Visitor Profile

With strong support from Government Agencies and Financial Institutions such as: The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Bank of Industry (BOI), the Nigeria Manufacturing Expo is able to attract a significant number of high-level decision makers and purchase-influencing manufacturing professionals from leading manufacturers such as: Cadbury, May & Baker, TATA and TGI group and more.

Engage with a wide audience of senior decision-makers and purchasing influencers including:

C-level Executives – Government Officials – Director/Owner – Purchasers – Buyers – General Manager – Technical and Production Managers – Production Personnel – In-Plant Operators – Engineers and Technicians – Plant managers – Operators – Quality Controllers – Research and Development Managers – Product Development Designers – Supervisors – Purchaser/Buyers – Distributors

Meet leading local agents /distributors /resellers of manufacturing machinery and machine tools in Nigeria such as:

Worldwide Technologies
Global Sterling Products Limited
Gil Automation
Integrated Packaging Solutions (IPS)
Drol Global
Real People Concepts
Proxima International Limited
Kristseven Limited
Accessories Manufacturers

Visitors to Nigerian Manufacturing Expo include local SME & international manufacturers producing products in Nigeria across the following sectors:

Packaging, Labelling & Printing
Food, Tobacco, Agro & Beverages Processing
Plastics & Rubber
Pharmaceutical
Chemicals
Textiles
Automotive
Steel
Electrical and Electronics
Cement, Ceramics & Glass
Wood

Invited Companies for 2023 include:

Packaging, Food, Tobacco, Agro & Beverages Processing: Cadbury, Unilever, Guinness, UAC Foods, UAC Plc, Al Grain Foods, Amsel, De-United Foods, Guinness, Guinness Brewers, Nestle Nigeria

Plastics & Rubber: Altak, Dana Group, Lotus Plastic Limited, Leoplast, Nampak, Geeta Plastic Products

Pharmaceutical: GSK, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals, Unique Pharma, Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, CHI Pharmaceuticals Limited, May & Baker Nigeria Limited, Evans Medical Ltd, Dana Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Drugfield Pharmaceutical Limited, Emzor Pharma Industries, Fidson Healthcare Plc, SKG Pharma Limited

Chemicals: Falcon Chemicals, Tata Nigeria Chemical Division, Nagode industries Limited, Dueman Chemicals Nigeria Limited, NIPL Nigeria (Chemicals), Ambros Chemical Industries, Notore Chemical Industries

Textiles: Kaduna Textile Limited (KTL), Nigeria Textile Mills (NTM) Ikeja, United Nigerian Textile Plc (UNT), Kaduna Textiles Limited, Arewa Textile Plc, Nichemtex Plc, Afprint Nigeria Plc

Automotive: Stallion Motors, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), Dana Motors, Anammco, Leventis, Sinotrucks Nigeria, Globe Motors, Nigerian Coscharis Motors

Packaging, Labelling & Printing: Dacon Press, Danie Printing, Gordon & Femsaz Press, Graceland Printing & Publishers, Abduleykini Print, Adept-Quality Printers, Eagle Package Printing, Gab-Ola Enterprises Limited, Macmillan Nigeria Publishers

Steel: African Industries Group, Top Steel Nigeria, Ajaokuta Steel Project, Nigeria Gas & Steel, Kam Industries

Electrical and Electronics: Coleman Wires & Cables, Nigeria Engineering Works, Cutler-Hammer

Cement, Ceramics & Glass: Crystal Glass, Isoglass, Nampak, Egi MJG, The Chagoury Group

Wood: Amo Sawmills, Olukayode Sawmill (Nig) Limited, Soarse Wood & Timber, NIROWI, Omoniyi Sawmill, African Timber & Plywood, Iyayi Group of Companies, Calvenwood Veneer & Plywood, Wood Complex Ltd, Eastern Match Industries, Woodland Timbers

and many more…

Other visitors include distributors and resellers from the ECOWAS region, government officials, industrialists, financiers, export councils, industry associations and the media.

Sectorial breakdown of attendees:

What do our attendees think?

Exhibitor Testimonials

We had a great experience especially in the third day of the event, we gained a lot of customers

Peter Sengpiel

FESTO Automation

This is an interesting expo that has given Beaco a platform to showcase our latest equipment and machinery, we have been able to interface directly with new and prospective clients and we are happy to participate at the expo next year

Emile Bado

Beamco

It is a great show and we are very happy… we have committed ourselves for the next edition.

