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Coatings for Africa – the longest-running
coatings event in Africa – is jointly
presented by the SA Paint Manufacturing
Association (SAPMA) and the Oil and
Colour Chemists Association (OCCA). The
major trade exhibition will augment dmg
events’ growing coatings industry portfolio,
which already includes six exhibitions held
across the Middle East and Asia.
By volume, Africa manufactures 28%
of the world’s coatings, with South Africa
the continent’s largest producer. SAPMA
members produce more than 90% of
all paint and coatings manufactured in
South Africa, while many of the individual
chemists and technologists who will visit
the event are OCCA members. OCCA is an
international organisation headquartered
in the UK and active across the world,
including South Africa.
Coatings for Africa 2018 will attract
senior executives and technologists from
the paints and coatings industry all over
the world to view the industry’s latest
products, technologies and services.
Delegates will also be able to participate in
a developing education programme, which
will include a three-day conference, plus
interactive zones for workshops and live
product demonstrations.
Deryck Spence, executive director of
SAPMA, speaking on behalf of SAPMA and
OCCA, stated: “Both of our associations
are extremely excited about the new
partnership with dmg events. We share the
vision of uplifting Coatings for Africa as
the industry’s flagship show on the African
continent and expanding the expertise of
the coatings industry in South Africa.”
Ian Faux, vice president – Coatings,
for dmg events, added: “Africa is one of
the most exciting and rapidly developing
continents. As well as supporting the
local markets, we are confident that our
international client base, familiar with our
events in Asia and the Middle East, will be
keen to move with us into this new territory
and take advantage of the fabulous trade
opportunities available here.”
Coatings for Africa 2018 joins a
coatings-specific portfolio of dmg events
that includes Dubai’s Middle East Coatings
Show, the Asia Coatings Congress, the
East African Coatings Congress, the
Central Asia Coatings Show, the Asia
Pacific Coatings Show and Cairo’s Middle
East Coatings Show. Coatings for Africa
joins an expanding portfolio of exhibitions
being created for the African market by
dmg events’ which opened South African
operations in July 2016.
“The acquisition of Coatings for Africa is
the latest in a series of strategic moves by
dmg events as we expand our business into
key markets on the continent,” said Matt
Denton, president of dmg events. “We have
successfully launched The Big 5 East Africa
and INDEX North Africa, while a third geo-
cloned event – The Big 5 Construct North
Africa – will debut in April 2017.”
DCE 2017 is dedicated to promoting
standards and technology in the built
environment. As the only event to showcase
digital construction in Africa, the growth
of the sector on the continent, arguable
led by Southern Africa, translates into
considerable demand for this event.
The Digital Construction Expo is once
again co-located with the giant African
Construction and Totally Concrete Expo
(ACE/TCE) at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.
Vaughan Harris, digital director for
the expo says: “Both local and global
companies are increasingly looking to help
define ‘local BIM standards’ and this is
driving the industry towards better digital
innovation. This advancement brings with it
an explosion in technology, from design to
operation application.”
Whether you work for a huge multi-
disciplinary or a small professional
organisation and trying to get to grips
with the BIM, maybe wanting to explore
new methods of construction or the use
of mobile and connected technologies on
site, or simply want to find out about more
efficient ways of working with software, this
is the expo for you.
What’s new for 2017?
The BIM Institute added a host of new
features including the Drone Zone,
free software workshops, an Autodesk
Experience Lounge, the Smart Building
Village and BIM Talks in action.
Digital construction
expo 2017
This year the construction
community will come together for
the second Digital Construction Expo
(previously called the Construction
IT Event) to meet hundreds of
exhibitors and around 9 000 visitors
from across the construction supply
chain at Gallagher Estate from
23 - 24 May 2017.
Coatings’ show entrusted to major global
expo organisers
Leading international exhibitions organisers, dmg events – Middle East, Asia
& Africa, will in June next year stage Coatings for Africa 2018, the largest
event for its industry on the continent.
Pictured signing the agreement were (from left): Terry Ashmore, chairman of SAPMA; Ian Faux,
vice-president: Coatings of dmg events; and Danny Grady, vice-president of OCCA SA.