Custom Trade Show Booths Built to Pull Traffic and Start Conversations
POP49 designs, manufactures, and installs custom trade show booths entirely in-house. One team accountable from the first concept to the show floor delivery.
Fully custom, no off-the-shelf components
Design, manufacturing, and printing all in-house
No minimum orders; one booth or a full event calendar
Rush production available when deadlines are tight
Trusted by Pepsi & IKEA
30+ Years
Made in Mississauga
End-to-End Trade Show Booth Execution, From Concept to Show Floor
Whether you’re exhibiting at a major industry expo, a regional trade fair, or a branded activation event, your trade show booth needs to stop people mid-step and pull them in. That doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when design, manufacturing, and printing are handled by one team who owns the outcome from concept to delivery.
What gets designed is exactly what gets built. No translation errors between vendors. No last-minute surprises on the show floor.
Custom Trade Show Booths and Trade Show Displays
Custom Island Booth - Freestanding, open on all sides, built for maximum floor presence. Designed and manufactured in-house for complete brand consistency across every panel, counter, and element.
Inline / Linear Booth - The standard 10x10 or 10x20 format, fully custom. Branded graphics, counters, display structures, built to your specs, not off a shelf.
Peninsula Booth - Open on three sides with strong visual impact from multiple aisles. Ideal for high-traffic positions and product demonstrations where visibility is everything.
Branded Display Counter - A standalone counter for lead capture, sampling, or staff conversations. Custom-built to match your brand and pairs with any booth configuration.
Tension Fabric Backwall - Lightweight, portable, and fully custom-printed. Works as a compact standalone display or as a backdrop inside a larger build.
Interactive Game Station - A custom-branded game or activation designed to draw foot traffic and keep people at your booth longer. Built in-house so the branding is built in, not bolted on.
Branded Signage Package - Custom hanging signs, banners, and directional elements. Gets your name visible across the floor, not just from the aisle directly in front of you.
Modular Booth System - A reconfigurable structure built for brands that exhibit frequently at shows with different footprint requirements. Adapts across events without a full rebuild.
Custom Booth Accessories - Branded shelving, display pedestals, lighting fixtures, and booth furniture. The finishing details that make a booth feel intentional, not assembled.
Every Build Starts With What You Need to Accomplish
A show floor is noisy, crowded, and competitive. Attendees move fast, filter constantly, and decide in seconds where to stop. The booths that win aren’t just the ones with the biggest footprint, they’re the ones built around how people actually behave.
POP49 builds across every configuration, inline, corner, peninsula, and island, and works with the full range of materials that go into a serious exhibit: tension fabric, aluminum framing, custom printed graphics, acrylic, wood, LED lighting, and interactive components. Inline footprints work for focused, manageable activations. Island builds command the floor. Everything in between gets the same in-house treatment.
POP49 clients span product launches, annual industry expos, retail buyer shows, food and beverage trade fairs, tech and innovation conferences, and large-scale branded activations. The team works most often with marketing directors, brand managers, event coordinators, and experiential agencies, people running against real deadlines where execution risk is not abstract.
What You Get with a POP49 Inc. Trade Show Booth
Designed and Built In-House - No handoffs between a design agency and a separate fabricator. POP49 Inc. handles design, manufacturing, and printing at our Mississauga facility, so the final product matches the approved design. Every time.
One Point of Accountability - One partner, one contact, one process. When everything is under one roof, there's no finger-pointing between vendors if something needs to change. You deal with POP49 Inc. and POP49 Inc. deals with the rest.
Custom to Your Brand - Every element, graphic panels, counters, game stations, display stands, signage, is built to your specs. Off-the-shelf doesn't exist here.
No Minimum Order Requirements - One booth for one event, or multiple configurations for a full event calendar. POP49 Inc. accommodates projects of any size without arbitrary minimums.
Built for Real Events - POP49 Inc. builds for the realities of trade show environments: durability, portability, ease of setup, and the visual impact that cuts through a crowded floor.
Reduced Risk and Delays - Coordinating multiple vendors for a single event is where timelines unravel. An integrated workflow keeps design, production, and delivery aligned, which matters a lot when you're up against a show deadline.
POP49 Builds for Every Event Format
From flagship industry expos to street-level activations, POP49 clients put their booths to work across the full spectrum of live brand environments.
Industry Trade Shows and Expos - Whether it's a food and beverage show in Toronto, a retail buyer expo, or a national industry conference, POP49 Inc. builds booths that hold up in high-traffic environments and represent brands at their best.
Product Launches - When you're introducing something new to a room full of buyers or industry peers, the booth is your stage. Custom trade show booths from POP49 Inc. put the product front and centre.
