From this year, West Africa’s biggest and leading printing, packaging and plastics exhibition –PROPAK West Africa – has confirmed its leadership position not just by location and size of this year’s venue but most importantly through organiser’s rebranding efforts to create a world-class event that assists exhibitors and participants grow their businesses.
To be staged at West Africa’s first and only venue dedicated to exhibitions – Landmark Convention Centre, Lagos from 1st to 3rd September 2015, PROPAK West Africa new managers – Afrocet Montgomery promises a value-driven 2015 edition.
According to Regional Director of Afrocet Montgomery – George Pearson on a recent visit to PROPAK West Africa Official Sales Agent for West Africa/ Media Partner – NUMBERS CMYK LTD publisher of WHERE To Print magazine, this year’s show will leverage on PROPAKs™ 23-year legacy of hosting successful events in Africa by organizing a world-class event for exhibitors to meet the most influential decision-makers in the printing, packaging, processing, labelling and plastics industries thereby boosting their brand recognition, value and growth. George also stressed that, “participants are also assured of value-driven and industry leading interactive seminars running simultaneously with the exhibition”.
To this end, forerunners in the industry such as Heidelberg Nigeria Limited as well as KBA represented in Nigeria by Exact Solutions Limited, 1st Point Digisep, Konica Minolta, Sharp, and Fujifilm among other local and international exhibitors have since taken bigger and more strategic stands at this year’s PROPAK West Africa 2015. For instance, Heidelberg will be exhibiting on a 27sqm stand (compared to 18sqm the previous year) and Exact Solutions confirmed a total of 36sqm (as compared to 18sqm the previous year). Not only that, the companies are also major sponsors of this year’s PROPAK West Africa 2015 which underscores the show as the region’s only value-driven, biggest and best international exhibition.
It would be recalled that since 1895, Montgomery Group has staged some of the world’s most prestigious and award winning exhibitions and conferences. Montgomery West Africa was registered and established in 2009 and is the preferred partner for international companies launching events in West Africa. The company has become renowned for staging innovative, world-class events to assist companies in growing their business through participation in targeted trade and consumer exhibitions and conferences.
As part of a new joint venture, Montgomery Group teamed up with Afrocet, who have a history of running events in Nigeria for over 30 years, to come up with Afrocet Montgomery. Afrocet Montgomery will therefore leverage on the international foundations of Montgomery and the local understanding of Afrocet to continue to build and develop PROPAK West Africa and other shows in Nigeria like the highly successful Securex West Africa.
Afrocet Montgomery is already working with some of the industry’s most prestigious international companies – launching, managing and maintaining their events in this exciting and lucrative market. The company has built a business model which can efficiently service partners’ needs, enabling them to enter the West African market with limited and calculated risk.
Montgomery Group and their global subsidiaries including Afrocet Montgomery belong to these respected associations and groups: Union Foires International (UFI), the British Association of Exhibition Organisers (AEO), the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), the Society of Independent Show Organisers (SISO) and the Exhibition Association of South Africa (EXSA). For further information, please visit – www.propakwestafrica.com
