Statements

"This event offers us from British Fires an exceptional opportunity to showcase our innovative electric fires to a global audience. Connecting with international attendees allows us to share our passion for design, quality, and environmentally conscious heating solutions. We look forward to forging new relationships, exploring fresh opportunities, and presenting the excellence that defines British Fires to the world."

Michael Athay
Managing Director, British Fires

„As specialists in retrofitting open fireplaces and replacing fireplace inserts without dismantling the cladding, we offer a cost-effective alternative to a completely new installation without compromising on comfort. Our product lines represent the highest quality at a fair price, enabling millions of owners of old fireplaces to meet environmental regulations and modernize their existing fireplace quickly and without construction work.
The trade fair also provides us with the opportunity to showcase the benefits of our product lines to interested dealers and OEM partners and to explore mutually beneficial collaborations.“

Stefan Kohl
Managing Director, Kaminhelden GmbH

‘Fire has always stood for warmth and cosiness. Modern fireplaces can be combined with heat pumps, for example, to create a perfect regenerative heating system. As Buderus, we are system experts who offer sustainable solutions and want to contribute to the success of the heating transition together with our customers. We are looking forward to WOF 2025 as the unique industry trade fair for wood-burning stoves, to many good discussions and to inspiring our customers together.’

Bettina Selman-Kaiser
Home Comfort, Sales Central Customers, Buderus - Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH

‘Fireplaces are our core competence. We manufacture everything to do with fireplaces, from simple ventilation grilles to high-quality stove systems made of ceramic or natural stone. The WORLD OF FIREPLACES is therefore the perfect platform to present our products to the trade public.’

Stefan Bieling
Managing Director, ceramic4living GmbH - part of CB group

Westbo of Sweden is pleased to present our handcrafted cast iron stoves and wood burning cookers at WORLD OF FIREPLACES 2025. For more than 25 years we have been offering robust, efficient and timelessly modern fireplaces in traditional Swedish design. We look forward to meeting you in person in Leipzig!

Fritz Allendorff
Sales Manager DACH, Westbo of Sweden

‘RIKA Innovative Ofentechnik GmbH stands for stoves that embody the originality, passion and longing for fire - interpreted in a contemporary way and perfectly tailored to modern lifestyles. Our products not only offer warmth, but also a unique experience that combines tradition and innovation. We look forward to many interesting discussions with RIKA dealers and those who want to become one.’

Rudolf Körber
Head of Marketing & Sales, RIKA Innovative Ofentechnik GmbH

‘The WORLD OF FIREPLACES has become a unique meeting place for the industry. We will be back again in 2025 and look forward to exciting discussions with the industry.’

Bjarne Varre
Member of the supervisory board, Nordpeis AS

‘We have always believed in the energy mix as a solution for the energy transition and we believe in pellets and wood as renewable energy sources that should be included in an energy transition programme. Both fuels are up to the challenge. We manufacturers are ready to take up this challenge and develop ever more reliable and environmentally friendly product technologies. We need ideas, innovations and opportunities for dialogue in order to set the course for the future. The World of Fireplaces serves as an excellent new international platform to reaffirm and prove our common identity as a sustainable industry and creates space for conscious change.’

Cristina Reghezza
Sales management DACH, Palazzetti Lelio S.p.A.

"As one of the world's leading manufacturers of flue gas, exhaust air and chimney systems made of stainless steel, steel and plastic, we offer innovative solutions for fireplaces and stoves. The World of Fireplaces is the ideal platform for presenting our products and networking with the industry. We are already looking forward to the next World of Fireplaces in 2025."

Oliver Trautner
Head of Marketing, Jeremias Abgastechnik GmbH

"With over 40 years of experience in the fireplace industry, this prestigious event provides an excellent platform to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to quality, safety and sustainability. We eagerly anticipate engaging with industry leaders and customers to discuss how Dinak’s cutting-edge solutions can support various projects."

Marcos Álvarez
Head of Export Department, DINAK, S.A.

"For us as one of the leading manufacturers of refractory fireclay products, participating again in THE trade fair for fireplaces was a no-brainer. We are very much looking forward to having a stand at the World of Fireplaces again next year, presenting our new products to trade visitors and exchanging ideas with like-minded people from the industry. See you in Leipzig in April 2025!"

Dominik Urban
Head of Sales, Wolfshöher Tonwerke GmbH & Co. KG

"At Contura, we are proud of our tradition of innovation, both in terms of design and technology. We infuse our stoves with the soul of Småland for a feeling of cosiness, quality and reliability. We look forward to the exchange with other manufacturers as well as trade visitors."

Rickard Olson
Sales Director, Contura

"We are focussing on heat. As an international pellet stove manufacturer, we are excited about the newly created industry meeting and look forward to exciting discussions."

