ontbytSAKE Annual Business Award is presented to the trade fair

Prizes were awarded in each category, and a total of about 80 works were shortlisted for the finals in all categories. These works were judged by experts and voted by the audience.

Gary Corin, General Manager of Specialty Exhibitions at The Montgomery Group, enthused: “We are delighted to be a finalist for this award and are extremely pleased to be announced as the top large corporate advertiser.”

“It’s not the advertising itself, but the relationship we have built with ontbytSAKE over the past two years. OntbytSAKE provides a platform for our exhibitions and exhibitors to gain valuable exposure ahead of exhibition events. These exhibitions help promote trade in the various industries they represent and play an important role in bringing the industry together under one roof to trade and do business. We thank ontbytSAKE for giving us this opportunity and for bestowing us with this award.”

The partnership between the professional exhibition and ontbytSAKE began with a conversation at one of its flagship exhibitions, Propak Africa, in March 2022. Electra Mining Africa, also a flagship exhibition, debuted at ontbytSAKE in September 2022. Since then, the partnership has expanded to include other events, including Propak Cape 2023, as well as a full ontbytSAKE programme dedicated to Securex, A-OSH, Firexpo and Facility Management Expo this year, and a full dedicated programme for Electra Mining Africa later this year.

Raymond Le Grange, Project Manager at ontbytSAKE, who initiated the first dialogue in March 2022, says he is proud of ontbytSAKE’s collaboration with the trade fairs and the way the relationship has developed, which has grown to include a full programme of features. “We want to continue to have a good relationship with the trade fairs and play a role in this process, driving the development of the various events they organise, while also increasing the exposure of our exhibitors.”