March 19, 2024
For those who do not know you, can you introduce yourself and give us some background about the company TurnkeyExpos?
TurnkeyExpos is a design and build company for organizations and brands attending expos around the world. A client will come to us, tell us where they are exhibiting, their ideas and budgets, and we will look at the country where the show is going to be held, as well as the brand itself, and come up with the best way to represent it at the expo.
As an ancillary expo solution worldwide, TurnkeyExpos offers a diverse range of services alongside their core work of stand design and stand building, including furniture rental, bar set-ups and staff, promotional staffing, baristas, merchandise and printing, photography, and videography coverage, as well as side-event organization, through its sister companies.
Do you just concentrate on building appealing stands, or do your services span further?
We do not just work on aesthetics, but we aim to offer companies a stand that functions well, showcasing the brand and drawing people in.
Our energetic group of employees bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to the table. This is extremely important since the company prides itself on doing much of their work in-house, from handling our own design, architecture, to construction drawings. We also boast several strategic partners all over the world that help with construction as needed.
What are the main challenges that you face in your field?
I believe there are two key challenges in what we do, the first is understanding the show itself and then, making sure that what is being designed and built fits in well with the show. Having worked at so many expos worldwide keeps the daily routines of our employees dynamic and the job more interesting. TurnkeyExpos constantly looks at new trends around the globe so that we can integrate them within our company brand identity.
Timelines can also be a challenge especially when there are multiple expos happening within a short time of one another however we have recently invested in a much bigger team to be able to cater for such a hectic calendar.
In your opinion, which conferences/expos/summits do you think create the biggest hype that make it almost compulsory for companies within the iGaming industry to participate as exhibitors?
I would say that mostly SiGMA Malta, and in fairness all other SiGMA shows tend to create huge hypes prior to the event, more specifically due to the huge networking activity going on, throughout and after the shows. SiGMA Dubai has also been a great show for us year after year.
SBC are also providing some awesome shows, so I believe any SiGMA or SBC shows within the iGaming industry are the ones to be involved in. Kudos to the founders and organizers of both shows for showing such resilience; it has taken a lot of hard work to grow these two shows over the past years!
Several countries are competing with Malta to attract the best expos/conferences/summits of the industry. How do you think this impacts Malta?
In such a massive industry, competition will always be around, however, I believe that Malta still is and will be the hub for networking, events, and expos in Europe for years to come, especially within the iGaming industry.
As we have seen in past years a huge number of hours and manpower are being invested into increasing venue opportunities and improving the infrastructure to be able to cater for the bigger expos/events.
I think that the ‘’competition’’ will be a healthy one and will only make Malta a more sought-after destination in this ever-growing industry.
On a final note, there are several other companies specializing in expo turnkey services. What is the added value that TurnkeyExpos can provide?
It is a combination of factors including the team’s holistic approach that gives us the edge over other companies offering similar services.
We are quite a young team and have achieved all that we have through our own hard work. What sets us apart is our energy, our creativity and innovation, as well as our ability to turn projects around quickly in a fast-paced industry. In such dynamic industries, and especially when attending such big events and expos, time is never on your side!