On Wednesday evening EXSA celebrated this years Award winners at a glittering ceremony held at Montecasino. The EXSA Awards evening the Oscars of the industry brought together over 350 guests including industry leaders from all over the country to celebrate the incredible stand designs in various categories, the best exhibitions of the year and the best venues and personnel in the industry. MC John Walland congratulated all the winners and prizes were handed out by EXSA Chair, Nigel Walker; Vice-Chair, Natalie Naude; Venue Forum, Mati Nyazema; Western Cape Chair, Megan Arendse; and Sandy Angus from Montgomery UK. Pippa Walker handed out the Green Awards prizes for this new category introduced to the Awards for the first time this year. Tender Mavundla, ex Idols finalist from 2007, entertained the audience with her incredible voice. It was a really fabulous evening and a time when the industry celebrates all the hard-work and efforts put into all the exhibitions held throughout the year. I think everyone can give themselves a huge round of applause especially to all the finalists and winners, commented EXSA GM Sue Gannon.
Here are all the winners:
Best Stands of the Year:
Custom built stands: 12sq.m & under
Seatworks for their xtownx stand at Indaba
Custom built stands: 13 24 sq.m
The Exhibitionist for their own stand at Markex
Custom built stands: 25m – 50 sq.m
Oasys for their own stand at Markex
Custom built stands: 50 100 sq.m.
Oasys for the Kerself stand at Power & Electrical World Africa
Custom built stands: 101 200 sq.m
Scan for their Armscor stand at AAD
Custom built stands: over 201 sq.m.
The Exhibitionist for Becker Mining at Electra Mining
System built stands: 12 sq.m. and under
3d Design for the NH Hotels stand at Indaba
System built stands: 13 24 sq.m
3d Design for the Landis & Gyr stand at AMEU
System built stands: 25 – 50 sq.m
3d Design for GE SA Technologies at Africa Rail and Ports
3d Design for the Gijima stand at Govtech
System built stands: 51 100 sq.m
Scan Display for their own stand at Markex
System built stands: 101 200 sq.m
3d Design for the Kemtek Print Solutions stand at Sign Africa
Externally designed stands of any size
Scan for the Evonik Plexi Glass stand at Sign Africa
Progroup for the Denel stand at AAD
Custom and system built stands (mixed)
Expo Solutions for Vetho House at Indaba
Pavilions of any size
Design and Display for the Gauteng Tourism Pavilion at Indaba
Outdoor stand of any size
Scan Display for the Department of Environmental Studies at COP 17
Best Exhibitions of the Year:
Best Consumer Exhibition: 3000 sq.m and under
Go Glamour Johannesburg
Organiser: Three City Events
Best Consumer Exhibition: 3001- 6000 sq.m
SABC Baba Indaba Cape Town
Organiser: Three City Events
Best Consumer Exhibition: 6001-12 000 sq.m
Mama Magic The Baby Expo Johannesburg
Organiser: Exposure Marketing
Best Consumer Exhibition: 12 000 sq.m & over
Gauteng Homemakers Expo
Organiser: The Homemakers Fair
Best Trade Exhibition: 3 000 6 000 sq.m
Meetings Africa Johannesburg
Organiser: Scan on Show
Best Trade Exhibition: 6 000 12 000 sq.m.
IFSEC South Africa
Organiser; Montgomery Africa
Best Trade Exhibition: 12 000sqm & over
Electra Mining
Organiser; Specialised Exhibitions
Best Trade and Consumer Exhibition:1000 3000 sq.m
The Green Expo Johannesburg
Organiser: Three City Events
Best Trade and Consumer Exhibition: 3 000 6 000 sq.m.
Future Ed Johannesburg
Organiser: Exposure Marketing
Best Trade and Consumer Exhibition: 6000 -12 000 sq.m
Grand Designs Live
Organiser: Montgomery Africa
Best Trade and Consumer Exhibition: 12 000 sq.m & over
SA Cheese Festival
Organiser: Agri Expo
Best Exhibition held alongside a Conference
The South African Automotive Week, held in Port Elizabeth
Organiser: Inkanyezi Events
For the Green Stand/Exhibition Awards:
Best Small Stand Award
Scan Display Solutions for their Pfizer stand
Best Medium Stand Award
Scan Display Solutions for DEA at the CCR Expo at COP 17
Best Large Stand Award
Complete Exhibition for Sasol: Olifants In-Situ Display
Best Green Outdoor Pavilion
The CCR Expo/Marquee which was at COP 17
Organiser: Scan Interactive
Best Green Exhibition
The Green Expo held in both Cape Town and Jhb
Organiser: Three City Events
The Best Company Awards:
The Best Supplier Company Stand Design and Construction
3D Design (Division of 3D Group)
The Best Supplier Company Security
Lodge Events Security
The Best Supplier Company AV
Gearhouse South Africa JHB
The Best Supplier Company General. It was a tie between:
Tree-Mendous Pot Plant Hire
ZF Cleaning Services cc
Best Venue
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Best Organiser
Specialised Exhibitions
Best Employees of the Year:
Best Venue Employee
Meghan Pietersen (Cape Town International Convention Centre)
Best Organiser Employee
Brad Hook (Specialised Exhibitions)
Best Supplier Employee Stand Design & Construction
Dylan Solomon (3D Shell (Division of 3D Group)
Best Supplier Employee Security
Mark Sleep (The Stable Management Group)
Best Supplier Employee AV
Charl Smit (Gearhouse South Africa (Pty) Ltd – Cape Town)
Best Supplier Employee General
Jacqui Nel (Exhibition Freighting G.S.M.)
The EXSA Personality of the Year
Vinnie Orchard (Expo Solutions)
The 2012 Chairmans Award
Doug Rix, DK Design.
