The Africa Print Cape Town Expo, held at the CTICC on 11-12 March, attracted visitors from all over the Western Cape as well as other parts of South Africa such as Gqeberha, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Potchefstroom, and from across the borders such as Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia.
Exhibitors were pleased with the turnout and quality of leads they generated and the sales made:
‘The highlight for us was networking with new resellers in the market. We haven’t been in Cape Town for a long time, and to meet with old resellers and new ones is good for us,’ said James Motaln, Big 5 Distribution.
‘One of the highlights was exposure: we had a lot of youngsters showing up from institutes and graphic designers that aren’t usually exposed to the industry. These visitors could be new entrants to the industry, and it’s always good to empower and inform them about this glamorous industry, and have them be part of it,’ said Brandon Bok, Printing SA.
‘We had four or five really good quality customers come through that I feel that we would not have been able to connect with (if we weren’t at the show). I’ve been trying to connect with them for the last year and that was really a highlight,’ said Lee-Ann Roos, ORAFOL.
‘It was a very good event and it was good to touch base with old clients and meet some good potential new ones, and of course to introduce them to some of our exciting new products,’ said Adam Querido, Graphix Supply World.
‘The show was good for us, and the Change One Woman (C1W) event was amazing. We had amazing clientele coming in, they were fun to deal with,’ said Jo Human, Indisol.
‘We launched some new products which got really good traction like our HEXIS HXONE wrapping vinyl. There were some nice corporate customers that came through, which was great for us because we want to supply our product but we also want to know how the product is going to be applied and that it is used the right way. Educating the end user is becoming more important to us, and connecting with corporates and advertising agencies is key,’ said Illze Bester, Kolok Graphic Supplies.
‘The quality of people that came through was very good. We managed to close deals. The visitors asked valid questions and showed a lot of interest in the equipment. There are more customers that are now aware of the other products that we offer,’ said Graham Beck, Chemosol.
‘The atmosphere was great, there were a lot of new people that came through, a lot of new suppliers, and another highlight was the efficiency of the organisers. It was smooth running and we had no issues. It was exciting and we will definitely be back next year,’ said Lizelle Jacobs, Signbox.
‘A highlight of the show is that we get to educate visitors, and that’s one thing that people need but don’t do themselves, they don’t research and get the answers they’re looking for. So it’s really cool that even though they’re not coming to buy they get educated and understand what the technology is about and what the advancements are,’ said Darren Pieterse, Graficomp.
‘There were qualified visitors. I gave out a lot of business cards and price lists, and I really felt that it was good value. The C1W event was a tremendous initiative that I’d like to be a part of, that I can maybe give back to younger woman starting out in business,’ said Lauren Weaver, Vic Bay.
Judges visited each stand at the expo and judged them according to criteria based on design, construction, traffic flow, presentation, attitude of staff and messaging. The results are as follows:
Africa Print
Africa Print first place shell scheme small: DTF Printing Africa
Africa Print first place shell scheme medium: National Screen and Digital Supplies
Africa Print first place floor space small: Geniprint and Hitech Graphics
Africa Print second place floor space small: LBY Africa
Africa Print first place floor space medium: FESPA Foundation
Africa Print second place floor space medium: Printing SA
Africa Print first place floor space large: Sign-Tronic
Africa Print second place floor space large: Allrich
Sign Africa
Sign Africa first place shell scheme small: JG Electronics
Sign Africa second place shell scheme small: Headwear 24
Sign Africa first place shell scheme medium: ZSK Embroidery
Sign Africa second place shell scheme medium: Chemosol & Register Screen
Sign Africa first place floor space small: Graficomp and Trodat
Sign Africa second place floor space small: Acrylux
Sign Africa first place floor space medium: Midcomp
Sign Africa second place floor space medium: Kolok Graphic Supplies and ORAFOL
Sign Africa first place floor space large: Indisol Roland
Sign Africa second place floor space large: Titan-Jet
Sign Africa first place floor space mega: Graphix Supply World
Sign Africa second place floor space mega: STIXO
Other 2026 Expo Dates:
– Durban: Wednesday and Thursday, 27-28 May 2026, Durban ICC
– Johannesburg: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8-10 September 2026, Gallagher Convention Centre
AFRICA PRINT EXPO
+27 11 568 1894
www.africaprintexpo.com
