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Airport Industry Showcase

Taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 19-21 October, Africa's first airport facilities exhibition is set to play a major role in the development of airports on the African continent.

Officially endorsed by ACSA (Airports Company South Africa), the event will showcase the full spectrum of materials, services and technologies critical for the efficient and profitable management and development of African airports and the creation of a viable and vibrant airline industry on the continent. Africa currently accounts for only 3% of global air traffic and, with aviation being cited as one of the key pathways to economic development in Africa, the development of airports, facilitated by the showcase, could mean real progress for the African continent as a whole.

ACSA is the largest airports authority in Africa and owns and operates South Africa's nine principal airports, including the three major international airports at Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Together, these airports handle more than 200 000 aircraft landings and 10 million departing passengers annually.

Apart from providing world-class secure infrastructure for airlines to move people and goods around, ACSA is proactive in the promotion of tourism and facilitation of economic growth, job creation as well as protection of the environment. In line with the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), ACSA has also invested enormous time and effort in finding opportunities to assist and invest in airport development in other African countries.

According to Andreas Jager, Area Manager SADC, Airport Consulting Vienna, "An airport is the powerhouse of a whole region and the resulting aviation industry is the key driver of international development". The ongoing upgrades of aviation services within South Africa demonstrates that the local industry is on the right track, but the development of these services in the rest of Africa is virtually non-existent, leaving much room for progress.

Charmaine Lodewyk, Group Executive of Communications and Brand Management, explained that ACSA also regards the new exhibition as an essential component in enhancing and developing an efficient airport infrastructure, as well as playing an important role in the growth of aviation as a whole across the African continent. A speedy upgrade of aviation services will serve governments and businesses alike, while the effect that these upgrades will have on major income earners such as tourism, trade and industry will benefit citizens as a whole.

The Showcase will cover sectors including: airport terminal buildings; apron, hangars, runways and air traffic control; air cargo; technology; passenger services; security and retail among others.

Security industry exhibitors

Among the exhibitors from the security industry will be:

Dedicated Micros

An international player in the field of specialist CCTV control equipment. The company is renowned for the design and manufacture of robust, dedicated, multiplex hardware designed to meet the demands of continuous 24-hour security surveillance. DM will be launching its new DS2 product at the show.

Basix Technologies

Provider of solutions for city surveillance, intelligent transport systems, border points, airports and harbours, among various others, will launch the AS&E Body Scan - a new backscatter non-intrusive X-ray scanner for terminal security, and the MAXxess Navigator - a new concept in virtual control room technology.

Vision Catcher

Supplies security solutions that are software driven, intelligent video surveillance systems alerting threats, analysing the threat and thus avoiding false alarms.

Its solutions, which include ObjectVideo, SentryScope, Appian and FleetVu, can integrate and operate with existing systems.

Transaction Control Technologies (TCT)

Specialises in secure single-person access control (including biometrics), remote/multiple site access control, theft prevention systems and pneumatic tube systems.

Selector Door and Versamax Flex will be on show.

Elvey Security Technologies

Distributor of electronic security systems and equipment, will be launching its new GE and Samsung ranges of cameras and digital recording technologies.

Tactile Technologies

The sole distributor of the Elo TouchSystems range in southern Africa. Tactile's hardware division offers more then 200 different touch monitor and touch computer configurations. Tactile's solution division specialises in custom product development.

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