We build trade-show stands carefully — drawings checked, costs itemised, raise-days planned out. ~120 stands delivered since 2023, most on schedule.
A 24 m² stand built and dismantled in three different cities, with the same finish each time. That consistency across countries is rare, and it is the reason we came back twice.
We sent the brief on a Wednesday and had drawings to share with our board on the Monday. No back-and-forth, no surprises in the final invoice. That is what we hire them for.
They turned our brief into a buildable stand without losing a single design detail. The estimate held, the dates held, and the crew on site handled the surprises without panic.
Brief audit, site survey, hall plan check, budget envelope confirmed against client SOW.
02 daysDrawings to scale 1:25, 3D renders, and an itemised materials list with costs.
03 daysCritical assemblies mocked at 1:1 in workshop. Finish samples. Client physical sign-off required.
02 daysCNC cutting, frame welding, lacquer line, graphics print. Daily QC sheet logged against drawing.
09 daysTransport, on-floor build, electrical certification, run-day standby, strike, repack, sign-off.
02 daysEach city has its own foreman and carpenters, trained on our standards.
Drawings and engineering done from Abidjan, sent to local crews for build.
Materials sourced locally — no border risk, no damage in transit.
Six CAD stations under one studio head. Plan, elevation, section at 1:25. Bill of materials issued line-by-line with each set.
Each batch tracked to mill. Certificates filed per lot. Substitution requires written approval and matching test report.
We work with fire-rated boards and lacquers where the venue requires it. Supplier certificates filed per lot.
For large stands (over 4 m clear span or heavy hangs), our engineer signs off the structure on paper before we build.
Site electrics on safety-tested distribution boards. Test report delivered before opening day.
Quality birch plywood for structural panels. Low-emission boards and water-based, low-VOC lacquers.
Print colours matched to your Pantone. Panel surfaces flat and even across full height.
Lead on accounts > 80 m². Costing, scheduling, client interface.
Heads the drawing office. Drawings, 3D, materials lists. Six stations under her sign-off.
On-site lead. H&S brief, scaffold, raise schedule, sign-off.
Indicative only. Brief → firm quote within 48 h. Includes design, build, on-site raise & strike. Travel and venue fees billed separately.
We open the books on a recent build to show what 600 € per square metre actually pays for — design, fabrication, raise-day crew and finish.
Read article→A short note on the move from centralised Abidjan production to eight local fabrication teams — and what it changed for clients.
Read article→Drawing standards, who owns the calc note, what happens if the venue changes the rigging rule — the boring questions that protect your show.
Read article→Twelve fields. No jargon. Send it on a Wednesday and have a structured quote on your desk by Friday lunchtime — every time.
Read article→From the first scribble to the last screw. We walk through six weeks of work on a recent corporate stand, with every studio handover.
Read article→When the same client orders the same stand in Dakar, Accra and Lagos, the finish has to read identically. Here is how we keep it that way.
Read article→Eleven stands, two raise-days, one storm warning. Notes from the floor on what worked, what we will change next year and why.
Read article→Why every BOOTH SMITH stand is custom carpentry, why we left the modular kit market years ago, and what that means for your budget.
Read article→Six markets, one brand book, one pair of dates. What to lock in early, what to leave open, and where the schedule usually slips.
Read article→A small look back at 120 stands raised since we reset the workshop. The data, the misses, and what we will do differently this year.
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