Plumbing Africa May 2018 | Página 17

EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 15 PLUMBDRAIN Africa 2018 countdown The countdown to this year’s PLUMBDRAIN Africa, co-located with Interbuild, has started. In less than three months, the doors will open to Africa’s largest construction and building services exhibition, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. The exhibition will be held at the Expo Centre Nasrec (Johannesburg) from 15 to 18 August 2018, and stands are still available inside the hall or outside space can be booked. As the only dedicated plumbing, draining, sanitation, water, and sanitaryware exhibition in Africa, this event covers all facets of plumbing, from commercial and industrial to standard domestic plumbing products and services. Moving away from the traditional static stand, this year’s exhibition is in favour of exhibitors interacting with their audience on both a technical and trade level. It has been proven in the past that exhibits that follow a three- dimensional approach — enabling visitors to see, touch, or feel — carry far more recollection in the visitor’s mind than merely a display of products does. Live demos and hands-on training will give exhibitors an edge to market their products to the industry effectively. The organisers encourage all exhibitors to create interactive stands to encourage professionals and trades to experience and understand the material fittings and technology that is on offer, coinciding with the mandatory standards that apply to plumbing, affording great plumbing practices the attention it deserves. Interact Media Defined is the owner of PLUMBDRAIN and the official media partner of Interbuild, hosted by Specialised Exhibitions www.plumbingafrica.co.za Montgomery. Plumbing Africa is the most reliable source for all relevant and exciting industry news. We encourage everyone to engage with us for any information or queries that you might have. If you are planning something exciting for your stand, let us know so we can speak to you about it. We will be covering PLUMBDRAIN 2018 with a preview issue in June 2018, followed by a show issue, and finally a review issue. WHY EXHIBIT AT PLUMBDRAIN? • Face-to-face contact with local and international customers • Maximum return on marketing investment • The most efficient way to launch new products and services • Demonstrate new innovations to a targeted audience • Opportunity to research and develop. To jump the queues, keep a lookout for the online registrations that will be opening soon. For PLUMBDRAIN 2018 bookings and enquiries, call us on +27 (0) 11 579 4940, email [email protected], or book online at http://plumbdrain.interbuild.co.za. You can also get in touch if you would like to include any editorial content in any of the issues. Please send this to [email protected]. PA May 2018 Volume 24 I Number 3