The Africa Print expo, which took place in Nelspruit at Emnotweni Arena on 29 June 2016, attracted a lot of visitors from Hazyview, Swaziland, Maputo, Carolina, Witbank, Lydenburg and Barberton, with 200 visitors attending the expo and exhibitors reporting strong leads and sales on the day.
Platinum Expo sponsor, Canon South Africa, showcased the imageRUNNER Advance 6555i copier, which attracted entry level clients that were interested in starting a digital printing business.
First time exhibitor MPU Copiers exhibited the TASKalfa 3051ci laser printer that prints up to 30 pages per minute A4 in colour and features advanced colour technology for excellent quality. The company also showcased the Kyocera TASKalfa 356ci, which can print up to 35 pages per minute A4 in b/w, colour in simplex and duplex and scans up to 120 images per minute with one-path document processor (opt.). These attracted attention from visitors and resulted in good leads for the company.
Printing SA hosted an informative Members Forum, which discussed topics such as: Training in the Printing and Packaging Industry; introducing the New Digital Print Training Programme; apprenticeships in the Printing and Packaging Industry and Printing SA’s skills Pool.
Exhibitors met new customers from Nelspruit and those from Swaziland and Mozambique.
Feedback about the event was positive:
Canon South Africa: 'It was a good show, we had a very busy middle section during the day and interacted with a lot of potential costumers.’
MPU Copiers: ‘We had a very good show and had some strong leads.’
Denton Office Solutions: ‘It was really a great show for us, we even had some leads from Swaziland and Mozambique and that really is our target market.’
Judges visited each stand at the expo and judged the stands according to criteria based on design, staff friendliness and professionalism. The stand winners and runners up include:
Africa Print Small Floor Space:
First: Denton Office Solutions
Second Tie: Kolok and MPU Copiers
Africa Print Medium Floor Space:
First place: Canon South Africa
Second: Printing SA
The next Africa Print expo will take place in Johannesburg from 7-9 September 2016 at the Gallagher Convention Centre.
