Entrepreneurs and
businesses in the manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy have fresh opportunities
to deepen their operations. Thousands of Nigeria’s leading manufacturing
experts will meet for the third annual mPAD and inaugural Nigeria Manufacturing
Expo (MAN Expo) in Lagos from 15-17 March 2016.
The event is enjoying strategic
sectoral support, including the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), event
patrons; the Federal Ministry of Industry; Trade & Investment of Nigeria, host
ministry and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, host chamber.
Dozens of leading
international manufacturing equipment suppliers have already signed up for what
is regarded as a long overdue gathering of the manufacturing industry.
Top manufacturing
suppliers including Festo Automation, Miele Packaging, Bühler, Thompson &
Grace, Gil Automation, Mazzoni LB SpA, Zutrad Ventures Limited, Kautex
Maschinenbau GmbH and the National Automotive Design and Development Council.
They will be, amongst many others, exhibiting their machines, tools, automation
technology and services at the Nigeria Manufacturing Expo.
Speaking on his company’s
participation at the upcoming event, Adrian Naidoo, Bühler’s Country Manager
for Nigeria said, “Nigeria is and will become the strongest economy on the
African continent.”
He added that “Bühler hopes
to find the right partners who have a vision to become successful market
leaders that use the most effective technologies that will make them the most
profitable business that serve the west African communities out of Nigeria.”
The company is a global
specialist in plant and equipment and related services for processing foods and
manufacturing.
Leading local manufacturers,
including Cadbury Nigeria, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Frigoglass Industries
Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria, A.G. Leventis, Mokolade Pharmaceutical have already
confirmed to be among the 2000+ visitors at the MAN Expo. Others include Mopson
Pharmaceutical, Nampak, Nestle Nigeria, Procter & Gamble, British American
Tobacco, May & Baker Nigeria and many more.
The programme presents a
veritable platform to evaluate and purchase machine tools, manufacturing
machinery, automation technology, assembly and handling automation systems,
laser coding systems, IT software as well as validation and calibration
services.
MAN’s Chairman Economic
Policy Committee (EPC) Reginald I. Odiah invites Nigerians to come to the event
and “to be ready to participate because it is going to be exciting with great
opportunities for business to business discussions, purchasing e the latest
state of the art production machines and equipment, development of joint
ventures between companies and technology transfers”.
The association has also called
for a massive investment to take the Nigerian manufacturing sector to the next
level. According to Odiah, the body hopes “That the expected investment will
come from two fronts – internally from local investors who will take advantage
of new government policies and support via the CBN and BOI to expand their
existing businesses and move into new areas of manufacturing. And then foreign
investors who will want to take advantage of the new government policies and
the investment climate.”
The third annual mPAD
(Manufacturing Partnerships for African Development) will gather expert
speakers from the industry.
The upcoming Nigeria
Manufacturing Expo is MAN’s official trade expo hosted in partnership with
Spintelligent Pty and Clarion Events Ltd, African event specialists and
organisers of the West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC).
The event will hold
between March 15 and 17 March 2016 at the Landmark Centre, Lagos Nigeria
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