On August 27-29, CANNY was on GLE (Global Lift & Escalator Expo Africa 2019) held in Johannesburg, the largest city of South Africa, the “Rainbow nation", one of the BRICS, the most developed country and also China's largest trading partner in Africa. Since 2007, China has become the largest source of South Africa’s elevator and escalator market that has been focused on by CANNY, well-known elevator brand nearly 10 years.
GLE Expo 2019, the first international elevator exhibition held in South Africa and the industrial event in Africa, attracted the entire E/L & E/S companies and the components suppliers well-known over the world. The huge business opportunities of up to $9 billion a year is generated in the construction industry market of South Africa, of which government is committed to building the construction industry as a pillar of the national economy, and wants to increase its share of GDP to 25%. Therefore, the elevator and escalator market closely related to the construction industry has broad room for growth.
CANNY and its partner in South Africa placed at the core of the pavilion their double-deck joint booth with the rich display panels, the traction Mc and the VR area of the multi-angle viewing experience for the visitors who could ride the pavilion’s mere escalator from the first floor to the second floor, to feel the shock of the intelligent manufacturing system of CANNY.
Over the years, CANNY has been successful in the development of the African market, winning successive landmark commercial complexes such as Egypt Soroc, Egypt City Center, Tanzania Moroccan Plaza, South Africa Centurion Mall and China Aid Rwanda Government Complex Office Building, China Aid Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs office building, China's aid to the Congo Lubumbashi Hospital and other B&R aid projects; it is worth mentioning that, CANNY president Mr. Wang Youlin participated in the 2018 South African BRICS Business Forum in July 2018 when he also personally visited the local market and provided strong support for the CANNY's expansion in the African market.