Chinese companies will make up a significant amount of all exhibitors taking part in this year’s Tools, Hardware and Building Supplies expo (THABS), a component show of the phenomenally successful Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX). The show takes place from 30 June to 2 July 2013. Around 110 Chinese exhibitors have already booked out 145 stands in two of the five halls available at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. “Many mid- and high-level Chinese manufacturers are adopting stringent European quality and safety standards for their factories and products, in order to qualify to export to sophisticated markets in Europe, North America, Australasia and southern Africa,” says John Thomson, Managing Director of Exhibition Management Services, organisers of THABS and SAITEX.
“Show visitors can discover thousands of top quality products, accessories and consumables in the tools, hardware and building category at THABS, from generators and hand tools to power tools, water pumps, building cement and much, much more.”

Chinese Business Chamber Leverages SAITEX Attendance
“I’m delighted at the response to the THABS exhibition at SAITEX by our members,” says Kent Han, Project Manager at China Technology Investment & Trade, a Hong Kong based Chinese business chamber.
“China is EMS’s partner country for SAITEX 2013 after India last year, and this year the stands have sold out faster than any other,” says Han. “I have been organising Chinese companies to exhibit in South Africa for three years, and this is the biggest group we have ever sent to SAITEX in South Africa.”
• Shandong Pangu Tools manufactures a range of 40 hand tools in 200 different types such as axes, hammers, crow bars and agricultural tools. The company is ISO 9000 certified and has German Geprufte Sicherheit (GS) and Conformite Europeene (CE) European safety accreditation. Pangu Tools is exploring opportunities in southern Africa.

• With more than 700 configurations of metal wire and wire mesh products, Hebei Youlian Metal & Wire Mesh exports to over 40 countries around the world including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The 10-year old company has a team of 45 professional technicians designing the most advanced wire mesh weaving products.

• Galvanised steel strips, pipes and coils are some of the corrosion-resistant products made by Tianjin Huashengyuhe International. The company will be at SAITEX to create awareness of its product range, and find new business ventures in South Africa and the southern African region. Company executives also aim to develop business contacts in the hardware, glasswork, building materials and woodwork sectors.
• New start-up Zhejiang Yinkai Technology was founded in 2009 and supplies equipment in industry sectors ranging from portable gasoline generators, hose reels, water pumps and engine parts. The company is ISO, GS and CE certified and exports products to the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa.

• Shixia Holdings is a major exporter of industrial and garden liquid sprayers, which are extremely popular with retailers the world over. The company has over 500 products which are exported worldwide to countries in Africa, Europe, Australasia and the Middle East.