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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.
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