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2027 World of Modular

World of Modular brings the commercial modular building supply chain into the same room: factory operators, dealers, materials companies, builders, and design professionals.

Apr 5-8, 2027 · Rosen Shingle Creek

Visitors expected
1,500
Exhibitors last year
250
Show days
4

The 2026 meeting drew more than 1,800 attendees, while its industry-professional audience spanned 34 countries. That international reach sits alongside a substantial US and Canadian base, making this a useful place to understand both domestic demand and cross-border partnerships.

The Modular Building Institute combines a supplier exhibition with education on running modular businesses and delivering buildings. Permanent construction and relocatable fleets both belong here, with end markets ranging from schools and healthcare to multifamily housing and hospitality. Its Awards of Distinction bring completed projects into the conversation, giving developers and designers examples of what manufacturers can deliver. The meeting also serves the next generation of the sector through student and emerging-leader programming. For suppliers, the central question is where their product fits in a factory-built building and the business that produces it.

How it compares

  1. Advancing PrefabricationPhoenix
  2. This show: 2027 World of Modular1,500
  3. World of Modular EuropeAmsterdam

World of Modular is most useful when the commercial modular manufacturer or dealer is the customer, partner, or supplier you need to understand. Its exhibition connects building materials and services with the companies producing and placing permanent and relocatable buildings. The conference gives that commercial activity a wider setting: design, regulation, factory operations, project delivery, and recognition for completed buildings all belong to the same industry conversation.

World of Modular Europe carries the association's international network into a smaller European gathering. Its factory visits to Barli and Daiwa House make it especially relevant to companies assessing European production and supply-chain relationships. Orlando is the stronger choice for a North American commercial modular market view; the European meeting suits a trip centered on European manufacturers and local partners.

Advancing Prefabrication in Phoenix covers the broader work of industrializing construction across owners, designers, contractors, manufacturers, and field teams. Its program emphasizes scaling capacity, repeatable business lines, and design-to-fabrication workflows. A contractor coordinating multiple prefab disciplines will find that focus particularly useful. World of Modular is more concentrated on the modular building business itself, including dealer fleets and the supplier relationships inside a building factory.

World of Modular suits manufacturers, dealers, and suppliers whose next business decision depends on the commercial modular building supply chain.

Who exhibits

Guerdon and Irontown Modular put building production alongside suppliers such as USG, ARDEX Americas, and Randek. ICC NTA and Intertek bring testing and compliance into the mix, while Bennett Truck Transport represents the logistics needed to move completed modules. This range makes the exhibition useful across factory inputs, production, certification, and delivery. It also gives a materials supplier a view of the surrounding modular business and the production requirements that shape purchasing decisions.

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2027 World of Modular

World of Modular 2027 returns to Orlando with a larger exhibition footprint and new island booths designed for access from every side. The program combines that supplier floor with international business development, technical education, and student and emerging-leader activities. The Networking Lounge near registration gives the resort meeting a dedicated place for informal conversations, while the opening party and Awards of Distinction keep the association's social and project-recognition traditions at the center of the gathering.

  • For conversations about completed buildings, use the Awards of Distinction to connect permanent and relocatable projects with their manufacturers and design teams.
  • Use the Networking Lounge near registration for discussions that need more space than a supplier booth, particularly when several project partners are involved.
  • The golf tournament pairs players across the industry, giving an individual attendee a way into conversations beyond their own company group.

Exhibiting

The exhibition suits materials, equipment, testing, logistics, and service companies selling into modular factories and dealer networks. Booth packages include conference registrations, lead capture, an attendee list, and an event-app profile. Payment accompanies the application, and carpeting, electricity, and installation are separate services. The new island format is relevant to exhibitors bringing a module or another large display; the organizer handles those requirements directly.

What your brief includes

The full exhibitor list, and what to do with it.

  1. Halvorsen ProzesstechnikIndustrial machinery / Germany#3
  2. Alpenküche SystemeCommercial kitchens / Austria#4
  3. Brauwerk WielandBeverages / Germany#5

#3Halvorsen Prozesstechnik

Why it matters
Their hygienic conveyor line fits the plant expansion you described.
Who to meet
Head of Key Accounts, Food Processing
What to ask
Lead times for installations in 2027.

Example from a sample brief. The company is fictional.

How a brief is made

  1. Tell us your goals

    A short interview: what you want from 2027 World of Modular and which kinds of partners you are after.

  2. We research each company, one by one

    For each company: what it makes, who it sells to, how it fits your goals and who buys there. Then we compare them side by side and rank the ones worth your time.

  3. Walk in with a plan

    A ranked list, a deep dive on each of your top picks, the people to meet and a strategy deck, all before the doors open.

Walk into 2027 World of Modular knowing who to meet.