Branded merch for FYCMA (Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga) — Málaga, Spain

About FYCMA — Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga

FYCMA is the commercial name of the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga, a mixed-capital entity in which the Málaga City Council, the Málaga Provincial Council, the Junta de Andalucía and local financial and business entities participate. The venue sits in the Cruz del Humilladero area, north of the urban centre, next to the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena and around three kilometres from Málaga's historic core. The full postal address is Av. José Ortega y Gasset 201, 29006 Málaga (province of Málaga, autonomous community of Andalusia, postal code 29006, ES).

The complex totals roughly 20,000 m² of usable area, distributed between the Palacio (with its congress halls), the Exhibition Pavilion and the paved outdoor area. The main auditorium has capacity for around 1,800 spectators in plenary layout, and the fair pavilion can be subdivided into several modular spaces for sector-specific fairs. In recent years FYCMA has invested in fibre connectivity and electrification for booths, and in an elevated connecting walkway to the Palacio de Deportes for events that share public flows.

The venue calendar includes internationally projected events such as Transfiere (European R&D+i and knowledge-transfer forum), the Málaga Digital Economy Summit, eShow, Greencities (intelligence applied to urban sustainability) and the Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS), plus professional events for the agri-food sector (Sierra del Sur, DOP Aceituna Aloreña), habitat, healthcare and B2B forums for the Andalusian startup ecosystem (MálagaJam, D.O. Sierras de Málaga). The Costa del Sol location and the tourist-services weight give FYCMA a very international profile, with strong attendance from Latin American and Northern European delegations.

For corporate teams that need to produce merch for an event held here, we work as an external branded-merchandise supplier: we are not the event organiser nor an official venue partner. Our job is to manufacture and deliver the exhibitor's branded goods, not to provide services inside the venue.

Typical merch buyers at FYCMA Málaga

Fairs at FYCMA attract very specific corporate profiles depending on the sector. These are the merch buyers we most often work with:

Popular merch items for FYCMA Málaga exhibitors

Catalog combinations we are most often asked to quote for events at FYCMA:

(1) Combed 100% cotton piqué polos, 200-220 g/m², in five customer Pantones, flat embroidery on left chest + right sleeve. (2) Lanyards with 20 mm polyester ribbon, safety breakaway and vertical transparent badge holder. (3) 140 g/m² organic cotton or recycled rPET tote bags with gusset, two-colour screen print. (4) 500 ml stainless steel bottles with laser engraving, BPA-free, certified for food contact. (5) 5,000-10,000 mAh slim power banks with integrated cable and printed logo. (6) A5 notebooks, recycled board covers, thread-bound. (7) Hoodies or quarter-zips in 320 g/m² cotton-polyester. (8) 6-panel technical caps, front and side embroidery. (9) Welcome packs in kraft boxes with personalised ribbon. (10) Foldable thermal backpacks for agri-food. (11) Cutlery sets and aprons for EVOO tastings.

Sustainability and materials

For FYCMA events with a sustainability profile (Greencities, CSR forums, agri-food PDO events), we usually recommend materials with verifiable certifications: GOTS organic cotton, GRS recycled polyester, FSC papers, water-based solvent-free inks and kraft cardboard packaging without plastic laminate. Bottles and food-contact items carry EU 1935/2004 and Regulation EU 10/2011 certifications. Tote bags are available in GOTS organic cotton or GRS-recycled rPET, both with traceability documentation.

For premium gift sets we work with kraft paper packaging, recycled cardboard boxes and cotton or satin tapes; single-use plastic in packaging is avoided whenever the client requests it.

Production processes and personalisation techniques

Personalisation is carried out with the standard techniques of the sector: screen printing (up to 6 colours), flat and 3D embroidery (Richelieu available for premium embroidery), DTF digital transfer (full colour on polyester or cotton), laser engraving (to metal bottles, metal powerbanks, synthetic-leather agendas), sublimation (mugs, tiles, white polyester), pad printing (small metal souvenirs) and UV-DTF printing (small high-volume details).

Materials we commonly work with: 100% combed cotton, GOTS organic cotton, cotton-polyester blends, GRS recycled polyester, rPET, recycled nylon, stone paper, FSC cardboard, synthetic leather and recycled leather for premium desktop items, 304 stainless steel for bottles and food-contact items, FSC-certified bamboo for utensils and pens.