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Identifying a supplier in Switzerland

Industrial and Manufacturing Profile

The manufacturing sector constitutes 19% of the country’s total exports in terms of volume. Three industries, mechanical, electrical and metal - known in German by the abbreviation MEM - play a central role in the Swiss economy. About 80% of the products of the MEM industries are exported. The MEM industries, together with related fields, such as information and communication technologies, also develop high performing production facilities for numerous other industrial sectors, including the agricultural, automobile, chemical-pharmaceutical, electronic, food and textile industries.
The industrial sector constitutes 25.6% of the Swiss GDP in 2019 (World Bank).

Sector-specific professional associations

74 professional associations listed for Switzerland.

Swiss multisector Business directories

BusinessLink - Business directory of the Swiss industry.

Swiss Firms - Directory of Swiss companies.

Wer liefert was? - Manufacturers, service providers and distributors in Switzerland.

Yellow Pages Switzerland - Business directory in Switzerland.

Swiss Marketplaces

Sample of marketplaces incorporated in Switzerland (A to Z)

 

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Upcoming Trade shows in Switzerland

May 28th, 2025
Insurance, mutual funds, pension funds - Banks - Investment funds, other financial institutions - Stock Exchange, investments - Financing, aid - Pharmacies, analysis laboratories - Research, innovation - Technique and technology - Earth sciences - Natural sciences - Sciences
June 1st, 2025
Architecture - Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics
June 1st, 2025
Multimedia - Communication - Marketing - Advertising - Sponsorship - Incentive - Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Textiles, ready-to-wear - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear - Commercial property, patents, trademarks - Internet, cybersecurity - Digital solutions, Mobile applications - e-commerce
June 1st, 2025
Education, training - Primary and secondary education - Higher Education - Learning - Technical education, vocational education - Vocational training - Internet, cybersecurity - Digital solutions, Mobile applications - Social science - Social studies - Services and business consulting - Recruitment, temporary employment, outplacement - Job training, unemployment
June 3rd, 2025
Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Hospital - Medical Equipment - Research, innovation
June 16th, 2025
Administration - International organisations - Ministry, consulate, embassy - Territorial administration - Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Furnishings, household equipment and arts - Furnishings, household equipment and arts: unspecified - Furnishings - Household equipment - Maintenance - Databases - Computers, telecommunications - Equipment - Networks - Services - Telecommunications - Cleaning, surveillance, protection - Recycling
June 16th, 2025
Energy - Electricity, electronics - Electrical equipment - Electronic equipment and components - Software - Embedded systems - Technique and technology - Services and business consulting - Accounting, taxation - Management - Engineering - Translation - Legal
August 21st, 2025
Horticulture, forestry, forest - Horticulture - Forestry, forest - Fruits and vegetables - Processed wood
September 1st, 2025
Industry service - Databases - Computers, telecommunications - Equipment - Networks - Telecommunications - Internet, cybersecurity - Cleaning, surveillance, protection
September 2nd, 2025
Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Electrical equipment - Electronic equipment and components - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Databases - Equipment - Software - Networks - Services - Telecommunications - Internet, cybersecurity - Digital solutions, Mobile applications - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight - e-commerce

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