The Sign Africa expo in Cape Town, which took place from 2-3 September at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, allowed the 1100 visitors that attended to see the latest business opportunities. Exhibitors were also very positive about the expo.
Platinum sponsors Avery Dennison and Roland held the very first regional Speedwrap challenge at the Cape Town expo, where Gareth James was crowned the ultimate winner. James won an all-expenses paid trip to compete at the FESPA Africa 2016 expo, which will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 7-9 September 2015.
Exhibitor feedback on the event:
Denton Office Solutions: ‘It was a very productive show and we really enjoyed it as we were very busy. We got way more visitors than expected.’
Clear Solutions: ‘It was a small but very powerful show. We had a lot of interested visitors and a number of sales.’
Dahle: ‘We had a very good show and a very good response to all our products. The quality of visitors was very good.’
Graficomp: ‘It was a great show; the quality of the leads we got was very good.’
Rexx Screen and Digital Supplies: ‘We had a really great show with a good visitor response. The show is very much worth the money spent on it.’
Each stand was judged at the expo according to criteria based on design and staff friendliness and professionalism. The stand winners and runners up include:
SA Floor Space Large Stand winner – Fujifilm SA
SA Floor Space Large Stand runner up – Graphix Supply World
SA Floor Space Medium Stand winner – Grosvenor Branding Solutions
SA Floor Space Medium Stand runner up – Maizey Plastics
SA Floor Space Small winner – Avery Dennison
SA Floor Space Small runner up – Cut Letter Factory/ NGS
SA Shell Scheme Small winner – Exion and Graficomp (tie)
SA Shell Scheme Small runner up – Rexx Screen and Digital Supplies
Upcoming Sign Africa regional expo events include:
Sign Africa Durban: 24 and 25 February 2016
Sign Africa Polokwane: 7 April 2016
Sign Africa Cape Town: 11 and 12 May 2016
Sign Africa Nelspruit: 29 June 2016
FESPA Africa and Sign Africa Johannesburg: 7-9 September 2016
