A+A 2027

A+A is the world's leading trade fair for safety and health at work, held every two years by Messe Düsseldorf. It combines an international exhibition with a congress and live formats, bringing suppliers of personal protective equipment, workwear and workplace-safety solutions together with the professionals responsible for keeping workplaces safe, healthy and sustainable. The 2025 edition drew 66,636 visitors from 145 countries and 2,335 exhibitors from 69 countries.

Product range

The exhibition is organised around the main areas of occupational safety and health.

• Safety at work and personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Occupational safety
• Health at work
• Corporate fashion and functional workwear
• Operational fire protection and disaster management
• Components, fabrics and pre-products

Congress and live formats

Next to the halls, A+A runs the A+A Congress plus expert forums and live formats. The 2025 programme included the Exo Park for exoskeletons, the A+A Fashion Show, a Trend Forum, a Start-Up Zone and a Vision Zero area; the 2027 programme has not yet been published.

Who attends

A+A is aimed at trade visitors: safety officers, occupational health specialists, purchasers of PPE and workwear, fire-safety and emergency managers, and distributors, alongside international manufacturers of safety equipment.