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Better Stands at Fi Africa

At Fi Africa, your stand is your identity, built to capture the attention of thousands of attendees looking to connect with their next business partner. And we’re proud to offer you a platform to create these invaluable connections and showcase your brand. We’re also conscious of the waste that comes from ‘single-use’ stands.

We’ve introduced our Better Stands initiative to move away from disposable stands in favour of re-usable or recyclable structures at our events. We believe that we can work together with you and your contractors to eliminate considerable waste while still giving you an unparalleled exhibiting experience.

Sustainable design

Why ‘Better Stands’?

  • <p>Move away from single-use stands</p>

    Move away from single-use stands

    Single use stands are space only builds that are used only once and create environmental and health and safety issues onsite.

  • <p>Switch to reusable stands</p>

    Switch to reusable stands

    Switching to reusable stands where all core elements are reusable reduces waste and ensures safer, smoother and stress-free build & breakdown.

Built for the future

The Better Stands vision

There are no shortcuts to sustainability, and the only way to get there is by working together with our entire F&B community. To make things easier, we have introduced different tiers of Better Stands for space only stands. We recommend that space only exhibitors work towards achieving at least Bronze status in 2025. So, now is the time to have a conversation with your contractor about moving towards a sustainable solution. All space only stands are independently verified at the end of the event to determine their individual level.

Learn more about Better Stand Programme

Reusable:

  • Stand structure & walls
  • Platform
  • Furniture & equipment
  • Lighting

Reusable:

  • Stand structure & walls
  • Platform
  • Furniture & equipment
  • Lighting
  • Fascia & overhead signage
  • Rigged structure
  • Ceiling
  • Display facilities

  • Stand structure & walls
  • Platform
  • Furniture & equipment
  • Lighting
  • Fascia & overhead signage
  • Rigged structure
  • Ceiling
  • Display facilities

     Reusable or recyclable:

  • Graphics & decorative items
  • Floor covering
Yannick Verry, Brand Director - Fi Events Portfolio

"In our journey towards driving sustainability, we’re working to create a better work environment for our exhibitors, contractors and staff while reducing waste and carbon emissions. Better Stands is a step towards delivering a cleaner and greener event experience."

Yannick Verry

Brand Director - Fi Events Portfolio

What's in it for you?

Work with us 

  • <p>Better cost savings compared to disposable stands</p>

    Better cost savings compared to disposable stands

  • <p>Build to your design, simply meeting material regulations</p>

    Build to your design, simply meeting material regulations

  • <p>Reduced waste and a safer, more efficient work environment</p>

    Reduced waste and a safer, more efficient work environment

  • <p>Promote your sustainability credentials as a brand</p>

    Promote your sustainability credentials as a brand

Where to get started

  • 1

    Your contractor builds your stand from reusable components used at other events

  • 2

    Your contractor builds you a modular stand that you can store and reuse again

Start the conversation with your contractor

See the exhibitor procurement guide

FAQs

Frequently asked questions from exhibitors and contractors

Disposable stands cause environmental, health and safety and wellbeing issues onsite at our events. Across Informa in 2019, disposable stands/booths equated to over 80% of our total waste generated at events. Proactively addressing this practice globally, at events like Fi Africa is key to creating a more sustainable events industry.

When we talk about disposable stands, we mean single use, disposable booths made from raw materials onsite, such as chipboard, particleboard or low-density fiberboard (LDF). Quality of finish is often compromised due to working time pressures.

A non-disposable/reusable stand is constructed using materials designed to be used multiple times. For example:

  • Frame and fabric
  • Wood stock panels
  • Aluminium modular
  • Cardboard flat pack
  • Exhibitor owner OR rented
  • Plus many others!

All stands at Fi Africa will be independently verified to determine which level they have achieved. Better Stands exhibitors will receive certification following the verification to confirm the level they have achieved.

These are already compliant with our sustainability measures. Better Stands is targeted at space only builds, which historically create the most waste.

Please contact us here or get in touch directly with your account manager to discuss exhibiting more sustainably.