Kurt Vanregenmortel
Export Manager, Cadel Srl

"As a manufacturer of wood-burning technology for artisan stove and fireplace construction, we look forward to presenting our innovations and new products and exchanging ideas with colleagues from the industry."

Hubertus Brunner
Managing Director, Ulrich Brunner GmbH

"In order to reduce the increasing environmental impact, it is important that we utilise renewable energy sources such as solar energy or wood. The special show ‘Hybride Wärme’ offers us at Wallnöfer the ideal platform to present our water-bearing wood gasification stoves to a specialised audience."

Hartwig Wallnöfer
CEO, Wallnöfer GmbH/srl

"We are already looking forward to being part of the World of Fireplaces again in 2025. This unique industry event for fireplaces and cosy ambience of living offers us the ideal opportunity to present our ORTNER storage heaters and exchange ideas with our customers."

DI Manfred Huber
Managing Director, Ortner GmbH

"As a leading supplier of fire-viewing panels globally, SCHOTT ROBAX® is eager to participate in the upcoming World of Fireplaces 2025 event in Leipzig. We anticipate engaging in insightful conversations with our customers and partners."

Martin Endres
Vice President Sales & Marketing, SCHOTT ROBAX®

"In the past, heating homes was seen exclusively as a functional necessity. Modern consumers seek products that combine high performance with sophisticated aesthetics, in line with current trends. In this scenario, MCZ confirms its commitment to innovation, design and sustainability, offering distinctive solutions in the home heating sector. For MCZ, participating in the WORLD OF FIREPLACES is therefore a perfect opportunity to show the latest innovations and the revolutionary combustion technology to an international audience."

Andrea Drusian
Export Area Manager, MCZ Group S.p.A

"Lotus Heating Systems is delighted to be taking part in the WORLD OF FIREPLACES trade fair. With over 40 years of experience, we offer stoves of the highest quality and efficiency. Our stoves are known for their optimal combustion, low CO2 emissions and elegant design. The international trade fair offers us the perfect platform to present our products to an expert audience."

Array Lars U. Borch
CEO, Lotus Heating Systems A/S

"At Rüegg Cheminée, we have always been driving innovation and attach great importance to reducing emissions into the environment with wood fires. Rüegg Cheminée stands for Swiss quality and an unbridled passion for fire!"

Richard Landolt
Managing Director, Rüegg Cheminée Schweiz AG

"Trade fairs like WORLD OF FIREPLACES strengthen our industry and promote cohesion. We hope that the trade fair will be a significant step towards strengthening our international market position and establishing good business relationships."

Mario Muraro
Owner, KLOVER s.r.l.

"AMG spa. is very much looking forward to the upcoming WORLD OF FIREPLACES in 2025. As a leading Italian company, we are delighted to contribute to the development and growth of a new B2B platform. AMG spa. is looking forward to exhibiting at WORLD OF FIREPLACES 2025 and engaging in dialogue with national and international trade partners."

Luca Scilironi
Export Area Manager, AMG S.P.A.

"We are proud to have participated as an exhibitor in the premiere of WORLD OF FIREPLACES 2023, April 17-19. We are thrilled with the excellent implementation of the show and the great interest of visitors from all over the world. It was an inspiring experience to meet with industry experts and customers in exciting discussions.

The atmosphere at the show was positive throughout, and we took the opportunity to present our latest products, as well as our research and development studies. We were delighted by the interest in our innovations and it confirms our commitment to high-quality heating and fireplace solutions.

We are already looking forward to the next WORLD OF FIREPLACES in 2025."

Ann Gela Ukena
Head of Marketing, LEDA Werk GmbH & Co. KG

"wodtke is committed to hybrid heating systems. As a pellet pioneer and one of the leading manufacturers of innovative pellet and wood-burning stoves, we offer forward-looking solutions for heating and comfortable warmth in the home.

Heat and the heating of the future require the interaction of different energies for sustainable heat supply systems. In this hybrid heating system, both heat generators complement each other perfectly. Without wood heat, the climate targets cannot be achieved. Heating with wood and wood pellets makes economic and ecological sense.

We are looking forward to the next WORLD OF FIREPLACES 2025."

Christiane Wodtke
Managing Director, wodtke GmbH

"An international trade fair for fireplaces is very important for the industry in many respects. Of course, it serves to present product innovations and to initiate dialog with dealers, the trade and service providers. But it is also an attention-grabbing platform for political lobbying, which is particularly important right now. We are very much looking forward to 2025 and the renewed exchange with all market participants about current trends and developments that will be decisive for the future of our industry. A great deal will move between now and then, and we will experience exciting times."

Nikolaus Fleischhacker
CEO, ORANIER Unternehmensgruppe

'We from Camina and Schmid are absolutely impressed by the WORLD OF FIREPLACES! Our participation in the premiere was already a complete success, which is why we will be back again in 2025!’

