Solscope · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated June 2026

Key takeaways

• Solscope is the only B2B trade show in France covering the entire geotechnical chain, drilling and special foundations: water drilling, geothermal energy, gas, petroleum exploration, special foundations, geotechnical engineering. Compact 2-day format at Eurexpo Lyon Hall 7.
• The 2025 edition (16th, 18-19 June 2025) brought together 4,630 attendees and more than 230 exhibitors, a +8% increase in visitors versus 2023 (source: organisers). Record edition across 6,000 m² indoors and 1,500 m² outdoors.
• Biennial trade show, odd-numbered years, founded in 1992. Next edition announced for 2027: venue and dates not yet published by the organisers.
• Co-organised by ATTITUDE Consultants and RPI (Dominique Rousseau) since 2005.
• Backed by the sector's leading institutional partners: USG, CFMS, SOFFONS, CINOV, SYNTEC Ingénierie, CFGI, SFEG, UFCMF, AITF, CFMR.
• A strong distinctive feature: an outdoor area dedicated to machine demonstrations (drilling, drilling rigs, heavy equipment), highly appreciated by visitors.
• Visitors: free for sector professionals, registration required.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Drillers, geotechnical and special-foundation companies, manufacturers and distributors of drilling equipment, suppliers of testing equipment, data-acquisition specialists, engineering consultancies, IT solution vendors for the sector. The trade show covers the entire chain: from the field driller to the geotechnical engineering consultancy, taking in machine manufacturers, laboratories and software vendors.

Notable exhibitors

2025 edition (selection): Socomafor, Atlas Copco, CAJ Travaux Spéciaux, Geosec, complemented by suppliers of laboratory and in-situ testing equipment. Full list of exhibitors on the official website: solscope.fr.

Quality of the visitor base

• 4,630 attendees in 2025, +8% versus 2023 (source: organisers)
• More than 230 exhibitors in 2025
• Target audience: drilling and special-works companies, geotechnical engineers, engineering consultancies, geologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, research and universities

Activities & community

Conference programme

The 2025 edition was built around the theme "Geosciences: changes to factor in climate change". The programme combines three formats:

• A two-day scientific symposium, run in partnership with the sector's learned societies and professional associations.
• Technical workshops and themed round tables.
• Machine demonstrations in the outdoor area (drilling, drilling rigs, special-works equipment), a format that has become the trade show's signature.

Awards & accolades

The Exhibitors' Forum held its 6th edition in 2025, with around fifteen exhibitors selected to present their innovations in a pitch format before the community. This format showcases the latest products and services in the sector.

Community & networks

Solscope is backed by the sector's leading institutional partners: USG (Union Syndicale Géotechnique), CFMS (Comité Français de Mécanique des Sols et de Géotechnique), SOFFONS (Syndicat des Entrepreneurs de Fondations Spéciales), CINOV, SYNTEC Ingénierie, CFGI (Comité Français de Géologie de l'Ingénieur), SFEG (Société Française d'Études Géotechniques), UFCMF, AITF (Association des Ingénieurs Territoriaux de France) and CFMR (Comité Français de Mécanique des Roches). These partnerships establish the trade show as the unmissable gathering for the French sector.

Partner magazine: Solscope Mag', the reference publication for the drilling and geotechnical sector, distributed to around 10,000 readers per issue and soon entering its tenth year.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Eurexpo Lyon venue page. The trade show takes place in Hall 7, complemented by an outdoor area dedicated to machine demonstrations.

Specific to this trade show:

• Visitor badge: free for sector professionals, subject to prior registration. Access is reserved for players in the geotechnical, drilling and foundations sector.
• Opening hours: 8.30am-6pm on both days.
• Visitor parking: chargeable at the exhibition centre.
• Outdoor machine demonstration area: open access within the exhibitor perimeter; bring safety footwear to approach the drilling equipment on demonstration.

How much it costs to exhibit

Exhibitor rates are not published: quotes available on request from co-organisers ATTITUDE Consultants and RPI via the official website. As Solscope is a specialised two-day trade show in a compact format, with a dedicated outdoor area for demonstrations, budgets vary according to indoor space (a stand in Hall 7) and outdoor space (machine demonstration). Contact is made directly with the organisers.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: initial contact with ATTITUDE Consultants or RPI, choice between an indoor stand in Hall 7 and the outdoor demonstration area.
• 6 months out: booking space, application to the Exhibitors' Forum to showcase an innovation.
• 3 months out: stand layout, machine logistics if running an outdoor demonstration, team accreditations.
• 6 weeks out: delivery of materials, commercial briefing on the sector.
• 1 week out: set-up, final team briefing.

For the decision-maker visitor

• Free professional badge, subject to prior registration.
• Compact 2-day format: allow at least one full day to cover Hall 7 plus the outdoor demonstration area.
• Identify in advance the scientific symposium sessions and machine demonstration slots that match your priorities (water drilling, geothermal energy, special foundations, geotechnical engineering).
• The Exhibitors' Forum is a good entry point for scanning the sector's latest products in a short format.

ESG policy & initiatives

The 2025 edition, under the theme "Geosciences: changes to factor in climate change", placed the sector's adaptation to climate challenges at the heart of the programme: geothermal energy, water-resource management, contaminated soils, foundations adapted to new risks. The geotechnical and drilling sector is structurally at the core of the energy transition (deep and surface geothermal energy) and the environmental transition (water, soil and natural-risk management), which naturally feeds into the trade show's editorial content.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Solscope confirmed its trajectory of controlled growth in 2025: 4,630 attendees, +8% versus 2023, more than 230 exhibitors, across 6,000 m² indoors and 1,500 m² outdoors. A record edition for a biennial trade show founded in 1992, which has established itself as the only French B2B gathering covering the entire geotechnical chain, drilling and special foundations. The stable co-leadership of ATTITUDE Consultants / RPI since 2005, the anchoring at Eurexpo Lyon Hall 7 and the signature "machine demonstrations in the outdoor area" are the constants of the format. The next edition is announced for 2027; the organisers have not yet published its venue or dates.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (solscope.fr).