Exhibition stands are temporary by definition. The structure behind ours does not have to be. This page is how we design, produce and dismantle with less waste — built into the way we work, not bolted on afterwards.
Our approach is practical rather than ceremonial. We reduce waste where the reduction is real and structural: in how a stand is built, where it is built and what happens to it after the show.
That thinking starts at the design stage — a reusable frame system where it fits the brief, regional production that keeps the build close to the venue, and a dismantle that is planned before the stand ever goes up.
Four practices carry most of the weight. You can see each one on the show floor.
Few claims, substantial proof. Every practice on this page can be seen working on a real project.
The aluminium frame behind a DUM FLEX™ stand is Dum Event property. When the show closes, it returns to our stock and goes out again on the next project. Compared with an equivalent one-off wooden build, that leaves less single-use timber behind.
DUM FLEX™ walls are finished in SEG fabric graphics. If you keep the same dimensions and design for your next show, we will assess whether the graphics we printed for this one can be used again: printed once, seen twice.
Every project is managed from London, but production runs through controlled workshops in Hannover, Poznan, Dubai and Riyadh, as close to your venue as the project allows. A stand built near the show is a stand that does not cross a continent on a truck to get there.
Dismantle and site exit are part of our scope, not an afterthought. Frames and system stock are recovered; for Bespoke builds, salvage and disposal are planned per project, market and venue — so you know the plan for your stand before build-up even starts.
Reducing waste should never mean a stand that looks like everyone else’s. Here is what our approach means for your brief.
Tell us the show, the space and where sustainability sits on your list of priorities. We will recommend what genuinely fits your brief — and you will see it working on the show floor.