DIY Trade & Industrial News April 2016 | Page 65

REPORT BACK 65 Success for Vermont Sales at Homemakers Expo L/R Greg de Villiers Sales Manager Vermont Sales, Nadja Korbel Festool Territory Sales Manager and Specialist Demonstrator, Edmar Maree placed second overall, overall winner Kari de Villiers, third placed Marcha Naude, Martin Bolton – Head of third year Department of Industrial Design School at UJ and Johandie Slabbert PR Executive at Homemakers Expo. The Homemakers Expo is one of the key shows on the Vermont Sales calendar and the company is a big supporter of the Expo. Its commitment is its own huge show stand to accommodate many of their international brands, where many of the top products were displayed and demonstrated. ADDED TO THE Vermont Sales “Our SawStop demonstration was stand, it also runs many of the a show stopper as normal with demonstrations on the Builders people in awe of this finger saving Warehouse stand. Here it showcases technology. Other products like its leading brands. The companies Kreg and Howard were very well blue chip brand Festool is the received and customers engaged sole sponsor of the University of in these demonstrations with great Johannesburg faculty of Art Design, enthusiasm,” said de Villiers. Architecture, and Industrial Design Even though the customers could awards. A full display of all the top buy from the stand via its retail Festool finalists were featured on partner as there were many very the Expo and the overall winners attractive, affordable show specials, were announced at the Expo. however the main point for Vermont “The Homemakers Expo provided Sales on the show was to generate a wonderful platform for us to interest and the exposure for its showcase several of our DIY and world class brands. While some Home improvement tools. Festool’s chose to make a purchase on the demo stations were continually busy show, it is commonly known that with numerous people admiring many will return to their valued the quality of these innovative retailers to purchase a product, power tools,” said Greg de Villiers many of which were seen for Sales Manager Vermont Sales. the first time at the show. 4965.d Eureka Fort Knox 1/4pg DIY Trade News Starburst ads DIY & INDUSTRIAL TRADE NEWS APRIL 2017 HOMEMAKERS EXPO