New additions planned for 2017 edition of Automechanika Joburg

11th November 2016

By: Irma Venter

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Next year’s Automechanika Johannesburg trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, taking place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from September 27 to 30, will also play host to three new, related shows.

The new shows are Futuroad Expo, Scalex Johannesburg and REIFEN.

Futuroad Expo is a commercial vehicle show; Scalex Johannesburg a trade fair for transport system, infrastructure and logistics solutions; and REIFEN the world’s largest trade fair for the tyre industry.

Messe Frankfurt, the owner of the Automechanika brand, is in the process of co-locating the established REIFEN tyre expo brand with Automechanika trade fairs worldwide.

REIFEN exhibits a range of tyres, as well as garage equipment and tools for the tyre sector.

The Futuroad Expo replaces the Johannesburg Truck and Bus Show, which previously formed part of the Johannesburg International Motor Show.

Futuroad Expo will include truck and van manufacturers; commercial vehicle body builders; suppliers of tracking and navigational systems; home-based refuelling systems; fleet management systems; cross-border services; hoists and cranes; and specialised utility vehicles, such as ambulances, police vehicles, rescue vehicles and waste compactors.

All the shows will be organised by SA Shows Messe Frankfurt, a wholly owned subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt Exhibitions, of Germany.

The local subsidiary, based in Sandton, is headed by CEO Konstantin von Vieregge.

“The new arrangement enables us to optimise the synergies that exist between the industry sectors served by these related trade fairs,” says Automechanika Johannesburg show director Philip Otto.

“We believe this will now also be a particularly attractive offering for businesspeople north of our borders, as we offer four specialised shows at one venue over a four-day period.

“We expect a significant jump in visitors from outside South Africa, compared with the numbers that visited Automechanika Johannesburg when it was a standalone show.”

Next year’s Automechanika Johannesburg will mark the fifth time that this trade fair for the automotive aftermarket has been staged in South Africa since the inaugural event in 2009.

Product groups that will be on display at this event include parts and components; repairs and maintenance; electronics and systems; accessories and customising; management and digital solutions; car wash, care and reconditioning; safari and off-road vehicles; and government utility vehicles and trailers.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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