Blog — People Can BuildField notes from the exhibition floor: practical insight on building, shipping and running trade show stands, from a general contractor working across Europe.https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/enWhat should you ask a stand builder after sending the brief?https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/what-to-ask-after-brief/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/what-to-ask-after-brief/Eight questions to ask a stand builder after the brief: exhibit weights, exclusions, crews, site supervisor, change orders, deadlines.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy two quotes for the same stand can differ by 2× — and neither is wronghttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/why-quotes-differ/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/why-quotes-differ/Middlemen layers, cost structures, hidden assumptions — and a checklist to normalize stand quotes before comparing them.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFind the difference: one exhibitor, two GITEX stands, twelve months aparthttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/gitex-2025-vs-2026/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/gitex-2025-vs-2026/Same client, same show, one year later — what changed (space, artwork, canopy, light-boxes, LED) and what didn't (clients, quality, people).Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe most expensive line on your stand budget isn't the standhttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/rigging-costs/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/rigging-costs/Rigging — why hanging anything from the hall ceiling costs so much, and how four well-placed points, hall-marked positions and light materials keep it sane.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTGolden rules of trade show logistics: why products don't arrive on timehttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/trade-show-logistics-golden-rules/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/trade-show-logistics-golden-rules/When freight misses a show, the failure was booked weeks earlier. Three shipping decisions that decide whether your product makes opening day.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTheft at trade shows: what disappears, when, and how to protect your boothhttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/theft-at-trade-shows/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/theft-at-trade-shows/Exhibition theft has three seasons: build-up, show days and teardown. Practical rules that keep your AV, products and coffee machine where they belong.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFabrication choices: when the expensive option is the cheap onehttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/fabrication-choices/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/fabrication-choices/Build-time maths, product weights, stickers vs banners, raised floors and 3D logos — the fabrication trade-offs that decide what a stand really costs.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTExhibitor day: the most underrated day of the showhttps://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/exhibitor-day/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/exhibitor-day/Empties storage, product testing and meeting discipline — three habits that turn handover day into a calm opening morning.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTYou booked your floor. Here's what your designer needs from you.https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/stand-design-brief/https://www.peoplecanbuild.com/blog/stand-design-brief/The questions only you can answer and the files only you have — a design brief checklist that saves revision rounds before the first sketch.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT