Construction World November 2015

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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.

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 >

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.

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. BAUMA POST- MORTEM 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. > 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

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Matthew Campbell, salesman.

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Darryl Campbell, managing director.

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