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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
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2015
Organised by Acropolis Exhibitions,
WoodEX for Africa will be held from 9 to
11 June 2016 at Gallagher Convention
Centre in Midrand, South Africa.
Stephan Jooste, CEO of Acropolis Exhibitions,
says the event is now reaping the rewards of
relationships that have been built and nurtured
over the past four years within the international
and local timber industry. "We are very excited
about WoodEX and about the loyal support from
our industry friends and media partners, our
repeat exhibitors and dedicated visitors from
throughout Africa. We have listened to all the
suggestions received through the years and we
are incorporating ideas into next year's event.
"With the XIVWorld Forestry Congress held in
Durban recently it is apt that WoodEX will focus
on developing the forestry section of the event
next year. We trust that our forestry partners
and friends who attended the congress had a
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DIARY AND APPOINTMENTS
APPOINTMENTS
Darryl Campbell,
managing director.
More visitors from sub-Saharan
A f r i c a , a nd h i gh - c a l i b e r
participants – taking place at
the Johannesburg Expo Centre,
from 15 to 18 September, 2015
BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA,
has established itself as the
most important event for the
sector in Africa.
Some 14 300 visitors from 75 countries attended
the second edition of the International Trade Fair
for construction machinery, building
material machines, mining machines
and construction vehicles. Thirteen
percent of the visitors came from outside
of South Africa with a significant increase in
percentage from sub-Saharan Africa. The top five
visiting countries from Africa besides the host
country were (in this order): Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Namibia, Mozambique and Botswana. In addi-
tion, for the first time there were delegations
from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria
and Zambia.
In total 616 exhibitors from 42 countries
showcased their new products and innovations
for the African market on 68 000 square meters
of exhibition space. The top ten exhibiting coun-
tries were (in this order): South Africa, China,
Germany, Italy, the UK, India, the US, France,
Turkey and Spain.
BOOKINGS FILLING UP FAST
Demand for exhibition space at WoodEX for Africa 2016 is once again
exceeding all expectations, with some of South Africa’s biggest and
most respected timber industry businesses already committed to
showcasing their products and services at the event. More than 70%
of exhibition space has already been pre-booked.
successful event and that they will share their
forestry expertise, experience and future vision
with the rest of the timber industry at next year's
WoodEX," says Jooste.
WoodEX for Africa is the only expo in Africa
focussing exclusively on the timber industry and
is the perfect platform for woodworking profes-
sionals to connect with specialised dealers, to
catch up with the latest timber trends, to secure
new business contacts and to compare deals.
Following WoodEX for Africa 2014, the event
received outstanding feedback from its exhibitors
and visitors, with exhibitors reporting positive
feedback in terms of the quality of visitors, the
great networking opportunities, market exposure
and business conducted.
Visitors indicated that they were specifically
impressed with the outstanding quality of the
exhibitors' displays and the professional appear-
ance of the event.
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BAUMA POST-
MORTEM
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Banding and
Identification (ID)
Solutions Africa
Matthew Campbell,
salesman.
Greg Perry, general
manager operation.
SEW-Eurodrive
The Concrete
Institute Info
Centre
Kizzy Shipalana,
information specialist.
The Fastener
Factory