Colin Rokossa
Management, Camina & Schmid

"The WORLD OF FIREPLACES in Leipzig is an important forum for the GesamtVerbandOfenBau to send strong signals to the public for wood as the energy of the future and for modern wood-burning stoves. As a strong voice of the industry, we are active throughout Europe in a continuous dialogue with stove builders, trade, manufacturers, with partner associations, with political decision-makers and the public. We are looking forward to participating in the WORLD OF FIREPLACES in 2025, to the exchange and expert discussions about natural heating with wood and with modern technologies."

Robert Mülleneisen
CEO, GVOB

‘The World of Fireplaces is well on its way to becoming the new international centre of our industry. After a very successful start, we have doubled the size of our stand for 2025. At the special show Hybrid Heat, we will be providing information on the topics of combined heating systems and emissions reduction. We will also be presenting our new fireplaces, alternative heating sources and much more at our own stand. We look forward to meeting and exchanging ideas with our customers, partner companies and market companions!’

Kai Wolbeck
Managing Partner, Kleining GmbH & Co. KG

"We’re looking forward to exhibit at the WORLD OF FIREPLACES to engage in dialogue with national and international distributors/trade partners about the future of the fireplace industry. As a global leader in the industry of electric fires we want to take you on a journey in the transition to a more sustainable world."

René IJdema
CEO, Glen Dimplex Flame Europe

"At attika, we love fire – and have done for over 40 years. We combine form, material and function with state-of-the-art technology, meticulous craftsmanship and great attention to detail. The World of Fireplaces offers us the ideal platform to present our passion for fire and our premium products to a broad specialist audience."

Erich Hänni
Managing Director, ATTIKA FEUER AG

“Finally a trade fair that comprehensively covers the topic of fireplaces and brings the industry and specialist trade together at one point. True to its motto "Preserve the environment, protect health and enjoy fire consciously", Exodraft will present its fine dust particle separators and intelligent chimney control systems here!”

Thomas Roßmann
Branch manager of exodraft a/s Germany branch, exodraft a/s

“As a manufacturer of electric stairclimbers for heavy loads, we are looking forward to this newly created industry meeting place. We look forward to presenting the LIFTKAR models for transporting stoves, pellet boilers, ... live on the stairs at the first WORLD OF FIREPLACES.”

Anna Bierma
Managing Director, SANO Deutschland GmbH

"At WORLD OF FIREPLACES we see the complete value chain of fireplaces represented. Therefore, as a traditional company for stove ceramics, we will also be present. Gutbrod Keramik has been manufacturing high-quality ceramics for tiled stoves and fireplaces since 1869. WOF 2025 is set for us."

Norbert Müller
Managing Director, Gutbrod Keramik GmbH

“As a manufacturer of refractory fireclay products, we are pleased that the WORLD OF FIREPLACES is a new trade fair for fireplaces. For our entire industry, the trade fair offers a good opportunity for targeted dialogue between manufacturers and trade visitors.”

Sebastian Gedon
Head of Sales, Wolfshöher Tonwerke GmbH & Co. KG

"We are very pleased – but are not surprised how the industry accepts the new trade fair for fireplaces.  Especially in the current political and economic situation, as well as their future prospects, we see our participation not only as an opportunity to present our innovations and highlights, but rather as an important platform for exchange within and in the environment of the industry. The WORLD OF FIREPLACES is a MUST and set for us."

Arne Beck
Head of Sales, Wamsler

"We look forward to the WORLD OF FIREPLACES with a clear focus on fireplaces. Hoxter produces qualitatively and technically high-quality products exclusively for the specialist trade. Trade fairs that promote cohesion in the industry and offer an ideal platform for dialogue are all the more important. We are looking forward to the industry meeting 2025 in Leipzig."

Otakar Slanar
Managing Director, Hoxter GmbH

“It's trade fairs like this that hold our industry together and give our partners the opportunity to engage in dialogue. The conversation, the mutual respect lead to the necessary cohesion and long-term success. – "Times are changing, our common fire remains."

Doris Pfeiffer
CEO, Austroflamm GmbH

"With this trade fair, we are taking the industry to the next level and, thanks to Leipzig as a trade fair location, closer to political perception. This is reflected above all in our open lecture and dialogue platform, the Fireplace-HUB. In addition, with its sustainable solutions and heating concepts, the industry is once again underlining the system-relevant role of wood in a climate-neutral economic system and making it clear that sustainably cultivated biomass is an essential component of the circular economy and climate-neutral building."

Frank Kienle
Managing Director, HKI

„The industry wants its own platform, we offer it. With the WORLD OF FIREPLACES, we are setting a milestone around the topic of fireplaces and cozy living ambience in Leipzig.“

Michael Rambach
Founder & Partner, trendfairs GmbH