Following the success of the inaugural WoodEX for Africa Exhibition at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng, WoodEX for Africa will be back in 2013. WoodEX for Africa 2012 was received with enthusiasm by exhibitors, conference delegates, speakers and visitors, ensuring that this event will soon be among the finest of its kind anywhere in the world.
Stephan Jooste, director of WoodEX for Africa, says WoodEX for Africa is receiving a lot of interest
from the African and European wood industry. "The show has established itself as the perfect platform for reaching target customers, forging business relationships and promoting the use of new technologies in Africa."
International visitors to WoodEX for Africa 2012 came from Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Sweden, India, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and the United States of America. The majority of the WoodEX visitors indicated that they were visiting WoodEX for Africa to evaluate new products and technology and to network. Other reasons for visiting the show included to find new suppliers, to find new customers and to explore import/export opportunities.
The main business activities of visitors to WoodEX for Africa 2012 varied from furniture manufacturers, contractors and installers, DIY, woodworking companies, traders in wood products and woodworking material and consumables to joinery companies, furniture component manufacturers, flooring companies, building material suppliers and dealers, importers and exporters of timber, and construction companies.
For more information about WoodEX for Africa, go to www.woodexforafrica.com.
