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Over 30,000 visitors at this year’s Electra Mining Africa
Celebrating 50 years this year, Electra Mining Africa saw thousands of buyers and sellers coming together at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg from 5-9 September to meet in-person and see the latest innovation and new products, services and technologies that were on display at the show.
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During the five days of the event over 30,000 thousand people connected across industries, thousands of products were on display and thousands of face-to-face interactions took place. Live demonstrations and competitions also kept visitors enthralled. Buyers were able to get up close to the products, see and feel the quality and speak to technical experts. The show also offered visitors the opportunity to compare products and brands together under one roof. “It was amazing to be back after 4 year years and we were blown away,” says Gary Corin, Managing Director of Specialised Exhibitions a division of the Montgomery Group. “The industry came out in full force in support of the show with over 650 exhibitors occupying just less than 30,000 square metres of indoor and outdoor exhibition space, and with over 30,000 visitors through the gates. Although we’ve come out of a very tough period following the pandemic, the sense of anticipation and the positivity that has been expressed on the floor of the exhibition throughout the show has been enormous. It was back to meeting face-to-face, making connections, client facing - people loving the exhibition environment that has been missed. It’s been great to welcome people to Electra Mining Africa again from all parts of the globe including many visitors from neighbouring African countries.” “The quality of stands has been outstanding with exhibitors representing large and medium companies as well as start-ups and SMMEs, each wanting a chance to be at this year’s Electra Mining Africa. Some of the companies have exhibited with us for the 50 years of Electra Mining Africa, many starting with a nine square metre stand and some of them now having a couple of hundred square metre designer stands,” says Corin. “What better way to bring a
