Media Releases

28 May 2013 - Paris: UFI has announced the winner of its 2013 Sustainable Development competition on “Best innovative environmental initiative”. South Africa’s Scan Display was selected as the winner with their entry related to the South African Climate Change Response Expo.
Justin Hawes, Scan’s Managing Director declared “It is a great honour for us to win this award, as sustainability is central to Scan Display’s values and ethics. We are also very proud that this year both UFI Sustainable Development Awards were presented to South African companies. This shows that, even as a developing nation, we are playing a leading role in promoting green innovations for the exhibition industry”.

The jury’s selection recognizes Scan Display’s full approach to sustainability in this challenging project which started from a parking lot and ended up as a comprehensive concept. Paul Woodward, UFI Managing Director, commented: “We are very pleased with the high standard of
entries received for this award. Today companies in the exhibition industry are implementing strong, serious approaches to environmental challenges. The Scan Display programme captures the imagination with their innovative thinking in creating the South African Climate Change Response Expo”.

Scan Display’s entry, together with other entries selected as good practices by the jury, are available for downloading at www.ufi.org/sdaward. UFI organizes annual award competitions in the fields of education, ICT, marketing, operations and sustainable development with the goal of recognizing and
promoting excellence in the exhibition industry.

Paris/Plovdiv, 16 May, 2013:  The jury of the 17th International Fair Poster Competition has announced the winners for the 2013 international graphic design competition.  Organized by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and International Fair Plovdiv (Bulgaria), this unique forum recognizes contemporary poster art, which supports the international exhibition industry.  A total of 64 posters from 24 fair and exhibition organizers in 17 countries were submitted.  Each poster promoted a specific exhibition.  

The international jury of exhibition industry professionals and graphic designers assessed the 64 posters based on the originality of the design concept, successful interpretation of the exhibition topic and clear presentation of the marketing message and exhibition's technical details.  

The poster presented by Toulouse Expo – Toulouse, France and designed by Bernard Cadène, was unanimously chosen as this year’s Grand Award winner.  The complete list of awarded posters follows:

Grand award
Toulouse Expo – Parc des Expositions – Toulouse, France
International Fair of Toulouse
Dates: 6 – 15 April 2013
Designer: Bernard Cadène
Runner-up finalists:
1. Cosmoprof Asia Ltd. - Hong Kong, CHINA
COSMOPROF ASIA
Dates: 13 – 15 November 2013
Designer: Leo Burnett
2. Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company - Zimbabwe
ZITF – Zimbabwe Internationa Trade fair
Dates: 23 – 27 April 2013
Designer: Charisma Agency
3. Inter Expo Center – Sofia, Bulgaria
Water Sofia 2013
Dates: 29-31 May 2013
Designer: Miroslava Rangelova
4. Inter Expo Center – Sofia, Bulgaria
BULCONTROLA 2013
Dates: 29-31 May 2013
Designer: Miroslava Rangelova

The Grand Award winner will be presented with a unique statuette created by the sculptor Yanko Nenov.  Certificates of recognition will be provided to the runners-up, their advertising agencies and designers.  
The Grand Award will be presented at the 80th Congress to be hosted by AKEI from 13 -16 November 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.