IFSEC South Africa, the biggest commercial security, homeland security and fire exhibition on the African continent, has won the 2012 EXSA Award for the Best Trade Exhibition in the 6 000-12 000 square metre category.
Held on Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at Monte Casino, in Johannesburg, the Annual EXSA (Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa) Awards evening brings the leading industry venues, organisers, exhibition designers, stand builders, service companies and associate organisations - together to celebrate the year's best stand designs, events and organising companies. This year's industry "Oscars" brought together over 350 guests, including industry leaders from all over the country.
"The UBM Montgomery team is delighted to receive recognition for IFSEC South Africa at the most prestigious awards ceremony in the industry," says Gary Corin, Managing Director, Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery, a member of UBM Montgomery, organisers of IFSEC South Africa. "After almost two decades, IFSEC South Africa remains the largest security and fire exhibition of its kind in Africa, and we look forward to taking the show to even greater heights as we prepare for IFSEC South Africa 2013, to be held in June next year."
Corin goes on to say that IFSEC South Africa is an event that has grown over the years to become the chosen destination for security professionals who come from all over the African region to source leading security innovations. "IFSEC South Africa is the ideal platform for leading companies to highlight the latest security, fire technology and services to key decision-makers and buyers," he says. "We had almost 6 000 visitors at the 2012 event from government, trade and end-user markets, as well as some 200 exhibitors."
In 2011, the event, formally known as Securex, was renamed as IFSEC South Africa. This change was necessitated by the global shift in security trends and the realignment of the event into the IFSEC global portfolio of shows. Backed by the leading global IFSEC brand and supported by a comprehensive and strategic marketing campaign, which ensures that the show attracts the ideal kind of visitor year after year, IFSEC South Africa has gained a solid reputation and long list of satisfied exhibitors that continue to return to the show each year.
Corin adds that IFSEC South Africa 2013 will offer even more experiential features, educational seminars and networking opportunities, as well as the world-class exhibitors that visitors in the fire and safety sector have come to expect. It will also include the launch of a dedicated Fire Pavilion, providing those exhibitors that specialise in fire safety products and solutions with the ideal opportunity to showcase products and services alongside a seminar programme.
"Further encouraged by this award, we look forward to a highly successful IFSEC South Africa 2013," says Corin. "On behalf of the entire UBM Montgomery team, I wish to express a special thanks to EXSA for their recognition of IFSEC SA and congratulate all the other worthy EXSA winners as well," he concluded.
To find out more about exhibiting at IFSEC South Africa, contact Charlene Hefer, Event Director, UBM Montgomery, on (011) 835 1565, e-mail: charleneh@specialised.com; or De Wet Huysamer, Sales Executive, (011) 835 1565, e-mail: deweth@specialised.com.
To find out more about exhibiting at Homeland Safety and Security Africa, contact Jaques Swanepoel, Sales Executive, UBM Montgomery on (011) 835 1565, e-mail: jaquess@specialised.com, or visit www.ifsecsa.com.
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UBM Montgomery is a joint venture between UBM Live and Montgomery Worldwide.
UBM Live
Operating internationally, UBM Live operates a number of market-leading exhibitions, awards, Web sites/online products and publications in 20 different business sectors.
UBM organises more than 300 events in 21 countries and is the leading global provider of security events and media. The IFSEC security exhibitions in the Africa, Arabia, India and the UK consistently attract more than 1 000 manufacturers and distributors, and 42 000 security professionals annually.
Its brands include CPhI, IFSEC, Food Ingredients. Cruise Shipping Miami, Technology for Marketing and Advertising, International Confex, Informex and many more. With offices in the UK, Netherlands, USA, UAE and Brazil, UBM Live has successfully geo-cloned its leading CPhI, Food Ingredients, TFM&A and IFSEC brands into territories such as China, Japan, Asia, Eastern Europe, South America and Africa. As well as building relationships with its customers, the company helps wider communities through its corporate responsibility programme.
UBM Live is part of UBM Ltd, a leading global media company listed on the London Stock Exchange, which in 2009 generated revenue of lb847 million, with profit of lb171.2 million.
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Montgomery Worldwide
Established in 1895, Montgomery Worldwide is an international exhibition company with a predominant focus on B2B exhibitions around the world. Always innovative, Montgomery's vision, reputation and belief in the importance of international trade has led to the development of an exhibition and events programme in over 10 different countries.
Montgomery Worldwide has been operating in Africa for over 40 years and has built up a number of interests in both North and West Africa. In South Africa, Montgomery Worldwide is now the largest exhibition organiser in the country, with companies that include Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery. Montgomery Worldwide is also the predominant shareholder in the Johannesburg Expo Centre, which is the largest exhibition venue in Africa.
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Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery
Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery offers South Africa's largest portfolio of exhibitions servicing business-to-business sectors of the southern African economy. Backed by over 42 years of experience, Specialised Exhibitions is a member of the prestigious Montgomery Group and is recognised locally and internationally as an organiser of innovative, inspiring and highly effective exhibitions that meet the needs of the industries it serves. The acquisition of Exhibitions for Africa (EFA) in late 2007 by Specialised Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Andry Montgomery, has created a major force in the B2B trade exhibition market in southern Africa. Both companies had built extremely strong company brands with equally strong partner brand identification within their exhibition portfolios.
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