‘WAITEX 2020 will push government’s 1D1F agenda’

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By
Emmanuel Todd, GNA

Accra, Feb 19, GNA –
The West African Industrial Trade Exhibition (WAITEX 2020) will push
government’s One District One Factory (1D1F) agenda, Mr George Pearson,
Regional Director of West Africa Afrocet Montgomery, said on Wednesday.

The WAITEX 2020 is a
trade expo of mining, industrial, automation, packaging and occupational health
and safety equipment scheduled for April 21 to 23 at the Trade Fair Grounds in
Accra, being organised by Afrocet Montgomery, an events management company.

It is on the theme:
“Supporting Ghana’s Fourth Industrial Revolution”.

Mr Pearson said at
the launch of the exhibition that manufacturing was one of Ghana’s key
industrial transformational agendas, which was backed by the average annual
growth exceeding 10 per cent for the past three years in the industrial
sector. 

He said the
packaging of products was a challenge on the market where poor packaging made
goods unattractive and extremely difficult to export. 

With other
international companies coming to showcase their leading technology solutions,
the exhibition would be a catalyst to solving some of the industry challenges,
Mr Pearson said.

“The event would
provide the needed platform for all the industry stakeholders to congregate
annually to showcase their technologies, which would support companies and
individuals involved in mining, light and heavy industry, automation, packaging
and occupational health and safety sectors.”

Madam Victoria
Akosua Cobbah, the Principal Investment Promotion Officer, Ghana Investment
Promotion Centre, said the Centre was excited to partner the Montgomery Group
for the fair, which promised to be a launching pad for industries.

That would be a
testimony of Ghana as the go-to destination for high performing investment on
the Continent, she said.

She invited
companies in the mining, light and heavy industry, automation, packaging and
occupational health and safety sectors to take advantage and exhibit their
products.

Mr Dominic
Oduro-Antwi, the President of the Ghana Indian Trade Association Chamber, said
the fair would encourage and deepen trade networking amongst participants.   

GNA