What was announced
Nineteen Group has acquired FIT Show, the UK trade event for the window, door and glazing industry, from Montgomery Group. The deal was announced on 26 October 2026 in a release from Nineteen Group and a matching announcement on FIT Show’s own website. No price was disclosed.
According to FIT Show’s announcement, the event keeps its brand, identity and sector focus, and the 2027 edition goes ahead as planned at the NEC in Birmingham on 18–20 May 2027. Members of the existing team stay with the show. FIT Show says it attracts 10,000 visitors and more than 200 brands, drawing fabricators, installers, manufacturers, suppliers, architects, specifiers, builders and developers.
Michael Costain, managing director of Nineteen Group, said FIT Show “complements our existing events naturally”. The show’s event director, Nickie West, said: “FIT Show remains FIT Show.”
The two organisers
Nineteen Group’s UK built environment events include London Build, InstallerSHOW, Painting & Decorating Show, Professional Woodworking Expo and PlantWorx. Internationally it runs Build expos in New York, Chicago, Miami, Sydney and Melbourne. The announcement says the deal builds on the group’s relationship with Montgomery Group, from which it bought Professional Woodworking Expo earlier this year.
What it means for organisers and exhibitors
Events Review’s reading, not a statement from either company, is that the deal moves another specialist UK trade show into a larger portfolio organiser, following CloserStill Media’s purchase of ROAR B2B a few days earlier. Neither announcement mentions any change to the dates, venue, pricing or contacts. Exhibitors already booked for May 2027 may want to check with their usual FIT Show contacts whether contracts, invoicing or stand terms move to Nineteen Group.
Related coverage
Venue details for the show’s home are in The NEC profile. Nineteen Group’s London Build is covered in London Build moves to Excel for its November edition, and the earlier deal in CloserStill Media has bought ROAR B2B and its five event brands.
Sources
- FIT Show: FIT Show gains new backing with Nineteen Group, 26 October 2026
- Nineteen Group: Nineteen Group acquires FIT Show from Montgomery Group, 26 October 2026
- Exhibition News: report of the Nineteen Group release, 26 October 2026
Sources read on 27 October 2026. Dates, visitor and brand figures and quotes are from FIT Show’s announcement and the Nineteen Group release as published; Nineteen Group’s portfolio list and the Professional Woodworking Expo purchase are from its release as reported by Exhibition News, because Nineteen Group’s own page refused our request. The implications for organisers and exhibitors are Events Review’s analysis.
