Exhibiting at Facilities Management Expo​

“We were first-timers at Facilities Management Expo, and we had a great response to the raffle we held on our stand, which led to approximately 60 quality leads. We used the expo to promote brand awareness, which has been highly successful. There was great foot traffic at the expo and the show was very well set up. I commend the organisers for putting together something that clearly takes a load of behind-the-scenes work. We had some fantastic conversations with other exhibitors, which will definitely result in collaborative arrangements.”

“This is our first time at Facilities Management Expo, and we find that the four different disciplines that are covered at the co-located shows complement our training programmes across OSH, security, fire safety and FM. It’s a great chance to network and generate interest in our courses. We met with a couple of high-profile potential clients on the first day, so that is very pleasing for us. We had feedback from visitors that together the four shows are huge; well worth visiting.”

“At least 40-50% of our client base is in the FM or fire market. The Firexpo platform is well suited to attract our target market. Our aim was to create more touchpoints with clients, to create more client leads, and to find more resellers. The number of hot leads was fantastic — at least 25 companies actively asking us to contact them. The quality of leads was surprisingly good. We had several visitors from sub-Saharan Africa, which is great and encouraging.”

“We are first-time exhibitors, and this is also the first time we have exhibited since COVID-19. We were able to meet up with new players in the FM market. We used the expo to introduce the new members of our team to the market. We had some good enquiries in the first few hours of the expo. The show was very busy.”

“Last year, being post-COVID, we concentrated on letting people know we are still in the market and on promoting brand awareness. We found traction from the visitors at the 2023 show, then we did a post-show survey with a group of the visitors to our stand to find out what they felt we did right and where we could improve. We made those changes for the 2024 event, and we were able to focus on what people wanted to see on our stands. The expo is very efficiently run, and the seminar sessions are a big drawcard. Our autonomous robot Harvey proves very popular — he goes into dangerous areas where, for instance, there is fire and smoke, ensuring human lives are protected, by reporting back to control rooms with footage and alerts. We chatted to some big corporates, and we’ve firmed up some positive appointments,” Kevin McArdle

“This is the first time that Armatura has exhibited as a standalone, as in the past we have been on the ZKTeco stand. Because we are a top-tier access control brand, we wanted to increase the exposure to and understanding of our brand. We received large project-related leads, which we are thrilled about.”

“Our business is very face-to-face-oriented, so the show is perfect for us to get our name ‘out there’. We get to meet the real players in the industry. The quality of visitors is top notch. Everyone seemed very excited to be here. The security managers set these three days aside every year to source their solutions. We met some new potential customers getting into the industry, and some existing customers. The expos are well run; it’s actually amazing.”

“We’ve been in the country for 16 years, and decided three years ago to increase brand exposure. The quality of visitors was fantastic. We had 50 great, qualified leads on the first day of the show. We are very impressed with the show.”