Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo a roaring success

The eighteenth Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo, which took place from Thursday (29 August) to Sunday (1 September) at the CTICC, was again a roaring success, attracting more than 36,400 visitors.

The overall winner of the best stand this year was World of Decorative Concrete. Gold awards were given to Brightfields, Easylife Kitchens, FG Frameless Glass, Get There Interior Exhibits and Design Time, Interior Concepts, Kales Marble, SMEG, The Plantation Shutter Company and tuis l home.

The best stand awards in the feature areas went to Space for Life, Pure Creation, The Pole Yard, Sweet Temptations Toffees, Incanda Leather Furniture and Norick Interiors.

Silver certificates were given to Camdeboo Leisure, Cover Frameless Glass, Eclipse Furniture, Eurafrican, Hex Valley Down products, Hisense SA Holdings, Kitchenshow, Lansdowne Boards, Palmers Exclusive Metals, Patio Warehouse, Revelstone, Sauna and Decks 4 Africa, Supreme Upholstery, Vintage-etc. and Wall Flower.

Bronze certificates were awarded to Absacus Gardens, Advance Pools, Ascaso, CapeCrete, Cemstone, DStv, Ellis Furniture, Eva-Last Distributors, Hotel & Home Online Store, Jetmaster Fireplaces and Braai, Libra Flooring, Macneil, MossCo, Natural Stone Warehouse and Plaza Board Centre.

Says John Leyden, Business Development Director of HOMEMAKERS: "The 2013 Cape Homemakers Expo was again a huge success with many exhibitors reporting record sales and business leads that will keep them busy for months to come.

"The quality of the exhibits were once again of an extremely high standard. Even the typical Cape Town winter weather played its part in convincing consumers to visit an indoor event. We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all our exhibitors, visitors, sponsors and service providers for their contribution to the success of this year's expo," Leyden concluded.

For more information please contact HOMEMAKERS Cape on (021) 511 2800 or visit the website www.homemakersonline.co.za.