Africa’s growing appeal as a business destination is attracting a wave of regional and international companies looking for new business on the continent, and leading industrial manufacturers will attend industry and technology expo Indutec at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand, from May 20 to 22 this year.

Indutec consists of ten industry-related shows focusing on the manufacturing, engineering, water, petrochemicals, plastics, and energy sectors, with hundreds of exhibitors, thousands of decision-making visitors and unlimited business opportunities.

“Africa is now rated the second most attractive investment destination in the world,” says event organising company Exhibition Management Services event planner John Thomson.

He notes that, as a cost-effective springboard into Africa’s industrial markets, Indutec is difficult to beat, and most of the world’s top industrial companies actively use Indutec to explore these opportunities.

“Instead of making several trips to various countries in Africa to seek out business opportunities, one visit to the Indutec fair provides a versatile showcasing, networking and deal-making platform for companies from all over Africa,” says Thomson.

The expo provides an efficient and effective networking venue enabling exhibitors and visitors to leverage many opportunities globally – in one place at one time.

The Pumps, Valves and Pipes Africa (PVP Africa) exhibition welcomes newcomer Thai-German Products Public Company Limited (TGPRO) as a first-time exhibitor. It is also the company’s first time exhibiting in Africa.

“We decided to exhibit at PVP Africa 2015 because the event will help us introduce the company and its products to African markets and expand our business,” says TGPRO international sales executive Rinlada Panpoonsub.

TGPRO manufactures stainless steel pipes, tubes and sheets and will exhibit its current range of industrial and decorative products, which include high-grade stainless steel industrial pipes, as well as sanitary tubes, heat-exchangers and ornamental tubes.

Fuelling systems supplier Franklin Fuelling Systems will also exhibit for the first time and will launch its new storage tank overfill protection device, UPP submersible pumping systems and fuel management systems to African business.

“We decided to exhibit at Indutec because the PVP Africa expo has major synergy with allied industries such as petroleum,” says Franklin Fuelling Systems marketing executive Natasha Pratley.

She adds that the company’s brand fuel management product range includes sensors, probes and consoles which, together, provide continuous inventory monitoring and tank testing through proven magneto-strictive probe technology.

“Magneto-striction is a property of ferromagnetic material that causes it to change shape or size during the process of magnetisation,” she says.

Regulars Return

Spanish pump manufacturer Sera ProDos returns to PVP Africa in 2015 for the third time, to launch its new dosing systems. It supplies a range of precision chemical dosing systems and metering pumps with many accessories available.

“We decided to return to PVP Africa 2015 for brand exposure and networking; we always find new customers at these shows,” says Sera ProDos GM Marco Josephs, adding that the expo also helps to grow the pumps industry by raising awareness of business opportunities amongst potential investors.