The successful Sign Africa Bloemfontein expo, which took place on 15 February at Ilanga Estate, attracted visitors from Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Hartswater, Senekal, Colesberg, Malmesbury, Welkom, Brandfort, QwaQwa, Lesotho, Kroonstad, Meyerton, Cape Town, Durban and De Aar.
Visitors were inspired by the latest technologies and trends in printing, branding, T-shirt printing, vehicle graphics, direct to film and garment solutions, laser engraving, digital label printing and other cutting edge technology.
Exhibitor feedback was positive:
‘It was a busy morning and we were very impressed. It was the first time I had been at this show and it exceeded my expectations,’ said Kitty Mhlongo, Kemtek.
‘It was a great show. We made good leads from this region, and we’re very happy,’ said Loura du Toit, Woodline.
‘I’m very happy and we made good contacts from Lesotho. We are still getting leads from the previous expos buying from us, so this does work,’ said Aron Mudau, Curv.
‘It was a decent expo and we got some great leads. (Visitors) like that we can deliver from Johannesburg overnight,’ said Gourav Baid, Allrich.
‘We were very happy with this expo and made some great contacts for our company to grow. It was a success,’ said Jaco Labuschagne, Intamarket.
‘We were very surprised and very impressed. We got great quality leads and great feet through the door,’ said Rakesh Rosen, Midcomp.
‘It was a pleasant surprise, we really didn’t expect so many people to come through, and there were lots of people from Lesotho. I’m very pleased, and there was a huge interest in our DTF products. There are a lot of people doing screen printing looking to move to DTF,’ said Charmaine Poulter, Rexx Screen & Digital Supplies.
Judges visited each stand at the expo and judged the stands according to criteria based on design, staff friendliness and professionalism. The results are as follows:
Sign Africa Best Small Stand
Winner: Woodline.
Runner up: Curv.
Sign Africa Best Medium Stand
Winner: Maizey Plastics.
Runner up: Chemosol.
Sign Africa Best Large Stand
Winner: Intamarket.
Runner up: Stixo.
Africa Print Best Small Stand
Winner: Midcomp.
Runner up: NSDS.
Africa Print Best Medium Stand
Winner: Roland DG.
Runner up: GSW/Mimaki.
Africa Print Best Large Stand
Winner: Kemtek.
Sign Africa Bloemfontein was sponsored by Roland and Stixo.
SIGN AFRICA EXPO
+27 11 568 1894
www.signafricaexpo.com
