partinform
| by Howard Keeg
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Partinform Blows
PE Away
➲ The big winner of the evening was
Godfrey Barnes of Bronscor, a manufacturer
and supplier of speciality steels. Godfrey
(pictured right) was the quiz show winner,
and he was ably assisted by work colleague
Meshan Chetty. Godfrey gets to partake in the
Legends Car Racing Experience in November
2014, along with the other Partinform
winners. A very happy Godfrey said that
he learnt a lot from the show, and would
definitely be back for more the next time the
show rolls into PE
Wednesday 12 March 2014 was
windswept and wet, and as the sun
set in the west, the day morphed
into a dark and stormy night. Would
the good folk of Port Elizabeth
go out on a night like this?
Dark storm clouds, heavy, black,
and pendulous, hung over the Pine
Lodge Resort, off Mari ne Drive,
Cape Recife, towards which the
Partinform invitees were driving.
But they were on a night out, and
they were not going to let a storm
spoil the rest of their evening.
It was a night out they were going
to remember for a very long time.
B
y the time the show started, over 150
attendees had arrived. Parts resellers, workshop
technicians, fleet buyers, technical managers,
➲ The Partinform girls, a double feature of Partinform, were
flying the flag of the four sponsors of the evening: GUD,
and more, with names such as Brad, Janet, Johan and
Monroe, Federal-Mogul and Holts
Laetitia, Sipho and Lindiwe; all had come to hear the Partinform
message. A powerful message of technical competence, quality
branded parts, after sales support, South African manufacture, CPA
compliance, and doing the right thing. It was a fest of science fact, and not fiction, which would
have upset the riff raff, but not the technical majors. And the technical boffins were not disappointed.
The 2014 version of the Partinform Automotive Components Trade Show follows the tried and tested template that Partinform has been
dishing out for quite a few years. A template of edutainment, information, technical tips, one on one networking, and prizes galore, with
the big prize being a retro ride in the fast and furious Legend Racing vehicle. The enthusiasm right through the evening was palpable, and
all went home satisfied and sated, with a jump in their step.
aBr has witnessed many a Partinform, and has given testimony for many a year, and the night of 12 March was no different.
It was a time warp of note, as the powerful message was driven home. aBr gives its readers a Partinform picture show:
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| words in action
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april 2014