The Sign Africa Durban Expo, held at the Durban ICC from 27-28 May, attracted over 1000 visitors from all over KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of South Africa including Klerksdorp, Gqeberha, Cape Town and Johannesburg, as well as across the border such as Harare and Blantyre.
Exhibitors were pleased with the turnout and quality of leads they generated and the sales made:
‘We had a decent footfall across both days. We had proper prospects who we think we can convert into big business,’ said Gourav Baid, Allrich.
‘It was good to see new people, as we haven’t exhibited in Durban in six years so it was good to meet up with new and existing customers,’ said James Motaln, Big 5 Distribution.
‘The turnout was very good. I saw more new customers than existing,’ said Lawrence Singh, NSDS.
‘A lot of people from out of town visited, especially people in sales, just to expand in their networking, which was very important, even when they weren’t purchasing. The show went successfully well,’ said Shane Bryant, Embroidery Technology (representing ZSK).
‘We had a lot of good customer feedback. There were quality customers that came through to the show. They found the way we displayed our products very interesting,’ said Francois Badenhorst-Rossouw, Kolok Graphic Supplies.
‘Everybody really enjoyed coming to our stand, thank you for a great show,’ said Clive Versfeld, ORAFOL.
‘It was very productive in terms of meeting new and existing customers, as well as engaging with customers that have been away for a while,’ said Melissa Pillay, Midcomp.
Judges visited each stand at the expo and judged them according to criteria based on design, construction, traffic flow, presentation, attitude of staff and messaging. The results are as follows:
Sign Africa
First place shell scheme small: JG Electronics.
First place floor space small: VCS KZN.
Second place floor space small: LBY Africa.
Tie first place shell scheme medium: ZSK and Midcomp.
Second place shell scheme medium: NSDS.
First floor space medium: Titan Jet.
Tie second floor space medium: Kolok Graphic Supplies and MacQuip & Screenwise.
First floor space large: Roland DG.
Second floor space large: Fortune Africa.
Africa Print
First place floor space large: Sign-Tronic.
First place floor space small: Big 5 Distribution.
Second place floor space small: XL Solutions.
First place floor space medium: Graphix Supply World.
First place shell scheme medium: FESPA Foundation.
SIGN AFRICA EXPO
+27 11 568 1894
www.signafricaexpo.com