Branded Activations and Experiential Events - Interactive game stations, custom experiential marketing booths, and experience-driven designs that turn attendees into participants and participants into brand advocates. Brands like Pepsi, IKEA, and Sol Cerveza have trusted POP49 Inc. to execute exactly this kind of work.
Corporate Conferences - Branded booth spaces, sponsor activations, and exhibit environments for internal or external corporate events where brand presentation matters.
Retail Buyer Shows - Category-specific trade fairs where buyers evaluate vendors side by side. A booth that communicates professionalism and product quality at a glance does a lot of selling before your team says a word.
Pop-Up Marketing Events - Compact, portable booth setups deployable in non-traditional spaces, malls, street activations, airport terminals, and more. POP49 Inc.'s in-house manufacturing capability means unconventional formats are on the table.
Building the Right Booth for Your Show
Booth Configuration - Inline booths (10x10 or 10x20) are the standard starting point. They're accessible, budget-conscious, and manageable for smaller teams. Peninsula and island configurations give you more aisle exposure and a bigger physical presence, which pays off at larger shows where competition for attention is serious.
Size vs. Functionality - Bigger isn't always better. A 20x20 exhibit that feels empty will hurt you. A tight 10x10 that's thoughtfully designed can outperform it. Think about how many staff you'll have on site, whether you need demo space, seating, product displays, or storage, then size accordingly.
Custom Build vs. Modular - If you exhibit at multiple shows with different footprint requirements, a Modular Booth System designed to reconfigure is worth the investment. If you have one flagship event and want maximum visual impact, a custom trade show booth build is the right call. POP49 Inc. builds both and can walk you through the tradeoffs for your specific situation.
Materials - Material choices affect weight (which drives shipping costs), durability, and the perceived quality of your brand presence. Tension fabric systems are lightweight and portable. Wood and acrylic builds are heavier but signal a premium brand. POP49 Inc.'s in-house manufacturing capabilities, including CNC machining, laser cutting, and 3D printing, means the right material for your project isn't limited to what's available off a supplier catalogue.
Graphics and Branding - Less is more. Booth graphics that try to say everything end up saying nothing. Lead with your strongest visual and one clear message. POP49 Inc.'s design team handles this as part of the integrated process, not as an add-on.
Reusability Across Events - If you're planning to exhibit more than once, factor reusability into the build from the start. Modular systems reconfigure for different footprints. Graphics can be updated without rebuilding the structure. Getting this right upfront saves real money across an event calendar.
Budget Realities - Booth costs vary significantly by size, structure, and complexity. The right question isn't "How much does a trade show exhibit cost?" It's "What does this booth need to do, and what's the return if it works?" Contact POP49 Inc. to talk through your specific requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far in advance should I start the process?
It depends on complexity. A straightforward inline booth moves through production faster than a large island build with custom interactive elements and multi-surface fabrication. The earlier you’re in production, the more flexibility you have on design changes. Give the POP49 team your show date and they’ll work back from there.
Does POP49 handle both design and manufacturing, or do I need separate vendors?
POP49 handles everything, design, manufacturing, and printing, in-house at their Mississauga facility. There’s no vendor coordination on your end and no gap between what was designed and what gets built. That’s the core of how POP49 works.
What booth sizes and configurations can POP49 build?
POP49 works with all standard configurations, inline (10×10, 10×20), corner, peninsula, and island. Custom and non-standard footprints are also on the table. If the show has a specific space requirement, bring it to the conversation and POP49 will design around it.
Can the booth be reused across multiple events?
Yes, and it’s worth planning for that from the start. Modular systems reconfigure for different footprints. Graphics panels can be updated without a full rebuild. Talking through your event calendar upfront means the build is engineered for reuse rather than retrofitted later.
What does POP49 manufacture in-house?
POP49 uses CNC machining, laser cutting, 3D printing, pad printing, and large format printing at their Mississauga facility. That range of capabilities means complex, custom trade show booth structures, not just printed panels, are built on-site.
Do you deliver across Canada and the US?
Yes, we maintain a selection of rental displays for shorter-term needs or budget-conscious projects. Rental inventory includes modular systems, banner stands, and portable displays that can be customized with your graphics. This option is ideal for testing new markets or one-time events.Absolutely. Our design team works within your established brand standards, incorporating existing logos, colors, typography, and messaging. We can adapt current marketing materials for large format printing or create entirely new graphics that maintain brand consistency across all touchpoints for your trade show booth.
Get Your Custom Trade Show Booth Quote
Your trade show presence is too important to stitch together from multiple vendors. POP49 handles everything in-house: design, manufacturing, printing, and delivery, so your booth shows up on time, on brand, and built exactly to spec.