Makun Garud

Seagle International

The NME Expo is an indication that Nigeria and West Africa has got huge potentials for business opportunities to thrive and we are happy to be part of this story.

Mustapha Amro

CEO, Applied Industrial Manufacturing Limited

We are glad that we are here, the event has helped us showcase the abundant raw materials that Yobe state has, and we are going back with a lot of potential clients.

Goni Ali Gujiba

Yobe State Ministry of Commerce

We had a very good experience here at the expo. We’ve had a lot of workings, a lot of great leads have come through and we surely look forward to next year to participate in this again.

Marketing Director

Zebra Technologies Europe Limited

It is a good place to meet many customers and people who wants to do project. We came last year and we will definitely come next year. I recommend the show for every company into machineries and equipment to come and showcase their products.

Pavan S.P.A

I’ll say generally am impressed with the organisation of the events. The quality of the visitors is very encouraging.

Marketing Director

Nigeria Foundries Group of Company

This is the best exhibition I have attended in Nigeria.

Mr. Andreas Kruger

General Manager, GEA West Africa

Superb marketing tool that provided a lot of potential business from both small enterprises and big companies. I would definitely recommend the expo – it had an excellent marketing strategy with impressive media and press coverage that delivered a higher number of our customers than any of the other Nigerian expos we have attended.

Peter Sengpiel

Managing Director, FESTO

The Nigeria Manufacturing Expo was one-of-a-kind in terms of the buyers it generated and the kind of professionalism experienced in the Nigerian Market overall. Targeted buyers visited the show, making it a huge success for exhibitors… The show generated business of approximately USD 4oo,ooo to the Indian exhibitors which in itself states it all about the profile that came in to visit.

Mr. Nishant

Marketing & Promotions, FIEO (India Pavilion)

We are very happy with the Nigeria Manufacturing Expo. We gained around 35 contracts. 25 were from new business, the majority of which was nationally based from places such as Kano. The Expo also proved a great way to build trust and relationships with existing customers, resulting in even more business from them.

Mohamed Ikar

Sales Manager, Kautex Group

This is a fantastic show - we will be back next year

Mr. Pietro Maggio

Sales Area Manager, Pavan Group

We had the opportunity to educate other participants about our operations. Well organised and well-coordinated. We will have our own stand next year

Richard E Obianu

Senior Manager, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)

This show has received a high level of visitors and decision makers - we are very happy.

Mr. Fairs Faris

International Trade & Development, Al-Behar industries

Very well accepted, I really had a good time. The exposure to machines was great.

Mrs Ekama E Akpan

National Vice President , Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

The event is great! It is a very good avenue for contact for manufacturers to display their products and solutions

Alhaji Ali Madugu

Vice President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

My experience at the Nigeria Manufacturing Expo was very good anduseful. From my discussions with other stakeholders who attended, they have praises for the organization. The technical papers presented were very apt and useful. The exhibitors list is good with reputable OEMs from Europe and some local ones which are very relevant to many MSMEs present.

Engr Ibrahim Usman

Vice President (North West Zone) Chairman, Infrastructure Committee, Chairman Board Of Directors, Manufacturers Power Development Company Limited

The 3rd mPAD and Nigerian Manufacturing Expo is fantastic, rewarding and good to hold again

Reginald Odiah

Chairperson, Economic Policy Committee & Chairperson, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

The event was enlightening and the round table discussions gave insight into the steps to take in order to take manufacturing in Nigeria to greater heights. There were practical suggestions that will positively impact the sector and help in reducing costs that will help local manufacturers.

Bhadmus Abudu

CEO, Premier Paints plc

The invitation to the Government agencies was a very good idea because it gave some stakeholders in the private sector, the opportunity to make inputs and criticisms to government policies/documents like the NIRP from FMITI.

Engr Ibrahim Usman

Vice President (North West Zone) Chairman, Infrastructure Committee, Chairman Board Of Directors, Manufacturers Power Development Company Limited

The Nigeria manufacturing Expo has the potential to be the preferred platform for manufacturing business to network.

Director General

National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)