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ASSOCIATIONS
Countdown to Africa’s
biggest coatings show
The countdown has begun for the biggest coatings show in Africa
that is scheduled from 29 to 31 May at Sandton Convention Centre.
The show will be a celebration of coatings.
C
oatings for Africa 2018, a major showcase of paint
and coatings products and technology, is staged by
the South African Paint Manufacturing Association
(SAPMA) and the Oil and Colour Chemists’ Association of
South Africa (OCCA). The exposition organisers are
dmg events.
This is the third year of the show in its present format
and the first as a joint venture between dmg events,
SAPMA and OCCA.
Terry Ashmore, chairman of SAPMA, says the show is the
largest dedicated coatings event in Africa for raw material
and service suppliers, equipment manufacturers and paint
manufacturers in the coatings industry.
“The origin of the show dates back to a series of
technical conferences arranged by OCCA throughout South
Africa, culminating in a biennial conference at Champagne
Sports Centre in the KZN Drakensberg. In 2010, a
cooperative agreement between OCCA and SAPMA was
concluded and the show was moved to the more central
location of Johannesburg under its present ‘Coatings for
Africa’ title,” he states.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Ashmore says that the Coatings for Africa Show 2018 will
collate the components and expertise of the paint and
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coating industries’ manufacturing, raw
material and equipment suppliers, as
well as global technology transfer
experts.
“It is staged this year by vastly
experienced and successful coatings
show organisers, for a three-day event
that promotes the latest technology for
the entire continent’s environmental,
Terry Ashmore,
chairman of SAPMA. manufacturing and industrial needs.
The show will provide coatings industry
members the opportunity to spend time exploring
business requirements, establishing meaningful
international networking partnerships, and meeting
representatives and decision-makers from the world’s
leading manufacturers and suppliers.”
In addition, Coatings for Africa 2018 will have a broader
interest base than before through expansion of subject
matter from the all-important transfer of technology to
include global management challenges. A full day is set
aside for ‘Issues that keep coatings CEOs awake at night’.
In addition, a series of free business presentations will
be conducted by exhibitors in the exhibition hall. “The
show will be a celebration of coatings and we are looking
forward to a record attendance,” Ashmore adds.