from outside the EU you will need customs clearance; we can recommend a freight forwarder who handles exhibition shipments.

RAI works with one appointed rigging partner. Using another rigger requires written permission from RAI Technical Services. Either way, the rigging plan must be submitted four weeks in advance and approved in final form two weeks before the show. We prepare and submit that plan.

A modular stand of 20 m² starts at around € 10,000. Custom-built stands start at around € 400 per square metre. Stand space, electricity, water and internet are rented from RAI or the organiser and billed separately. We place those orders and track the deadlines.

Our workshop in Tricht is 45 minutes from RAI Amsterdam. We produce replacement parts and deliver them the same day, and your project manager is reachable throughout build-up and the show itself.

Exhibiting at RAI Amsterdam?

We will make a free 3D design based on your stand location and your objectives. You get one English-speaking project manager who stays with you from design to dismantling.